5、Did you get a flu shot this year? For the first time, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the US is recommending that all children aged from 6 months to 18 years receive the flu vaccine．

Vaccines battle diseases caused by bacteria and viruses．A weakened form of the germ （微生物）is introduced into the body．The body makes special substances called antibodies to fight the germs．If the actual germs were to attack, the antibodies would fight it．

    Because there are many kinds of flu viruses, scientists must create a new vaccine  formula（方程式） each year．Researchers must make a prediction．

It is like forecasting the weather．Sometimes they are right on, and sometimes they are off．But even when the vaccine does not closely match circulating flu types, it can make the illness less serious．

   "The flu vaccine is not as effective as the polio（小儿麻痹症）vaccine or the measles vaccine," says Dr William Schaffner of Vanderbilt University School of Medicine．"It's not a great vaccine, but it is quite a good vaccine．"

But a flu vaccine doesn't work for everyone．There are certain people who should be careful about taking it．

Because the vaccine is produced in eggs, those who are allergic（过敏的）to eggs should not take it．If you have a fever, you should wait until you recover．

Some people are afraid that they might get the flu from the flu shot．Scientists say that it is not possible, because the viruses in the flu shot are inactivated．But some minor side effects such as low-grade fever and body ache could occur．If they do, they begin soon after the shot and usually last only one to two days．

Did you know?

Smallpox was the first disease people tried to prevent by putting a virus into a healthy person．In 1796, English scientist Edward Jenner placed some infected material under a boy's skin．

1．By saying "It's not a great vaccine, but it is quite a good vaccine", the author means the flu vaccine               ． 

       A．is not as effective as the polio and measles vaccines

       B．is not effective, compared with the polio and measles vaccines

       C．does help to make illness less serious

       D．is quite good because it works for everyone

2．We can infer from the passage that               ．  

       A．those who are allergic to eggs should not take flu vaccine

       B．all the flu vaccines are not effective for everyone

       C．you should go to a doctor if you have a fever or body ache after taking the flu vaccine

       D．it is possible that some people might get the flu from the flu shot

3．It is not advisable for everyone to take flu vaccine because              ．  

       A．there are many kinds of virus

       B．the flu vaccine is not as effective as the polio and measles vaccines

       C．someone may be allergic to it

       D．it has some minor side-effects

4．What topic will be discussed in the following paragraph?

       A．What kind of people should be careful about taking smallpox vaccine．

       B．The side-effects of smallpox vaccine．

       C．The origin of the flu vaccine．

       D．How the smallpox vaccine worked on the boy．

4、For Chinese students the end of their senior year is filled with studying and stress as they prepare for the college entrance exams in June．But for American high school seniors the experience couldn't be more different．The end of senior year is a celebration of their time in high school and involves parties, games and fun．

Senioritis is a commonly used expression．It means seniors have a disease which makes them unable to do work．This starts in April when seniors find out whether they have been accepted to university．

Unwilling to do school work, seniors have plenty of other activities to focus on．

Many schools have a "Senior Show", in which only seniors are allowed to perform．Some seniors sing or dance but many of them perform skits （滑稽短剧）, where they make fun of their favorite teachers or their friends．For example, a group of boys may dress up and imitate a group of their girl friends．It is all very light-hearted．

The "Senior Show" is usually a part of Senior Week, which is a week specifically dedicated（专用的）to seniors．During this week, seniors usually get academic or athletic awards they have won over their high school careers．The seniors also vote for one of their male and female classmates who they believe is the best-looking or funniest or most involved, etc．These are then published in the yearbook．

The yearbook is an important part of high school for seniors．It is usually dedicated to them and has all their pictures and some words from them in it．Then seniors go around and get it signed by their friends so they can always remember their time together．

Of course during all of this time, seniors are preparing for the Senior Prom, which is an important moment in American culture．It is the most important dance in a young American's life．

The end of senior year is a truly special and wonderful time for American students．It's something they will remember for the rest of their lives．

1．Which of the following is the closest in meaning to the underlined sentence in paragraph 1?

       A．For American high school seniors, things are quite different．

       B．It doesn't make difference at the end of the senior year．

       C．For American high school seniors, it is the best time of the year．

       D．It is the period filled with stress and workload．

2．What activities that seniors would like to do according to the passage? 

       A．School work                                        B．Voting for the film star

       C．Singing or dance contests                     D．Senior Show and Senior Prom

3．What will most probably be talked about in the next paragraph of the passage? 

       A．Activities on the sports field．

       B．The graduation ceremony where they receive their high school diploma．

       C．Their favorite film stars．

       D．The health of seniors．

3、The global financial crisis is likely to cause increased mental health problems and even suicides as people struggle to deal with poverty and unemployment, the World Health Organization warned Thursday．

Hundreds of millions of people worldwide are already affected by mental problems such as depression and bipolar disorders （带躁狂的抑郁症） and the current market meltdown （崩溃） could worsen feelings of despair among people who can't stand such illnesses．

The United Nations agency said the impact could be especially marked for those living in low and middle income countries where access to treatment is often limited．

"We should not be surprised at the turbulence （动荡） and likely consequences of the current financial crisis．Now we are seeing a huge gap in taking care of people in great need," WHO director general Margaret Chan told at a meeting of mental health experts．

"It should not come as a surprise that we continue to see more stresses, suicides and mental disorders," Chan warned．

Benedetto Saraceno, director of who's mental health, said mental health disorders affected one in four people at some point in their lives．

Mental and neurological disorders are often chronic（慢性）and disabling, he said．Nearly 1 million people commit suicide worldwide every year, a large proportion（比例）of them are young adults．

Asked about the financial crisis, Saraceno said, "Poverty can be the consequence of such events, the debts, despair and sense of loss that may reach middle and lower classes．Even the poor can be affected by this crisis．"

"There is a clear evidence that suicide is linked to financial disasters．I am not talking about the millionaire's jumping out of the window but about poor people," he said．The global crisis could be expected to affect the "stability（稳定）of communities and families", according to Saraceno．

1．According to the passage, the chief result of the worldwide financial crisis is that         ．

       A．more people will be poorer

       B．more people will be out of jobs

       C．more people will suffer from mental problems

       D．more people will commit suicide

2．The United Nations agency worried that               ．

       A．more rich people would commit suicide

       B．the financial crisis might especially influence developing or underdeveloped countries

       C．the current market meltdown could worsen feelings of despair

       D．hundreds of millions of people in the world were already affected by mental problems

3．It is implied that               ． 

       A．far more work should be done to help those who are mentally ill

       B．it will be surprising to see more people commit suicide

       C．a mental disorder is a chronic disease

       D．many more young adults commit suicide worldwide than people of other ages

4．The best title for the passage is               ． 

       A．Consequences of Global Financial Crisis．

       B．Mental Disorders Resulting From Global Financial Crisis．

       C．Suicides as a Result of Market Meltdown．

       D．Chronic Mental Disorders．

1、1．Is this you p       （永久的）address, or are you staying there for a very short period of time?

2．Newly arrived guests are required to r         （登记，注册）at the hotel’s reception desk.

3．I recommended that each c         （竞争者）should be praised for what they has done in the race.

4．A committee was a        （任命，委任）to look into the case and collect as much as information as possible.

5．It was now time to interview the farmer, for whom I had p          （先前，以前）worked.

6．If you could find some witnesses it would greatly s          （加强，巩固）your case.

7．They set up an i          （有影响力的）company to advise more people to make the best use of water.

8．If you cannot go yourself, why not find someone to s      （代替，替代）you?

9．It’s quite a          （显然的，显而易见的）that she has no intention of changing her mind.

10．The manage issued an order i       （指令，吩咐）its members not to work overtime.

32、The teachers and parents all agree that teenagers should by all means _______ their studies though there are a lot of attractions around them.

A．devote to         B． fix on         C．concentrate on         D．keep on

31、_______, tears came to my eyes.

A．Hearing what my mother said             B．When seeing my missing son

C．When I heard the news                        D．Deeply moved

30、_____ how to pronounce the word, he went to look it up in the dictionary.

A．Having not known               B．Not having known

C．Not knowing                   D．Being not known

29、--She seemed to be angry with you.

--She was angry with almost everyone – to put it _______.

A．completely         B．swiftly         C．mildly         D．deeply