The Ebola virus, which has killed more than 6...

The Ebola virus, which has killed more than 670 people in West Africa, is a “threat” to the UK, Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond has told the BBC.

A woman is being treated for ‘ Ebola-like’ symptoms at the Queen Elizabeth’s Hospital in Hong Kong after recently returning from a strip to Africa.

The woman has been given the all-clear after testing negative for Ebola, according to South China Morning Post.

The 39-year-old woman was kept in isolation while undergoing tests, but a hospital source said she did not have the virus and was in a stable condition.

Ebola virus first emerged in 1976 in outbreaks of Ebola hemorrhagic fever in Zaire and Sudan. Ebola that broke out in Zaire has one of the highest case fatality rates (病死率) of any human virus, roughly 90%.

Symptoms include vomiting and diarrhea, fever, weakness, headache and sore throat. Those struck down can also suffer internal and external bleeding. The virus is spread through human contact. There is no cure.

1.Which city in the text has the highest death rate by Ebola?

A.Hong Kong. B.London.

C.Sudan. D.Zaire.

2.What could we infer from the text?

A.The woman was tested positive for Ebola. B.People suffering Ebola virus will not bleed.

C.Ebola virus can be got from person to person. D.Scientists have found the solution to the virus.

3.The text is taken from ________.

A.a news report B.a story

C.a notice D.an advertisement

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2019-nCoV, a cousin of the SARS virus, has infected more than 10000 people since the outbreak began in Wuhan, China, in December. Scientist Leo Poon, who first decoded the novel virus, thinks it likely started in an animal and spread to humans.

“What we know is that it causes pneumonia (肺炎) and then doesn’t respond to antibiotic (抗生素) treatment, which is not surprising, but then in terms of death rate, SARS kills 10% of the individuals,” Poon, a virologist at the School of Public Health at The University of Hong Kong, said.

2019-nCoV can make people sick, usually with a mild to moderate upper respiratory tract illness (上呼吸道疾病), similar to a common cold. Coronavirus symptoms include a runny nose, cough, sore throat, possibly a headache and maybe a fever, which can last for a couple of days. For those with a weakened immune system, the elderly, there’s a chance that the virus could cause a lower, and much more serious, respiratory tract illness like a pneumonia orbronchitis (支气管炎).

There are a handful of human coronaviruses that are known to be deadly.

Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (中东呼吸综合症), also known as the MERS virus, was first reported in the Middle East in 2012 and also causes respiratory problems, but those symptoms are much more severe. Three to four out of every 10 patients infected with MERS died, according to the CDC.

Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome, also known as SARS, is the other coronavirus that can cause more severe symptoms. First identified in Guangdong Province in southern China, according to the WHO, it causes respiratory problems but can also cause diarrhea (腹泻), fatigue (疲劳), shortness of breath, respiratory distress (呼吸窘迫) and kidney failure (肾衰). Depending on the patient’s age, the death rate with SARS ranged from 0-50% of the cases, with older people being the most vulnerable (易受伤害的).

Viruses can spread from human contact with animals. Scientists think MERS started in camels, according to the WHO. With SARS, scientists suspected civet cats were to blame.

When it comes to human-to-human transmission of 2019-nCoV, often it happens when someone comes into contact with the infected person’s secretions (分泌物). Depending on how virulent (有毒的) the virus is, a cough, sneeze or handshake could cause exposure. The virus can also be transmitted by touching something an infected person has touched and then touching your mouth, nose or eyes. Caregivers (护理人员) can sometimes be exposed by handling a patient’s waste, according to the CDC.

1.Which of the following can explain the underlined word “decoded”in paragraph 1?

A.found or discovered something.

B.put something into a code.

C.changed something into ordinary language.

D.changed something into a form that can be processed.

2.Which of the following statements is true?

A.Antibiotic treatment has some effect on 2019-nCoV.

B.2019-nCoV usually causes severe illness similar to a pneumonia or bronchitis.

C.Novel Coronavirus Pneumonia, MERS and SARS are all caused by corona viruses.

D.2019-nCoV spreads just by getting close to the infected person.

3.What type of writing is the passage?

A.An instruction. B.A news report.

C.An advertisement. D.A scientific paper.

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Another two people were reported to have died of the Ebola virus yesterday, which caused greater _______ about their safety among the public.

A. concern　　　　 B. expression

C. power　　　　 D. trouble

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阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（一个词）或括号内单词的正确形式.

More than 220 people 1. (kill) in the fire 2. destroyed the Capital Building on February 4th, 1974. The building was finished only a few 3. (month)　　 before the fire; it was Sao Paulo’s newest building. All the 25 floors of the office building were 4. (complete)　 destroyed. 5. fire also destroyed cars which belonged 6. the people who worked in the building.

Over 500 people were working in the building 7. the fire broke out on the 11th floor. No one knows how the fire started. Perhaps it was started by an 8. (electricity) fire in the ceiling of one of the offices. Office workers tried to put out the fire, 9. it was impossible to control it. Soon the whole floor was on fire and it was impossible for people on the floors above 10. (escape).

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In that terrible earthquake, ______ who were killed ______ more than 20,000.

A．the number of people; was                B．a number of people; were

C．many people; were                      D．the number of people; were

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In that train accident, _____ who were killed was more than 2000.

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By the time the tornado ended, more than 700 people _________.

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In that terrible earthquake, ______ who were killed was more than 60,000.

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In that terrible earthquake, ________ who were killed was more than 60,000.

A．a large number people                   B．the number of people

C．a number of people                     D．many people

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By the time the tornado ended, more than 700 people ________.

A. have killed    　　 B. have been killed

C. had killed        D. had been killed

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