V.Reading Comprehension Directions:Each of the passages below is followed by some questions.For each question there are four answers marked A,B,C andD.Read the passages carefully and choose the best answer to each of the questions.Mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET.(20 points) Questions 31~35 are based on the following passage. One day in 1918,something very strange happened at an army camp in America.Their camp had thousands of horses and mules.They disposed of the animals'waste matter by burning it.That day a huge dust storm,along with the burning waste matter,turned the sun completely black.Two days later,men began to complain of having very bad colds.By noon,more than one hundred men were sick.Doctors didn't have the record keeping that we have in modern times to keep track of illnesses although they knew that many people living close together often gave their diseases to others.In the same month,the United States sent 84,000 soldiers to fight in the war against Germany.Little did they know that they were carrying a disease that would kill as many soldiers as their rifles would.The disease traveled fast,and in just four months,ten of thousands in every part of the world has fallen ill and died. In those days,many people believed medical science could cure any disease.When they discovered no one had a solution to this deadly disease,people turned toward prevention. The government tried to educate people not to use common cups and utensils.They also told people not to cough or sneeze without covering their mouths.People were also encouraged to wash their hands often and pay attention to personal cleanliness.In this way,they could reduce the chance of infecting someone else or becoming infected themselves.In modern times,we also need to take responsibility to avoid spreading illness. 31.The main idea of this passage is A.to tell us about an important war in human history B.to describe the hardships of military life in the U.S. C.to demonstrate the advances of medical science D.to show that disease can spread from person to person 704N. Reading Comprehension Directions: Each of the passages below is followed by some questions. For each question there are four answers marked A. B. C andD. Read the pa部ag四carefully and CI 刷the best answer to each of the qu臼tions. Mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET. (20 points) Questions 31-35 are based on the following passage. One day in 1918. something very strange happened at an army camp in America. Their camp had thousands of horses and mules. They disposed of the animals' waste matter by burning it. That day a huge dust storm. along with the burning waste matter. turned the sun completely black. Two days later. men began to complain of having very bad colds. By noon. more than one hundred men were sick. Doctors didn' t have the record keeping that we have in modern times to keep track of illnesses although they knew that many people living close together often gave their diseases to others. In the same month. the United States sent 84 ,000 soldiers to fight in the war against Germany. Little did they know that they were carrying a disease that would kill as many soldiers as their rifles would. The disease traveled fast , and in just four months. ten of thousands in every part of the world has fallen ill and died. In those days. many people believed medical science could cure any disease. When they discovered no one had a solution to this deadly disease. people turned toward prevention. The government tried to educate people not to use common cups and utensils. They also told people not to cough or sneeze without covering their mouths. People were also encouraged to wash their hands often and pay attention to personal cleanliness. In this way , they could reduce the chance of infecting someone else or becoming infected themselves. In modern times. we also need to take responsibility to avoid spreading illness. 31. The main idea of this passage is A. to tell us about an important war in human history B. to describe the hardships of military life in the U. S. c. to demonstrate the advances of medical science D. to show that disease can spread from person to person 704