In 1957, a doctor in Singapore noticed that hospitals were treating an unusual number of influenza-like cases. Influenza is sometimes called “flu” or a “bad cold”. He took samples from the throats of patients and in his hospital he was able to find the virus of this influenza.
There are three main types of the influenza virus. The most important of these are type A and B, each of them having several subgroups. With the instruments at the hospital the doctor recognized that the outbreak was due to a virus in group A but he did not know the subgroup. Then he reported the outbreak to the World Health Organization in Geneva. A.W.H.O. published the important news alongside reports of a similar outbreak in Hong Kong of China, where about 15%-20% of the population had become ill.
As soon as the London doctors received the package of throat samples, doctors began the standard tests. They found that by reproducing itself with very high speed, the virus had grown more than a million times within two days. Continuing their careful tests, the doctors checked the effect of drugs against all the known subgroups of virus type A. A.None of them gave any protection. This, then, was something new, a new influenza virus, against which the people of the world had no help whatever.
Having found the virus they were working with, the two doctors now dropped it into the noses of some specially selected animals, which get influenza as much as human beings do. In a short time the usual signs of the disease appeared. D.These experiments proved that the new virus was easy to catch, but that it was not a killer. Scientists, like the general public, call it simply Asian flu.
The first discovery of the virus, however, was made in mainland China before the disease had appeared in other countries. Various reports showed that the influenza outbreak started in mainland China, probably in February of 1957. By the middle of March it had spread all over the mainland. D.The virus was found by Chinese doctors early in March. But at that time China was not a member of the World Health Organization and therefore did not report outbreaks of disease to it. Not until two months later, when travelers carried the virus into Hong Kong, China, from where it spread to Singapore, did the news of the outbreak reach the rest of the world. D.By this time it was well started on its way around the world.
Thereafter, WHO’s Weekly Reports described the steady spread of this great virus outbreak, which within four months swept through every continent.
1. The outbreak in Hong Kong, China, was due to a virus in .
2. Why did the two doctors drop the flu into the noses of animals?
3. The Asian flu virus .
4. Where was the flu first found?
5. When did the virus reach the rest of the world?
问题1选项
A.a new subgroup of Group A
B.an old subgroup of Group A
C.a new subgroup of Group B
D.an old subgroup of Group B
问题2选项
A.To decide on the virus name
B.To see how it can affect the animals
C.To find the channel of the virus spread
D.To test the speed and effect of virus reproduction
问题3选项
A.was a killer
B.was very weak
C.could reproduce very quickly
D.died very fast
问题4选项
A.In Hong Kong, China
B.In Singapore
C.In mainland China
D.Not mentioned
问题5选项
A.In February
B.Before March
C.In April
D.After May
第1题:A
第2题:D
第3题:C
第4题:C
第5题:D
第1题:
【选项释义】
The outbreak in Hong Kong, China, was due to a virus in ____. 中国香港的疫情是由____的一种病毒引起的。
A. a new subgroup of Group A A. A型的一个新亚群
B. an old subgroup of Group A B. A型的一个旧亚群
C. a new subgroup of Group B C. B型的一个新亚群
D. an old subgroup of Group B D. B型的一个旧亚群
【考查点】事实细节题
【解题思路】根据选项关键词“a new subgroup of Group A”定位到第三段最后两句“医生们继续进行仔细的检测，检查了针对所有已知A型病毒亚群的药物效果。这就是一种新的流感病毒，世界上的人们对它毫无办法。”而且第二段第三句也说“通过医院的仪器，医生确认疫情是由A型病毒引起的。”由此可知，中国香港的疫情是由A型的一个新亚群的病毒引起的，A选项正确。
【干扰项排除】
B、C、D选项均不是引起中国香港疫情的病毒，属于答非所问。
第2题:
【选项释义】
Why did the two doctors drop the flu into the noses of animals? 为什么两位医生要把流感病毒滴入动物的鼻子里？
A. To decide on the virus name. A. 为了确定病毒的名称。
B. To see how it can affect the animals. B. 了解病毒对动物的影响。
C. To find the channel of the virus spread. C. 找到病毒传播的渠道。
D. To test the speed and effect of virus reproduction. D. 测试病毒繁殖的速度和效果。
【考查点】推理判断题
【解题思路】文章第四段讲“在找到了他们正在研究的病毒之后，两位医生现在把它丢进一些经过特别挑选的动物的鼻子里，这些动物和人类一样会得流感。不一会儿，这种疾病就出现了通常的症状。这些实验证明，新病毒很容易感染，但并不是致命的（These experiments proved that the new virus was easy to catch, but that it was not a killer）。”根据“the new virus was easy to catch, but that it was not a killer”可推断，医生是为了测试病毒繁殖的速度和效果，D选项正确。
【干扰项排除】
A选项定位到第四段最后一句“科学家们和普通大众一样，称其为亚洲流感。”与两位医生要把流感病毒滴入动物的鼻子里无关，属于出处错位；
B选项虽然提到了“这些动物和人类一样会得流感。”但结合下文“这些实验证明，新病毒很容易感染，但并不是致命的”可知，最终还是为了测试病毒繁殖的速度和效果，属于曲解原文；
C选项“病毒传播的渠道”在第五段有提及，与两位医生要把流感病毒滴入动物的鼻子里无关，属于出处错位。
第3题:
【选项释义】
The Asian flu virus ____. 亚洲流感病毒____。
A. was a killer A. 是一个杀手
B. was very weak B. 非常弱
C. could reproduce very quickly C. 繁殖速度非常快
D. died very fast D. 死得很快
【考查点】推理判断题
【解题思路】文章第四段提到“这些实验证明，新病毒很容易感染（the new virus was easy to catch），但并不是致命的。”而且根据下文也提到，新病毒传播速度很快，在四个月内席卷了各大洲。综上可推断，亚洲流感病毒繁殖速度非常快，C选项正确。
【干扰项排除】
A选项定位到第四段倒数第二句“这些实验证明，新病毒很容易感染，但并不是致命的（it was not a killer）”，属于反向干扰；
B选项根据第三段最后一句“这就是一种新的流感病毒，世界上的人们对它毫无办法。”以及最后一段“世界卫生组织的《每周报告》描述了这一病毒大爆发的持续传播情况，它在四个月内席卷了各大洲。”可推断，亚洲流感病毒并不弱，属于反向干扰；
D选项“亚洲流感病毒死亡得很快”没有提及，属于无中生有。
第4题:
【选项释义】
Where was the flu first found? 流感最初是在哪里发现的？
A. In Hong Kong, China. A. 中国香港。
B. In Singapore. B. 新加坡。
C. In mainland China. C. 中国大陆。
D. Not mentioned. D. 未提及。
【考查点】事实细节题
【解题思路】根据关键词“first found”定位到第五段第一句“然而，在其他国家出现这种疾病之前，中国大陆首次发现了这种病毒（The first discovery of the virus, however, was made in mainland China before the disease had appeared in other countries.）。”由此可知，C选项符合原文。
【干扰项排除】
A、B、D选项均不是最初发现流感的地方，属于答非所问。
第5题:
【选项释义】
When did the virus reach the rest of the world? 病毒是什么时候传到世界其他地方的？
A. In February. A. 二月份。
B. Before March. B. 三月之前。
C. In April. C. 四月。
D. After May. D. 五月之后。
【考查点】推理判断题
【解题思路】文章倒数第二段提到“3月初，中国医生发现了病毒。但当时中国还不是世界卫生组织的成员，因此没有向其报告疫情。直到两个月后（Not until two months later），旅行者将病毒带入中国香港，并从那里传播到新加坡，疫情才传到世界其他地方。此时，疫情已开始在世界各地蔓延（By this time it was well started on its way around the world.）。”由此可推断，五月之后病毒开始传播到世界其他地方，D选项符合原文。
【干扰项排除】
A选项根据“各种报告显示，流感爆发始于中国大陆，可能是在1957年2月。”可知，2月是流感在中国大陆爆发的时间，属于答非所问；
B选项根据“到3月中旬，疫情已蔓延到整个中国大陆。3月初，中国医生发现了病毒。”可知，3月这段时间，病毒还是在中国大陆蔓延，属于答非所问；
C选项“四月”文章没有提及，属于无中生有。
