1 . Match the pictures below to the medical emergencies and describe the pictures.

___heart attack   ___drowning   __sprained ankle ___poisoning   ___bad cut/bleeding

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2 . Australian scientists have started vaccinating (接种疫苗) wild koalas against the disease Chlamydia (衣原体病) in an ambitious trial in New South Wales (NSW). They want to test a way to protect the animals against the widespread condition that causes blindness, the inability to have babies, and death.

“It’s killing koalas because they become so sick that they can’t climb trees to get food, and females are unable to have babies,” said Dr. Samuel Phillips, a microbiologist at the University of the Sunshine Coast.

Around half of the wild koala population in the Northern Rivers region of NSW—about 50 animals—will be caught and vaccinated. “We want to evaluate what percentage of the koalas we need to vaccinate to meaningfully reduce infection and disease,”said Dr. Phillips.

The first koalas were caught and vaccinated in March and the effort is expected to last about three months. Researchers use telescopes to spot koalas in the trees, then build fences around the tree bases with doors leading into cages. After a few hours or days, the koalas climb down from one tree to seek tasty leaves on another and wander into the harmless traps.

After a cheek-up to make sure the animals are in good condition, researchers give them anaesthesia (麻醉) to make them sleep before they administer the vaccine. They watch the koalas’health for 24 hours after they wake up to make sure there are no side effects. The goal is to vaccinate healthy koalas to prevent them from becoming infected with chlamydia. The researchers mark the koalas’backs with pink dye so the same animals aren’t caught twice.

It is not known what caused koalas to catch chlamydia, but the scientists believe it was probably from exposure to the infected sheep and cattle. It spreads when koalas mate, or it can be passed from a mother to her babies.

1. Why was the ambitious trial started?

A．To establish a wildlife reserve.	B．To attract the tourists of all ages.
C．To test a newly developed vaccine.	D．To reduce infection among koalas.

2. What is Dr. Phillips’attitude towards the current condition of koalas?

A．Uncaring.

B．Doubtful.

C．Concerned.

D．Cautious.

3. Which can best describe the process of giving koalas an vaccine?

A．Dangerous.

B．Demanding.

C．Simple.

D．Useless.

4. What is the last paragraph mainly about?

A．Why koalas suffer from the disease.	B．How researchers recognize koalas.
C．What a koala family largely feeds on.	D．When a female koala can have a baby.

3 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

On a recent Sunday afternoon, 15 young people lay comfortably on colorful carpets and throw pillows arranged in    1    circle. Their eyes were closed, some with their legs spread forward and    2    curled up, looking as if they were asleep.

Kong Yi sat cross-legged before them, using a special stick to hit lightly metal bowls in front of her, making a sound    3    reverberated(回荡)long inside the quiet room. Following Kong’s    4    (instruction), they went in for a two-hour sound treating and meditation(冥想)course. Listening to the slowly disappearing sounds of age-old musical instruments such as singing bowls and gongs, the members reached a deeper center and a semi-conscious(半意识)state.

After, they were guided into supposing that they    5    (talk) to a wise man dressed in white, during which they could ask questions and get answers from the wise man in half an hour. In the final part, they were pulled    6    (share) their heart conversations with other members. “In that class, many people asked the meaning of life in the end    7    everyone gave different answers from the wise man —     8    (actual) themselves, ” said Kong, who runs a work room offering treating courses connected with art forms    9    painting, music and dance.

Such spiritual, meditative experiences that can lower stress and worry have become the    10    (late) choice for the country’s stressed-out younger generation looking for relaxation and heart exploration.

4 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. How many Britons, including children, are overweight according to experts?

A．A half.

B．A quarter.

C．Two thirds.

2. What is the speaker mainly talking about?

A．A measure to deal with being overweight.

B．A school to offer cooking lessons.

C．A way to set up cooking clubs.

3. What do we know about the cooking lessons?

A．They will be given in primary schools.

B．They will be provided one hour a week.

C．They will last for the whole school year.

4. Why are schools setting up “Let’s Get Cooking” clubs?

A．To teach children to cook healthy food.

B．To train more cookery teachers for schools.

C．To help students remember simple recipes.

5. What does the government promise to do?

A．Buy the equipment.

B．Build new kitchens.

C．Help poor students.

5 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

According to a recent American study, food allergies (过敏) are becoming more and more common,     1     (particular) among children. About 8% of those under 19 have developed an allergy. That means     2     total of 6 million children suffer from allergies in the USA.

The foods that are mostly responsible for such allergies     3     (be) milk, eggs, peanuts, fish, nuts and wheat. But why are food allergies increasing? Experts give the     4     (reason). One is that everything is too clean. Our body does not have the training     5     (fight) off attackers. Besides, genetic (基因的) engineering has changed most of the food we eat today.

Although a food allergy can begin     6     any age, most allergies start in childhood. Some allergies go away when you grow up, like milk or egg allergies. Others, like fish or nut allergies, are probably with people in     7     (they) whole life.

In fact, at least one third of the children     8     (affect) are allergic to more than one kind of food. They have trouble staying     9     (health) and getting the right diet. Therefore, parents     10     children have allergies should always have some drugs with them. These drugs act quickly and let children breathe better.

6 . Have you ever stopped to consider how empty the world would look without trees? Below are five of the top benefits that trees provide.

    1     When adults who are feeling down spend time in the forest, they feel better. Forest therapy can range from simply walking among the trees for a couple of hours to meditating (冥想) in a forest. The adults note they become more confident and their mood improves after forest therapy.

Trees help you heal faster. Natural environments, including forests, help you reach a more positive state of mind.     2     In fact, sick people with exposure to nature heal faster than those who don’t, even if it’s just a view through a window!

Trees reduce air pollution and improve respiratory (呼吸的) health. Trees take in many harmful pollutants from our environment.     3    These forests reduce an estimated 670, 000 cases of respiratory illness and save 850 lives.

Trees provide oxygen. Trees are like the lungs of our Earth. They supply us with oxygen while taking away our carbon dioxide and ask for nothing in return. A single tree can provide enough oxygen for four people.     4    

Trees cool cities. Trees cool things down by offering shade and through evapotranspiration (蒸腾作用).     5     Trees even save your money on your electric bill. When a tree offers direct shade for your home, you’ll use less air conditioning.

A．Trees cheer you up!

B．Trees help reduce the effects of climate change.

C．This, in turn, affects your overall state of wellness.

D．In fact, large forests can influence regional weather patterns.

E．So plant more trees around your home if you want to feel cooler.

F．And of course, trees also provide plenty of oxygen for birds and other wildlife.

G．For example, in the US, forests remove 17.4 million tons of pollution per year.

7 . 语法填空

I think that we should ban advertisements for any unhealthy     1     (produce). It is clearly desirable     2     (limit) TV advertisements for fast food. Obesity is second only     3     smoking as a cause of death.    4     (drink) alcohol results in     5     wide range of diseases. One reason why people oppose my opinion is     6     a lot of jobs are created. However, the money     7     (invest) in making unhealthy products could     8    (use) for more rewarding businesses. It is wrong to make money from activities which     9    (harm) human health. In a word, laws to ban TV advertisements of unhealthy products are     10     (benefit) to society.

8 . HANGZHOU — A human blood protein has been found to be associated with the H7N9 death rate, according to a study by Chinese medical scientists.

The study, published in Nature Communications on May 13, showed that blood plasma levels of angiotensin Ⅱ are higher in H7N9 patients and could be used to predict their physical worsening.

Angiotensin Ⅱ is a human protein contained in plasma, the vascular (血管的) wall, heart and kidney to regulate blood pressure. It is closely linked to serious lung injury. H7N9 patients with higher levels of angiotensin Ⅱ carry more viral load (病毒载量), said Li Lanjuan, researcher at the Chinese Academy of Engineering and a specialist in H7N9 prevention. “It is particularly obvious in the second week of human infection. The angiotensin Ⅱ level of patients in critical condition keeps going up, while that of mild cases tends to drop,” Li said.

Li added the new finding could help in clinical practice. Medical personnel could adopt more effective and reliable treatment measures for patients suffering different conditions. “This study will provide a new perspective to H7N9 pathology (病理学) and potential treatment for future cases,” said Ed Gerstner, executive editor of Nature Communications.

The study was led by researchers of the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention. They collected plasma from 47 H7N9 patients in cities of Hangzhou, Shanghai and Nanjing and analyzed the connection between angiotensin Ⅱ and viral load.

H7N9 was first reported in China in March 2013. The virus causes severe disease in humans, including acute and often fatal breathing failure. The country has reported more than 200 human H7N9 cases.

1. What does the passage mainly talk about?

A．Chinese scientists found a human blood protein associated with the H7N9 death rate.

B．Chinese scientists have made a new medical discovery.

C．A new perspective to H7N9 pathology provided by a medical study.

D．A report of H7N9 death rate.

2. The underlined word “critical” in the third paragraph most likely means __________.

A．unimportant

B．mistaken

C．urgent

D．successful

3. According to the passage, which of the following statements is NOT true?

A．H7N9 patients with higher levels of angiotensin Ⅱ carry more viral load.

B．Angiotensin Ⅱ is a human protein to regulate blood pressure.

C．H7N9 vims may cause human breathing failure.

D．The researchers collected plasma from 47 H7N9 patients in the city of Hangzhou and made the discovery.

4. You can probably find this article in _________.

A．a booklet

B．a newspaper

C．a guide book

D．an advertisement

9 . 语法填空

This year’s Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to Tu Youyou (co-winner),    1    research led to the discovery of artemisinin,     2     crucial new treatment for maria. Artemisinin has saved hundreds of thousands of lives, and has led to     3     (improve) health for millions of people. Over 200 million people around the world get maria each year, and about 600, 000 die from it. Artemisinin has become a vital part of the treatment for malaria, and     4     (think)to save 100, 000 lives a year in Africa alone.

Tu Youyou, a     5    (commit) and patient, was born in Ningbo, China, on 30 December 1930, and graduated from Peking University Medical School in 1955. After she graduated, she worked at the China Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Beijing. In 1967, the Chinese government formed a team of    6    (scientist) with the objective of     7    (discover) a new treatment for malaria, and Tu Youyou was among the first researchers     8     (choose). Her team examined over 2, 000 old medical texts, and    9    (evaluate) 280, 000 plants for their medical properties. From their research, they discovered and tested 380 distinct ancient Chinese medical treatments     10     the fight against malaria.

10 . 语法填空

Tom’s hobby was     1    (smoke). He likes reading newspapers because it was     2    (interest). He felt     3     (astonish) when he read a newspaper about lung cancer. What he wanted to do was     4    (give) up smoking at once. But sometimes he remained     5    (puzzle) if he should continue or give up. So he got     6    (change) and went to a hospital to find a doctor for help, who showed him some     7    (frighten) pictures of lung who smoked heavily. So he was     8    (determine) to stop smoking and followed the doctor’s advice. Now his part-time job is     9     (educate) people about health and he finds the work is very     10     (reward).