Question

Do you know star anise? It has a Chinese name “bajiao”(八角). You can find this spice(调味料) in almost all Chinese kitchens. Suddenly people around the world need the small fruit from which the spice is made, because of bird flu(禽流感).

Bird flu has made tens of millions of birds die and killed at least 60 people in Asia. Scientists say if flu changes to spread from person to person, it could kill millions!

A medicine called Tamiflu(达菲) is supposed to fight bird flu in humans. Roche, a Swiss company, developed it. But Roche says it hasn’t enough raw material(原料) to make lots of Tamiflu. The material is the Chinese spice star anise.

About 90% of the world’s star anise is produced in South China. The fruit is harvested(丰收) between March and May. Besides spice, people also use it as medicine.

People afraid of bird flu have begun to buy star anise and cook chicken and other meat with it more. But so far, no scientists say the spice could give protection(保护). Some scientists say that eating the fruit itself won’t help against bird flu.

1.Most world’s star anise is produced in .

A. SwissB. AfricaC. AsiaD. South China

2.According to the passage, the underlined word “supposed” probably means .

A. thoughtB. should C. feltD. ought

3.Star anise is harvested .

A. for one monthB. for half a year

C. for almost three monthsD. All year round

4.What’s the main idea of this passage?

A. The introduction of star anise.

B. The influence of bird flu.

C. The introduction of Tamiflu.

D. Star anise is used to make medicine to help fight bird flu.

5.Which one is NOT right according to the passage?

A. Star anise is a kind of spice.

B. Most star anise is produced in China.

C. Bird flu is dangerous for people.

D. Scientists say spice can help against bird flu.

 

Answer 1

1.D

2.A

3.C

4.D

5.D

【解析】

试题分析：短文大意：世界上大约90%的八角是中国南方产。除了作为香料，人们还将它用到医学上。人们害怕禽流感，已经开始购买八角茴香煮鸡肉和其他肉类。但到目前为止，没有科学家说香料可以给保护人们不患禽流感。

1.第四段首句About 90% of the world’s star anise is produced in South China.可知该选D。

2.词义猜测题。A medicine called Tamiflu(达菲) is supposed to fight bird flu in humans.中的划线词supposed的意思是“被认为”，所以该选A。

3.细节理解题。根据第四段中The fruit is harvested between March and May.可知该选C。

4.主旨大意题。本文主要说了八角被用来制药抗击禽流感，所以该选D。

5.短文末But so far, no scientists say the spice could give protection(保护). Some scientists say that eating the fruit itself won’t help against bird flu.可知该选D。

考点：科普类阅读。