题文
We humans love to scare ourselves. Newspapers and TV news are full of shock-horror stories about the killer flu virus(流感病毒)but are there things we can do to cut our risk of catching it?Every year, people in Britain catch the flu virus and some of those who are already ill, or are very young, may die. It is very sad, but modern treatment means that many deaths can be avoided.
Experts tell us that the world is another flu epidemic(流行)and that the latest bird-flu virus would be the most likely cause. Humans can catch the disease only after closely contacting with a sick bird. However, if someone who had normal flu was to come into contact with bird flu, this could be very dangerous. The bird flu virus could attach(附在)itself to the human flu virus, mutate and then start to spread from person to person.
Coughs and sneezes(打喷嚏)always have spread diseases, especially colds and flu, and they still do. If bird flu does begin to infect humans, it will spread through coughs and sneezes.
If you want to stay free of flu and someone coughs or sneezes at you, what should you do?
First, keep your hands away from your face and wash them and your face as soon as you can. If a cough or a sneeze spray misses your face and you accidentally touch a droplet with your hands and then touch your face, the flu or cold bug could creep into your system.
小题1:The chances of most people catching bird flu are very small because __________. A．they are strong enough to resist the infectionB．only after closely contacting a sick bird can they be infectedC．bird flu does not happen very often in the worldD．only those who are ill can be infected小题2:In the passage the underlined word “mutate” probably means“__________”. A．differB．produceC．increase D．change小题3:If a man with common flu is infected with bird flu, __________. A．there must be no cure for himB．the disease will spread among humansC．he must feel coldD．he is likely to die小题4:Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?A．Bird flu is the most dangerous disease.B．Normal flu can be easily changed into Bird flu.C．We don’t need to worry about flu virus. D．The person who has normal flu and comes into contact with bird flu can easily get Bird flu.小题5:The last paragraph of the passage tells us __________. A．the reason why people with flu often coughB．coughs and sneezes are very dangerousC．how to protect ourselves from being infectedD．how to avoid coughs and sneezes 题型：未知难度：其他题型
答案
小题1:B
小题2:D
小题3:B
小题4:D
小题5:C
解析
文章给读者介绍关于禽流感的知识，什么样的情况会被感染禽流感，怎么预防和治疗，作者想告诉读者禽流感并不像人们想象的那样可怕。
小题1:细节题：从文章第三段的句子：However, the chances of most of us catching bird flu and dying are very small indeed.可知大多数人得禽流感的机会是很小的，因为只有和生病的禽类密切接触才会被感染，选B
小题2:猜词题：从文章第三段的句子：The bird flu virus could attach(附在)itself to the human flu virus, mutate and then start to spread from person to person.可知mutate是change的意思，可知禽流感会附在人流感上，改变，然后开始在人和人之间传播，选D
小题3:细节题：从文章第三段的句子：However, if someone who had normal flu was to come into contact with bird flu, this could be very dangerous. The bird flu virus could attach(附在)itself to the human flu virus, mutate and then start to spread from person to person.可知如果一个得了感冒的人被禽流感感染了，才会在人之间传播。选B
小题4:细节题：从文章第一段的句子：We humans love to scare ourselves. Newspapers and TV news are full of shock-horror stories about the killer flu virus(流感病毒)but are there things we can do to cut our risk of catching it?可知我们不必担心流感病毒，选D
小题5:段落大意题：从最后一段的句子：First, keep your hands away from your face and wash them and your face as soon as you can.可知这段讲的是人们怎么保护自己不被感染。选C
考点
据考高分专家说，试题“We humans love to sc.....”主要考查你对 [健康环保类阅读 ]考点的理解。健康环保类阅读
健康环保累阅读概念：
健康环保类文章常是介绍科学知识、生活常识和环境保护方面的短文。体裁有记叙文、 说明文、议论文和各种应用文。
健康环保类文章阅读技巧：
健康环保类文章常是介绍科学知识、生活常识和环境保护方面的短文。阅读此类短文要以现象或事物为中心进行思考，理解现象产生的原因、条件和客观规律等。同时要抓住事物的特征、用途和相互关系等。科普环保类文章一般为说明文，从结构上看大致可分为三个部分：
第一部分一般是文章的首段，主要用来提出文章的主题，即文章想要阐述、说明的主要内容；
第二部分是文章的主体，可由若干个段落组成，对文章的主题进行展开说明；
第三部分是结尾段，对文章的主题进行归纳总结。这类文章多用一般现在时，而且一般多使用客观性词语表述。有时为了强调客观性，也常使用被动语态。
从近几年的考试题来看，科普环保类的文章越来越与人们的实际生活相接近。由于此类文章缺乏故事情节，很多同学对此类文章感到费解。但一般的科普类文章都是就事论事，需要逻辑推理和想象的时候较少，因此此类阅读题也没有同学们想象中的那么难，只要多加训练，就能较好地答题。
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