Passage 1

　　Sometimes there are questions in our minds which we would like to ask people,butwe are too shy orembarrassed(為難的) At other times we feel it iswrong to trouble others with our problems,or are prevented from asking by our fear ofbeing criticied.

　　Often there need be no such fear because other people haveundergone(經(jīng)歷)the same questionings,dous or worries as ourselves,and many adults or teenage friends are only too pleased to share their knowledge or experience with us.Indeed,in many cases they also learn something,and much unnecessary worry is prevented.

　　You may use this Question Time to ask anything about life that you don't understand,or any question of a personal or general nature that has either troubled youfor some time or arisen recently.In order to protect your feelings,which you may not want exposed,write the question down (in capitals if you wish) on a slip of paper without your name on it.Then fold the paper and hand it to your teacher who will sort the questions out at home before the lesson takes place.He will respect the fact that the questions areasked in confidence(秘密地);they should,however,be sensible and honest ones.

　　During the lesson the teacher will read out a question,and then call upon one ortwo volunteers from the class to offer their opinions before giving his own.Theclass should regard both questions and answers and the discussion that arises from them as confidential to avoid breaking the trust the questioner has placed in the lesson,and to make possible further discussion of similar problems on another occasion.It is also helpful to remember that the answers given represent only one or two points of view—someone else might answer them quite differently.��

　　1.Sometimes we have questions,but we would not like to ask people because____

　　A.we are not sure about our questions

　　B.we are afraid of being criticied

　　C.we are afraid of being in difficulty

　　D.we only believe in ourselves

　　2.The author suggests that in order not to be known,you should _______

　　A.try to avoid asking questions

　　B.give the question paper without the name on it to your teacher

　　C.discuss the questions with your group

　　D.sort the questions out at home and then tell them to your teacher

　　3.The author tells us that _______

　　A.in class we should value the speakers' questions or answers to show our trust

　　B.in public we may learn something to avoid unnecessary worry

　　C.It's better to write your questions down than to ask them orally��

　　D.only those who ask questions in confidence are sensible and honest

　　Passage 2��

　　Chinese Mainland,Hong Kong,Taiwan Join Hands in SARS Research��

　　The World Health Organiation says the number of SARS(非典型性肺炎)cases worlide has reached 2,960.Though half of the affected patients have recovered,new cases are still being reported and the cause of the disease has still not been pinpointed.The Chinese mainland,Hong Kong and Taiwan are all among the 23 countries and regions trying to cope with the epidemic(傳染病).��

　　South China's Guangdong Province is one of the areas hardest hit by SARS.It's also where the first case of the disease was reported.Observers say the situation in Guangdong has steadily improved with a sharp downturn in the number of affected patients.So far,over 83 percent of the patients have recovered and been released from hospital.��

　　“First of all,we need to understand that SARS is an epidemic and the human immunity(免疫性) to the disease is therefore weak.But,from what we have experienced and observed,there is no reason topanic.The disease's infectiousness(傳染性)is being weakened as it passes from one group to another.”said hong Nanshan,director of Guangdong Team for SARS Prevention and Treatment.

　　The director says the key to fighting the disease now lies in finding the cause and developing a vaccine(疫苗).This calls for concerted cooperation within theinternational medical community.So far,the Chinese mainland and Hong Kong have been working well together.

　　The SARS situation in Taiwan offers a more reassuring picture.So far a little over 20 people have been affected,with no deaths reported.Taiwan medical experts say this is in part due to effective quarantine(隔離) of suspected patients.But mainland cooperation with the island has so far been confined to the individual level.��

　　“We have cooperated with the US Center for Disease Control and the Hong Kong Health Department.Recently Taiwan officials have been to Hong Kong to learn from the region's experience.After all,Hong Kong is now the epicenter(中心) of SARS and has developed some effective ways to diagnose(診斷) the disease.”said hang Cangneng from Taiwan Xinguang Hospital.

　　Experts from the mainland and Taiwan are pushing for greater cooperation(合作) in the field.A joint seminar by all three sides will be held later this month.Questions relating to the virus's profile and the cause will be discussed at length to shed light on the remaining questions about the disease.

　　1The passage mainly tells us ___________

　　A.SARS is a disease which can not be controlled

　　B.Chinese mainland,Hong Kong and Taiwan will cooperate so as to deal with SARS

　　C.Chinese mainland,Hong Kong and Taiwan are the areas hardest hit by SARS

　　D.how to prevent and treat SARS

　　2. SARS is a disease _______________

　　A.which can be dealt with very easily

　　B.whose infectiousness is weakened when it passes from one area to another

　　C.which does not endanger patients' lives

　　D.which passed from other countries to China

　　3. According to the passage,we know that A.about half of the patients with SARS died________

　　B.when the passage was written there were about 2,960 people with SARS in Guangdong

　　C.there are not more than 20 patients with SARS in Taiwan and no deaths were reported

　　D.Taiwan would like to cooperate with Chinese mainland and Hong Kong to deal with SARS

　　4. The underlined word“ panic”in Paragraph 3 is closest to ________ in meaning.

　　A.be angryB.be surprisedC.scare D.delight

　　Passage 1��

　　1.細節(jié)題。從文中第一段的最后一句“…or are prevented from asking by ourfear of being criticied”可以得出結(jié)論。答案為B。��

　　2.從文章第三段“In order to protect your feelings,which you may not want exposed,write the question down(in capitals if you wish) on a slip of papes without your name on it.Then fold the paper and hand it to your teacher…”可以得出結(jié)論。答案為B。��

　　3.從文中的最后一段“The class should regard both!Questions and answers and the discussion that arises from them as confidential to avoid breaking the trust the questioner has placed in the lesson…”可以得出答案。答案為A。��

　　Passage 2��

　　1.主旨題。其實我們根據(jù)文章的標題“Chinese，MainLand， Hong Kong，TaiwanJoin Hand in SARS Research”，另外從文章的倒數(shù)第二段的第一句話“We have cooperated with the US Center for Disease Control…”和文章的最后一段“Experts fromthe mainland and Taiwan are pushing for greater cooperation in the field”，均可找出答案。答案為B。��

　　2.細節(jié)題。從文中第三段“The disease's infectiousness(傳染性)is being weakened as it passes from one group to another.”可直接找到答案。答案為B。��

　　3.從文章的倒數(shù)第二段的第一句“We have cooperated with the US Center…”和倒數(shù)第一段的第一句“Experts from the mainland and Taiwan are pushing for greater cooperation in the field”可以得出結(jié)論。A.“about half of the patients with SARS died”是一個錯誤信息，通過文章的幾句話，“So far,over 83% of the patients have recovered and been released from hospital.”“So far,a little over 20 peoplehave been affected,with no deaths reported.” 可以推測出來。B.“When the passage was written there were about 2，960 people with SARS in Guangdong.”這是個錯誤信息。文章的第一段第一句話告訴我們“…worlide…”表明是世界共有2，960，而不是廣東一個地方。C.是一個錯誤信息。第五段第二句話“So far，a little over 20 people have been affected.”已經(jīng)有20多人患病。答案為D。 ��

　　4.詞語理解題。從第三段中可以看出，“…there is no reason to panic”中的“panic”表示“慌亂，害怕”，“scare”的意思是“恐懼，害怕”。答案為C。��