Two men in Shanghai have been dead from H7N9, while a woman in Anhui province is seriously ill from the virus, the National Health and Family Planning Commission(计划生育委员会) said on Sunday. This is the first time a human from H7N9 has been found. Little research has been done on this unknown bird flu, and three are no vaccines(疫苗) against the virus.
The reported deaths were of an 87-year-old man who was found ill on Feb. 19 and died on March 4, and a 27-year-old man who was found ill on Feb. 27 and died on March 10. The third person, a 35-year-old woman from Chuzhou, Anhui province, is in hospital in Nanjing, Jiangsu province. It is still unknown how the three became ill, and experts said there is no evidence(证据) that they caught the illness from each other. There is also no evidence of anyone who stay closely with them being ill. To be away from H7N9 and stay healthy, remember the following things.
● Go to crowded places as less as possible, especially the elderly and children. Pay attention to personal self-protection.
● Keep the air in door fresh. Often wash your hands. Cover the nose and mouth when coughing and sneezing(打喷嚏). Wash hands after cleaning the nose and mouth.
● Eat clean food. Don’t put raw(生的) and cooked food together. And do not eat raw or undercooked meat, eggs and other food.
● Take more exercise, have enough sleep and rest, so that you can get yourself stronger. How do people know about H7N9?
| A．People know H7N9 very well. |
| B．No people have heard about it. |
| C．People know little about it. |
| D．Only Chinese people know about it. |
When did the 27-year-old man die?
| A．On Feb. 19. | B．On Feb. 27. |
| C．On March 4. | D．On March 10. |
Where is the 35-year-old woman from?
| A．Shanghai. | B．Nanjing. |
| C．Chuzhou. | D．We don’t know. |
What does the underlined word “undercooked” mean in Chinese?
| A．在下面煮的 | B．煮熟的 |
| C．未煮过的 | D．夹生的 |
Which is NOT suggested in the passage to be away from H7N9?
| A．Close the window so that birds can’t fly in. |
| B．Don’t mix raw and cooked food together. |
| C．Do more exercise to keep fit. |
| D．Don’t go to crowed places. |
阅读理解
Sue is a middle school student．Here are her holiday’s diaries．
Tuesday July 15 Sunny
I can’t believe my trip is over．I arrived in Egypt（埃及）two weeks ago！I was with a group from a university（大学）．We went to the desert and learned a lot．I was tired，but I loved every minute of my trip．
Saturday August 5 Windy
My Hawaiian（夏威夷的）vacation just ended，and I was very relaxed！I spent five days on traveling there．Every day I took a walk，played basketball and ate good food．I also went swimming and snorkeling（潜水）．I felt fantastic！
Sunday August 14 Sunny
Alaska（阿拉斯加）is terrific！I was on a trip in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge．There were six people on the trip．We hiked for six days．Then we took rafts（木筏）to the Arctic Ocean．I saw a lot of wildlife（野生生物）．After ten days，I went home．How long did Sue stay in Egypt？
| A．One week． |
| B．Two weeks． |
| C．Three weeks． |
| D．Six days． |
Did Sue get a lot of exercise in Hawaii？
| A．Yes，she did． |
| B．No，she didn’t． |
| C．She got a lot of exercise． |
| D．She didn’t know what to do． |
How many people were there on the trip in Alaska？
| A．3． |
| B．4． |
| C．5． |
| D．6． |
Where did Sue stay the longest？
| A．In Egypt． |
| B．In Hawaii． |
| C．In Alaska． |
| D．In Hawaii and Alaska． |
Where did Sue learn a lot about desert？
| A．In Egypt． |
| B．In Hawaii． |
| C．In Alaska． |
| D．In the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge． |
阅读理解
Last summer，Cathy’s whole family went to New York City for their summer vacation．They stayed there for two weeks．New York City has more than seven and a half million people．It is the largest city in the United States．It is also the home of the United Nations．
First they visited the Statue of Liberty．The Statue of Liberty is one of New York’s most wellknown historical sites．Millions of people visit it every year．On the second day they went to the Empire State Building．It is the tallest building in New York City now．From the top of the building，they saw most parts of New York．On the third day，they visited the Metropolitan Museum．In this museum，they saw a lot of famous paintings．During the rest time of the week，Bob went to Bronx Zoo with his younger brother and sister．There they were glad to see a lot of their favorite animals-tigers，lions，monkeys and elephants．
In the second week，the family visited Long Island．On the island，they spent most of their time swimming，sunbathing and playing on the beach．They all had a good time．Do many people live in New York City？
________________________________________________________________Where is the United Nations？
________________________________________________________________Which historical site do millions of people visit？
________________________________________________________________How long did Cathy’s family stay there？
________________________________________________________________Which places did they visit in New York City？
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Wang Lin’s Diary（日记）
Oct．8th，Sunday
October 1st is our National Day．It was Sunday．In the morning，our teacher took us to the park．Oh，many people were there．We could see flags（旗）and flowers everywhere．We saw people dancing in the park everywhere．We had a good time．
This morning I did some cleaning．Then I went to school．In the class，our teacher told us a very interesting story．It was about a French scientist Ampere．Once he was walking in the street when he began to work on a problem on a“blackboard”with a piece of chalk．But it was not a blackboard．It was the back of a carriage（马车）．Ampere didn’t notice （注意）it at all．How hard he worked at his problem！
In the evening，it became cloudy．It’s going to rain tomorrow，I think．Wang Lin wrote his diary on________．
| A．October 1st |
| B．October 4th |
| C．October 7th |
| D．October 8th |
Wang Lin’s teacher and his classmates went to the park on________．
| A．October 1st |
| B．October 2nd |
| C．Wednesday |
| D．Monday |
Ampere was a great________scientist．
| A．English |
| B．American |
| C．French |
| D．Chinese |
Ampere worked on a problem on the________．
| A．blackboard |
| B．back of a carriage |
| C．carriage |
| D．flag |
Wang Lin thought it was going to rain the next day because________．
| A．it was too hot that day |
| B．it didn’t rain for a long time |
| C．it was cloudy that evening |
| D．it was cloudy that morning |
阅读理解
| June 7th，2008 Saturday Cloudy What an exciting weekend I had！We had a basketball game with the team Center City．The players in that team were all tall and strong．They thought they could beat（战胜）us．But we played well．At last we won the game，4—3． Eric |
| June 14th，2008 Saturday Rainy My friend Dale phoned me to go to the beach this morning．But it started to rain after breakfast．I just watched the boring TV show at home． Jim |
| June 15th，2008 Sunday Sunny I had a busy Sunday．In the morning，I went to the art club to learn to draw for two hours．Then I cleaned the rooms．In the afternoon，I cooked dinner with my mother for my father．Do you know why？It is Father’s Day！In the evening，my parents and I went to the movie． Ruth |
When did Eric have a basketball game？
| A．On Sunday． |
| B．On a sunny day． |
| C．On June 7th，2008． |
| D．On Juric 14th，2008． |
Jim couldn’t go to the beach because________．
| A．he had to watch the basketball game |
| B．he had to learn to draw |
| C．he cleaned the rooms at home |
| D．it started to rain after breakfast |
What did Ruth think of her Sunday？
| A．Exciting． |
| B．Bad． |
| C．Boring． |
| D．Busy． |
The underlined word“won”means（意思是）________．
| A．赢得 |
| B．输掉 |
| C．放弃 |
| D．对抗 |
Which one is TRUE（哪一个是正确的）？
| A．It was sunny when Eric had the basketball game． |
| B．In 2008，Father’s Day is on June 15th． |
| C．Jim learned to draw and cleaned the rooms on Sunday morning． |
| D．Ruth went to the movie with Jim and Eric． |
Here are a lot of different cakes-fruit cakes，chocolate cakes，etc．Sometimes we buy them in a shop．Sometimes we make them ourselves．
We like cakes．We like Christmas cakes a lot．My mother often makes cakes for us at Christmas．And I often help her to make them．To make a Christmas cake，we need these things：
Half a kilo of flour（面粉）；
3 cups of milk；
4 eggs and some fruit，etc．
Now we can make a cake with those things．How does the writer like Christmas cakes？
| A．She likes them very much． |
| B．She likes them a little． |
| C．She doesn’t like them． |
| D．She doesn’t like them at all． |
When does the writer’s mother make cakes for her？
| A．At Christmas． |
| B．On the writer’s birthday． |
| C．On weekdays． |
| D．On Sundays． |
What do we need to make a cake？
| A．Some flour． |
| B．Some milk． |
| C．Some eggs． |
| D．All of the above． |
How much flour do we need to make a cake？
| A．A kilo of flour． |
| B．Two kilos of flour． |
| C．Half a kilo of flour． |
| D．A bag of flour． |
How many eggs and how much fruit do we need to make a cake？
| A．Three eggs and some fruit． |
| B．Much fruit and four eggs． |
| C．Some fruit and some eggs． |
| D．Four eggs and some fruit． |