Question

【题目】 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.

Word Bank

virus病毒 responsible 负责的 announce宣告

根据材料内容选择最佳答案。

【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.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】A

【3】D

【4】C

【5】D

【解析】

本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了新型冠状病毒名字的来源。

【1】主旨大意题。根据第1大段“But do you know how the new coronavirus got its name?”但是你知道新型冠状病毒的名字是怎么来的么？可知，本段主要在介绍出本文的主题。故选B。

【2】词句理解题。根据第2大段“the task of naming a virus is no less important than naming a person.” 命名一种病毒的任务与命名一个人的任务同等重要。可知，给病毒取名和给人取名一样重要。故选A。

【3】细节理解题。根据第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号取名新型冠状病毒为COVID-19。可知，故选D。

【4】细节理解题。根据第3大段“some improper names have caused problems.”一些不恰当的名字引起了问题，随后举例swine flu和MERS，可知，它们都是不恰当的名字。故选C。

【5】推理判断题。根据第1大段“But do you know how the new coronavirus got its name?”但是你知道新型冠状病毒的名字是怎么来的么？可知，本文主要在介绍新型冠状病毒名字的来源，这属于科学范畴。故选D。