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Three more cattle farms in Andong，North Gyeongsang Province，were found to have been infected with the deadly foot-and-mouth disease，Nov.2 2010，Thursday.People fear that livestock farms in other parts of the country could be hit by the virus soon.
On Monday，the disease was first detected on two pig farms in Andong，about half a year after the last disease broke out in Korea.A cattle farm in the area also fell victim to the animal disease the following day.
The Ministry for Food，Agriculture，Forestry and Fisheries made sure that three more cases of foot-and-mouth disease appeared on Thursday and decided to kill all the animals at the farms and others at nearby places to stop the spread of the virus to other regions.Over 800 cows and pigs within a 500 meter range of the infected farms were killed and buried underground.
“Three suspected cases were reported Wednesday，near the pig farms where the first outbreak was reported.The laboratory tests today showed that all three cattle farms were infected with the disease,” a ministry official said.Two newly infected cattle farms were less than 4 kilometers away from the two pig farms，while the third one was only 2.5 kilometers away.
The ministry also said another cattle farm in Andong reported suspected cases of foot-and-mouth disease on its livestock Thursday，indicating the disease will likely continue to spread across the city and possibly beyond.
The government has culled more than 33,000 animals near the affected farms Monday alone under its disease prevention program.Additionally，all 84 livestock markets across the nation were closed Wednesday for a period to prevent spread of the disease.
No suspected cases have been reported outside of Andong，but the government Thursday decided to destroy an additional 22,000 pigs at two farms in Boryeong，South Chungcheong Province.

1. 1.
   Last time foot and mouth disease         .
   1. A.
      broke out in North cattle farms
   2. B.
      was controlled as soon as possible
   3. C.
      happened in June，2010
   4. D.
      destroyed almost all cattle in cattle farms
2. 2.
   How did the government deal with the disease?
   1. A.
      The government controlled only the two farms.
   2. B.
      The government had more animals killed.
   3. C.
      The government tried to cure the sick animals.
   4. D.
      The government hated to kill animals.
3. 3.
   The underlined word “culled” has the same meaning as         .
   1. A.
      treated
   2. B.
      killed
   3. C.
      bought
   4. D.
      sold
4. 4.
   From the last paragraph we can know that         .
   1. A.
      22,000 pigs have been infected with the disease
   2. B.
      22,000 pigs will be moved to other farms
   3. C.
      Boryeong is also an infected area
   4. D.
      22,000 pigs will go down to their death
5. 5.
   In which part of a newspaper can you most probably read the passage?
   1. A.
      Today’s News
   2. B.
      History and Culture
   3. C.
      Entertainment
   4. D.
      Science

Answer 1

CBBDA
这是一篇新闻报道，报到了在韩国庆北省安东地区发生口蹄疫之后，当地政府紧急采取防疫措施，宰杀和掩埋了3.3万头牲畜。
1.细节推断题。根据文中第2段的about half a year after the last disease broke out in Korea可知上一次口蹄疫的发现到这一次口蹄疫发生大约半年的时间，再根据…infected with the deadly foot-and-mouth disease on Thursday, Nov.2, 2010，由此推断上一次发病时间在2010 年6月。
2.细节判断题。文章在第3、6段中提到了政府要求不仅杀掉已经发现口蹄疫养殖场的牲畜，而且周围的一定距离之内的牲畜也要全部杀掉，因此选择A。
3.词义猜测题。根据句子的后半句，可知33,000头牲畜生活在感染口蹄疫的农场附近，这些农场位于口蹄疫的预防区之内，由此可以推断政府部门决定杀死这些动物。
4.细节理解题。根据这一段话可知，在安东以外并没有发现口蹄疫，但是政府决定杀掉位于Boryeong两个农场的22,000头猪，由此可知答案C正确。
5.推理判断题。依据文章，不难判断出这是一篇新闻报道，所以B项正确。