Question

Mexican people have a tradition of greeting each other with handshakes and kisses on the cheek (脸频).But recently, government officials asked people to 1 this. They have also closed schools and museums, and advised people to stay at home.

This is to stop people from 2 an infectious disease (传染病)，swine flu (猪流感).The disease has spread over the country. It has killed 159 people and caused 4,000 to become 3 in the past month.

What is swine flu? Swine flu is a disease that causes respiratory (呼吸的）illness in pigs. It spreads to people in two ways. People catch the virus after being with infected (被感染的）pigs, or they get it from an infected 4 . The disease spreads in the same way 5 human flu, through coughs and sneezes and then touching the nose or mouth. However, it 6 be spread by eating pork.

People who have caught swine flu will have a fever, a cough, a sore throat and body aches. In most cases, the infection makes people unwell but their lives will not be in 7    .

A few governments around the world have advised their people not to visit 8    . Some countries

have begun checking air travelers for the disease and have separated the people who might be infected or are infected.Russia,Chinaand other cotintries have stopped buying pork fromMexico, 9 the flu cannot be caught by eating the meat.

Health experts advise people to wash their hands frequently (频繁地)，to cover coughs and sneezes and to stay at home if they feel 10   .

(    )1.    A.    continue    B.    avoid    C.    change    D.    encourage

(    )2.    A.    catching    B.    taking    C.    owning    D.    curing

(    )3.    A.    healthy    B.    well    C.    dead    D.    sick

(    )4.    A.    pig    B.    person    C.    dog    D.    country

(    )5.    A.    like    B.    as    C.    for       D.    in

(    )6.    A.    can’t    B.    can    C.    mustn’t    D.    must

(    )7.    A.    safety    B.    hunger    C.    danger    D.    peace

(    )8.    A.    Mexico   B.    America   C.    China   D.    Russia

(    )9.    A.    but    B.    though    C.    while     D.    because

(    )10.    A.    sad    B.    happy    C.    hungry    D.    ill

Answer 1

 1-5: BADBB    6-10: ACABD