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 unique and easy to remember.

【1】

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.

When a disease breaks out, people focus on the public health response 【2】 But that may lead to many problems. The most obvious one is that different media organizations may use different names for the same virus in their reports. We are now in the internet era. 【3】 This means different names can take hold quickly and be hard to take back, which may confuse those who know little about the virus.

【4】 Over the past decade, some improper names have caused problems. In 2009, the “swine flu” was widely used before the official name, HINI virus, was announced. This led Egypt to kill all of its pigs. In 2015, MERS (Middle East Respiratory Syndrome)caused a backlash (强烈抵制)against the nations and people of this region. So in 2015, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced that the names of viruses should avoid being named after geographic locations, people, species or classes of animals and foods.

【5】 The new coronavirus we are suffering from was named “COV-ID-19” 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.

A.But naming a virus is never easy.

B.The WHO followed these principles this time .

C.News can spread to every household in seconds.

D.They often don’t know how to protect themselves.

E.The official naming of a new virus is often delayed.

F.Do you have a name which is easy to remember?

G.But do you know how the new coronavirus got its name?

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】G

【2】E

【3】C

【4】A

【5】B

【解析】

本文为一篇说明文。文章介绍了病毒的命名。

【1】根据后文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. 根据负责命名新病毒的组织国际病毒分类委员会的说法，命名病毒的任务并不亚于给人起名字。可知后文介绍给病毒命名。G. But do you know how the new coronavirus got its name? 但是你知道新的冠状病毒是怎么得名的吗？符合此处语境。故选G项。

【2】根据后文The most obvious one is that different media organizations may use different names for the same virus in their reports.最明显的一点是，不同的媒体机构可能在其报告中对同一病毒使用不同的名称。E. The official naming of a new virus is often delayed. 一种新病毒的官方命名常常是不及时的。后文解释官方对于命名新病毒不及时带来的后果。故选E项。

【3】根据前文We are now in the internet era. 我们现在处于互联网时代。互联网时代的特征就是消息的传播速度快。C. News can spread to every household in seconds. 消息可以在几秒钟内传遍每家每户。解释前文处于互联网时代，引出下文造成很难收回的后果。故选C项。

【4】根据后文Over the past decade, some improper names have caused problems. 在过去的十年里，一些不恰当的病毒命名引起了许多问题。不合适的病毒命名会导致许多问题，因此给病毒命名是没有那么容易的。A. But naming a virus is never easy. 但是给病毒命名从来都不容易。符合此处语境。故选A项。

【5】结合后文The new coronavirus we are suffering from was named “COV-ID-19” on Feb 11. 2月11日，我们所遭受的新型冠状病毒被命名为“COV-ID-19”。新型冠状病毒的命名避免了以地理位置、人类、物种或动物和食物的类别命名，是遵守病毒命名原则的命名。B. The WHO followed these principles this time . 世卫组织这次遵循了这些原则。符合语境。故选B项。