题目内容
It’s time to get the first of at least two flu shots recommended for many Americans this fall. Vaccine against regular winter flu is ready.
Despite all the headlines about the new swine flu doctors do expect some garden-variety flu to hit this fall, too. And health authorities on Thursday asked people to go ahead and get that first shot out of the way before the lines start forming for swine flu vaccine next month.
“We must not let our guard down against seasonal flu”, said Dr. William Schaffner of Vanderbilt University.
More than 110 million doses (剂量)of vaccine against regular winter flu are expected this year, according to a new estimate from the Centers for Disease and Prevention. That’s not quite as much as last fall’s record supply. But typically fewer than 100 million Americans get flu vaccine, even though it’s recommended for the majority of the population, including adults 50 and older, all children ages 6 months to 18 years pregnant (孕)women, people of any with health problems like heart disease or a weakened immune system health workers, caregivers of the high-risk including babies younger than 6 months.
Now comes the confusing part.
The new swine flu, what scientists formally call the 2009 H1N1 strain isn’t hitting older adults nearly as hard—but it’s spreading rapidly among children and young adults, and deaths so far have been mostly among people in their 20s. 30s and 40s.
The regular flu vaccine won’t protect you against swine flu---that will require a separate shot once that vaccine stats arriving in mid-October.
1.Which of the following serves as the best title of this passage?
A.Time to get vaccine against regular winter flu
B.Two kinds of flu making things worse
C.Vaccine for swine flu is in great demand
D.Regular flu vaccine or swine flu vaccine
2.What can we learn from this passage?
A.Teenagers are not likely to get the swine flu.
B.Many Americans are not wiibng to get vaccine shots
C.American are required to get vaccine shots by law.
D.People will get swine flu vaccine shots for free
3.Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?
A.The regular flu vaccine will preset you against swine flu.
B.The 2009 H1N1 did not after older people.
C.Not as many old adults have died of H1N1 as young adults and children.
D.Dr. William Schaffer warned people of the swine flu.
4.It seems that you have go get at least shouts to protect yourself against the regular winter and the swine flu.
A.2 B.3 C.4 D.5
ABCB
March, April and May are months full of festivals and events all over the world. Here are some wonderful festivals around the world that happen in spring.
SongKran--Thailand
Dates: 13th-15th, April
In Thailand, it’s time to celebrate the coming monsoon season, which will bring the rain many people have been looking forward to. They celebrate it with a festival called Songkran, when people head out to the streets with water guns to spray(喷,洒)everyone who walks past. If you walk on the streets where the festival is celebrated, prepare to get soaked!
Naghol--Vanuatu
Dates: Every Saturday from April to May
Every year, villagers come together to celebrate the harvest of yams, an important part in the peopls’s diet in Vanuatu. The festival is most famous for its “land diving ceremony”. During the ceremony men and boys dive to the ground from high wooden towers with only two thin vines attached(附于)to their ankles(脚踝). The divers’ heads have to lightly touch the ground when they jump---something very dangerous if the vines are not measured(测量)properly.
Cherry Blossom Viewing ---Japan
Dates: The cherry blossom season is different from year to year depending on the weather forecast.
The cherry blossom season has huge importance to the people of Japan, who celebrate the days when the flowers finally blossom. Only a few days later, the petals(花瓣) fall to the ground, like pink snowflakes. This is one of the most beautiful things to see. In Japan, almost everyone has picnics in the parks to view the flowers.
Sinhalese New Year--Sri Lanka
Dates: 13th or 14th, April
Just like in many other countries in South an South East Asia, this is the time when the Sinhalese celebrate the traditional New Year, an ancient celebration which marks the end of the harvest season and is one of two times of the year when the sun is straight above Sri Lanka. There are a lot of delicious foods during the celebration.
1.. What does the underlined word “ soaked” in Paragraph 2 probably mean?
A.tired |
B.wet |
C.crazy |
D.interested |
2.The writer thinks that the “land diving ceremony” can be dangerous for the divers because ___________.
A.the divers may fall onto the ground if the thin vines break |
B.the divers may bump into (撞在…上)the wooden tower on the way down |
C.the divers’ ankles may get injured if the vines are tied too tightly |
D.the divers may injure(伤害)their heads if the vines aren’t measured properly |
3.We can learn from the passage that__________________.
A.the Cherry Blossom Celebration usually lasts a long time in Japan |
B.the Cherry Blossom Celebration is the most important festival in Japan |
C.the time for the Cherry Blossom Celebration in Japan can be different yearly |
D.people usually stay at home for celebration during the cherry blossom season. |
Now then, children, it's time you_____________.
A.washed and dressed |
B.are washed and dressed |
C.will wash and dress |
D.were washed and dressed |