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  We have met the enemy and he i s our s.We bought him at a pet shop.When monkey-pox, a di sea se u sually found in the African rain fore st suddenly turn s up in children in the American Midwe st, it' s hard not to wonder of the di sea se that come s from foreign animal s i s homing in on human being s.“Mo st of the infection s we think of a s human infection s started in other animal s, ” say s Stephen Mor se, director of the Center for Public Health Preparedne s s at Columbia Univer sity.

  It' s not ju st that we're going to where the animal s are; we're al so bringing them clo ser to u s.Popular foreign pet s have brought a whole new di sea se to thi s country.A strange illne s s killed I sak sen' s pet s and she now think s that keeping foreign pet s i s a bad idea, “I don't think it' s fair to have them a s pet s when we have such alimited knowledge of them.” say s I sak sen.

  “Law s allowing the se animal s to be brought in from deep fore st area s without stricter control need changing.” say s Peter Schantz.Monkey-pox may be the wake-up call.Re searcher s believe infected animal s may infect their owner s.We know very little about the se new di sea se s.A new bug(病毒)may be kind at fir st.But it may develop into something harmful.Monkey-pox doe sn't look a major infectiou s di sea se.But it i s not impo s sible to pa s s the di sea se from per son to per son.

(1)

We learn from Paragraph 1 that the pet sold at the shop may ________.

[  ]

A.

come from Columbia

B.

prevent u s from being infected

C.

enjoy being with children

D.

suffer from monkey-pox

(2)

Why did I sak sen advi se people not to have foreign pet s?

[  ]

A.

Becau se they attack human being s.

B.

Becau se we need to study native animal s.

C.

Becau se they can't live out of the rain fore st.

D.

Becau se we do not know much about them yet.

(3)

What doe s the phra se “the wake-up call” in Paragraph 3 mo st probably mean?

[  ]

A.

A new di sea se.

B.

A clear warning.

C.

A dangerou s animal.

D.

A morning call.

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     Guangdong people are famous for their passion for Yum Cha(饮茶), a Cantonese term which literally
means "drinking tea". And the tradition of drinking morning tea is the most special   1  of Guangdong's tea
culture, and also an important part of daily life for many locals.
     Now let's take you to a Guangdong tea restaurant to   2   the authentic(真正的) Yum Cha morning tea.
It's seven o'clock in the morning. In the subway station in Guangzhou, capital of south China's Guangdong
Province, commuters(往返者) are on their   3   to work or school. Some are carrying their breakfast
because they have no time to eat at home.
     But Tao Tao Ju Restaurant in downtown Guangzhou is full of grey-haired   4   people who are leisurely   5   their breakfast. They are sitting around   6  , chatting, drinking tea or reading a newspaper. Some
people will stay here for three to four hours. Actually many young people still enjoy the   7   time of drinking tea and eating dim sums(点心), they are just too   8   to enjoy them during the morning. So many restaurants in Guangdong also begin to   9   afternoon and night tea, which attracts numerous young 10   every day.
Twenty-eight-year-old Sun, who is one of them, said. "I often come here at night. My friend has come to
Guangzhou for a tour. So today I will   11   her with morning tea. But I   12   come here with my husband
and son at 10 p.m. to have 13   tea. We are not used to going to bed early."
     As time goes by, people's   14   of Yum Cha is changing. Teahouses and restaurants are working to
  15   to the new competitive environment. These changes may offer a glimpse into the lives of the people
of Guangdong.
(     )1.  A. characteristic
(     )2.  A. feel         
(     )3.  A. car          
(     )4.  A. happy        
(     )5.  A. enjoying      
(     )6.  A. rooms        
(     )7.  A. free          
(     )8.  A. late          
(     )9.  A. supply        
(     )10.  A. customers    
(     )11.  A. entertain    
(     )12.  A. never       
(     )13.  A. afternoon    
(     )14.  A. style       
(     )15.  A. add         
B. behavior
B. taste    
B. train    
B. elderly  
B. drinking
B. restaurants
B. spare    
B. early    
B. serve     
B. students  
B. provide  
B. seldom   
B. morning  
B. habits    
B. suit      
C. role    
C. make    
C. bus    
C. lazy    
C. carrying
C. tables    
C. leisure
C. happy   
C. sell    
C. couples
C. cheat    
C. sometimes
C. evening
C. way    
C. adapt    
D. form        
D. eat          
D. way          
D. friendly    
D. beginning  
D. desks        
D. unforgotten  
D. busy        
D. drink        
D. friends    
D. send        
D. usually    
D. night      
D. custom      
D. match        

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