Question

【題目】閱讀與回答問(wèn)題。

As the global pandemic（流行�。� speeds up, many are wondering about the effectiveness of masks and when it’s proper to wear them. Most people from the East believe that wearing a mask is important to control the spread of the novel coronavirus pneumonia (NCP新冠肺炎). But people in the West generally would argue that, unless one is already ill, wearing a mask is unnecessary.

In Eastern countries like China, mask-wearing has a long history in their cultures. In fact, people in the East wear masks not just to protect themselves from illness but also for a variety of other reasons.

In many Asian countries, masks are worn in many situations in daily life, such as doing housework or visiting patients in the hospital. They can give people the comfort of being protected.

In recent years, they are worn simply for beauty. Young people in Japan, for example, wear masks as a fashion statement, expressing their personal style through unique designs and patterns.

In Asia, wearing a face mask is also an expression of group-oriented values（集體主義）.

Wearing a mask, one becomes part of a giant group. “People communicated their responsibilities to the social group of which they were members,” wrote Peter Baehr, a research professor in social theory at Lingnan University, Hong Kong.

In Western countries, however, individual values are the most important.

As a citizen, it is one’s duty to prevent the spread of illness in following ways, such as washing one’s hands and limiting one’s contact with others. A face mask is kept only for those showing symptoms（癥狀） of illness.

Whether from the East or the West, social culture has played an important role in one’s decision about whether or not to wear a mask. That’s because human beings are social creatures who consider much about what other members of society think of us. The most important thing is to respect others’ opinions, no matter how different they are.

【1】For most people from the East, what is of great importance to control the spread of NCP ?

【2】What can masks give people in many Asian countries?

【3】Why do young people in Japan wear masks?

【4】Who is a face mask kept only for in Western countries?

【5】If you are a citizen in Western countries, how can you prevent the spread of illness?

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】Wearing a mask

【2】The comfort of being protected

【3】As a fashion statemen

【4】Those showing symptoms of illness

【5】Washing one’s hands and limiting one’s contact with others

【解析】

本文談?wù)撛谛鹿诓《驹谌�球流行的今天�?/span> 東方人和西方人對(duì)于戴口罩防控新型冠狀病毒性肺炎的傳播的態(tài)度。無(wú)論是來(lái)自東方還是西方，社會(huì)文化對(duì)人們決定是否戴口罩起著重要的作用。這是因?yàn)樗麄儠?huì)考慮社會(huì)其他成員對(duì)我們的看法。最重要的是尊重別人的意見(jiàn)，不管他們有多不同。

【1】題意：對(duì)于大多數(shù)來(lái)自東方的人來(lái)說(shuō)，什么對(duì)控制新冠肺炎的蔓延至關(guān)重要？

根據(jù)第1段第2句“Most people from the East believe that wearing a mask is important to control the spread of the novel coronavirus pneumonia (NCP新冠肺炎).”可知“大多數(shù)來(lái)自東方的人認(rèn)為戴口罩對(duì)控制新型冠狀病毒性肺炎的傳播很重要�！惫蚀鸢笧�Wearing a mask。

【2】題意：口罩能給許多亞洲國(guó)家的人們帶來(lái)什么？

根據(jù)第3段第2句“They can give people the comfort of being protected.（他們能給人們受到保護(hù)的安慰。）”可知“口罩能給許多亞洲國(guó)家的人們帶來(lái)受到保護(hù)的安慰�！惫蚀鸢笧�The comfort of being protected。

【3】題意：日本年輕人為什么戴口罩？

根據(jù)第4段第2句“Young people in Japan, for example, wear masks as a fashion statement, expressing their personal style through unique designs and patterns.（例如，日本的年輕人戴著口罩作為一種時(shí)尚宣言，通過(guò)獨(dú)特的設(shè)計(jì)和圖案來(lái)表達(dá)他們的個(gè)人風(fēng)格。）”可知日本年輕人戴口罩是因?yàn)樽鳛橐环N時(shí)尚宣言；故答案為As a fashion statemen。

【4】題意：在西方國(guó)家誰(shuí)戴口罩？

根據(jù)第8段第2句“A face mask is kept only for those showing symptoms（癥狀） of illness.（只有那些有疾病癥狀的人才戴口罩。）可知“只有那些有疾病癥狀的人才戴口罩。”故答案為Those showing symptoms of illness。

【5】題意：如果你是西方國(guó)家的公民，你如何防止疾病的傳播？

根據(jù)第8段第1句“As a citizen, it is one’s duty to prevent the spread of illness in following ways, such as washing one’s hands and limiting one’s contact with others.”可知“如果我是西方國(guó)家的公民，我會(huì)通過(guò)洗手、限制與他人接觸等方式防止疾病傳播”，故答案為Washing one’s hands and limiting one’s contact with others。