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【题目】Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.

A tiger at the Bronx Zoo in New York City has tested positive for the respiratory disease caused by the novel coronavirus, becoming the first known case of human-animal 【1】, the zoo's chief veterinarian said on Sunday.

Nadia, the 4-year-old Malayan tiger that tested positive, was 【2】 for the COVID-19 disease after 【3】 a dry cough along with three other tigers and three lions, the Wildlife Conservation Society, which manages the zoo, said in a statement.

All of the cats are expected to recover, it said. But officials believe this is a unique case because Nadia became sick after 【4】 to an asymptomatic zoo employee, Paul Calle, chief veterinarian at the Bronx Zoo, told Reuters.

Calle said they did not know which employee infected the tiger. "This is the first time that we have discovered that a person infects the animal and the animal gets sick," Calle said, adding that they planned to share the findings with other zoos and institutions. " I guess 【5】 we will all have a better understanding as a result.

While the other tigers and lions were also 【6】 symptoms, the zoo decided to test only Nadia because she was the sickest and had started to lose her appetite already, and they did not want to 【7】 all the cats to anesthesia(麻醉), Calle said.

Nadia 【8】 X-rays, an ultrasound(超声波) and blood tests to try to figure out what was making her sick . They decided to test for COVID-19 【9】 the surge in cases in New York City, the epicenter of the outbreak in the United States.The first tiger at the zoo, which has been shut since mid-March, began showing 【10】 of illness on March 27, according to the US Department of Agriculture National Veterinary Services Laboratories.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】ABC

【2】AC

【3】CD

【4】A

【5】B

【6】AD

【7】C

【8】BC

【9】D

【10】BD

【解析】

本文为新闻报道。文章叙述了纽约布朗克斯动物园首席兽医周日表示，该动物园一只老虎Nadia被检测出新型冠状病毒引起的呼吸道疾病呈阳性，成为已知的第一例人畜传播病例。动物园对Nadia进行了多项检测尽力找出其感染病毒的原因。

【1】考查名词。句意：该动物园一只老虎被检测出新型冠状病毒引起的呼吸道疾病呈阳性，成为已知的第一例人畜传播病例。分析句子可知，空格处在句中作介词of的宾语，要用名词。根据下一段中的老虎感染了COVID-19病毒，可知，此处是指这只老虎是第一例人畜传播病例。故填ABC。

【2】考查被动语态。句意：动物园管理方野生动物保护协会在一份声明中说，4岁的马来虎Nadia与另外3只老虎和3头狮子一起患上干咳后，接受了COVID-19疾病的筛查。根据语境可知，此句是指老虎和狮子患上了干咳后要进行COVID-19疾病的筛查。主语是Nadia与动词screen二者被动关系，故填AC。

【3】考查非谓语动词。句意：动物园管理方野生动物保护协会在一份声明中说，4岁的马来虎Nadia与另外3只老虎和3头狮子一起出现干咳后，接受了COVID-19疾病的筛查。根据“a dry cough along with three other tigers and three lions”可知，空格处用develop，其意思为“患(病)，出现(问题)，(疾病)开始侵袭”，其逻辑主语是Nadia。与动词develop二者是主动关系，要用动词的ing形式，故填CD。

【4】考查固定搭配及名词。句意：官员们认为这是一个独特的病例，因为Nadia在接触一名无症状的动物园员工后生病。根据语境可知，此处是指老虎接触到一名无症状的动物员工后生病的。after后接名词，而exposure to...为固定搭配，意为“接触......”，故填A。

【5】考查副词。句意：因此我想希望我们对此都能有更好的理解。分析句子可知，空格处要填缺少副词，根据语境可知此处是指希望地，要用副词“hopefully”，故填B。

【6】考查进行时。句意：卡利说，虽然其他老虎和狮子也出现了症状，但动物园决定只给Nadia做检查，因为她是最虚弱的，已经开始没有食欲了。根据“because she was the sickest and had started to lose her appetite already”可知，“exhibit”意思为“显出，表明”。空格处前有were，根据语境可知，此处是过去进行时，故填AD。

【7】考查动词不定式。句意：而另一只老虎和狮子也表现出症状，动物园决定给Nadia检查，因为她是最虚弱的，已经开始失去食欲，他们不想所有的猫科动物麻醉，Calle说。“根据“ anesthesia(麻醉)”可知，空处填subject...to...”意为“使......遭受......”，故填C。

【8】考查一般过去时。句意：Nadia接受了X光、超声波和血液检查目的是尽力找出是什么让她生病。根据“X-rays, an ultrasound(超声波) and blood tests”可知，空处应填underwent，本句叙述的是过去的事，要用一般过去时，故填BC。

【9】考查连词。句意：考虑到美国爆发疫情的中心纽约市病例激增，他们决定检测COVID-19。分析句子可知，根据语境可知，此处缺少的意思为“考虑到，鉴于”，given意思为“考虑到，鉴于”。故填D。

【10】考查名词。句意：这家动物园自3月中旬以来一直关闭，从3月27日起，第一只老虎开始出现疾病迹象。根据句意可知，空格处是指出现了生病的“迹象”，用复数表示泛指。故填BD。