3.　　　 词义猜测题。理解文章倒数第二段最后一句，答案：A.

2.　　　 细节理解题。答案：D.

1.　　　 文章标题要概括文章的中心，标题的内涵外延要准确反映文章的中心内容。做这类题不妨引导学生作这样的思考：如果让我来以某个选项为题写一篇文章或报道，我会在文章里写那些内容重点放在哪里，然后对比思考。这样更容易得到正确的选择。本题答案：A.

4.　 From the information given in the passage we can deduce that _______________.

A.　　　 SARS is a type of pneumonia which is caused by influenza.

B.　　　 When an infected person travels, he can not spread the virus to other passengers on his flight.

C.　　　 In order to control the spread of the disease, patients should be placed in an isolation unit.

D.　　 Wearing a mask is not a good way of keeping off SARS .

keys:

Passage　 3　　　 1. A　　 2. D　　 3. A　　 4. A

这是一篇关于神舟四号成功发射成功返回地面的报道。

3.　 Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A.　　　 Even though there is currently no specific cure, the doctors can treat SARS with an anti-viral drug.

B.　　　 Before victims show flu-like symptoms, SARS has an incubation period of between two-to-seven days.

C.　　　 That SARS could be airborne has not been ruled out by health experts from WHO.

D.　　 Doctors believe that every victim without other serious illnesses can be cured.

2.　 It is possible that a person will be infected with SARS if _______________.

A.　　　 they touches their nose after contacting with a contaminated phone.

B.　　　 they don't wash their hands twice a day.

C.　　　 they　 don't know the contagious nature of the virus like health experts.

D.　　 they don't go to a doctor　 at once when they catch a cold.

1.　 Which of the following is NOT considered as one of the symptoms of SARS?

A. dry cough　　 B. shortness of breath　　 C. bleeding　　 D. loss of appetite

4.　 From the last sentence, what Xinhua said means __________.

A. "The Shenzhou IV was the same as a manned spaceship but there were no men aboard on it this time."

B. "The capsule was an unmanned spacecrafts and it needed improving in order to let men aboard."

C. "The Sacred Vessel IV was identical to a manned spaceship but it was not able to carry men into space."

D. "The spaceship is very similar to a manned one but it could not hold an astronauts."

Passage　 4　 SARS

Scientists say Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) is caused by a new virus from the family of coronaviruses(冠状病毒), which also causes the common cold.

WHAT ARE THE SYMPTOMS?

The World Health Organization says the main　 symptoms of SARS are high fever (over 38℃), dry cough, shortness breath or breathing difficulties. Changes in chest X-rays, which are indicative of pneumonia(肺炎), also occur. SARS may be associated with other symptoms, including chills, headache, muscular stiffness, loss of appetite, malaise, confusion, rash and diarrhoea.

Health experts say the disease has an incubation period(潜伏期) of between two-to-seven days, with three-to-five days being more common, before victims start showing flu-like symptoms.

HOW DANGEROUS IS IT?

The mortality rate(死亡率) appears to be between 3 to 5 per cent. In Hong Kong, at least, those who infected invariably develop severe pneumonia, which can cause numerous complications. The victim's condition can deteriorate(恶化) very quickly in as little as five days.

WHAT IS THE TREATMENT?

There is currently no specific cure for the disease. But doctors worldwide have been treating it with ribavirin----an anti-viral drug----and steroids(类固醇). Doctors say if treated early most patients without other serious illnesses can recover.

HOW DOES IT SPREAD?

WHO (世界卫生组织)and Hong Kong experts say the virus spreads through droplets by sneezing or coughing and such direct infection(传染) can usually happen within a radius of around three feet.

The virus can also spread indirectly as it can survive outside of the human body for three to six hours. Contact with any object that is tainted by droplets containing the virus, for example, a contaminated phone, could lead to infection if a person then touches their eyes, nose or mouth.

Health experts have not ruled out that it could be airborne (空气传播的), which infinitely raises the contagious nature of the virus and would make it far harder to contain(控制).

3.　 The word "taikonauts" in bold may mean __________ in Chinese.

A. 太空　　　 B.太空人　　 C.宇航员　　 D.太空舱

2.　 Shenzhou IV finished the following tasks successfully except that _________.

A.　　　 it orbited the earth 108 times.

B.　　　 It performed hundreds of maneuvers.

C.　　　 it collected a large amount of test data

D.　　 it brought back a rock from the moon.