5．The high cost of equipment prohibits_many_people_from_taking_up (阻止许多人从事) this sport.

Ⅳ.课文语法填空

Epidemics throughout history

With recent press reports drawing parallels between Bird Flu and a killer epidemic in the past, Jim Smith looks 1.through the history of epidemics for clues about 2.what the future might hold.

Since Bird Flu first appeared in 1997, it 3.has_taken (take) more than a hundred lives. Many people fear it could be the next global epidemic. One of the 4.earliest (early) epidemics on record happened about 500～550 AD 5.when the Roman emperor at the time was attempting to rebuild the Roman Empire. In the 1330's, in urban areas all over Europe, Asia, Africa and the Middle East, up to one half of the population was lost to the Black Death. Another epidemic that spread in similar conditions was the Great Flu Epidemic of 1918, also called the Spanish Flu.It struck near the end of the First World War and left families 6.mourning (mourn) worldwide. The SARS epidemic began in 2002 with a lung disease in Guangdong Province and spread 7.quickly (quick) after Dr Liu Jianjun, the 8.carrier (carry), came to Hong Kong and passed the virus to people who carried it to Canada, Vietnam and Singapore.

No one really knew much about SARS as it was completely new. With all the international effort 9.being_made (make), we have to have faith that there will be solutions in time to stop a Bird Flu epidemic in 10.its (it) tracks.

Ⅴ.串点成篇微表达

李明不知道他是否应该推迟(postpone)出发，因为他得了严重的感冒。因此，他立刻(straight away)去寻求(seek)医生的建议。医生告诉他要首先清除掉(wipe out)急性传染病(the acute epidemic)。医生认真给他治疗(treat)，最后他被治愈了。

Li_Ming_didn't_know_whether_he_should_postpone_his_departure_on_account_of_his_bad_cold.Therefore,_he_went_to_seek_advice_from_a_doctor_straight_away.The_doctor_told_him_to_wipe_out__the_acute_epidemic_first.The_doctor_treated_him_carefully_and_finally_he_was_ cured.

二、勤练高考题型，多练自能生巧

Ⅰ.阅读理解

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