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i、语言知识及运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节：完形填空（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的a、b、c、d四个选项中，选出最佳答案，并在答题卡上将该题涂黑。 flu season occurs annually in countries that have cold weather in the winter. although the influenza virus is 1 throughout the world in all four seasons, it seems to have its greatest impact on 2 during the winter. scientists are not sure why. they 3 it’s because in the winter people are indoors and close together for longer periods of time. also, the virus might be able to live longer and be stronger in colder weather. 4 , indoor air can 5 the mucous(粘液) that helps 6 people from the virus. in the us, the virus is not something to sneeze at. it kills about 36,000 people every year (most of them elderly). it also causes almost 250,000 people to end up in a hospital bed 7 . scientists 8 a preventive flu shot for people to take as winter begins. this shot is not 9 to prevent flu; scientists can only 10 at which virus might be the most dangerous in the upcoming season. the shot protects against only that particular virus. for those who do not get the shot, influenza spreads among them 11 . it takes only a sneeze, a cough, or a touch. 12 frequently get ill from shaking hands, opening doors, or 13 money. most infected people will have a fever, sore throat, and cough. but the symptoms are often 14 and last for only a week. for many others, however, symptoms can be so severe and prolonged that victims end up in bed for weeks, or in the 15 or even in the cemetery（公墓）. 1. a. intelligent b. new c. unknown d. alive
