17．Since weeks ago，China has been involved a worldwide A/H1N1flu that has already killed more than 80people in the middle of May，2009in Mexico and has turned into a global pandemic．
The central government has asked people entering China from the virus-hit countries to report flu-like symptoms to the authorities．In an emergency notice issued on Saturday night，the country's top quality watchdog ordered the Customs to check passengers'temperature，too．
A Beijing airport official Li said Customs officers are on a high alert level．
"Three temperature detectors are now in operation．We're ready with protection garments and equipment，too．Passengers flying in from Mexico and other A/H1N1flu-hit countries are being monitored closely，"he said．
The Ministry of Health，however，said yesterday there was no evidence to suggest that a person would contract the disease by eating pork．
Hong Kong，too，has raised its alert level against the flu to"serious"．Secretary for Food &Health，Mr．York Chow urged people to avoid visiting places from where A/H1N1flu cases have been reported，and said the virus would be added to Hong Kong's list of the diseases which have been noticed．
The terrible A/H1N1flu has been contracted by about 4000people in Mexico，and most of the killed were aged between 25and 45．
The virus has also infected about 5000people in the US．The US Center for Disease Control said this kind of virus is spreading from human to human，raising fears of a global pandemic．
5．What is the passage mainly about？C
A．A/H1N1flu killed more than 80people．
B．A/H1N1flu is spreading from human to human．
C．China has begun to take steps to prevent A/H1N1flu．
D．All the people are strongly affected by A/H1N1flu．
6．The underlined word"pandemic"in the first paragraph probably meansD
A．death B．panic C．enemy D．disease
7．Why does the flu cause global fears？B
A．Because most people in the world eat pork．
B．Because it's spreading from human to human．
C．Because we still don't know the cause of it．
D．Because it has infected about 5000people．
8．We can infer from the passage thatC．
A．Students in the middle school are most likely infected by A/H1N1flu．
B．A person would be infected by the virus by eating pork．
C．Passengers from the United States are being monitored closely．
D．Mr．York Chow said that the virus had been added to Hong Kong's list of the diseases．
分析 全文叙述肆虐全球的甲流病毒，以及中国采取的应对策略．
解答 5．C，主旨大意题，全文叙述肆虐全球的甲流病毒，以及中国采取的应对策略，故答案为C．
6．D，词义猜测题，划线词的语境说，甲流变成了全球性的pandemic，结合选项判断，其含义应该是D，指疾病．
7．B，推理判断题，文章最后一句The US Center for Disease Control said this kind of virus is spreading from human to human，raising fears of a global pandemic说，这种病毒能在人与人之间传染，这使人们害怕出现全球性的疾病，故答案为B．
8．C，推理判断题，第四段Passengers flying in from Mexico and other A/H1N1flu-hit countries are being monitored closely说，从墨西哥和其他甲流疫区坐飞机回国的乘客受到密切监控，故答案为C．
点评 解答任务型阅读理解题，首先对原文材料迅速浏览，掌握全文的主旨大意．因为阅读理解题一般没有标题，所以，速读全文，抓住中心主旨很有必要，在速读的过程中，应尽可能多地捕获信息材料．其次，细读题材，各个击破．掌握全文的大意之后，细细阅读每篇材料后的问题，弄清每题要求后，带着问题，再回到原文中去寻找、捕获有关信息．最后，要善于抓住每段的主题句，阅读时，要有较强的针对性．对于捕获到的信息，要做认真分析，仔细推敲，理解透彻，只有这样，针对题目要求，才能做到稳、准．
