2025年人教版高三英語(yǔ)上冊(cè)階段測(cè)試試卷含答案

…………○…………內(nèi)…………○…………裝…………○…………內(nèi)…………○…………裝…………○…………訂…………○…………線…………○…………※※請(qǐng)※※不※※要※※在※※裝※※訂※※線※※內(nèi)※※答※※題※※…………○…………外…………○…………裝…………○…………訂…………○…………線…………○…………第=page22頁(yè)，總=sectionpages22頁(yè)第=page11頁(yè)，總=sectionpages11頁(yè)2025年人教版高三英語(yǔ)上冊(cè)階段測(cè)試試卷含答案考試試卷考試范圍：全部知識(shí)點(diǎn)；考試時(shí)間：120分鐘學(xué)校：______姓名：______班級(jí)：______考號(hào)：______總分欄題號(hào)一二三四五總分得分評(píng)卷人得分一、選擇題(共6題，共12分)1、【題文】Therearetwenty-eightdaysin____A.JanuaryB.FebruaryC.MarchD.June2、【題文】—CanIhelpyou?

—__________.Iwantapairofshoesformyson.A.Yes,pleaseB.No,youcan’tC.Yes,youcan.D.Sorry,youcan’t.3、【題文】Weeachtook______teaafterhaving______wonderfulsupperatmyaunt’syesterday.A.a;/B./;/C.the;theD.a;a4、-Monitor？

-I'mnotmonitorofourclass．I________withtheteacheruntilthemonitoriselected．（）A.willjusthelpB.amjusttohelpC.amjusthelpingD.havejusthelped5、Youwillnevergainsuccess______youarefullydevotedtoyourwork.A.whenB.becauseC.unlessD.after6、Mum,Iwanttochangemyjob.YouknowIhaven'tachievedanythingsinceItookit.Really?Thereisnotajobconsideredthebestone!Asweallknow,_______.A.alliswellthatendswellB.misfortunetellsuswhatfortuneisC.everyprofessionproducesitsownbestD.allthatisworthdoingisworthdoingwell

第二節(jié)完形填空(共20小題；每小題1分，滿分20分)評(píng)卷人得分二、填空題(共9題，共18分)7、Afteralongjourney,thoseyoungmenfinallyreached______theycalledtheparadise.A.whereB.whatC.inwhichD.that8、TheChinaDreamadvocatedbyXiJinping,generalsecretaryoftheCPC,covers________dreamofturningawell-offlifeinto____realityby2020．A．a(chǎn);/B．the;/C．a(chǎn);aD．the;the9、Heisdeterminedandcompetentandintelligentaswell,whichis________ittakestobecome______success.A．that;/B．what;aC．what;/D．that;a10、Hetriedhisbestmanytimes._________________,hemadehisway.A.OtherwiseB.InotherwordsC.ThereforeD.Inaword11、Ken,,butyourTVisgoingtooloud.Oh,I’msorry.I’llturnitdownrightnow.A.I’dliketotalkwithyouB.I’mreallytiredofthisC.IhatetosaythisD.Ineedyourhelp12、Thisisthefactory____theshoesaremade．13、PALOAITO，California-"Switchingoffthetelevisionmayhelppreventchildrenfromgettingfatter-eveniftheydonotchangetheirdietorincreasetheamounttheyexercise，"USresearcherssaidlastweek．

Astudyof192thirdandfourthgrades，generallyagedeightandnine，foundthatchildrenwhocutthenumberofhoursspentwatchingtelevisiongainednearlytwopounds（0.91kg）lessoveraone-yearperiodthanthosewhodidnotchangetheirtelevisiondiet．

"Thefindingsareimportantbecausetheyshowthatweightlosscanonlybetheresultofareductionintelevisionviewingandnotanyotheractivity，"saidThomasRobinson，apediatrician（兒科專家）atStanfordUniversity．

"Americanchildrenspendanaverageofmorethanfourhoursperdaywatchingtelevisionandvideosorplayinggames，andratesofchildhoodbeingveryfathavedoubledoverthepast20years，"Robinsonsaid．

Inthestudy，presentedthisweektothePediatricAcademicSocieties'annualmeetinginSanFrancisco，theresearcherspersuadedabout100ofthestudentstoreducetheirtelevisionviewingbyone-quartertoone-third．

Childrenwatchingfewerhoursoftelevisionshowedasignificantlysmallerincreaseinwaistsizeandhadlessbodyfatthanotherstudentswhocontinuetheirnormaltelevisionviewing，eventhoughneithergroupateaspecialdietnortookpartinanyextraexercise．

"Oneexplanationfortheweightlosscouldbethechildrenunstucktothetelevisionmaysimplyhavebeenmovingaroundandburningoffcalories，"Robinsonsaid．

"Anotherreasonmightbeduetoeatingfewermealsinfrontofthetelevision．SomestudieshavesuggestedthateatinginfrontoftheTVencouragespeopletoeatmore，"Robinsonadded．

51．Thepurposeofthefirsttwoparagraphsis____．

A．toreportthetimechildrenspendwatchingTV

B．toshowthatmoreTVtimeleadstogettingfatter

C．totellusthebestwaytoreduceweight

D．tointroducethebackgroundoftheresearch

52．Accordingtothepassage，thetimeAmericanchildrenusuallyspendonwatchingTV____．

A．ismorethanfourhoursaday

B．islessthanfourhoursaday

C．doubledinthelasttwentyyears

D．ismorethanonanyotheractivities

53．Thetimethe100childrenspendonTVeverydayisabout____inthestudy．

A．a(chǎn)quarterofanhour

B．fourhours

C．threehours

D．onehour

54．WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage？____

A．WeightincreaseowestotheresultofareductioninTVviewing．

B．Thepercentageofchildrengettingfatterhasdoubledinthelast20years．

C．ChildrenusuallyeatlesswhilewatchingTV．

D．ChildrenusuallyeatnothingwhilewatchingTV．

55．Themainideaofthepassagewouldbe____．

A．lessTVtimehelpsreducechildren'sweight

B．fewermealsisamustinreducingchildren'sweight

C．thelessyoueat，thethinneryouwillbe

D．moreexerciseisofgreatbenefittoreduceweight．14、（2013秋?濟(jì)寧期中）JackAndrakafromMarylandwonthegrandprizeat

the2012IntelInternationalScienceandEngineering

Fair．Itisthelargesthighschoolsciencecompetitionintheworld．TheMarylandteenageristheyoungestwinnerofthe75，000prize．Hewaschosenfromamong1，500studentsin70countries．

JackAndrakainventedatestforpancreaticcancer

（胰腺癌）．Hestartedtolearnitafterlosingaclosefamilyfriendtothedisease．"IwentontheInternetandIfoundthat85%ofallpancreaticcancersarefoundlate，whensomeonehaslessthan2%chanceofsurvival（生存），"hesays，"andIwasthinking，'That'snotright．Weshouldbeabletodosomething．'"Hefoundthatearlydiscoveryisimportanttoincreasingthechancesofsurvivingthedisease．

TheMarylandteenageraskedtoworkinalaboratoryatJohnsHopkinsUniversityinBaltimoreandwasallowed．Therehedevelopedasimplepapertest，whichcanrecognizethediseaseinasingledropofblood．Histesthasprovedcorrect90%ofthetime．Italsois100timesmoresensitive（敏感的）thanothertests．"Itcosts3centspertest，andthenittakesonly5minutestorun；"hesaid．

Jack'ssuccesswouldn'thavebeenpossiblewithoutAnirbanMaitra，aprofessoratJohnsHopkins．Hewastheonlypersonamongthe200researchersJackwrotetowhoshowedinterestinhisproject．"Iwasverysurprisedthatthiswasa15-year-oldwhowaswritingthis．IwantedtomeetthiscleveryoungmanandseewhathewantedtotalkaboutandsoIcalledhimoverforaninterview（會(huì)面）．"

JackworkedinProfessorMaitra'slaboratory，completinghisprojectin7months．ThegovernmenthasgiventheMarylandteenagerpatentrights（專利權(quán)）tothepancreaticcancertest．Heisnowtalkingwithcompaniesaboutdevelopingthetestintoasimpleproduct．

Whateverhappens，theprofessorbelievesJackAndraka'snameisonewewillbehearingagainoverthenext10to20years．

66．WhatmadeJackAndrakaresearchpancreaticcancer？____

A．Ahighschooltask．

B．Aprofessor'sencouragement．

C．Losingafriend．

D．Doubtsaboutthepresenttest．

67．JackAndraka'sresearchonpancreaticcancer____．

A．provedtobeverysuccessful

B．was100timescheaperthanothertests

C．gavepatientsa90%chanceofsurvival

D．wasfinishedatthehighschoolofMaryland

68．Wecaninfer（推斷）fromthetextthatJackAndraka____．

A．leftadeepimpressiononProfessorMaitra

B．wasthoughthighlyofbycompanies

C．gotsupportfromotherseasily

D．wasn'tafraidoffailure

69．TheunderlinedsentenceinthelastparagraphsuggestedJackAndrakawill____．

A．becomerich

B．makecontributions（貢獻(xiàn)）continually

C．getagoodjob

D．makeproductstotreatcancer

70．What'sthebesttitleforthetext？____

A．IntelInternationalScienceandEngineeringFair

B．JackAndraka'sFightsAgainstCancer

C．ResearchonPancreaticCancer

D．TeenagerCancerResearcher．15、ShoppingintheUnitedStateschangesalot．Aboutninetyyearsagomostpeopleshoppedinsmallstoresthatwereownedbyonepersonorafamily．Womenwentfromthebakerytothebutcher'stothegrocerandontothefruitandvegetablesellerinordertogettheirfoodfortheweek．

Thenaboutsixtyyearsago，supermarketswereborn．Inasupermarket，peoplecouldgetallthedifferentkindsoffoodtheyneededwithoutgoingtodifferentstores．

ThenextbigchangeinshoppingintheUnitedStateswastheshoppingmall．Ashoppingmallisagroupofstoresunderoneroof．Becausemallsallowedpeopletoshopwithoutworryingabouttheweather，theysoonbecameverypopular．Themallbecameaplaceforpeopletosocializeinadditiontoshopping．Ifyouwalkthroughamall，youwillseeolderpeoplesitting，chattinganddrinkingcoffee．Mallsareplacesforteenagerstohangout．Manyteenswilloftenjust"gotothemall"andspendtimewiththeirfriends．

TherecentchangeinAmericanshoppingwasthesuperstore．LargechainstoressuchasWal-Mart，OfficeDepotandToys"R"UshavebeenbuiltallacrosstheUnitedStates．Becausetheyaresolarge，theycanbuygoodsatagreatdiscountandsellthemmuchcheaperthansmallerstores．

Sometimes，whentheyarebuiltnearsmalltowns，manyofthesmalltownstoreshavetoclose．Theyjustcannotcompetewiththeirgiantneighbors．

Andnow，onlineshoppingisbecomingmoreandmorepopularallovertheStates．Peoplearetoobusytogotothephysicalstores，sotheygoshoppingovertheInternet．Onlineshoppinghaslotsofadvantages．Forinstance，onlinestoresareusuallyavailable24hoursaday．Searchingorbrowsingonlineshopscanbefasterthanbrowsingthephysicalstores．While，onlineshoppingalsohasitsdisadvantages．Peopleareathigherriskofbeingcheatedonthepartofthemerchantthaninaphysicalstore．Andprivacyofpersonalinformationmaybeletout．

56．WhichofthefollowingshowstherightorderofshoppingdevelopmentintheUnitedStates？____

①smallstores②superstores③shoppingmalls④shoppingonline⑤supermarkets

A．①②③④⑤B．①⑤②③④

C．①⑤③②④D．②③④①⑤

57．Whichistheplaceforpeopletospendtimewithothersaccordingtothepassage？____

A．Shoppingmalls．

B．Smallstores．

C．Supermarkets．

D．Superstores．

58．Whycanthesuperstoressellproductsatmuchlowerprices？____

A．Becausetheyarebuiltnearsmalltowns．

B．BecausetheyareacrosstheUnitedStates．

C．Becausetheysellallkindsofproductspeopleneed．

D．Becausetheycanbuygoodsatareductionintheprice．

59．What'sthedisadvantageofonlineshoppingaccordingtothepassage？____

A．Wastingtime．

B．Leakingpersonalinformation．

C．Fixedprices．

D．Nochancetodophysicalactivities．評(píng)卷人得分三、閱讀表達(dá)(共9題，共18分)16、Choosingtherightuniversityforyouisabigdecisionwithmanyfactorstoconsider.Theinstitutionthatyouchoosewillnotonlybetheonethatensuresyouracademicgoals,butitwillalsobewhereyouwilllive,learn,playsports,socializeandworkforseveralyears.Therefore,beforeyoustartfillingoutthoseuniversityapplicationforms,takeastepbackandconsiderthemany____thataffectthe"fit"ofauniversitytoyouruniquepersonalityandeducationalgoals.Takealookatthefollowingfactors,anddecidewhichonesmeanthemosttoyou.Consideryoureducationalgoals.Youwilldiscoverthatdifferentschoolsaremorerecognizedorprogressiveinyourchosenfieldofstudythanothers.Forthisreason,talktoadvisors,professionalsinyourfield,orgotoclubsorganizedbythealumni(校友).Whenyoucheckoutschoolrankingforyourmajor,youmayfindthatyourfirstchoiceisnotreallyamatch,whileanotherfitsperfectly.Considercosts.Itwillbenosurprisetoyouatthispointthatnotallschoolscostthesame.Someofthemorefamousschoolsaresobecausetheyaredifficulttogetintoanddifficulttopayfor.Don'tletthisnecessarilystopyou.Justkeepthisconsiderationinmindasyounarrowyourlistofpotentialschools.Choosingauniversityshouldnotbedoneonlyonreputation,butalsotaketheacademicprogramsandoverallenvironmentintoconsideration.Beawarethatreputationsaresometimesoutofdateoroverstated,sofirst-handexperienceisoftenbeneficial.Onceyou'veidentifiedthefactorsthataremostimportanttoyou,you'vetakenthefirststepstowardsmakingasuccessfulchoice.Makesureyoupickauniversitythatwillserveyourneedsthroughoutyouruniversitycareer.(1)Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?(Nomorethan10words.)_______________________________________________________________(2)Therearemanyfactorsyouneedtoconsiderbeforechoosingauniversityaccordingtothepassage.Pleaselistatleastthreeofthem.(Nomorethan15words.)_______________________________________________________________(3)Accordingtothepassage,whatkindofuniversityisitbestforyoutochoose?(Nomorethan15words.)______________________________________________________________(4)Whatdoestheunderlinedword"variables"meaninparagraphOne?(onlyoneword.)_______________________________________________________________(5)Inyouropinion,whatotherthingsdoweneedtotakeintoconsiderationbeforechoosingauniversitybesidesthethingsmentionedinthepassage?(Nomorethan20words.)_______________________________________________________________17、ThefirsttimeLucaheardtalkoftheIslandOfInventions,hewasstillveryyoung,butthewondersheheardaboutsoundedsoincredible（難以置信）tohimthattheywereforeverengravedinhismemory.Takingalittlefromhere,alittlefromthere,hearrivedatquiteaclearideaofwhattheIslandOfInventionswasreallylike.Itwasasecretplace,whereallthegreatwisemenoftheworldwouldmeettolearnandinventtogether.Tobeabletojointhatselectclub,youhadtohavecreatedsomegreatinventionforhumanity（人類）.Onlythencouldyoureceivetheuniqueandspecialinvitation-whichcamewithinstructions（指示；說明）onhowtogettotheisland.

Tobeinwithachance,Lucaspenttheyearsofhisyouthstudyingandinventing.Everynewideahegot,hemadeitintoaninvention,andiftherewereeveranythinghedidn'tunderstand,hewouldseek（尋找）outsomeonewhocouldhelphim.Soonhemetotheryoungpeople,brilliantinventorstoo,andhetoldthemofthesecretsandmarvelsoftheIslandOfInventions.Thesefellowyounginventorswould____dreamofbeingsent'theletter',whichishowtheinvitationwasreferredto.Oneday,alongtimelater,Luca,alreadyveryold,wasspeakingwithabrilliantyoungmanwhohadwrittentohimtotrytojointhegroup.LucatoldtheyoungmanthegreatsecretoftheIslandOfInventions,andofhowhewassurethatsomedaytheywouldreceiveaninvitation.Surprised,theyounginventorinterruptedLuca:"What?Youmeanthisisn'treallytheIslandofInventions?Isn'ttheletteryousentmetherealinvitation?"ThenLucarealisedthathisdreamhadbecometrueinhisveryownhouse.Herealisedthatnoislandcouldexistwhichwouldbebetterthanwherehewasnow.Noplaceofinventionwouldbebetterthanwhatheandhisfriendshadcreated.Lucafelthappytoknowthathehadalwaysbeenontheisland.

(1)WhywerethewondersforeverengravedinLuca'smemory?(Nomorethan15words)

(2)WhatwouldtheyoungbrilliantinventorsdowhenhearingthesecretsandmarvelsoftheIslandOfInventions?(Nomorethan20words)

(3)WhendidLucarealisethathisdreamhadbecometrueinhisveryownhouse?(Nomorethan10words)

(4)Pleaseexplaintheunderlinedphrase“____”inEnglish.(Nomorethan5words)

(5)Whatisthetitleofthepassage?(Nomorethan10words)18、LastsummerImovedtoanewcitytolivewithmyhusband,givingupbeingalawyer.Ispentmydaysaimlesslywanderingaroundmynewneighborhood.That’showImetSteve.HeaskedforhelpandIboughthimacoffee.Stevehadlivedintheareaforabouttenyearsandwaswellknowntothelocals.IjokinglycalledhimtheMayorofKirkland,becauseitseemedthathekneweveryonehere.InSeptember,hetoldmehehadbeenhomelessbecausehehadalegalissueforthelastthirtyyears.SteveknewIhadlegalexperience,soheaskedmeifIcouldhelphimwiththismatter.Irecalledsomethingmymotheroftentoldme,“Youhaveasetofskillsandyoushouldusethemforgoodtohelppeople.”Heowedabout67,000intaxesandhadbeenchargedinterestonhisoutstandingamountforthepastthirtyyears.Hehadabout

700permonthdeducted(扣除)fromhissocialsecurity.Theamounthehadleftwasbarelyenoughtoliveon.Imadesomephoneinquiries(詢問).Acourtclerkdirectedmetoaform,requestingthecourttochangehisorder,andoncewehadtoldthecourtourintent,theballwasrolling.InearlyNovember,wefiledtheformswiththecourtalltwohundredpagesofthem.Afterthat,allwehadtodowaswaituntilthecourtdate.Thecourtforgave57,000ofwhatSteveowed,andhispaymentwerereducedfrom

700permonthtojust100.ThereweretearsinSteve’seyeswhenheheardthedecision.ButitwouldalsomeanthatIwouldn’tseehimasoftenanymore.WhenItoldStevethis,hesmiled.“We’refriends,”hesaid,“andfriendsmaketimetoseeeachother.”

(1)WhydidthewritercallStevetheMayorofKirkland?(nomorethan8words)(2)WhatmotivatedtheauthortohelpStevewithhiscase?(nomorethan10words)(3)HowdoyouunderstandtheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph3?(nomorethan5words)(4)HowdidStevefeelwhenhearingthecourt’sdecision?(nomorethan8words)(5)Whatdoyouthinkoftheauthor?Why?(nomorethan20words)19、ATVprogramhasbecomepopularinChinarecently.IthasmadepeoplealloverChinabecomeinterestedinwritingChinesecharacters.

Theincreasinguseofcomputersandsmartphoneshasleftmostyoungpeoplehardlyabletowritebyhand.Manyofthemareevenunabletorememberthe10,000charactersusedindailylifewithoutelectronichelp.

CCTVstartedtheChineseCharacterDictationCompetitiontoimprovethepopulation’shandwritingskills.Contestants（參與者）ontheshowwereschoolpupils,butitwasfoundthat70%ofadultsintheaudiencewereunabletorememberhowtowritetheword“chanchu”.

Becausecomputersallowpeopletotypecharacterssimplybyenteringpinyin,theydon’tneedtorememberhowtowritethem.“ThekeyboardagehashadabiginfluenceonthehandwritingofChinesecharacters.”GuanZhengwen,whodesignedanddirectedtheshowsaid.

Headdedthathehopedtoencouragepeopletokeepitaliveasanartform.

HaoMingjian,aneditorofamagazine,puttinghisheartintoChinesecharacters,said,“LearningChinesecharactersgoesonthroughoutyourlife.Ifyoustopusingthemforalongtime,itisverylikelythatyouwillforgetthem.”

Answerthequestionsaccordingtothepassage.

(1)AreChinesepeopleinterestedinwritingChinesecharactersnow?

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(2)Whathasleftmostyoungpeoplehardlyabletowritebyhand?

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(3)WhydidCCTVstarttheChineseCharacterDictationCompetition?

___________________________________________________________(4)Howdocomputersallowpeopletotypecharacterssimply?

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(5)Whatcanyoulearnfromthepassage?

___________________________________________________________20、WeareallbusytalkingaboutandusingtheInternet,buthowmanyofusknowthehistoryoftheInternet?ManypeoplearesurprisedwhentheyfindthattheInternetwassetupin1969.Atthattime,computerswerelargeandexpensive.Computernetworksdidn’tworkwell.Ifonecomputerinthenetworkbrokedown,thenthewholenetworkstopped.Itshouldbegoodenoughtobeusedbymanydifferentcomputers.Ifapartofthenetworkwasnotworking,informationcouldbesentthroughanotherpart.Inthiswaycomputernetworkwouldkeeponworkingallthetime.Soanewnetworksystemhadtobesetup.AtfirsttheInternetwasonlyusedbythegovernment,butintheearly1970s,universities,hospitalsandbankswereallowedtouseit,too.However,computerswerestillveryexpensiveandtheInternetwasdifficulttouse.Bythestartof1990s,computersbecamecheaperandeasiertouse.Scientistshaddevelopedsoftwarethatmadesurfingmoreconvenient.TodayitiseasytogetonlineanditissaidthatmillionsofpeopleusetheInterneteveryday.Sendingemailsismoreandmorepopularamongstudents.TheInternetnowbecomesoneofthemostimportantpartsofpeople’slife.

(1)HowlongdoestheInternetexist(存在)?(nomorethan2words)

_____________________________________________________(2)Whywasanewnetworksystemsetup?(nomorethan15words)

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(3)BywhomwastheInternetfirstused?(nomorethan3words)

______________________________________________________(4)WhatmadesurfingtheInternetmoreconvenient?(nomorethan7words)

_____________________________________________________(5)DoyouthinktheInternethasbecomeoneofthemostimportantpartsinyourdailylife?Why?(nomorethan25words)21、TheUnitedStatesisalargecountry.FromtheEastCoasttotheWestCoastitisabout3,000mileswide.TheAtlanticOceanisontheEastCoastandthePacificOceanisontheWestCoast.CanadaisthecountrytothenorthoftheUnitedStatesandMexicoisthecountrytothesouth.TherearemanyriversintheUnitedStates.ThemostimportantonesaretheMississippiRiverandtheMissouriRiverinthecentralpartofthecountry,andtheColoradoandColumbiaRiverinwest.Thereare50statesintheUnitedStatestoday.

TheAmericanpeopleareofalmosteveryrace（種族）intheworld.Thisisbecauseofimmigrations（移民）fromabroadthroughoutAmericanhistory.Thepopulationisnowovertwohundredmillion.Englishisthecommonlanguage.ThelargestcityintheUnitedStatesisNewYork.ItisonNewYorkBayandatthemouthoftheHudsonRiver.

(1)HowfarisitfromtheEastCoasttotheWestCoast?(within8words)

(2)WhichcountryistothesouthoftheUS?(within10words)

(3)WhydoesAmericahavealmosteveryraceintheworld?(within10words)

(4)WheredoesNewYorkcitylie?(within15words)

(5)What’sthepopulationofAmerica?(within10words)22、TheWorldHealthOrganization（WHO）hasdeclaredthespreadofmosquito-bornZikavirusaglobalpublichealthemergency．OnMonday，theglobalhealthagencyheldanemergencymeetinginGenevaafterwarningthepublicthatZikaisspreading"explosively"acrosstheAmericas．Dr．MargaretChan，thedirector-generaloftheWHO，saidafterthemeetingthatthecasesofmicrocephaly，whichisabirthdiseaseinwhichbabiesarebornwithverysmallheadsandunderdevelopedbrains，inregionswithZikacases，"becomeanextraordinaryeventandapublichealththreattootherpartsoftheworld．"

Lastweek，healthofficialsconfirmedonecaseofthevirusinDenmark，fiveinGreatBritain，threecasesintheUnitedStatesand18initsterritoryofPuertoRico．TheglobalhealthorganizationalsopredictsthatZikacouldinfectasmanyasfourmillionpeopleintheAmericasthisyear．

Thesymptomsfromthevirusareminor．Thesymptomsareflu-likeandincludearash（皮疹）．ButtheresultsforsomeinfectedwithZika--namelypregnantwomen--aredestructive．TheWHOsuspectsthevirusmayhavesomethingtodowithbraindisordersinbabies．Healthexpertshighlysuspecttheremaybealinkbetweentheillnessandmicrocephaly．However，adefinitelinkbetweenZikaandmicrocephalyhasnotbeenproven．

WorldHealthOrganizationspokesmanGregoryHartlhasthistosay，"So，oneofthecuriositiesiswhywehavesomanyneurological（神經(jīng)學(xué)的）casesinthenortheastofBrazil，butwehavenothaditinotherplaces．So，wereallyneedtounderstandwhatisexistingthatcausesthesemicrocephalycases，forexample，inchildren．"

HartldoesnotagreewithclaimsthattheZikaviruscouldleadtoathreatsimilartothatofEbola（埃博拉病毒）．HesaysthatEbolaistransmittedbycontactwithbodilyfluids（體液）frompersontopersonandkillsabout50percentofitsvictims．"Zikahasneverkilledapersonanditistransmittedbythemosquito．So，weknowthattherearethosetwobasicdifferencesatleast．LetussaythatZikaonitsownwouldnotbetheconsiderationofanemergencycommittee．Whatistheconcerntotheinternationalcommunityisthepossiblelinkwithneurologicaldisorders．"

（Note：AnswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinNOMORETHANTENWORDS）

(1)Thecasesofmicrocephalyaregenerallyseenintheplaces______．

(2)Whoshouldpayspecialattentiontotheinfectionofthevirustoavoiditsterribleresult？______

(3)Whatpuzzlesthehealthexpertsaboutthecasesofmicrocephaly？______

(4)Whatcausestheglobalconcernisthatthemosquito-bornZikavirusmay______．23、Emptynestsyndrome(空巢綜合征)isafeelingofgriefandlonelinessparentsmayexperiencewhentheirchildrenleavehomeforthefirsttime,suchastoliveontheirownortoattendacollegeoruniversity.Itisnotaclinicalcondition,however,itcanaffecttheimmunesystem(免疫系統(tǒng))andresultincertainpsychologicalbarriers,ifleftuntreated.Allparentsaresensitivetoemptynestsyndrome,andsomefactorscancreateatendencytoit.Suchfactorsincludeanunstableorunsatisfactorymarriage,ordifficultyacceptingchangeingeneral.Adultswhoarealsodealingwithotherstressfullifeeventssuchasthedeathofaspouse(配偶)orretirementarealsomorelikelytoexperiencethesyndrome.Symptomsofemptynestsyndromecanincludedepression,asenseoflossofpurpose,worry,stress,andanxietyoverthechild’swelfare.Manyemptynestparentspreferstayingindoors,andendupbecomingpeopleoffewwords.Parentswhoexperienceemptynestsyndromeoftenquestionwhethertheyhavepreparedadequatelyfortheirchildtoliveindependently.Emptynestparentsoftenfacenewchallenges,suchasestablishinganewkindofrelationshipwiththeirchildren,havingtofindotherwaystooccupytheirfreetime,reconnectingwitheachother,andalackofsympathyfrompeoplewhobelievethatparentsshouldbehappywhentheirchildrenleavehome.Oneoftheeasiestwaysforparentstocureemptynestsyndromeistokeepincontactwiththeirchildren.Technologicaldevelopmentssuchascellphones,textmessaging,andtheInternetallallowforincreasedcommunicationbetweenparentsandtheir