Unit 21 Period Three　Lesson 3 每课一练 北师大版选修七.docVIP

Period Three　Lesson 3　Epidemics Explained 基础落实 Ⅰ.课文理解 1．Why is it important to look at the spread of diseases through the history? A．Because it can enlarge our knowledge. B．Because many epidemics could be the next global epidemics. C．Because people are curious about the history of epidemics. D．Because it can help us discover the causes and effects of epidemics，and foresee and prevent them in the future. 2．Which of the following is one of the earliest epidemics on record? A．The Black Death. B．The epidemic which happened about 500－550AD through North Africa，the Middle East and Europe. C．The Spanish Flu. D．SARS. 3．Which of the following is one of the main causes of the fall of the Roman Empire according to the passage? A．Up to 50% of the area’s population died from a serious epidemic. B．The king of the Roman Empire died. C．The economy of the Roman Empire had fallen down. D．Other countries invaded the Roman Empire. 4．Which of the following is NOT the condition for “The Black Death” to spread worldwide? A．War. B．Crowded cities. C．A lack of basic health routines. D．Food. 5．What kind of people did the Spanish Flu strike most? A．Women. B．The young and fit. C．The old. D．The weak. Ⅱ.课文缩写 It is reported that Bird Flu is very similar to 1.________ killer epidemic in the past.Jim Smith looks 2.________ the history of epidemics for clues. Bird Flu first 3.________ (appear) in 1997，which proved a modern 4.________(adapt) of the same virus of the 1918 Spanish Flu.It’s important to look at the spread of diseases throughout history to discover the causes and effects and foresee and prevent them in the future. One of the main causes of the fall of the Roman Empire may be 5.________ half of the area’s population died from this epidemic.And up to one half of the population was lost to the Black Death.Another epidemic,6.________ was called the Spanish Flu，spread in similar conditions and left families 7.________ (mourn) worldwide.The SARS epidemic began with a lung disease in Guangdong