Question

On March 31, 2013, the Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health of Hong Kong and the Chinese National Health and Family Planning Commission notified(通知) the World Health Organization of three confirmed human cases of influenza A (H7N9) in Shanghai and Anhui. On April 2, the CHP confirmed four more cases in Jiangsu province.
The first reported death associated(與……有聯(lián)系) with H7N9 was an 87-year-old man who died on March 4. A second man, Wu Liangliang, aged 27, died on March 10. On April 3, Chinese government reported another death, bringing the number to three. On April 4, the number of reported cases was 14, with 5 deaths. On April 6, 2013, the Chinese Ministry of Health reported 18 positive cases, death toll still at 6. Two days later, positive cases rose to 24 and one death case from Shanghai brought the death toll to 7.
The World Health Organization reiterated(重申) there was still no evidence of human-to-human transmission(傳播) of the new strain of H7N9 bird flu.
【小題1】The first person died of H7N9 on ______________.

A．March 4

B．March 10

C．March 31

D．April 2

【小題2】On April 26, the number of reported cases was _________.

A．115

B．118

C．120

D．128

Answer 1

【小題1】A
【小題2】C

解析試題分析：這篇短文主要介紹了自從2013年3月發(fā)生禽流感以來(lái)，中國(guó)各地的發(fā)病情況。
【小題1】根據(jù)第二段The first reported death associated(與……有聯(lián)系) with H7N9 was an 87-year-old man who died on March 4.描述，可知選A。
【小題2】根據(jù)統(tǒng)計(jì)圖顯示，可知在四月二十六日?qǐng)?bào)告的病例是120人，故選C。
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