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Feelingachyandfeverish?
Yourmiseryhasplentyofcompany.Bytheendof
December,thetally(计数器)offlu-likeillnessesinthestateexceededthepeaksinthetwopreviousseasons,whenthebiggestnumberofcasesoccurredinFebruaryandMarch.Thistime,thefluvirusseemstobehittingevenharder.
Fluisuniqueamonghumandiseases.Itcirculatesconstantlyincoolanddryareas.Becauseitspreadsfrompersontopersonandcanbepickedupeasily,nearlyeveryoneis
exposed.Whileit’sunclearwhethertheannualfluepidemic(流行病)willworsenthisyear,
orjustarrivedearlier,fearshavebeenincreasedbytheseverityoffluinAustraliaduringitsmostrecentseasonandthefactthatthevaccinemayprotectagainstthepredominant(盛行的)kindofthefluonly30percentofthetime.
Despitetheworries,doctorsandpublichealthofficialssaythereisnoevidencethatpeoplearegettingsickerthanusual.FlucasesinMassachusettsstartedrisingaroundThanksgivingandincreasedsteadily,withanespeciallysteepclimbinthelastweekoftheyear.“Thisisabadfluseasonbutnotahorribleone,”saidDr.AndrewG.Villanueva,alungspecialistandchiefqualityofficerattheLaheyHospital&
MediealCentreinBurlington.
Thefluseason,whileclearlyinfullswing,doesn’t“feeldifferent”frompreviousyears,Villanuevasaid.“We’renotseeingalotofpeoplebeinghospitalizedbecauseofflu,”hesaid,“Mostpeoplewiththeflurecoverontheirownwithoutmedicalcare.”
4.What’sthefunctionofthefirstparagraph?
A.Alead-in.B.Acomment.C.Asummary.D.Abackground.
5.Whatcanbelearnedaboutthefluthisyearaccordingtothetext?
A.Theoutbreakofthefluisterrible.
B.Thefluhasarrivedearlierthanbefore.
C.Thevaccineagainstthefluishighlyeffective.
D.Everyonefeelshorribleatthementionoftheflu.
6.WhatdoestheunderlinedpartinParagraph4mean?
A.CrowdedB.ChangeableC.PermanentD.Active
7.Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthetext?
A.Toexplainwhatfluis.
B.Toridpeopleofflupanic.
C.Towarnreadersofhowseriousthefluis.D.Toinformreadershowtopreventtheflu.
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Chinesepeople’sappetiteshavebeenguidedbypragmatism(实用主义),ratherthanfoodtaboos(禁忌).AsTaiwaneseacademicKungPeng-chengputsitafterexploringtheeatinghabitsandculturalrestraintsofChinesepeople,“theyeatalmostanything.”
BesidesthereputationoftheCantoneseforeatingwildanimalsandthecontroversyovertheYulindogmeatfestivalinSouthChina’sGuangxiZhuangAutonomousRegioninrecentyears,thepangolin(穿山甲),astrong-lookingcreature,hasbeenrevealedasadishservedinsomerestaurants,despitethefactthatpangolinisonChina’slistofendangered
wildanimals.
Earlierthismonth,asetofpicturestakenin2015ofwhatappearstobealavishChinesebanquetwereagaincirculatedonline.Someimagesshowacookedpangolin,servedtoaChineseofficialfromGuangxi.Itarousedapublicoutcry,whichpromptedauthoritiestolaunchaninvestigation.Afewdayslater,theonlinepostsofawoman,whichdatebackto2011and2012anddisplayimagesofvariouscookedwildlifeincludingpangolin,snakeandswan,weredugupbynetizens.Thepostswerewidelysharedandthewomanwasbrandedthe“PangolinPrincess”.Aftertheexposure,the“princess”wasdetainedbypoliceinherhometownofShenzhen.
TheChinesepeople’senthusiasmforeatingwildanimalslikepangolinisrootedinthebeliefthattheyhaveuniquehealingproperties.Butthebeliefthatvirtuallyallrareanimals
areendowedwith(具有)powerfulmedicinaleffectsmaybetoounrealistic.Sofar,the
meatofthisnocturnal(夜行活动的)creatureisconsideredadelicacythatcanonlybefoundonthetablesofofficialsandwealthypeoplewhohaveaccesstoaluxuriousandflippant(轻率的)lifestyle.Tosomeextent,eatingprotectedanimalshasbecomeanindicationofsocialstatus,giventherapidgrowthinChinaandtheriseindemandsofthecountry’smiddle-class.
Chinabannedthetradeofpangolinsmorethan10yearsagotoprotecttherarespeciesfromextinction.Butwithnoawarenessofthelaw,someChinesetakeprideineatingpangolins.Wemustactnowtobanthetradeinpangolinsbeforeitistoolate.
8.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inparagraph1referto?
A.Chinesepeople’sappetites.B.Pragmatism.
C.Foodtaboos.D.“Theyeatalmostanything.”
9.WhichoneisnottheexampletotestifytothewordsofKungPeng-cheng?
A.ThereputationoftheCantoneseforeatingwildanimals.
B.TheYulindogmeatfestivalinGuangxiZhuangAutonomousRegion
C.China’slistofendangeredwildanimalsincludingPangolin.
D.Someimagesof“PangolinPrincess”withvariouscookedwildlife.
10.WhatistherootcauseforChinesepeople’senthusiasmforeatingpangolin?
A.Themeatofthisnocturnalcreatureisconsideredadelicacy.
B.Rareanimalsarebelievedtohavepowerfulmedicinaleffects.
C.Eatingprotectedanimalshasbecomeanindicationofsocialstatus.D.TherapidgrowthinChinaandtheriseindemandsofmiddle-class.
11.Whichviewdoestheauthorholdtoprotecttherarespeciesfromextinction?
A.Chinaisresponsibletosetpolicysoontobanthetradeofpangolins.
B.People’sappetitesshouldbeguidedbynotonlypragmatismbutfoodtaboos.
C.Officialsandwealthypeoplearewrongtolivealuxuriousandflippantlifestyle.D.Everyoneneedstoactnowtofightagainstthetradeinwildlife.
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Kincaidlookedathiswatch:
eight-seventeen.Thetruckstartedonthesecondtry,andhebackedout,shiftedgears,andmovedslowlydownthealleyunderhazysun.ThroughthestreetsofBellinghamhewent,headingsouthonWashington11,runningalongthecoastofPugetSoundforafewmiles,thenfollowingthehighwayasitswungeastalittlebeforemeetingU.SRoute20.
Turningintothesun,hebeganthelong,windingdrivethroughtheCascades.Helikedthiscountryandfeltunpressedstoppingnowandthentomakenotesaboutinterestingpossibilitiesforfutureexpeditionsortoshootwhathecalled“memorysnapshots.”Thepurposeofthesecausalphotographswastoremindhimofplaceshemightwanttovisitagainandapproachmoreseriously.InlaterafternoonheturnednorthatSpokane,pickingupU.S.Route2,whichwouldtakehimhalfwayacrossthenorthernUnitedStatestoDuluth,Minnesota.
Hewishedforthethousandthtimeinhislifethathehadadog,agoldenretriever,maybe,fortravelslikethisandtokeephimcompanyathome.Buthewasfrequentlyaway;
overseasmuchofthetimeanditwouldnotbefairtotheanimal.Still,hethoughtaboutitanyway.Inafewyearshewouldbegettingtoooldforthehardfieldwork.“Imustgetadogthen.”Hesaidtohimself.
Driveslikethisalwaysputhimintoasentimentalmood.Thedogwaspartofit.RobertKincaidwasaloneasit’spossibletobeanonlychild,parentsbothdead,distantrelativeswhohadlosttrackofhimandheofthem,noclosefriends.
HethoughtaboutMarian.Shehadlefthimnineyearsagoafterfiveyearsofmarriage.Hewasfifty-twonow,thatwouldmakeherjustunderforty.Marianhaddreamsofbecomingamusician,afolksinger.SheknewalloftheWeavers’songsandsangthemprettywellinthecoffeehouseofSeattle.Whenhewashomeintheolddays,hedrovehertotheshowsandsatintheaudiencewhileshesang.
Hislongabsences—twoorthreemonthssometimes—werehardonthemarriage.