41．Why does the flu cause global fears?

　　 A．Because most people in the world eat pork．

　　 B．Because it’s spreading from human to human．

　　 C．Because we still don’t know the cause of it． 　　

　　 D．Because it has infected about 5，000 people．

40．The underlined word“pandemic”in the first paragraph probably mean　　　　

　　 A．death　　 　　　　 B．panic　　 　　　　 C．enemy 　　　　　 D．disease

39．What is the passage mainly about?

　　 A．A／H1N1 flu killed more than 80 people．

　　 B．A／H1N1 flu is spreading from human to human．

　　 C．China has begun to take steps to prevent A／H1N1 flu．

　　 D．All the people are strongly affected by A／H1 N1 flu．

38．Jefferson’s greatest contribution in America’history is that　　　　　　　 ．

　　 A．he was for the right of free speech

　　 B．he was sent to France as the Representative

　　 C 　he wrote the Declaration of Independence

　　 D．he organized the new University of Virginia

B

　　 Since weeks ago，China has been involved in a worldwide A／H 1 N 1 flu that has already killed more than 80 people in the middle of May，2009，in Mexico and has turned into a global pandemic．

　 The central government has asked people entering China from the virus-hit countries to report flu-like symptoms to the authorities．In an emergency notice issued on Saturday night，the country’s top quality watchdog ordered the Customs to check passengers’temperature，too．

　　 A Beijing airport official Li said Customs officers are on a high alert(警戒)level.

　　 “Three temperature detectors are now in operation．We’ re ready with protection garments and equipment，too．Passengers flying from Mexico and other A／H1N1 flu-hit countries are being monitored closely，”he said．

　　 The Ministry of Health，however，said yesterday there was no evidence to suggest that a person would contract the disease by eating pork．

　　 Hong Kong，too，has raised its alert level against the flu to“serious”．Secretary for Food＆Health，Mr. York Chow urged people to avoid visiting places from where A／H1N1 flu cases have been reported，and said the virus would be added to Hong Kong’s list of the diseases which have been noticed．

　 The terrible A／H1 N1 flu has been contracted by about 4000 people in Mexico，and most of the killed were aged between 25 and 45．

　 The virus has also infected about 5000 people in the US．The US Center for Disease Control said this kind of virus is spreading from human to human，raising fears of a global pandemic．

37．Which of the following statements about Jefferson’s personality is true?

　 　 A．He was a shy and slow learner when he was at school．

　 　　 B．He was not an easy person to get along with at all

　　 C．He was not only very talented but also very handsome．

　　　 D．He was an amusing talker，but not good at speaking in public．

36．We are most likely to read this passage in　　　　　　 ．

　　 A．a daily newspaper　　 　　　　　 　　B．a popular advertisement

　　 C．a history book　 　　　　　　　　　 　　D．an important notice

34．A．new　　 　　　　　　　　 B．famous　　 　　　　　　 C．terrible 　　　　　 D．close

33．A．behaved　　 　　　　　 B．respected　　 　　　　 C．visited 　　　　　 D． understood

32．A．nose　　 　　　　　　　　 B．face　　 　　　　　　　　 C．head 　　　　　　　 D．hand