HANGZHOUApril4(Xinhua)—AnotherH7N9birdflucasehasbeenconfirmedineastChina'sZhejiangProvincetheprovincialhealthdepartmentsaidThursdaybringingthecountry'stotalnumberofcasesto10.Thepatientisa64-year-oldman

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HANGZHOU April 4 (Xinhua) —Another H7N9 bird flu case has been confirmed in east China's Zhejiang Province the provincial health department said Thursday bringing the country's total number of cases to 10.
The patient is a 64-year-old man from Huzhou City. He became ill on March 29 and was admitted to a hospital in Huzhou on March 31.
On Thursday medical experts confirmed that he was infected with the H7N9 bird flu strain after the provincial center for disease control and prevention said late Wednesday that he tested positive for the virus.
An investigation has found that all 55 people who had close contact with the man have not showed any abnormal clinical symptoms the department said.
So far China has confirmed 10 H7N9 cases — four in Jiangsu Province two in Shanghai Municipality one in Anhui Province and three in Zhejiang. The two patients in Shanghai and one in Zhejiang have died.
Health authorities and hospitals in many Chinese provinces have been on high alert for H7N9 cases.
In Nanchang capital of Jiangxi Province which neighbors Zhejiang five hospitals have been selected and ordered to be ready to treat H7N9 patients though no cases have been reported there.
China's health authorities have promised transparency(透明) and cooperation to the World Health Organization (WHO) in regards to human infections of the new strain of bird flu.
On Wednesday afternoon the National Health and Family Planning Commission distributed prevention and control plans and technique directives（指示）to health institutions nationwide. "So far the sources of infection have not been clear but based on past experiences and recent epidemiological (病理学的) studies the sources could be poultry or the secretion and excrement from poultry " according to the plan.
The Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention said Wednesday that no human-to-human transmission of H7N9 has been discovered and no epidemiological connection between these cases has been found.
【小题1】 What’s the main idea of the passage?

A．China is on high alert for H7N9 cases.

B．The 10th H7N9 infection case has been confirmed in China.

C．China has promised transparency and cooperation to the WHO.

D．China distributed prevention and control plans.

【小题2】 Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?

A．Four H7N9 cases have been confirmed in Zhejiang including the old man.

B．People who had close contact with the man are infected with bird flu too.

C．So far three people have died of H7N9 bird flu.

D．China kept back the truth of human infections from the WHO.

【小题3】 In which province have no H7N9 bird flu cases been reported so far?

A．Jiangxi.	B．Anhui.
C．Zhejiang.	D．Jiangsu.

【小题4】 We can learn from the passage that ______.

A．H7N9 bird flu can spread from human to human.

B．Poultry are the sources of H7N9 bird flu.

C．All the cases confirmed are not connected.

D．Experts don’t definitely know the sources of H7N9 bird flu.

Answer 1

【小题1】B
【小题2】C
【小题3】A
【小题4】D 解析试题分析: 根据杭州新华社4月4号报道，最近浙江又确认一例H7N9病例，截至目前中国一共有10起病例。
【小题1】B主旨大意题。阅读全文可知，本文主要讲最近浙江确认一例H7N9病例，截至目前中国一共有10起病例。故选B。
【小题2】C细节题。根据文章第五段The two patients in Shanghai and one in Zhejiang have died.可知中国确认的10起病例中，已经有3人死亡。故选C。
【小题3】A细节题。根据文章第五段So far China has confirmed 10 H7N9 cases — four in Jiangsu Province two in Shanghai Municipality one in Anhui Province and three in Zhejiang. 可知目前为止出现病例的城市有江苏省，上海市，安徽省和浙江省。用排除法，故选A。
【小题4】D推理判断题。根据文章倒数第二段So far the sources of infection have not been clear可知H7N9的感染源并不清楚。故选D。
考点：
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