Question

　　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(证实) a highly contagious(传染的) 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(万象).

　　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?

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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?

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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

Answer 1

答案：C;A;C;D
解析：

本文主要介绍禽流感自暴发以来在亚洲各国漫延的过程。 　　1．这是一道综合归纳题。本文提到曾经爆发过禽流感的国家和地区包括：South Korea（韩国），Taiwan（台湾），Viet Nam（越南），Japan（日本），Cambodia（柬埔寨），Indonesia（印度尼西亚），Pakistan（巴基斯坦），Thailand（泰国），China（中国），Laos（老挝），所以C是正确答案。 　　2．这是一道猜测词义题。根据下面列举的事例可知，chronology指的是一系列事件（A），而不是一系列日期（B），或一系列国家（D）。C项表示“各种各样的禽流感”明显不符合语境。chronology表示“年代表，年代学”。原句意为：下列是禽流感在亚洲暴发的大事记。 　　3．这是一道正误辨认题。根据最后一段倒数第二句可知，一个泰国妇女死于禽流感，使这个国家死于禽流感的人数达到三人，所以A项正确。根据最后一段第一句可知，一个18岁的人在越南死于禽流感，使越南的死亡总数达到9人，所以B项也正确。根据第六段内容可知，日本宣布这是禽流感第一次在日本爆发，因此D项也是正确。根据倒数第二、三段可知，2004年1月30日，中国证实3个地区发生禽流感。2004年2月1日中国又报道有五个地区有疑似病例，所以C项中国证实有8个地区发生禽流感有错误。 　　4．这是一道主旨大意题。短文第一段即整篇文章的主题句－－禽流感在亚洲各国爆发，然后下文详细列举禽流感的爆发过程，所以D项可以概括整篇文章内容，可作为标题。A、B、C所述均属于文中细节，不具有概括性。