第三节 完形填空(共20小 题，30分)

　　　 As China faced up to a battle against bird flu, the government announced a range of control measures it believed would bring the disease under control.

This bird flu 21　 more than 16 people across Asia and was made certain in China in late January, 2008 No　 22　 cases had been found in the mainland but at least 13 of the country’s 31　 provinces, autonomous regions(自治区) and municipalities had 　23　 the disease in poultry(家禽).

　　　 “It 24 a difficult task for China to prevent and control the disease, 　25　 the government is confident in the fight,” said a Vice-Minister of Agriculture. He gave details of a range of measures designed to 　26　 the disease spreading. Poultry within 3km of infected farms was to be killed and those within 5km vaccinated(接种疫苗). 　27　 , there would be constant monitoring(监控) and daily　 28 on the disease across the country, and　 29　 production of bird flu vaccines.

　　　 Among the 11 Asian countries and regions 30 by bird flu in animals, only Vietnam and Thailand had reported human cases. The people infected were reported to have 　31　 the disease from poultry.

　　　 While the World Health Organization said there was　 32　 proof of human transmission(传播) of bird flu, it admitted that two sisters who died of bird flu in Vietnam 33　 have caught it from their brother.

　　　 The big 34　 was that the disease could combine with a human flu virus(病毒) to create a deadly 35 disease that would kill millions of people across the　 36 . Many Asian farmers live close with their animals and sell　 37　 chickens on the market. This greatly increases the 38　 of human being infected with bird flu.

　　　 An official from WHO said Asian countries affected by bird flu should introduce a more　 39 way of raising and selling chickens. They have to completely 40 　their lifestyle and attitude towards animals.　

21．A．hurt　　　 　　　　 B．hit　　　　 　　　　 C．struck　　　　 　 D．killed

22．A．animal　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．bird　　　　 　　 C．human　　　 　　 D．poultry

23．A．shown　　　　 B．reported　　　 　 C．struck　　　　 　 D．said

24．A．remains　　　　 B．leaves　　　　 　 C．stays　　　　 　 D．continues

25．A．but　　　　　　 B．and　　　　　 　 C．while　　　　 　 D．so

26．A．fight　　　　 　　 B．control　　　 　　 C．keep　　　　　 　 D．stop

27．A．However　　　 B．Meanwhile　　 　 C．Therefore　　　 　 D．Instead

28．A．controls　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．treatments　　 　 C．reports　　　　 　 D．vaccines

29．A．started　　　　 B．improved　　　 　 C．increased　　　 　 D．attempted

30．A．affected　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．destroyed　　　 　 C．connected　　 　 D．introduced

31．A．held　　　　　 　 B．covered　　　 　 C．carried　　　　 　 D．caught

32．A．some　　　　　 B．much　　 　　　 C．no　　　　　　 D．more

33．A．should　　　　 B．might　　　　 　 C．must　　　　　 　 D．need

34．A．accident　　　 　 B．problem　　　 　 C．task　　　　　 D．flu

35．A．new　　　　　 B．strange　　　 　　 C．serious　　　　 　 D．bad

36．A．country　　　　 B．area　　　　 　　 C．mainland　　 　　 D．globe

37．A．killed　　　 　　 B．many　　　　 　　 C．dead　　　　 　　 D．live

38．A．speed　　　 　　　 B．possibility　　 　　 C．introduction　　 　 D．experience

39．A．healthy　　　　 B．useful　　　　 　 C．simple　　　　 D．gentle

40．A．stop　　　　 　　　 B．change　　　 　　 C．form　　　 　　 D．keep

20．-Would you like to join us in the game?

　　　 -　　　 , for I have something important to attend to.

　　　 A．I will　　　　　　　　　 B．I’d love to　　　　　 C．I won’t 　　　　　　　 D．I’m afraid not

19．-The last one 　　　pays the meal.

　　　 -Agreed!

　　　 A．to arrive　　　　　　　 B．arrives　　　　　　　　 C．arrived　　　　　　　　 D．arriving

18．I have no idea　　　 is better, so I took 　　　of them.

　　　 A．what; both　　　　　 B．what; none　　　　　 C．which; both　　　　 D．which; none

17．-Who did you spend last weekend with?

　　　 -　　　 .

　　　 A．Palmer’s　　　　　　 B．The Palmers’　　　 C．The Plamers　　　　 D．The Plamer’s