Question

The virus “Ebola” is named after the Ebola River in what is now the Democratic Republic of the Congo. That’s where the virus was discovered in 1976. A person can only get Ebola through direct contact with an infected person’s bodily fluids, for example, sweat or spit. Additionally, the virus can get into your body through your eyes and mouth if those areas come into contact with something that contains the bodily fluids of an infected person. That’s why health care workers are supposed to keep themselves completely covered while treating patients.

The deadliest Ebola outbreak is spreading fast in Western Africa, taking over 900 lives so far. The health systems in Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia are severely lacking in resources, and health care workers may not have access to adequate protective clothing when working in rural clinics, where the proper protections are lacking. Since Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia share a border; it’s easier for people to move from one country to another, increasing the risk for disease spread.

For now, all doctors can do is treat the symptoms and provide supportive care like monitoring heart rate, blood pressure, and breathing while making sure the patients’ fluids are supplied. Sometimes patients are given antibiotics(抗生素) to treat other possible infections. The hope is to make the patient pull through the infection so their immune system can eventually clear the virus. The people who survive Ebola have created enough antibodies to kill it.

There are several promising drugs and vaccines in development, but since Ebola is less common—and research about it is not well funded — there is no drug or vaccine that has been approved for use in humans. Many of the other drugs and vaccines have not yet been tested in humans. The WHO (World Health Organization) is meeting next week to discuss whether experimental treatments should be used during this outbreak.

1.According to the passage, Ebola only spreads through _________.

A. patients’ sweat B. bodily fluids

C. people’s spit D. your body

2.Which is the possible reason why Ebola spreads in West Africa quickly?

A. The Ebola river is polluted by the virus.

B. There aren’t any protections.

C. The protective clothing is adequate.

D. Three western countries share a border.

3.Why have there been no cures used for Ebola in humans so far?

A. There are not enough drugs for the infected people.

B. Ebola is rare and its research money is lacking.

C. The people have enough antibodies to kill Ebola.

D. The WHO has decided not to use them.

4.Which of the following can be the best title?

A. The Prevention from Ebola.

B. No Cure for the Virus “Ebola”.

C. The Deadliest Ebola in Africa.

D. Introduction to the Virus “Ebola”.

Answer 1

1.B.

2.D

3.B

4.C

【解析】

試題分析：一場始于西非的致命疫情---埃博拉，不到半年便成為國際關注的突發(fā)公共衛(wèi)生事件，幾內(nèi)亞、塞拉利昂、利比里亞已經(jīng)因埃博拉病毒危機而宣布進入全國緊急狀態(tài)。由于埃博拉病毒很罕見，而且缺乏資金，至今沒有治愈的方法。

1.】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段A person can only get Ebola through direct contact with an infected person’s bodily fluids, for example, sweat or spit.得知埃博拉病毒通過體液傳播，例如，汗水或唾液。 選B。

2.】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段Since Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia share a border; it’s easier for people to move from one country to another, increasing the risk for disease spread. 得知因為西非的三個國家?guī)變?nèi)亞、塞拉利昂和利比利亞只有一個邊境，人員流動快，當然傳播病毒也很快。故選D。

3.】推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段but since Ebola is less common—and research about it is not well funded得知由于埃博拉病毒很罕見，而且缺乏資金，故選 B。

4.最佳標題。全文主要在講述爆發(fā)在西非的致命疫情---埃博拉，因此選C。

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