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　　Flu, or influenza, is a common illness that makes you feel very tired and weak, and makes you cough and have a fever．But recently we find a new kind flu c　1　　　 H1N1 influenza A．We find ourselves in the dark about the terrible flu virus．Is it quite d　　2　　 from a common flu? The answer is no, because it seems s　　3　　 to regular human flu with a fever, cough and a headache．The answer is y　4　　　, because it has caused at least 64 d　　5　　 around the world．And the World Health Organization has confirmed(确诊)about 6,500 cases．

　　The flu virus first appeared in pigs or swine．WHO says the virus is being spread from human-to-human, not from contact with infected(被感染的)pigs．Scientists try to know clearly how it jumped to humans．The steps are aimed at stopping further spread of the virus．

　　Pork imports(进口)aren’t a　　6　　 from the areas which have swine flu．Though experts said swine flu is not connected with pigs and not spread by e　　7　　 pork．

　　So far groups of illnesses seem related to Mexican(墨西哥)travel．For example, some students in New York fell i　　8　　 from an spring outing in Mexico．Flu viruses can be spread by touching(触摸)your mouth or nose w　　9　　 unwashed hands．Swine flu can be treated, but so many confirmed cases s　　10　　 that we had better take early notice, in case it would be too late．

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　　We often make a handshake in business and in life in China．It often takes place when you meet someone new and when you leave a party or a meeting．

　　People are supposed to shake hands in many countries．But every country has its own custom of shaking hands, so you need to know something about another country's handshaking custom before you visit it．

　　Here are some of the most usual handshaking customs around the world：

　　★In England you shake hands whenever you meet someone, even if you know them well．

　　★Russians shake hands often．However, they never shake hands while wearing gloves．

　　★A strong handshake and holding hands closely are signs of welcome in South Africa．

　　★Men in Arabian cultures prefer a long handshake．At the same time, they will say a few words to greet the other person．

　　★The French always shake hands in business meetings．In social situations, they kiss each other on the face．

　　★People in India and Pakistan shake hands by holding your hand in both their hands．

　　It is considered impolite to refuse to shake hands with someone．But don't worry if someone refuses to shake hands with you, because there may be some special reasons．For example, maybe they have a cold or don't feel very well．A person that is unable to shake hands should always say sorry and explain for it so that the other person does not feel unhappy．

1题判断正误(“T”表示正确，“F”表示错误)；2题完成句子；3－4题简略回答问题；5题将文中划线句子译成汉语。

1．People are supposed to shake hands in many countries．

2．Russians never shake hands while ________．

3．In social situations what are the French supposed to do when they meet people?

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4．Who prefer shaking hands by holding your hand in both their hands?

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　　These years, with the development of society(社会), more and more teenagers have suffered from stress．Some of the problems can make them feel very w　　1　　 and unhappy all day．Who can help them? A teacher from a college tried his best to help them．He thought of a lot of w　　2　　 to help them．On Monday and Thursday, you can c　　3　　 his hotline．Here are some ideas how to keep the young men healthier in every way．

　　F　　4　　, it is very important to keep healthy．To get e　　5　　 sleep every day is also necessary．Try to have a healthy d　　6　　 every day．Secondly, maybe you are not the top student．It doesn’t m　　7　　．The most important thing is to work hard．If you try your best, your teachers and parents will understand you．If you have some problems, you should be a　　8　　 to talk with your teachers and parents．They can help you．Remember to s　　9　　 your happiness and s　　10　　 with your good friends．Sometimes you can go out for a walk．

　　In a word, you can try to make you happy by yourselves．I’m sure you can be happy every day．

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　　Reading books is a good hobby for all kinds of reasons．First, reading books is fun．You can always keep yourself amused if you like reading．This is especially useful when the weather is bad．It is a relaxing hobby, too．You can really become lost in a book．

　　Next, you can read a book almost anywhere：in a car, in a waiting-room, on a plane, in bed－even in the bath．All you need is a book! Reading is a convenient hobby as it is easy to stop and then start again．

　　Another good reason for reading books is that it is useful．If you read as a hobby you will get better and better at it．This means that you will read faster and will become better at understanding what you read．As your reading improves, you will probably find that your schoolwork becomes much easier．Many school subjects depend on good reading and, as you read, you learn more and more．

　　Some people say that reading is out of date．This is not true．You have to be able to read to use a computer and, the better you read, the better your computer skills will be．Reading is hardly out of date!

　　Good readers are most likely to be good writers, too．They are usually good at spelling as well, and have more things to write about．Reading books is a wonderful hobby, one of the best．What other hobbies could be more useful, or more enjoyable!

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Two Friends in a Desert

　　The weather was still very dry and hot．Two friends, Tom and John, were walking through the desert without any drinks．During the journey, they had a quarrel, and John hit Tom 　　1　　 the face．

　　Tom was 　　2　　．But he didn’t say anything．Instead, he wrote in the sand, “Today my best friend 　　3　　 me in the face．”

　　They kept on 　　4　　 until they saw some plants by a small lake．“ An oasis(绿洲)!” They shouted 　　5　　．They decided to get some water．But unluckily Tom fell into the mire(泥沼)and was in danger．Quickly John gave him a 　　6　　 and pulled him up．

　　When he felt all right, he wrote on a 　　7　　 with a knife, “Today my best friend 　　8　　 my life．”

　　John asked him, “After I hurt you, you wrote in the sand and now you write it on a stone．　　9　　?”

　　Tom answered, “ When someone hurts us, we should write it down in sand where winds of forgiveness(宽恕)can blow it away．But when someone does something 　　10　　 for us, we must write it on a stone where no winds can ever blow it away．”

配对阅读：左栏是对5个人信息的描述，右栏是7项活动简介，请选择最适合他们的广告。

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Are you almost crazy by the acne(青春痘)on your face? Are you worried to death b　　1　　 you never know when it will disappear?

Don’t worry about it any more．Because worrying will only make it even w　　2　　．A recent study has found that worry plays an important r　　3　　 in your skin disorders．Some British scientists found that the stress caused from worrying slows the healing process in your skin disorder like acne．Students often find their acne worse b　　4　　 and during the exam．In fact, acne is quite common in teenagers．

　　But don’t worry．Acne always d　　5　　 at last．It lasts u　　6　　 the age of 20 or even 25．And don’t worry about scarring(疤痕)on your face, either．It’s rare for acne to leave any sign of its presence．There’s no m　　7　　 to cure．But good skin care can keep it under c　　8　　．For example, wash your skin t　　9　　 a day after exercise．The most important t　　10　　 to wash is bedtime．Shampoo your hair daily．Dirt on long hair can make acne worse by rubbing against your skin．

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　　Someone is singing next door, but you feel unhappy because her singing is terrible．So you think she is just making noise．As we all know, too much noise makes people feel terrible．

　　②Scientists are still trying to find out more about noise．It is known that a noise of over 85 decibels(分贝)can make some people tired and anxious(焦虑的)

　　In the past we thought only workers in very noisy places became deaf easily．Today, scientists believe that 10％ of all workers in Britain become deaf in their work．

　　There are also new dangers from noise．Pop music, for example, can reach 120 decibels when it is played loudly five feet away! Only a plane can make such loud noise when it takes off．

　　There was an experiment in the United States．Some people would be given a lot of money if they stood below a jet when it was taking off over their heads．No one got the money after the jet flew past because all of them died ①________ the noise．

　　People can’t pay attention to what they’re doing when there’s too much noise．Workers in noisy offices, for example, do their work more slowly than workers in quiet offices．Another study shows that workers in factories can do jobs better when lively music is played for them．

1．在①处填写适当的词，使句子完整

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2．将②处翻译成中文

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3．回答问题：

Why do workers in noisy offices do there work more slowly than workers in quiet offices?

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4．在文章中找出同义句：

People all know that a noise of over 85 decibels can make some people tired and anxious．

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5．找出本文的中心句

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请根据以下校园内的两组镜头做好信息归纳，并填在空白处。

　　Scene One：It was the last lap(圈)of the boys’100-meter race! All the runners were trying their best to run fast．Suddenly, Wang Qiang, the runner from Class 2, fell and hurt his leg．But he didn’t give up．Instead, he got up and went on running to the finishing line．All the teachers and students shouted “Come on!” to him and spoke highly of him．

　　Scene Two：But out of the playground, a few of the students were talking and laughing loudly．Some students were even playing cards under the trees．It seemed that the sports meeting had nothing to do with them．Some food and drinks were not eaten or drunk up but wasted．Lots of litter could be seen here and there．

电视已经走进了千家万户，是我们生活的重要组成部分。每个人都有自己最喜爱的电视节目。下面是五个人的描述，请根据他们的描述从A-F中为他们选择合适的电视节目。

1．I’m 73 years old．I often watch TV in my free time．Of all the programs, I like the news best．Through the TV, I can learn what is happening in the world．At seven every evening, I always sit in front of the TV．(　　)

2．I’m a grandma．I like Chinese traditional opera．From Monday to Thursday, I usually turn on the TV at half past seven．The programs from CCTV 11 are my best．(　　)

3．I’m a basketball fan．I like playing basketball very much．But I’m too busy．So I have to watch it on the TV．Every night, I watch the match till midnight．I’m crazy about it, especially NBA．(　　)

4．I’m a housewife．I do the housework all day, I’d like to watch TV at night．I prefer to see soap operas like “ palace”, “growing pains” and so on．Because they can make me feel relaxed．(　　)

5．I’m the only son in the family．I am in Grade Five．I like cartoons best．I often watch cartoons on the TV after doing the homework．(　　)

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