Do you know star anise? It has a Chinese name “bajiao”(八角). You can find this spice(調(diào)味料) in almost all Chinese kitchens. Suddenly people around the world need the small fruit from which the spice is made, because of bird flu(禽流感).

Bird flu has made tens of millions of birds die and killed at least 60 people in Asia. Scientists say if flu changes to spread from person to person, it could kill millions!
A medicine called Tamiflu(達菲) is supposed to fight bird flu in humans. Roche, a Swiss company, developed it. But Roche says it hasn’t enough raw material(原料) to make lots of Tamiflu. The material is the Chinese spice star anise.
About 90% of the world’s star anise is produced in South China. The fruit is harvested(豐收) between March and May. Besides spice, people also use it as medicine.
People afraid of bird flu have begun to buy star anise and cook chicken and other meat with it more. But so far, no scientists say the spice could give protection(保護). Some scientists say that eating the fruit itself won’t help against bird flu.
小題1:Most world’s star anise is produced in          .
A．SwissB．AfricaC．AsiaD．South China
小題2:According to the passage, the underlined word “supposed” probably means          .
A．thoughtB．shouldC．feltD．ought
小題3:Star anise is harvested           .
A．for one monthB．for half a year
C．for almost three monthsD．All year round
小題4:What’s the main idea of this passage?
A．The introduction of star anise.
B．The influence of bird flu.
C．The introduction of Tamiflu.
D．Star anise is used to make medicine to help fight bird flu.
小題5:Which one is NOT right according to the passage?
A．Star anise is a kind of spice.
B．Most star anise is produced in China.
C．Bird flu is dangerous for people.
D．Scientists say spice can help against bird flu.

小題1:D
小題2:A
小題3:C
小題4:D
小題5:D

試題分析：短文大意：世界上大約90%的八角是中國南方產(chǎn)。除了作為香料，人們還將它用到醫(yī)學(xué)上。人們害怕禽流感，已經(jīng)開始購買八角茴香煮雞肉和其他肉類。但到目前為止，沒有科學(xué)家說香料可以給保護人們不患禽流感。
小題1:細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第四段首句About 90% of the world’s star anise is produced in South China.可知該選D。
小題2:詞義猜測題。A medicine called Tamiflu(達菲) is supposed to fight bird flu in humans.中的劃線詞supposed的意思是“被認為”，所以該選A。
小題3:細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第四段中The fruit is harvested between March and May.可知該選C。
小題4:主旨大意題。本文主要說了八角被用來制藥抗擊禽流感，所以該選D。
小題5:細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文末But so far, no scientists say the spice could give protection(保護). Some scientists say that eating the fruit itself won’t help against bird flu.可知該選D。
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