Bird flu(禽流感) has puzzled scientists by striking millions of chickens in several Asian countries within a very short period of time, with the worst hit areas in Thailand. China and Viet Nam and by February 10,2004 at least 13 people were reported to have died.

　　The following is a chronology of the most recent bird flu outbreak in Asia, which also suffered outbreaks in 1997 and 1998:

　　Dec. 15,2003－South Korea con firms(證實(shí)) a highly contagious(傳染的) type of bird flu at a chicken farm near the capital, Seoul, and begins a mass killing of poultry(家禽) when the virus(病毒) rapidly spreads across the country.

　　Dec. 31, 2003－Taiwan reports its first case of the virus. It later destroys thousands of chickens suffering from a milder form of bird flu.

　　Jan. 8, 2004－Viet Nam confirms that bird flu has been found on many of its poultry farms.

　　Jan. 11, 2004－Japan says 6, 000 chickens have died of bird flu on a farm, and says it is the first time the disease has been confirmed in the country.

　　Jan. 13, 2004－The World Health Organization (WHO) confirms that the deaths of three people in Viet Nam are linked to bird flu.

　　Jan. 23, 2004－Cambodia confirms an outbreak of bird flu at a farm on the outskirts of Phnom Penh.

　　Jan. 25, 2004－Indonesia discovers an outbreak of bird flu among chickens but has no evidence that the disease has spread to humans. Pakistan says 2 million chickens have died of a mild form of bird flu.

　　Jan. 26, 2004－Thailand confirms the death of a six－year－old boy, its first human death from bird flu.

　　Jan. 27, 2004－The bird flu virus kills ducks in southern parts of China, which begins a killing of 14,000 birds to stop the spread. The agriculture ministry in Laos confirms bird flu in the area around Vientiane(萬象).

　　Jan. 30, 2004－China says tests confirm the H5N1 virus in Hubei and Hunan provinces as well as the southern region of Guangxi.

　　Feb. 1, 2004－China's state television reports five more areas with suspected (可疑的) cases of bird flu in poultry. The WHO says two sisters have died in Viet Nam after contracting bird flu and they may have caught the virus from their brother, who had also died.

　　Feb. 2, 2004－An 18－year－old person dies of bird flu in Ho Chi Minh City, bringing to nine the fatalities(死亡事件) in Viet Nam A．Thai woman dies of bird flu, taking that country's toll from the virus to three. The total number of fatalities stands at 12.

1．In how many countries and regions is Asia has bird flu broken out by Feb. 2, 2004?

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A．8
B．9
C．10
D．11

2．What does the underlined word “chronology” probably mean?

[　　]

A．A list of events in the order in which they happen.

B．A list of dates.

C．All kinds of bird flu.

D．A list of countries where bird flu has broken out.

3．Which of the following is NOT true, according to the passage?

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A．Three people died of bird flu in Thailand.

B．Nine people died of bird flu in Viet Nam.

C．Tests confirm the H5N1 virus in eight areas in China.

D．Japan says it's the first time bird flu has broken out in the country.

4．What would be the best title for the passage?

[　　]

A．Millions of chickens killed in Asia

B．Many people dying of bird flu in Asia

C．Scientists finding out the cause of bird flu

D．Bird flu spreading in Asia

答案：C;A;C;D
解析：

　　本文主要介紹禽流感自暴發(fā)以來在亞洲各國漫延的過程。

　　1．這是一道綜合歸納題。本文提到曾經(jīng)爆發(fā)過禽流感的國家和地區(qū)包括：South Korea（韓國），Taiwan（臺(tái)灣），Viet Nam（越南），Japan（日本），Cambodia（柬埔寨），Indonesia（印度尼西亞），Pakistan（巴基斯坦），Thailand（泰國），China（中國），Laos（老撾），所以C是正確答案。

　　2．這是一道猜測(cè)詞義題。根據(jù)下面列舉的事例可知，chronology指的是一系列事件（A），而不是一系列日期（B），或一系列國家（D）。C項(xiàng)表示“各種各樣的禽流感”明顯不符合語境。chronology表示“年代表，年代學(xué)”。原句意為：下列是禽流感在亞洲暴發(fā)的大事記。

　　3．這是一道正誤辨認(rèn)題。根據(jù)最后一段倒數(shù)第二句可知，一個(gè)泰國婦女死于禽流感，使這個(gè)國家死于禽流感的人數(shù)達(dá)到三人，所以A項(xiàng)正確。根據(jù)最后一段第一句可知，一個(gè)18歲的人在越南死于禽流感，使越南的死亡總數(shù)達(dá)到9人，所以B項(xiàng)也正確。根據(jù)第六段內(nèi)容可知，日本宣布這是禽流感第一次在日本爆發(fā)，因此D項(xiàng)也是正確。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二、三段可知，2004年1月30日，中國證實(shí)3個(gè)地區(qū)發(fā)生禽流感。2004年2月1日中國又報(bào)道有五個(gè)地區(qū)有疑似病例，所以C項(xiàng)中國證實(shí)有8個(gè)地區(qū)發(fā)生禽流感有錯(cuò)誤。

　　4．這是一道主旨大意題。短文第一段即整篇文章的主題句－－禽流感在亞洲各國爆發(fā)，然后下文詳細(xì)列舉禽流感的爆發(fā)過程，所以D項(xiàng)可以概括整篇文章內(nèi)容，可作為標(biāo)題。A、B、C所述均屬于文中細(xì)節(jié)，不具有概括性。


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