8."Can I hug you?"community nurse Joyce Jebambula asks with a smile as she welcomes me back to her village."Of course,"I say as I put my arms around her.It's an unbelievable moment.Just at the height of the outbreak more than a year ago,there was an"avoid body contact"rule here.It's now been removed.
One of the most challenging parts of reporting this outbreak over the past 18months is that I haven't been able to touch anyone in the worst-affected countries.When Ebola(埃博拉病毒) survivors described in tears describing losing their families,I had to almost sit on my hands to avoid reaching out to comfort them.
The outbreak was declared over in Sierra Leone on 7November.I returned for the celebrations.But despite reaching this long-awaited milestone,all is not well.
Ibrahim Koroma,21,clings to (緊緊抓住) his survivor's certificate (證明) outside the home.All 17of his family are now dead.The certificate is one of his most prized possessions."He does not pose any risk to the community"it reads.
Ibrahim tells me how his landlord has allowed him to stay in one of the rooms of his former family home until the end of the year.He says he doesn't know what he'll do after that.He does some part-time work,relying heavily on help from neighbors.His two little sisters and little brother died in the very room where he now sleeps.He says he often lies awake thinking about them,feeling very bad.
The Ebola outbreak in West Africa was the worst on record.In past outbreaks there had only been a few hundred deaths and a few hundred survivors.It was thought Ebola could live for only three months.But research has now shown it can linger for at least nine months.Scientists are still trying to find how long it could be infectious.
29.When interviewing Ebola survivors the authorA.
A.couldn't touch them with hands.
B.kept comforting them with hands
C.held their hands to show sympathy
D.couldn't help comforting them with hands
30.Ibrahim Koroma values his certificate because itB
A.is a sign of his contributions
B.shows he is a healthy person
C.has been the only one for patients so far
D.is a great honor to have it in his village
31.We can learn from the passage thatC
A.Ebola can only survive a few days
B.Ibrahim's neighbours treat him badly
C.Ebola still influences Ibrahim's life
D.there were once 17people in Ibrahim's family.
分析 本文講述作者在西非采訪埃博拉病毒幸存者時,親眼目睹了埃博拉病毒對于西非造成的巨大影響;
解答 29.A 考查細節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)第二段提到When Ebola(埃博拉病毒) survivors described in tears describing losing their families,I had to almost sit on my hands to avoid reaching out to comfort them可知我避免碰觸他們的手來安慰他們,故選A項.
30.B 考查細節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)第四段提到The certificate is one of his most prized possessions."He does not pose any risk to the community"it reads.這個證書是他最自豪的財產(chǎn),表示他不會給社區(qū)帶來任何風險,即他是一個健康的人,故選B項.
31.C 考查推理判斷題.根據(jù)第四段提到All 17 of his family are now dead.可知D錯誤;根據(jù)第五段He does some part-time work,relying heavily on help from neighbors.可知B錯誤;根據(jù)六段提到In past outbreaksthere had only been a few hundred deaths and a few hundred survivors可知A錯誤;根據(jù)第六段提到His two little sisters and little brother died in the very room where he now sleeps.He says he often lies awake thinking about them,feeling very bad可知這個病毒影響他的生活,故選C項.
點評 本篇文章主要是細節(jié)理解方面的題型,需要考生通過跳讀迅速找到對應的句子進行詳細理解,句子的理解可以結合上下文意思,通過邏輯推理得到.