Everyone is talking about bird flu. Yes, it is a very dangerous illness that could make people very sick. It will be some months still before we have good medicine 1 bird flu. But that doesn’t mean you can’t do anything to prevent（预防）it now. So far, all the people who have caught bird flu have been those who touched sick chickens or their 2 . So it’s a good idea for people 3 living chickens.
“People 4 go to the markets to buy living chickens to eat, but now they have to change that habit（习惯）,” said Peter Cordingley, a WHO expert（专家）. But if you do touch a sick bird, remember 5 your hands carefully with soap right away . Experts also say having good habits and a healthy body will help you 6 safe from bird flu. For example, do not buy or eat birds that 7 . Do not eat anything that has touched raw（生的） meat. Also, don’t forget to open your windows often and exercise every day. 8 enough sleep is also very important for beating illness. If you feel sick, see a doctor as soon as possible. 9 , no one in China has bird flu. But WHO says children under 12 years old could easily get sick with bird flu. Try to stay away from people who have the flu, and always cover your mouth and nose when you 10 .
【小题1】A．toB．forC．atD．in【小题2】A．housesB．droppings(粪便)C．eggsD．food【小题3】A．to stay out ofB．to stay offC．to stay overD．to stay away from【小题4】A．are used toB．used toC．usedD．have used to【小题5】A．washesB．to washC．washingD．washed【小题6】A．keepB．to getC．gotD．keeping【小题7】A．has been checkedB．have been checkedC．has checkedD．have not been checked【小题8】A．GetB．HaveC．GotD．Getting【小题9】A．In the pastB．From then onC．Since thenD．So far【小题10】A．laughB．coughC．cryD．SleepB
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(答案→)B
解析：这篇短文主要介绍了禽流感的问题，作者详细描述了这钟疾病的危害性及其防治常识。
【小题1】介词辨析. A.到,向;B.为了,给,适合于;C.在,向;D.在之内.句意:得需要几个月的时间才能有好的药物来应对禽流感.故选B.
【小题2】结合常识,得了禽流感的人都是因为接触了患病的禽类或者它们的粪便,故选B.
【小题3】联系上文描述,可知此处指的是远离活禽对人们来说是个好主意,故选D,躲避,离……远点。
【小题4】联系下文，但是现在他们必须改变那个习惯。可知前文描述的是现在已经完成的动作，故选D，人们曾经常常去市场买活禽吃。
【小题5】remember后接动名词表示记得做过某事，接不定式表示记得去做某事。句意：如果你接触过这样一致生病的活禽，记得立即用非找洗手。故选B。
【小题6】keep 保持；get获得，联系上下文，可知此处指的是保持安全，help后接不带to的不定式作宾语补足语，故选A。
【小题7】联系上下文，可知此处指的是没有经过检疫的禽类，故选D。
【小题8】词义辨析。Get获得；have有，从事。联系下文，可知此处指的是拥有充足的睡眠，故选D。
【小题9】短语辨析。A.在过去；B.从那时起；C.从那时以来；D.到目前为止。联系下文描述，可知此处指的是到目前以来，中国还没有一个人的禽流感。故选D。
【小题10】联系上文，可知此处指的是当你咳嗽时，遮住嘴。故选B，咳嗽。