6.The deadliest Ebola outbreak in history that has so far killed almost 1000people in Guinea,Liberia,Sierra Leone and Nigeria in West Africa has caused fear around the world.
The outbreak is unprecedented(空前的)both in infection numbers and in geographic scope.Officials from the World Health Organization (WHO) said earlier this month the outbreak"is moving faster than our efforts to control it",reported CNN.So far,the battle against the virus doesn't appear to be slowing own.
The Ebola virus is terrifying no matter where it strikes:It's a disease with no cure that causes headaches and fever,severe diarrhea(腹瀉),vomiting and bleeding and has been known to kill up to 90percent of its victims.
It is understandable for people to be panicked,but those living outside Africa shouldn't be particularly concerned about contracting the virus,says a Washington Post article.
This is because transmission of Ebola requires direct contact with an infected person's blood,vomit or other bodily fluids during the period that he or she is contagious(接觸傳染的).It is something that is extremely unlikely for anyone but healthcare workers.The virus is not spread by coughing or sneezing.
Media outlets in the US and the UK are using terrifying headlines,wrongly claiming that people infected with the virus have traveled to their countries.
James Ball at The Guardian says the Ebola outbreak in Africa is tragic,but it is important to keep a sense of proportion.Other infectious diseases,including common influenza,are far,far deadlier.
9.What does the author say about the Ebola outbreak in West Africa?C
A.It has caused thousands of African deaths.
B.The fight against it is slowing down.
C.Its spreading speed is beyond people's imagination.
D.It has already traveled to the US and the UK.
10.The Ebola virus is terrifying becauseB.
A it is easily infected
B,it cannot be cured at the moment
C.it spreads faster than any other infectuous disease
D.it has caused more deaths than other infectous diseases
11.The underlined phrase in the last paragraph meansA
A.stay calm B.keep a secret
C.keep silent D stay away from it
12.What is the author's attitude towards people's panic?C
A.Objective.B.Supportive.
C.Understandable.D.Doubtful.
分析 本文主要講述了埃博拉病毒在非洲傳播迅速以及他的特點(diǎn)和人們引起恐慌的原因.
解答 9.C推理判斷題.根據(jù)第二段中的"The outbreak is unprecedented(空前的)both in infection numbers and in geographic scope"可知,在非洲,感染埃博拉病毒的人和地區(qū)的量都是空前的.由此可推斷出,埃博拉病毒在非洲的傳播速度超乎了人們的想象.故選C.
10.B細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)第三段中的"The Ebola virus is terrifying no matter where it strikes.It's a disease with no cure…"可知,埃博拉病毒之所以讓人害怕是因?yàn)槟壳皼]有療法能治愈它.故選B.
11.A詞義猜測(cè)題.根據(jù)最后一段中內(nèi)容可知,James Ball認(rèn)為盡管埃博拉疫情在非洲的爆發(fā)是個(gè)悲劇,但是人們要保持鎮(zhèn)定很重要,不要慌,事實(shí)上,其它一些感染病更致命.由此可判斷出,劃?rùn)M線結(jié)構(gòu)的意思應(yīng)為"保持鎮(zhèn)定".故選A.
12.C細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)第四段中的"It is understandable for people to be panicked"可知,作者認(rèn)為,埃博拉疫情引起公眾的恐慌是可以理解的.故選C.
點(diǎn)評(píng) 本文是一個(gè)新聞報(bào)道類閱讀理解,題目涉及多道細(xì)節(jié)理解題,做題時(shí)結(jié)合原文和題目有針對(duì)性的找出相關(guān)語句進(jìn)行仔細(xì)分析,結(jié)合選項(xiàng)選出正確答案.推理判斷題也是要在抓住關(guān)鍵句子的基礎(chǔ)上合理的分析才能得出正確答案,切忌胡亂猜測(cè),一定要做到有理有據(jù).