Anyone for kimchi(韩国泡菜)? Around 2,000 women made the traditional dish last week in Seoul,the capital of the Republic of Korea(ROK).

Kimchi traditionally has a rosy color. Korea.net says: “The color red wards off (避开) evil spirits. The color represents the spirit of the Korean people and kimchi is more than just a food. It’s a culture.”
A meal without kimchi is unthinkable. So what is kimchi?
Joan Raymond, food writer for US website health.com, writes: “It’s a reddish, fermented (发酵的) cabbage dish , made with a mix of garlic salt, vinegar, chili peppers and other spices.
It is served at every meal, either along with or mixed with rice and noodles. It is part of a high-fiber, low fat diet, which has kept obesity(肥胖) at bay.”
Kimchi is used in everything from soups to pancakes and as a topping (配料) on pizza and burgers.
Health.com named kimchi in its list of the world’s top five healthiest foods as it is rich in vitamins, aids digestion and may even reduce the risk of cancer.
A study conducted by Seoul National University claimed that chickens infected with the H5N1 virus (bird flu) recovered after eating food containing the same bacteria found in kimchi.
When Koreans pose for photos, they say “kimchi”, instead of “cheese”.
【小题1】According to the article, which of the following statements is TRUE?

In 2004，the World Health Organization，WHO，warned of a possible outbreak of another serious disease which may be even more deadly than SARS．The WHO believes that it is likely that bird flu will spread to human beings in the next few years．If it does，up to seven millions people could die from the disease．

Diseases like bird flu are caused by viruses，that is，tiny things which change and become more dangerous over time．When a new type of a common virus changes，it may be able to get past the body’s immune(免疫的)system．If that happens，humans are in great danger until a cure or treatment becomes available．

There have always been viruses and people always get sick，of course，but as we saw with SARS，the situation is more difficult today．People travel more than ever before，which means that disease can spread quickly and across large areas——in fact the whole world．

Scientists are already working on drugs that will prevent or limit the effect of a new virus，but the process takes time．It is just as important to make sure that countries，especially poor countries，are prepared to deal with the disease. New disease usually affect poor areas the most，so we must help develop health care in all countries．

The situation is more serious today because           ．

A．people travel more                                      B．people don’t eat healthy food

C．there aren’t enough hospitals                        D．scientists can’t find a cure

From this passage we know           ．

A．bird flu will surely spread to human beings in the next few years．

B．a virus changes and become less dangerous over time．

C．SARS is 1ikely to come again in some years．

D．poor areas usually suffers more from new diseases than rich areas．

The possible title of this passage is

A．The Work of WHO

B．Scientists Are Working Hard on Drugs for Diseases

C．What Is a Virus

D．Virus Changes and Causes New Diseases Over Time

阅读下列新闻及相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息。请在答题卡上作答。若答案是E，则涂AB；若答案是F，则涂CD。

A.FIFA agrees on heavy punishments to stamp out racism
ZURICH: Soccer’s world governing body FIFA agreed on Thursday to punish acts of racism with heavy punishments including taking away points and disqualification from competitions.
B.England face uphill task in the third test
MUMBAI: England will fight against all the probabilities to prevent a second straight series defeat when they face India in the third and final test starting on Saturday.
C.Disease-free chickens hit the market
GUANGZHOU: The first group of 200,000 live, quality-assured chickens, which wear colored plastic rings around their feet, hit Guangzhou’s markets on Friday, at a time when the threat of bird flu has kept chickens off many menus.
D.Football bosses deny Schweinsteiger betting report
BERLIN: German football chiefs on Thursday made a strong statement of the wrong saying that a newspaper says that Bayern Munich star Bastian Schweinsteiger was the international footballer involved in a betting.
E.Zhangs to lead Chinese team at the world championships
Figure skaters Zhang Dan and Zhang Hao, whose heroic silver was a high point of last month’s Turin Winter Olympics, are ready to make China into pairs more noticeable at the world championships next week in Calgary.
F.Ministry looks to prevent soil from ruin
The two square meters of land covered with black soil that were once the pride of farmer Lei Guangsheng are now a problem without an easy solution.
请阅读下面的信息，了解五位成员的兴趣。然后进行信息匹配。
【小题1】Tony is very interested in agriculture, so he wants to know about something that is happening in the countryside.
【小题2】Collins focuses his attention on people’s health, so he would like to know what has happened in this field.
【小题3】Jesse likes sports very much. Next week the winter holidays will begin and he wants to see some great events happening in the following week.
【小题4】Jack takes great interest in collecting sportsmen’s personal information, especially about their bad behavior.
【小题5】Harry is a football fan. He often watches football games invented in old England. Now he needs to know some decision made by the organization.

动词填空  (用动词的正确形式填空)（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）
【小题1】Fear prevented him from moving when he heard the sound of footsteps _______(approach).
【小题2】Both the driver’s carelessness and the bad condition of the road that day _______(lead) to the accident.
【小题3】The housing price ______(rise) in the past several months.
【小题4】Those of poor immunity(免疫力), especially children and old people, should go to public places less to avoid _______ (affect) by the bird flu.
【小题5】I hope that you will keep us ______(inform) how you are getting on with the work.
【小题6】No wonder she looked so tired today. She _______ (surf) the Internet at 11 o’clock last night.
【小题7】The box which ______(weigh) as much as 20 kilos is too heavy for the little boy to carry.
【小题8】______(reduce) the risk of getting burnt, you should stay away from fire.
【小题9】By the time the soldiers arrived at the airport, their enemies _______(take) control of it
already.
【小题10】The child slipped(滑倒) and fell, _______ (hit) his head against the door.

Two more cases of H7N9 bird flu virus have been detected in Zhejiang province, including a man who died last week, authorities said on Wednesday.

The Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed that a 38-year-old patient surnamed Hong from Hangzhou, the provincial capital, who died in hospital on March 27, had the virus.

Hong was infected on March 7 while working in neighboring Jiangsu province. He returned home on March 18, according to the Zhejiang health department.

The other patient, surnamed Yang, is a 67-year-old man. He developed a cough and fever on March 25 and was admitted to hospital on Tuesday.

None of the people who came into close contact with the patients have developed symptoms of the flu, the health department said.

On Sunday, two men in Shanghai died from H7N9. A woman in Anhui province and four men in Jiangsu province remain in criticalcondition, which makes a large number of people scared to death.

All patients had fevers and coughs in the early stages before developing pneumonia(肺炎) and breathing difficulties, China's health authorities said.

Experts say genetic analysis shows that the H7N9 virus can be treated with Tamiflu, an antiviral drug that may slow the spread of influenza（流感，家畜流行性感冒） in the body.

Wang Xianjun, head of the Shandong provincial center of disease control, said H7N9 is sensitive to neuraminidase-inhibiting medicine such as Tamiflu, Qilu Evening News reported on Wednesday.

There are no effective vaccines(疫苗) for H7N9 as yet, Wang said, but using Tamiflu may be effective in the early stages.

1.According to this passage, the most cases of H7N9 bird flu virus have been detected in ______.

A．Zhejiang province                       B．Anhui province

C．Shanghai                              D．Jiangsu province

2.From the whole passage we can learn that_______.

A．two men in Shanghai and a woman in Zhejiang province died from H7N9.

B．the H7N9 virus can be cured with an antiviral drug called Tamiflu.

C．all the patients infected with H7N9 had fevers and coughs in the early stages.

D．only one patient has died from H7N9 in Anhui.

3.The underlined word in the sentence “…four men in Jiangsu province remain in critical condition” may be close to ______ in meaning.

A．very serious and dangerous               B．extremely important

C．quite healthy                           D．not serious or dangerous

4.The passage is mainly about _____.

A．the medicine for H7N9

B．the spread of H7N9 and an antiviral drug

C．the number of patients who died from H7N9

D．people who came into close contact with the patients of H7N9