Question

The virus "Ebola" is named after the Ebola River in what is now the Democratic Republic of the Congo. That's where the virus was discovered in 1976. A per?son can only get Ebola through direct contact with an in?fected person's bodily fluids, for example, sweat or spit. Additionally, the virus can get into your body through your eyes and mouth if those areas come into contact with something that contains the bodily fluids of an infected person. That's why health care workers are supposed to keep themselves completely covered while treating patients.

The deadliest Ebola outbreak is spreading fast in West Africa, taking over 900 lives so far. The health systems in Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia are severe?ly lacking resources, and health care workers may not have access to adequate protective clothing when work?ing in rural clinics, where the proper protections are lac?king. Since Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia share a border, it's easier for people to move from one country to another, increasing the risk for disease spread. Infec?ted people may be kept separate with other people infec?ted with the disease, making this kind of contact easier.

The virus has a 2-to-21-day incubation(潛伏)peri?od. It is systemic and can move to and affect every part of the body, causing direct damage to organs and inter?nal bleeding. This causes shock, dropping a person's blood pressure and causing multi-system organ failure.

For now, all doctors can do is treat the symptoms and provide supportive care like monitoring heart rate, blood pressure, and breathing while making sure the patients' fluids are supplied. Sometimes patients are given antibiotics(抗生素)to treat other possible infections. The hope is to make the patients pull through the infec?tion so their immune systems can eventually clear the vi?rus. The people who survive Ebola have created enough antibodies to kill it. This is harder to achieve in rural health systems in West Africa that are tasked with trea?ting thousands of patients with poor resources.

There are several promising drugs and vaccines in development, but since Ebola is less common―and re?search about it is not well funded―there is no drug or vaccine that has been approved for use in humans. Many of the other drugs and vaccines have not yet been tested in humans. The WHO (World Health Organization) is meeting next week to discuss whether experimental treatments should be used during this outbreak.

1.    According to the passage, Ebola spreads through

A. polluted air       B.  bodily fluids

C.  flying birds     D.  river water

2.    Which is not the possible reason why Ebola spreads in West Africa quickly?

A.    The health resources are poor.

B.    Infected people are kept together.

C.    The protective clothing is adequate.

D.    Three western countries share a border.

3.    Why have there been no cures used for Ebola in hu?mans so far?

A.    The drugs for Ebola are being developed now.

B.    Ebola is rare and its research money is lacking.

C.    Ebola does far more harm to patients than aids.

D.    The WHO hasn't decided whether to use them.

4.    Which of the following can be the best title?

A.    Help the poorest West Africa

B.    No cure for the virus "Ebola"

C.    The deadliest Ebola outbreak

D.    Introduction to the virus "Ebola"

Answer 1

【文章大意】本文介紹了在非洲爆發(fā)的埃博拉病毒的有關(guān)情況，

包括埃博拉病毒的出現(xiàn)、傳播途徑、目前的保守治療以及沒有特效藥的原因等。

B細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段內(nèi)容可知，埃博拉病毒是通過病人的體液，如汗液和唾液，而進(jìn)行傳播的。故選B項(xiàng)。

C細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段內(nèi)容可知，埃博拉在西非快速傳播的主要原因有三個(gè)，其中之一是保護(hù)資源不夠，導(dǎo)致很多人被感染，故選C項(xiàng)。

B細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)最后一段可知，目前治療埃博拉病毒沒有特效藥，這是由于這個(gè)病毒很不常見，又缺乏研究資金導(dǎo)致的。故選B項(xiàng)。

D主旨大意題。通過閱讀本文，讀者可以對(duì)埃博拉病毒及疫情有一個(gè)清晰的了解，故最佳標(biāo)題應(yīng)為D項(xiàng)。