Question

【题目】 Since the end of 2019, a terrible disease has been spreading all over the world. It’s caused by a virus that has not been found before in humans. 【1】.

What are the symptoms(症状)?

The virus is from a family called the corona viruses. The symptoms of this illness are pretty ordinary on the face of it: it’s dry cough, fever and then breathing problems. 【2】. However, as for the more severe cases, people have gone on to develop viral（病毒性的） pneumonia, and all the deaths have been among those people.

Who does this virus attack?

As we can see, older people are ending up in hospital with the virus. Most of the affected people are usually over 40 years old. 【3】. Basically their immune(免疫) systems are not very strong, and they’re going to find it very hard to fight off a virus.

【4】.

We’ve only just discovered that the new corona virus is actually spread from one person to another. It was hoped at first actually that it just came from animals as all corona viruses do. 【5】.

A.It seems quite mild（温和的）in lots of people.

B.How is this virus spread?

C.So the disease is called a "novel" or new virus.

D.People affected by viral pneumonia will die.

E.Signs of the virus may appear between 2 and 14 days after being near someone who is affected.

F.Those who have died tend actually to have other diseases already.

G.Now it has been confirmed that it is actually passed from one human being to another, however.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】A

【3】F

【4】B

【5】G

【解析】

这是一篇说明文。文章描述了新冠状病毒的症状，病毒的攻击方式，病毒的传播方式等。

【1】上一句提到“它是由一种以前在人类身上没有发现的病毒引起的”。承接上文，构成因果关系，C选项“所以这种疾病被称为“新病毒””。切题。故选C项。

【2】上一句提到“这种病的症状表面上很普通:干咳，发烧，然后是呼吸问题”。承接上文，A选项“在许多人看来，这种疾病似乎相当轻微。 ”A选项中的it 指代上一句的“illness”，mild（轻微的）和前句的ordinary相契合。切题。故选A项。

【3】划线后一句提到“基本上他们的免疫系统并不是很强，他们会发现很难抵抗病毒”。承接下文构成因果关系。F选项“那些已经死亡的人实际上往往已经患有其他疾病”切题。死亡的原因是因为患有其他疾病，导致免疫系统偏弱。故选F项。

【4】根据下文We’ve only just discovered that the new corona virus is actually spread from one person to another. It was hoped at first actually that it just came from animals as all corona viruses do.可知，我们刚刚发现，新的冠状病毒实际上是从一个人传播到另一个人。起初，人们希望它实际上只是来自动物，就像所有的冠状病毒一样。因此推断本段讲述病毒的传播方式和传播途径。故B选项“病毒是如何传播的”。统领整段，切题。故选B项。

【5】上一句提到“起初人们希望它只是像所有冠状病毒一样来自动物”。承接下文构成转折。G选项“然而，现在已经证实它实际上是从一个人传给另一个人的”。G选项中的Now 和前句的at first 构成对比。且整句和这一段的主题相呼应。故选G项。