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Ebola virus is a very dangerous virus. It causes a hemorrhagic fever called Ebola virus disease. “Hemorrhagic”
means that the victim will bleed a lot, inside and outside their body. Out of every 10 people who get Ebola, on
average five to nine die. The virus was first found in Sudan. It is found in Africa, with every few cases in Europe
and the United States.
The Ebola virus that makes people sick lives in the blood and other liquids and wet things in some kinds of
animals without killing them. Scientists think the animals it lives in are mainly some kinds of monkeys or fruit bats.
When people touch animals that have the virus, or wet things that came out of those animals, or liquids like water
that those animals touched, they can get sick.
Ebola cannot be caught through the air, or by being near sick people. The virus can only go from liquids into
people’s bodies. This means Ebola can be caught by touching s sick person’s blood, vomit, or other fluids that come
out of a sick person’s body. It can also be caught by touching water that has been touched by sick people.
When people get Ebola, they usually first get a fever and feel very tired. Later, people get much sicker. They
bleed both inside and outside their bodies, from their noses and mouths. Their organs might stop working, which
can lead to impaired kidneys or liver.
There is no cure for Ebola, but if people get care quickly from doctors and nurses at a hospital, most of them
live. People with Ebola need a lot of fluids to replace fluids lost from bleeding. The most important care is giving
them water with a very small amount of salt and sugar in it. It is also important to give medicines in case they get
bad blood pressure and blood circulation.
Scientist have not yet found a vaccine for Ebola, but efforts are underway. Continuous research provides hope
for a cure or all answers on what is Ebola.
1. The Ebola virus can spread by _________.
A. being near the sick people B. touching the sick people’s body
C. touching the sick people’s blood D. breathing the air with the virus
2. Which one is NOT the symptom of Ebola?
A. Having a fever. B. Bleeding a lot.
C. Failure of some organs D. Coughing much more
3. The last but one paragraph mainly talks about _________.
A. the symptoms of Ebola B. the treatment of Ebola
C. the origin of the virus D. the way of getting infected
4. From the passage, we can infer that _________.
A. few of the sick can live and recover B. some animals are being in danger of Ebola
C. scientists have found the cure for Ebola D. the sick usually lose much water by bleeding
B
Billy Miske (1894- 1924) was by all accounts one of the most under-appreciated boxers of his era. He had a
record of 48-2, which included wins against some of the biggest names in boxing and losses to two champions. But
it’s not Miske’s boxing prowess that makes his story inspirational. It’s his willingness, courage and determination to
make the ultimate sacrifice for his family.
You see, Miske was diagnosed with Bright’s disease, a terminal kidney disease, by his doctor in 1918, given 5
years to live, and told to retire. However because he knew his family was depending on him financially, he kept
jumping the ring and told no one – not even his wife- about his illness. Eventually, after a one-round knockout loss
to Jack Dempsey, he finally decided to call it quits. But just 11 months later, with his family struggling to get by,
Miske somehow persuaded promoters into giving him a huge fight.
By this time, he could barely walk and thus could not train for the fight. Nevertheless, he entered the ring and
despite the painful effects of the illness, he knocked out his younger opponent in the 4 th round. It took him $2,400
to buy back furniture he had been looking forward to for several years, as well as some toys for his kids and a piano
for his wife. Then he died just a week later at the age of 29 at St.Paul, Minnesota.
The boxing historian Tracy Callis commented: “Miske told people you can do everything while you are sick –
even terminally sick. He left behind a role model for fathers, husbands and for fighters. He was a great fighter and a
genuine man.”
Think about that next time you complain about your job.
5. After Miske was diagnosed with the disease, what did he do?
A. He had to give up his boxing career forever.
B. He kept his disease a secret from his family.
C. He took up another job to support his family.
D. He struggled to defeat Jack Dempsey eventually.
6. Why did Miske fight again 11 months later?
A. He had recovered his health completely. B. His family were living a hard life then.
C. The promoters persuaded him to fight again. D. The opponent was easier to defeat.
7. From what Tracy Callis said, we can know that _________.
A. it’s dangerous to fight in a boxing ring with a disease B. what Miske did was worthless
C. Miske’s father was sad about his death D. Miske was thought highly of

IV.阅读七选五
How to Form a Habit
There are so many things we do in our daily lives that have become a “habit”. 1 How you answer the
phone is a habit. The way you sit in the car when you drive is a habit. Have you ever tried to change the way you
do something after you’ve done it in a certain way for so long? It’s easy to do as long as you think about it. The
minute your mind drifts to something else, you go right back to the old way 2 It’s a way of doing things that has
become routine or commonplace. To change an existing habit or form a new one can be a tedious task.
Let’s pick something fairly easy to start with, like spending 15 minutes in the morning reading the Bible. If
you want to turn something into a habit that you do every day, you have to WANT to do it. 3 Make a firm
decision to do this on a daily basis.
Imprint it on you mind. Write several notes to yourself and put them in places where you will see them. By the
alarm clock, on the bathroom mirror, on the refrigerator door, in your briefcase, and under your car keys are good
places to start.
After the newness wears off, then you will have to remind yourself, “Hey, I forgot to…”, Keep using the notes
if you have to. 4 Some people say it will take over a month to solidify it and make it something you will do
without having to think about it. I tend to agree with the last statement. Two to three weeks will help you to
remember, but thirty days or more will make it part of your everyday routine. 5
A. What is a “habit” any way?
B. Is doing things in an old way good?
C. Brushing your teeth is a habit.
D. Forming a bad habit is easy.
E. It takes 16 to 21 times of repeating a task to make it a habit.
F. If you don’t, you will find a way to do everything but that.
G. That’s something you won’t necessarily have to think about before you do it-habit.

V.完型填空
Andy knew it the moment he woke up that morning. This was the day he had to make a decision.
The train 1 and he saw a lot of other people getting on the train who were 2 making the same pilgrimage
as he was. The train started to move out through the 3 where he grew up - he saw the school where he went when
he was little, the park where he played football with his father, and eventually the cemetery where his father was
now 4 .
His father had made this pilgrimage many times, 5 Andy had never gone with him. Andy hadn’t had a good
6 with his father when he was alive, but since he died a year ago, Andy found himself 7 more and more about
his father. Now he was going to make the 8 pilgrimage that his father made so many times because he wanted to
9 and remember his father. And now he was doing it. It was a tradition which he felt 10 to be part of .
The train arrived at the station. Now there were thousands of people there, everybody 11 in the same
direction, everybody together, lots of people sing old songs. Andy remembered his father singing some of 12
songs. He was happy that he had come. He knew he had made the 13 decision.
Andy 14 understood why his father, and grandfather, had made this journey so often., It wasn’t the 15 of
the journey but the journey itself that was important. It was important to do the same 16 with lots of other people
sometimes, to 17 a sense of a shared faith, and shared ideals. Andy turned round and 18 at the man beside him.
The man smiled back at Andy. Even though these two men didn’t 19 each other, they could see that they had
something in common. They were walking in Andy’s father’s 20 .
1. A. moved B. arrived C. ran D. left
2. A. never B. again C. also D. still
3. A. town B. houses C. rivers D. country
4. A. visited B. buried C. lived D. made
5. A. but B. or C. then D. so
6. A. impression B. connection C. explanation D. relationship
7. A. believing B. wanting C. telling D. thinking
8. A. private B. special C. same D. particular
9. A. understand B. persuade C. obey D. study
10. A. terrible B. proud C. ashamed D. sorry
11. A. walking B. bending C. driving D. changing
12. A. their B. his C. other D. those
13. A. firm B. right C. final D. big
14. A. frequently B. finally C. quickly D. hopefully
15. A. object B. route C. process D. beginning
16. A. work B. occasions C. things D. business
17. A. make B. feel C. give D. lose
18. A. smiled B. knocked C. threw D. pointed
19. A. call B. recognize C. greet D. know
20. A. mind B. footsteps C. ambitions D. soul