【題目】 When we are born, we are given names that stay with us for our whole lives. Some names include good wishes and hopes from parents, while others may be special and easy to remember. But do you know how the new coronavirus got its name?

According to International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses, an organization responsible for naming new viruses, the task of naming a virus is no less important than naming a person.

Over the past decade, some improper names have caused problems. In 2009, the “swine flu” was widely used before the official name, H1N1 virus, was announced. This led Egypt to kill all of its pigs even though it appeared and spread among people who hadn’t been near pigs. In 2015, MERS (Middle East Respiratory Syndrome) caused some actions against the nations and people of this area.

So in 2015, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced that the names of viruses should be easy to remember but avoid being named after geographic locations, people, species or classes of animals and foods.

Following these rules, the new coronavirus we are suffering from was named “COVID-19” by the WHO on Feb. 11. In this name, “CO” means “corona”, “VI” stands for “virus” and “D” means “disease”.

Next time you read about a virus you don’t know, you may get some clues about it from its name.

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virus病毒 responsible 負(fù)責(zé)的 announce宣告

根據(jù)材料內(nèi)容選擇最佳答案。

【1】The first paragraph is written to________.

A.show the writer’s feelingsB.lead in the topic of the text

C.tell us the background of namesD.remind the readers of their names

【2】What does the underlined sentence mean?

A.Naming a virus is as important as naming a person.

B.Naming a virus is less important than naming a person.

C.Naming a virus is the most important thing for a person.

D.Naming a virus is more important than naming a person.

【3】Which of the following is an official name of a virus?

A.swine fluB.World Health OrganizationC.CoronavirusD.COVID-19

【4】The “swine flu” and MERS________.

A.broke out in Middle EastB.both spread among pigs

C.were both improper namesD.appeared in the same year

【5】Which magazine does the passage probably come from?

A.B.C.D.

【答案】

【1】B

【2】A

【3】D

【4】C

【5】D

【解析】

本文是一篇說明文，主要介紹了新型冠狀病毒名字的來源。

【1】主旨大意題。根據(jù)第1大段“But do you know how the new coronavirus got its name?”但是你知道新型冠狀病毒的名字是怎么來的么？可知，本段主要在介紹出本文的主題。故選B。

【2】詞句理解題。根據(jù)第2大段“the task of naming a virus is no less important than naming a person.” 命名一種病毒的任務(wù)與命名一個(gè)人的任務(wù)同等重要�？芍�，給病毒取名和給人取名一樣重要。故選A。

【3】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第5大段“Following these rules, the new coronavirus we are suffering from was named “COVID-19” by the WHO on Feb. 11.”WTO在2月11號取名新型冠狀病毒為COVID-19�？芍蔬xD。

【4】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第3大段“some improper names have caused problems.”一些不恰當(dāng)?shù)拿忠鹆藛栴}，隨后舉例swine flu和MERS，可知，它們都是不恰當(dāng)?shù)拿�。故選C。

【5】推理判斷題。根據(jù)第1大段“But do you know how the new coronavirus got its name?”但是你知道新型冠狀病毒的名字是怎么來的么？可知，本文主要在介紹新型冠狀病毒名字的來源，這屬于科學(xué)范疇。故選D。

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