2020年高考复习：疫情高考英语试题

疫情英语试题+答案 目前，新型冠状病毒不仅全国人民都在关注这个病毒，甚至引起了全世界的强烈关注。央视新闻发布了关于新冠病毒感染的肺炎暂命名的通知：新型冠状病毒感染的肺炎统一称谓为“新型冠状病毒肺炎”。简称“新冠肺炎”，英文名为“Novel coronavirus pneumonia”，简称为“NCP”。 Reading 导读：本文介绍了新型冠状病毒肺炎的起因、症状、传播途径，以及其他几类致命的冠状病毒。 A?new coronavirus, 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 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 mortality （死亡率）, SARS kills 10% of the individuals,"Poon, a virologist（病毒学家）at the School of Public Health at The University of Hong Kong, said. The?World Health Organization?offered?guidance to countries on how they can prepare for it, including how to?monitor for the sick and how to treat patients. Here?are seven things you should know about a coronavirus. Coronaviruses are a large group of viruses?that are common among animals. In rare cases, they are what scientists call?zoonotic（人畜共患病）, meaning?they can be transmitted from animals to humans, according to the?US?Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The viruses 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 and the very young, there's a chance the virus could cause a?lower, and much more serious, respiratory tract illness like a pneumonia orbronchitis?[br???ka?t?s]（支气管炎）. There are a handful of human coronaviruses?that are known to be deadly. Middle East Respiratory Syndrome（中东呼吸综合征）, 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（严重急性呼吸综合征）,?also?known as SARS, is the other coronavirus that can cause more severe symptoms. First?identified in the Guangdong province in southern China, according?to?the WHO, it causes respiratory problems but can also cause diarrhea?[?da???ri?]（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 from0-50% 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?（狸猫）?were?to ... ...