Mexican people have a tradition of greeting each other with handshakes and kisses on the cheek. But recently, government officials asked people to stop doing this. They have also closed schools and museums and advised people to stay at home.

    This is to prevent people from catching an infectious（传染性的）disease，swine flu（猪流感）．The disease has spread（传布、蔓延）over the country  in the past month．It has killed l59 people and caused 4，000 to become sick．

    Swine flu is a disease that causes respiratory illness in pigs．It spreads to people in two ways．They catch the virus（病毒）after being with infected pigs，or they get it from an infected person．

People who have caught swine flue will have fever，a cough a sore throat and body aches．In most cases，the infection make people unwell but their lives will not be in danger．

Since swine flu started in Mexico about a month ago，it has spread to a few other countries．The US has reported 65 cases and Canada has reported 13 cases．Other countries arc checking for possible cases．

Last week，the World Health Organization said the flu is a“public health emergency（紧急情况）”．

A few governments around the world have advised their people not to visit Mexico．Some countries have begun checking air travelers for the disease and have set up quarantines（隔离）for people who might be infected．Russia, China and other countries have stopped buying pork from Mexico，though the flu can not be caught by eating the meat．

1．Why are Mexican people stopped greeting each other in the traditional ways?

2．When did the disease start?

3．Usually, people’s lives won’t be in danger if they have caught the disease，will they?

4．How many cases have been reported in the world?

5．What has China done with the disease?

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1970 was “World Conservation(保护) Year”. The United Nations wanted everyone to know that the world is at risk(危险).They hoped that people would do something quickly to conserve nature.

Here is one example of the problem. At one time there were 1,300 plants, trees and flowers in Holland, but now only 860 are existing. The others have been destroyed by modern man and his technology.

Here is another example. In 1620, about half the USA was covered by forests. In 1850, about a third was covered by forests. Today the forests have almost gone. A lot of good land has gone with them, leaving only sand. Today too many trees are still being cut down.

We’re changing the earth, the air and water. We can’t live without these things. If we go on like this, we shall destroy ourselves. A lot of people know that conservation is necessary. Many things have been done to save our world. For example, people plant more and more trees on the hills. In a small town in the USA a large group of girls cleaned the banks of 11 kilometers of their river. Young people may hear about conservation through a record by the name of NO ONE’S GOING TO CHANGE OUR WORLD. It was made by Scales, Cliff Richard and other singers. The money from it will help to conserve wild plants and animals. In China, a new Great Wall has been built across the northern part of the country to stop the sand from moving towards the rich farmland in the south.

1.What year was 1970?

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2.What did the United Nations hope ?

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3.How much land in the USA is covered by forests in 1850?

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4.Can you give us an example that people have done to save our world?

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5.What has a new Great Wall been built for?

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You may have known several kinds of police, traffic police and street police. But have you ever heard of energysaving (节能) policemen?

A group of 22 of these new policemen went to work last week in Beijing. They go around the city to see the use of energy in hotels, office buildings, shopping centers and other public places. One of their aims is to make sure that these places have set their air conditioning (空调) no cooler than 26℃.

 “If everyone sets their air conditioning at 26℃, Beijing will save 400 million kilowatt-hours of electricity in one summer,” said a TV advertisement.

At the beginning of this month, China made its first action plan to fight pollution. It aims to reduce energy usage by 20% and increase renewable (可再生的) energy up to 10% from 7% by 2011.

To introduce the public to a green life, last week Beijing held a show on energy-saving technology and products.

“We want to tell people that there are certain ways to protect the environment. Each of us can find effective ways to do it in our daily life,” said Liu Qianguang, an environmental engineer in Beijing.

1.What do the energy-saving policemen usually do in Beijing?

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2.How much electricity will be saved in one summer if everyone in Beijing sets their air conditioning at 26℃?

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3. Has China planned to reduce energy usage by 20% by 2011?

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4.Why did Beijing hold a show on energy-saving technology and products?

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5.Who is Liu Qianguang?

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阅读与回答问题
1970 was “World Conservation(保护) Year”. The United Nations wanted everyone to know that the world is at risk(危险).They hoped that people would do something quickly to conserve nature.
Here is one example of the problem. At one time there were 1,300 plants, trees and flowers in Holland, but now only 860 are existing. The others have been destroyed by modern man and his technology.
Here is another example. In 1620, about half the USA was covered by forests. In 1850, about a third was covered by forests. Today the forests have almost gone. A lot of good land has gone with them, leaving only sand. Today too many trees are still being cut down.
We’re changing the earth, the air and water. We can’t live without these things. If we go on like this, we shall destroy ourselves. A lot of people know that conservation is necessary. Many things have been done to save our world. For example, people plant more and more trees on the hills. In a small town in the USA a large group of girls cleaned the banks of 11 kilometers of their river. Young people may hear about conservation through a record by the name of NO ONE’S GOING TO CHANGE OUR WORLD. It was made by Scales, Cliff Richard and other singers. The money from it will help to conserve wild plants and animals. In China, a new Great Wall has been built across the northern part of the country to stop the sand from moving towards the rich farmland in the south.
【小题1】What year was 1970?
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【小题2】What did the United Nations hope ?
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【小题3】How much land in the USA is covered by forests in 1850?
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【小题4】Can you give us an example that people have done to save our world?
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【小题5】What has a new Great Wall been built for?
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