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Authorities in Shanghai said Thursday night that another person has died from H7N9 bird flu, bringing the death toll to five around the country. The city has reported six infections (感染) to date, and four have died, said the Shanghai Municipal Health and Family Planning Commission. Of the rest two, there was a four-year-old, the agency said. The baby was recovering from mild illness, it added. The person died at Huashan Hospital on Wednesday and was confirmed infected with the H7N9 bird flu on Thursday.

Also on Thursday, the commission reported the city's third death from the H7N9 bird flu. The case involved a 48-year-old man surnamed Chu, a poultry (家禽) transporter from Rugao in neighboring Jiangsu Province. He developed symptoms(症状) of cough on March 28. After having a fever on Monday, he went to a private clinic for treatment. The man then sought help in the Tongji Hospital in Shanghai in the early hours of Wednesday after his condition worsened. Chu died three hours after being admitted to the hospital. He was confirmed infected with the H7N9 virus on Thursday. Eight people who had close contact with him have shown no abnormal symptoms.

So far, China has confirmed 14 H7N9 cases -- six in Shanghai, four in Jiangsu, three in Zhejiang and one in Anhui, in the first known human infections of the lesser-known type of bird flu. Of all, four died in Shanghai and one died in Zhejiang. China's Ministry of Agriculture said Thursday the H7N9 avian flu virus has been detected from pigeon (鸽子) samples collected at a marketplace in Songjiang District of Shanghai.

After gene sequence analysis, the national avian flu reference laboratory concluded that the H7N9 virus found on pigeons was highly congenetic with those found on persons infected with H7N9 virus. China's health authorities have promised transparency(透明) and cooperation (合作) to the World Health Organization in regards to human infections of the new type of bird flu. The Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention said Wednesday that no human-to-human transmission of H7N9 has been discovered.

1.What does the underlined word “confirmed” probably mean?

A.said              B.doubted          C.proved           D.made

2.What does the news report mainly about?

A.How many people died of H7N9 bird flu

B.How the development of the H7N9 bird flu vaccine (疫苗) is going on

C.What measures the government has taken to stop the spreading of H7N9

D.The new outbreak of the H7N9 bird flu

3.Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the news report?

A.H7N9 bird flu has killed four people in Shanghai and one in Zhejiang.

B.H7N9 virus is not one that spreads from human to human

C.So far, China has confirmed 14 deaths from the H7N9 bird flu

D.The government agreed to cooperate with WHO in regards to the H7N9

4.What can we infer from the second paragraph?

A.Chu, a poultry transporter is the city’s third death from the H7N9 bird flu

B.Chu developed symptoms of cough and a fever

C.Chu died three hours after being admitted to a private clinic

D.Eight people who had close contact with him haven’t been infected with H7N9

 

【答案】

1.C

2.D

3.C

4.D

【解析】

试题分析:文章介绍了H7N9禽流感的新的爆发,报道了新增病例和死亡人数,说明这些感染和人都是和活禽有过接触,还没有人与人的传染情况。

1.猜词题:这个人死于华山医院,被证实是星期四感染了H7N9流感。可知confirm和prove含义相近。选C

2.主旨题:文章介绍了H7N9禽流感的新的爆发。选D

3.细节题:从第三段的句子:So far, China has confirmed 14 H7N9 cases -- six in Shanghai, four in Jiangsu, three in Zhejiang and one in Anhui, in the first known human infections of the lesser-known type of bird flu. Of all, four died in Shanghai and one died in Zhejiang.可知到现在为止14人感染不是14人死亡。选C

4.推理题:从第二段的句子:Eight people who had close contact with him have shown no abnormal symptoms.可知和他接触的8个人没有被感染禽流感。选D

考点:考查新闻报道类短文

点评:文章报道了H7N9禽流感的新的爆发:此类文章的最大的障碍是词汇以及考生对阅读内容的不熟悉,需要考生在阅读的时候有足够的耐心。要养成在上下文串联中猜测词义的能力,猜测生词的一种方法是,根据构词法推测。遇到生词后,可从构词法角度分析判断生词。另外,还可以从含有生词句子的上下文,以及句子和段落之间的关系来判断、理解生词以求获得其真正含义。

 

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"Added by condos and apartment houses currently opening for daily rent, the number of lodgings for tourists throughout the country has increased over the years, but not the qualities. Many of today's tourists are so affluent and selective that they'd prefer quality places where personnel should be very responsible and experienced in taking care of them while security should be constantly and effectually maintained," she said.

Employees and staff in charge of providing accommodations to tourists should be expert in communicating with the foreigners, service-minded and speak fluent English, according to the council leader.

Thailand is seen to receive up to 23.1 million tourists from other countries around the world next year, compared to about 21.7 million, who have reportedly visited the country throughout this year, about 2.6 million of whom from China, while as much as two trillion baht (US$66.6 billion) is expected to be earned from tourist industry by 2015, compared to about one trillion baht (US$33.3 billion) this year.

Thailand's most favorite destinations for tourists include the world-famous beach resorts of Pattaya and Phuket, the Andaman Sea archipelagos of Krabi and Surat Thani and the capital city of Bangkok.

The council leader made her comments in response to news reports that the government might deregulate (撤销管制) businesses of running condominiums and apartment houses to the extent that they might not only serve as a place which collects monthly rent from the tenants but as a hotel where guests pay the room rates on a daily basis.

No parking lots or hotel-operating licenses might be legally required at such places nationwide only if they were practically turned into daily hotels or guesthouses.

1.What can we learn from paragraph 1?

A.Thai started to take measures to have the accommodations improved in the past.

B.Tourism is the leading industry in Thailand.

C.The accommodations in Thailand are of poor quality.

D.Tourists prefer hotels to apartment houses in Thai.

2. What does the underlined word “affluent” in paragraph 3 mean?

A.particular         B.prosperous        C.sensitive          D.restricted

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A.about 23,1 million                       B.about 21.7 million

C.about 2.6 million                        D.about 19.1 million

4. Why did the authorities in Thai need to have the lodgings improved?

A.Because tourists prefer better service and better living condition

B.Because tourists have plenty of money.

C.Because they want to meet the international standards

D.Because the condominiums in Thai are inferior to those in any other country.

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A.Piyaman advocated the authorities not to limit the development of the condos.

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C.Thailand has earned about one trillion baht from tourist industry this year.

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Doris Leuthard, the Swiss energy minister, said Switzerland would put off plans to build nuclear plants. She said no new ones would be permitted until experts had reviewed safety standards.

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