We humans love to scare ourselves. Newspapers and TV news are full of shock-horror stories

We humans love to scare ourselves. Newspapers and TV news are full of shock-horror stories about the killer flu virus(流感病毒)but are there things we can do to cut our risk of catching it?
Every year, people in Britain catch the flu virus and some of those who are already ill, or are very young, may die. It is very sad, but modern treatment means that many deaths can be avoided.
Experts tell us that the world is another flu epidemic(流行)and that the latest bird-flu virus would be the most likely cause. Humans can catch the disease only after closely contacting with a sick bird. However, if someone who had normal flu was to come into contact with bird flu, this could be very dangerous. The bird flu virus could attach(附在)itself to the human flu virus, mutate and then start to spread from person to person.
Coughs and sneezes(打喷嚏)always have spread diseases, especially colds and flu, and they still do. If bird flu does begin to infect humans, it will spread through coughs and sneezes.
If you want to stay free of flu and someone coughs or sneezes at you, what should you do?
First, keep your hands away from your face and wash them and your face as soon as you can. If a cough or a sneeze spray misses your face and you accidentally touch a droplet with your hands and then touch your face, the flu or cold bug could creep into your system.
【小题1】The chances of most people catching bird flu are very small because . A．they are strong enough to resist the infectionB．only after closely contacting a sick bird can they be infectedC．bird flu does not happen very often in the worldD．only those who are ill can be infected【小题2】In the passage the underlined word “mutate” probably means“ ”. A．differB．produceC．increase D．change【小题3】If a man with common flu is infected with bird flu, . A．there must be no cure for himB．the disease will spread among humansC．he must feel coldD．he is likely to die【小题4】Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?A．Bird flu is the most dangerous disease.B．Normal flu can be easily changed into Bird flu.C．We don’t need to worry about flu virus. D．The person who has normal flu and comes into contact with bird flu can easily get Bird flu.【小题5】The last paragraph of the passage tells us . A．the reason why people with flu often coughB．coughs and sneezes are very dangerousC．how to protect ourselves from being infectedD．how to avoid coughs and sneezesB

(答案→)B 解析：文章给读者介绍关于禽流感的知识，什么样的情况会被感染禽流感，怎么预防和治疗，作者想告诉读者禽流感并不像人们想象的那样可怕。【小题1】细节题：从文章第三段的句子：However, the chances of most of us catching bird flu and dying are very small indeed.可知大多数人得禽流感的机会是很小的，因为只有和生病的禽类密切接触才会被感染，选B【小题2】猜词题：从文章第三段的句子：The bird flu virus could attach(附在)itself to the human flu virus, mutate and then start to spread from person to person.可知mutate是change的意思，可知禽流感会附在人流感上，改变，然后开始在人和人之间传播，选D【小题3】细节题：从文章第三段的句子：However, if someone who had normal flu was to come into contact with bird flu, this could be very dangerous. The bird flu virus could attach(附在)itself to the human flu virus, mutate and then start to spread from person to person.可知如果一个得了感冒的人被禽流感感染了，才会在人之间传播。选B【小题4】细节题：从文章第一段的句子：We humans love to scare ourselves. Newspapers and TV news are full of shock-horror stories about the killer flu virus(流感病毒)but are there things we can do to cut our risk of catching it?可知我们不必担心流感病毒，选D【小题5】段落大意题：从最后一段的句子：First, keep your hands away from your face and wash them and your face as soon as you can.可知这段讲的是人们怎么保护自己不被感染。选C

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