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1、WORD文档下载可编辑阅读理解(建议用时:25分钟)A体裁议论文题材禽流感的防治词数373Tiredness,coughing,arunnynoseandasorethroat—amongallsicknessesthereisprobablynonemorecommonthantheflu,whichweallgetnowandthen.However,birdfluisacompletelydifferentstory.Tenyearsago,theH5N1birdflusweptacross15countries,includingC
2、hina,withsufferersreportingchestpain,difficultybreathing,feverandseverecoughing.Morethan600peoplewereinfected,andabout60percentdied.NowanothertypeofbirdfluhitShanghaiandthreeneighboringprovinces,andthistimethevirusiscalledH7N9.BytheafternoonofApril11,thenewvirushadtakennin
3、elivesoutof35infected,accordingtoXinhuaNewsAgency.The“H”and“N”inthevirus’namereferstotwokindsofproteinsonthesurfaceofthevirus.Anychangeofthenumbersofthetwoproteinsindicatesanewmutation(变异).Mostofthemutationsonlyaffectbirds,suchaschickensandpigeons,anddon’tnormallyspreadtoh
4、umans.Butoncetheydo,theresultscanbedisastrous.“Anytimeananimalinfluenzaviruscrossestohumans,itisacauseforconcern,”MalikPeiris,virologist(病毒学家)attheUniversityofHongKong,toldNaturemagazine.TaketheSARSepidemic(传染病)10yearsagoasanexample.Thevirusbehindthediseaseisthoughttohavej
5、umpedtohumansfromanimals.Theviruswasacomplete“stranger”tohumanbodies,whichhadn’tdevelopedanimmunityagainstit.ButthereissomethingmoreaboutthenewH7N9birdflu.UnliketheH5N1birdflu,whichcausesseveresicknessinbirds,theH7N9hasbeenevolvingundertheradar(悄悄地)sinceittravelsbetweenbir
6、dswithoutcausingnoticeableillness.Thatmakesitdifficulttokeeptrackofthedisease.Thegoodnewsisthatthere’ssofarnosignthatthevirusisspreadingfrompersontoperson.Butsincethereisnovaccineforthediseaseyet,theWorldHealthOrganizationrecommendsthatyouwashyourhandsaftermeetingwithsickp
7、eopleandbeforeandafteryoueat专业技术资料整理WORD文档下载可编辑orpreparefood,andtheyalsosuggestavoidingcontactwithbirdsortheireggs.1.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothetext?A.TheH5N1birdfluturnedouttohavesomethingtodowiththeSARSepidemic.B.Morethan600peopleacrosstheworlddiedf
8、romtheH5N1birdflutenyearsago.C.Mostofthemutationsoftheproteinsinthebirdfluvirusareharmful
