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Keys to Unit 13 Section I Avian influenza, or “bird flu”, is a contagious disease of animals caused by viruses that normally infect only birds and, less commonly, pigs. While all bird species are thought to be susceptible to infection, domestic poultry flocks are especially vulnerable to infections that can rapidly reach epidemic proportions. The current outbreak of bird flu is different from earlier ones in that officials have been unable to contain its spread. Rapid elimination of the H5N1 virus among infected birds and other animals is essential to preventing a major outbreak. The World Health Organization recommends that infected or exposed flocks of chickens and other birds be killed in order to help prevent further spread of the virus and reduce opportunities for human infection. 1. 禽流感是一种由病毒引起的动物接触性传染病，通常只感染禽类，在少数情况下也会感染猪。 尽管所有的鸟类都会受感染，但是家禽群体特别容易受感染，而且会迅速造成大规模爆发流行。 目前爆发的禽流感与早些时期的禽流感不同，因为官方还无法控制它的传播。 迅速杀灭受感染的禽类和其他动物体内的H5N1病毒对预防禽流感的大规模爆发极其重要。 世界卫生组织建议捕杀所有受感染和有接触史的鸡群和其他禽类，以防止病毒的进一步传播和减少人类受感染的机会。 Section II Dialogue T F T F F T T T F F Passage As the sun climbs to its noonday apex, the bearded man takes off his straw hat, wipes the sweat from his brow, and sits behind a team of mules, plowing the cornfield. Soon he’ll head home to the farmhouse, where his wife has just hung out the week’s wash. They will sit down to a simple meal: bread that his daughters have baked, vegetables from the garden, perhaps some freshly made strawberry preserves. Gardens are full of ripening fruits and vegetables, ready to be picked and preserved for the winter. The magical workshop is a child’s wonderland: a miniature wooden table and chair set, doll-sized cradles and slightly bigger ones fro their owners, and mini-farmhouses, complete with wooden animals. F T T T F T T T Ex.2 You will see a cheerful Amish girl behind the counter scoop huge helpings of the richest, creamiest ice cream into wafer cones. The religious beliefs for which they left their homeland still define their live