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【題目】Heroic Ebola workers

Every year, Time, a leading American magazine chooses the year's most influential newsmaker as their “Person of the Year”. For this year the magazine has chosen not a single person, but many-the health workers caring for Ebola（埃博拉） patients in west Africa.

In March, the largest Ebola outbreak in world history began in the west African countries of Guinea（幾內亞）, Liberia and Sierra Leone（塞拉利昂）. At the time, there was little to stop the disease from spreading further. Neither the governments nor the World Health Organization（WHO）was ready to fight it.

“But the Doctors Without Borders（無國界醫(yī)生組織）…and many others from all over the world, fought side-by-side with local doctors and nurses, ambulance drivers and burial teams,” Time describes in an article explaining its choice. “The rest of the world can sleep at night because group of men and women are willing to stand and fight.”

Ebola has now killed more than 6,000 people（mostly in west Africa）, and more than 17,000 people have been infected.

According to the WHO, 622 health-care workers have been infected with Ebola through the end of November; 346 of them have died. The incidence rate（感染率）of Ebola in Sierra Leone is about 100 times higher for health-care workers than it was for other people in the country.

Sierra Leone doctor KombaSongu-M'briwa got infected after treating a patient（who later died）. He said that the Ebola field work was “the most difficult, most pitiful work of his life.” Luckily he survived and has decided to return to the field. “I don't have regrets because I'm enjoying my job, and I think it's been a blessing to other people.”

Ebola is contagious（傳染性的）and very dangerous disease. It can lead to serious bleeding, organ failure（器官衰竭）and death. The disease kills about 50 percent of those infected. Ebola can start with a flu, fever and headache, but get worse later. Ebola spreads by direct contact with blood or other body fluids（體液） of an infected human or animal. Because of this, it can spread quickly within families and among health-care workers.

【1】Which magazine chooses 'Person of the Year' every year?

A.National GeographicB.FortuneC.TimeD.Newsweek

【2】Who is Time's 2014 “Person of the Year”?

A.The Ebola patients.B.The Ebola fighters.

C.The African governmentD.The World Health Organization.

【3】We can tell from the story that Ebola mainly broke out in _________.

A.Southeast AsiaB.the Middle EastC.West AfricaD.East Africa

【4】How many health-care workers have been infected with Ebola by the end of November?

A.6,000.B.17,000.C.346.D.622.

【5】Which of the following description（描述）doesn't belong to Ebola?

A.Ebola can spread by indirect contact with blood and other body fluids.

B.Ebola spreads very quickly among families and health-care workers.

C.Ebola can start with flu, fever and headache, but get worse and worse.

D.Ebola is a contagious and very dangerous disease.

【6】What is the main idea of the article?

A.The Ebola virus is very terrible.

B.Time selected their “Person of the Year”.

C.Every person infected with Ebola has died.

D.Many people are still fighting against Ebola.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】B

【3】C

【4】D

【5】A

【6】B

【解析】

這篇短文主要講述了每年，《時代》雜志都會評選出年度最具影響力的新聞人物。今年，該雜志沒有選擇一個人，而是選擇了許多在西非照顧埃博拉（Ebola）患者的衛(wèi)生工作者。文中介紹了世界歷史上最大的埃博拉疫情在西非國家?guī)變葋�、利比里亞和塞拉利昂爆發(fā)。這些衛(wèi)生工作者在那里是怎樣于病毒作戰(zhàn)的。

【1】細節(jié)理解。根據文中Every year, Time, a leading American magazine chooses the year's most influential newsmaker as their “Person of the Year”.可知，每年，《時代》雜志都會評選出年度最具影響力的新聞人物。故選C。

【2】細節(jié)理解。根據文中but many-the health workers caring for Ebola（埃博拉） patients in west Africa.可知，埃博拉戰(zhàn)士是時代周刊2014年的“年度人物”？故選B。

【3】細節(jié)理解。根據文中In March, the largest Ebola outbreak in world history began in the west African countries of Guinea（幾內亞）, Liberia and Sierra Leone（塞拉利昂）.可知，今年3月，世界歷史上最大的埃博拉疫情在西非國家?guī)變葋�、利比里亞和塞拉利昂爆發(fā)。故選C。

【4】細節(jié)理解。根據文中According to the WHO, 622 health-care workers have been infected with Ebola through the end of November; 346 of them have died.可知，截至11月底，共有622名醫(yī)護人員感染埃博拉病毒；其中346人死亡。故選D。

【5】細節(jié)理解。根據文中Because of this, it can spread quickly within families and among health-care workers. 它可以在家庭和醫(yī)護人員中迅速傳播。Ebola can start with a flu, fever and headache, but get worse later埃博拉病毒可以從流感、發(fā)燒和頭痛開始，但以后會惡化。Ebola is contagious（傳染性的）and very dangerous disease. 埃博拉是一種傳染性疾病，非常危險�？芍�選項A的描述不對，根據題意，故選A。

【6】主旨大意。通讀整篇短文可知，這篇短文主要講述了《時代》雜志選出了他們的“年度人物”。故選B。

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