【2022高考英語(yǔ)】新型冠狀病毒肺炎專項(xiàng)練習(xí)（按高考題型設(shè)題）附答案

新型冠狀病毒肺炎之閱讀理解專項(xiàng)

A

AdoctornamedChepurnovfromSiberiaconductedacontroversial

coronavirusimmunitytestaftersurvivingCOVID-19inMarch.The68-year-old

Russiandoctorspentlimewithcoronavirus-positivepatientswithoutwearinga

masktoseeifhecouldgetasecondCOVID-19infection.Thedoctorwas

infectedasecondtimeandexperiencedaworseCOVID-19casethanhehad

previously.

Thisunusualcoronavirusimmunitytestcaneasilybefiledunderthe“onlyin

Russia“sectionofCOVID-19news.OnlyinRussiawasacoronavirusvaccine

approvedformassusebeforeanyscientificresearchwassharedwiththeworld

andbeforethedrugclearedthePhase3trial.Thestorygetsevencrazier,

consideringthedoctor'sage.At68-years-old,AlexanderChepurnovhappensto

bethekindofC0V1D-19patientmostatriskofdevelopingaseverecase.

Evenso,Chepurnovcontroversialexperimentisn'twithoutworth.It's

certainlythekindofexperimentthatotherswouldn'tnecessarilyapproveof;

especiallyinwesterncountries.Butit'sthekindofexperimentthatcanyield

results—andChepurnovdidgethiswish.HewasreinfectedwithCOVID-19

withinsixmonthsfromthefirstbout.Chepurnovandhisresearchteamstartedto

monitorhisantibodies.Hediscoveredthattheyvanishedafterthreemonths.t4Thc

observationshowedafairlyrapiddecrease/'hetoldthepaper.4<Bytheendofthe

thirdmonthfromthestartofthedisease,theyceasedtobedetermined."This

fallsinlinewithotherstudiesaboutCOVID-19antibodylife.

Chepurnovstoryalsoseemstofallinlinewithotherstudiesthatsay

immunitycanlastforatleast5-7months.Thestoryalsoprovesthatimmunity

lastsevenaftertheantibodiesaregoneandsuggeststhatotherimmunesystem

componentsareindeedinvolvedinprovidingprolongedprotection.Others

theorizedthatTcellswouldextendimmunitybeyondthelifeofthefirstbatchof

antibodies.Chepurnov^empiricalfindingsarealsoimportantfbrvaccine

research.Ifimmunitylastslessthanayear,moreboostershots［力口強(qiáng)針劑）might

beneededaftertheinitialdoses.

ButNewsweekpointsoutaproblemwiththeexperiment.Becausehisfirst

caseofCOVID-19hasn'tbeendiagnosedviaaPCRtest.Also,Chepumov's

experimenthasn'tbeenpublishedinascientificjournal,andit'sunclearwhat

scientificrigorswereapplied.Still,ifhisfindingsareaccurate,Chepurnovis

actuallyrighttowarnagainstusingaherdimmunityapproachtobeatthe

pandemic.

1.WhyisChepumovsexperimentconsideredcontroversial?

A.Itsnoteffective.B.Itstoodangerous.

C.ItsdisapprovedofbyRussia.D.ItsnotdiagnosedviaaPCRtest.

2.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"they'1inParagraph3probablyreferto?

A.diseasesB.virusesC.antibodiesD.results

3.WhatisthefindingofChepumovsexperiment?

A.COVID-19immunitylastspermanentlyinonesbody.

B.ThelongevityofCOVID-19antibodiesisabout3months.

C.OldpatientsaremostatriskofdevelopingasevereCOVID-19.

D.Vaccinationcanprotectonefrombeinginfectedwithcoronaviruses.

4.Whatsthemainideaofthepassage?

A.SiberiaisauniqueplacefortreatingCOVID-19patients.

B.NewsweekfoundtheevidenceagainstherdimmunitytoCOVID-19.

C.Researchesshowedhumansproduceantibodiesifinfectedwithcoronaviruses.

D.AcontroversialexperimentoncoronavirusimmunitywasconductedinRussia.

B

EnglandandWaleslaunchedaCOVID-19smartphoneapponThursday,

allowinguserstotracecontacts,checkthelocallevelofriskandrecordvisitsto

placessuchaspubs,fourmonthsafterthetechnologywaspromisedtothepublic.

TheNHSCOVID-19appcomesasBritainpreparesforasecondwaveof

infections,withdailycasenumbersrisingatratesnotseensincethepeakofthe

pandemic（流行病）andatestingsystemunabletocopewithdemandinmany

areas.

ThegovernmenthadsaidaCOVID-19appwouldarriveinMay,butearly

trialsweretroubledbyproblems,anddevelopersabandonedhome-grown

technologyinfavorofAppleandGoogle'smodelinJune.

Asthedelaylengthened,thegovernmentdownplayedtheimportanceof

smartphonesinfightingCOVID-19,sayingthatratherthananappbeingcentral

tothetestandtracesystem,itwas"thecherryonthecake".

HealthSecretaryMattHancock,however,saidthatwithinfectionratesrising,

everytoolavailablemustbeusedtopreventthespreadofthedisease,including

thelatesttechnology."Wehaveworkedextensivelywithtechcompanies,

internationalpartners,andprivacyandmedicalexperts-andlearnedfromthe

trials-todevelopanappthatissecure,simpletouseandwillhelpkeepour

countrysafe,“hesaid.

TheappusesBluetoothsignalstorecordwhenauserisinclosecontactwith

anotheruser,generallymeaningwithintwometersfbr15minutesormore.If

someonetestspositivefbrCOVID-19,theycanchoosetosharetheresult

anonymously（匿名地）withtheirclosecontacts,whowilleachreceiveawarming

andwillhavetoisolate（隔離）for14days.

Peopleagedover16willbeencouragedtodownloadtheappby

advertisementswiththeslogan:"Protectyourlovedones.Gettheapp."

5.Whichwordcanbestreplacetheunderlinedword"downplayed"inparagraph

4?

A.emphasize

B.value

C.explain

D.underestimate

6.WhatcanweknowabouttheCOVID-19smartphoneappfromthepassage?

A.Theappcametomarketatthepeakofthedisease.

B.Theappmighthelpreducethespreadofthedisease.

C.Theappcansharethetestingresultautomatically.

D.TheappispopularwithteenagersinEngland.

7.WhatcanwelearnfromMatt'swords?

A.Manyhandsmakelightwork.

B.Hastemakeswaste.

C.Onegoodturndeservesanother.

D.Knowledgestartswithpractice.

C

Thisweek,fourCOVID-19vaccineshaveappearedhighlyeffectivein

preventingtheCOVID-19diseaseandwillrollouttomarketsoon.

OnNovember17,Sinovac,aChinesebiotechcompany,publishedits

promisingresultsfromPhase(階段)1and2trialsinthemedicaljournalThe

Lancet.Thedatashowsthatthevaccine,CoronaVac,hasproducedaveryquick

andstrongimmuneresponseanddidnotcauseanyseveresideeffectsamongthe

700peopletested.SinovachasalreadystartedthePhase3testsinUAE,Brazil,

IndonesiaandBangladeshsinceJuly3.InitialPhase3dataislikelytobe

availablewithinthenextmonth.(Update:thePhase3testsinUAEhaveshown

thatCoronaVacis86%effectiveandUAEhasofficiallyapproveditfor

nationwideuse.)

Onedayearlier,Modemareportedthatitsvaccineis94%effectiveand

stronglyprotectsagainstseriousCOVID-19illness.OnNovember18,Pfizer

announcedthatitsvaccineis95%effective.Britain'sOxford-AstraZenecagroup

saidonNovember23thatitsvaccineisupto70%effective.

However,CoronaVacmayhaveaseriesofpotentialadvantagesoverthe

mRNAvaccinesproducedbyModemaandPfizerandOxford-AstraZeneca

group'sDNAvaccines,sincetherehasn'tbeenanymRNAorDNAvaccines

approvedbytheFoodandDrugAdministration(FDA)before,whileCoronaVac

isbasedonatried-and-truemethodthatusesweakenedordeadCOVIE-19.

AnotherbigadvantageforCoronaVacisthestoragetemperatureasitcanbe

storedbetween2℃and8℃fbruptothreeyears,whilethemRNAvaccineshave

tobekeptbetween-20℃and-70℃.Itwouldmaketheirstorageanddistribution

reallychallenging,especiallyinthedevelopingcountries.

Althoughweareseeinglightsbytheendofthetunnel,it'simportantto

rememberthataneffectivevaccineisnotenoughtoendthecrisisquickly,

becauseitwilltakemonthstoproduceenoughvaccinesanddistributethem.

Therefore,measureslikesocialdistancing,washinghandsandwearingface

maskswillremainessentialtocontrolthespreadofCOVID-19.

8.WhichcountryhasagreedtouseCoronaVacforallthepeople?

A.UAE.B.Brazil.C.Indonesia.D.Bangladesh.

9.HowdoesSinovaedifferfromPfizer'sandModerna^vaccines?

A.Itismuchmoreeffective.B.ItisakindofmRNAvaccine.

C.Itisbasedonamorematuremethod.D.Ithastobestoredinextremelylow

temperature.

10.Whatisthepurposeofthelastpartofthetext?

A.Towarntheriskofthenewvaccines.

B.Toremindpeoplenottoletdowntheirguard.

C.Toshowthedifficultyindistributingthevaccines.

D.TotellpeoplehowtopreventthespreadofCOVTD-19.

11.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

A.Thedifferencesofthevariousvaccines.

B.ThepotentialadvantagesofCoronaVac.

C.ThedisadvantagesofthemRNAandDNAvaccines.

D.ThePhase1trialresultsoffourCOVID-19vaccines.

D

ThestartoftheUSAtlantichurricaneseasonisjustovertwoweeksawayand

forecasters(預(yù)報(bào)員)areexpectingparticularlyhighactivitythisyear.With

warmerthanusualconditionsexpectedintheNorthAtlanticthissummer,

meteorologistshavepredictedthattheseasoncouldproduceeightormore

hurricanes.

Whileforecasterscannotpredicthowmanyhurricanes—ifany—willmake

landfall,thepotentialfordangerousstormstostrikethesouthernandeastern

coastsbringsanadditionalproblemforauthoritiesalreadystrugglingwith

COVID-19.

ExpertssaythatCOVID-19isaffectingthecapabilitiesoftheFederal

EmergencyManagementAgency(FEMA)andotherorganizationsinvolvedin

respondingtonaturaldisasters.

RetiredU.S.ArmyLieutenantGeneralJeffreyTalley,whonowleadsglobal

effortsondisastermanagementatIBM'sCenterfbrtheBusinessofGovernment,

saidthatwithFEMAandotherauthoritiesengagedinrespondingtoCOVID-19,

resourceswillbelimitedifahurricanestrikes.

“Whenwelookatadisaster...Ithinkofitintermsofhowwepreparefbr,

respondtoandrecoverfromthosetypesofevents,“Talleysaid."Rightnowwe're

inthemiddleoftheresponseofCOVID-19.Noneofusarereallysurehowlong

it'sgoingtolastandhowtheresponsetodisastersisgoingtobedifferent,say,

twomonthsfromnow,sixmonthsfromnow,soonandsofbrth,“hesaid.

AccordingtoTalley,COVID-19couldcomplicatetheresponsetoahurricane

byinterruptingtheflowofemergencysuppliestoareaswheretheyareurgently

neededatcrucialmoments.

Socialdistancingandstay-at-homeorderswillalsoforceauthoritiesalongthe

southandeastcoasttorethinkhowtheymanagepeoplewhomustleavetheir

homesintheeventofadisaster.Whilemanystatesarealreadyliftingsome

lockdownrestrictions,socialdistancingwillstillbeimportantfbrmanymonthsto

come.

12.WhenwillthefirsthurricanepossiblyarriveintheUSthissummer?

A.Inabouteightdays.B.Inaboutsixmonths.

C.Inabouttwomonths.D.Inmorethantwoweeks.

13.AccordingtoTalley,howcouldCOVID-19influencetheresponsetoa

hurricane?

A.Lockdowncangreatlyreducedamageandinjury.

B.Thepandemicmakesithardertopredicthurricanes.

C.Morepeoplewillleavehometofightagainstahurricane.

D.Reliefsuppliesmightnotreachdisasterareassometimes.

14.Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?

A.Authoritiesalongthecoastswillsticktotheformerorders.

B.Peoplethroughoutthecountrynolongerneedtostayathome.

C.Itisnecessarytokeepsocialdistanceinthecomingmonths.

D.Thestategovernmentsareconfidentaboutdealingwithhurricanes.

15.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?

A,COVID-19toWorsenHurricaneResponse

B.MoreDestructiveHurricanestoBeExpected

C.MoreDifficulttoForecastHurricanesComing

D.SocialDistancingNeededintheComingMonths

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Childrenhavebeenthoughttobelargelysparedfromtheworstofthenew

coronavirus,butdoctorsintheU.K.arenowwarningofapossibleconnection

betweenCOVID-19andanunusualinflammatory（發(fā)炎性的）syndrome（綜合

癥）inchildren.However,expertsstressthatseriousillnessrelatedtoCOVID-19

inchildrenisstillveryrareoverall.

Thewarningcameovertheweekend,whentheNationalHealthService

（NHS）Englandissuedanalarminformingdoctorsofasmallbutgrowing

numberofcasesof"multisysteminflammatory"diseaseinchildrenthatrequired

intensivecare,accordingtotheU.K.PaediatricIntensiveCareSociety.Someof

thesechildrenhavetestedpositiveforCOVID-19,althoughothershavenot.

SomeofthesymptomsintheU.K.casesincludedfevers,severepainand

skinrashes（皮疹）,alongwithmarkersofsevereinflammationintheblood,The

Guardianreported.Someofthesechildrenhavealsoneededtreatmentfbrheart

inflammation.Sofar,theinflammatorysyndromeappearsrare-onlyaboutadozen

childrenintheU.K.havebeenreportedtohavethesyndrome,accordingtoThe

Guardian,SimilarcaseshavealsobeenreportedinSpainandItaly,accordingto

CNN.AndintheUnitedStates,doctorsatStanfordUniversityrecentlypublished

acasereportinthejournalPediatricsdescribinga6-month-oldinfantwhowas

diagnosedwithKawasakidiseaseandCOVID-19.

However,it'sstilltooearlytosaythatCOVID-19isbehindthis

inflammatorysyndromeinchildren,Gidengilsaid.Moredatawillbeneededto

showthis.Indeed,theNHSalertnotedthepossibilitythatanother,

yet-to-be-identifiedpagothenisassociatedwiththeinflammatorysyndrome.Still,

"it'sgreatthatthey*reraisinganalarmaboutthissopeoplecanbeaware/

Gidengilsaid.Althoughthisnewsmightsoundworrisometoparents,reportsof

seriousCOVID-19complicationsremainuncommoninchildren."It'sreally

importanttojustkeepinmindthatit'sstillreallyrarefbrkidstohave

complicationsfromCOVIDatthispoint/1Gidengiladded.

16.Whatcanweinferfromthefirstparagraph?

A.ChildrenarefreefromtheCOVID-19.

B.COVID-19hasnoeffectonchildren,

C.COVID-19seldomhasseriouseffectonchildren.

D.COVID-19isthecauseofinflammatorysyndromeinchildren.

17.WhydidNHSEnglandissuethealarmovertheweekend?

A.TofightagainstCOVID-19forchildren.

B.Torequiredoctorstakegoodcareofchildren.

C.Totrytoseekforapositivechoicetotreatchildren.

D.Toinformdoctorsofthepossiblerelationshipbetweenthesyndromeand

COVID-19.

18.Whatcanthesymptomscontain?

A.Cough,feversandbreastpain.

B.Fevers,severepainandskinrashes.

C.Difficultyinbreathingandskinrashes.

D.Severeabdominalpainandthroatdiscomfort.

19.Whichofthefollowingcouldbethebesttitleofthepassage?

A.RareSyndromeinChildrenaboutCOVID-19

B.ChildrenareAffectedbyCOVID-19

C.SomeChildrenBeSeriouslyIll.

D.ChildrenNeedSpecialProtection.

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AsCOVID-19continuestospreadamonghumansaroundtheworld,

conservationists（環(huán)境保護(hù)主義者）arewarningofitspossibledangertoanother

group:Africa'sendangeredmountaingorillas（大猩猩）.Congo'sVirungaNational

Parkishometoabout30percentoftheworld'smountaingorillas.

TheparkiscloseduntilJune1becausescientistsbelievethegorillasmaybe

abletocatchCOVID-19.Mountaingorillascangetsomediseasesthathumans

get.Asimplecoldcankillagorilla,saystheWorldwideFundfbrNature.Thatis

whyparkvisitorsarenotallowedtogettooclosetogorillas.Rulescallfbra

7-meterdistancebetweengorillasandhumans.

Conservationistshavewelcomedthedecision.PaulaKahumbuleadsthe

Kenya-basedconservationgroupWildlifeDirect.Shesaysthat“everypossible

effortmustbemade“toprotectmountaingorillasbecausesofewareleftinthe

wild.

GladysKalema-ZikusokaistheleaderoftheUganda-basedConservation

ThroughPublicHealth.Shenotedastudydonethisyearbyherorganizationand

OhioUniversity.Shesaidthestudyshowedthattheruleseparatinggorillasand

touristswasnoteffective.

Kalema-Zikusokasaidthestudyshowedthattheseven-meterrulewas

uselessalmosteverytimeagroupofvisitorsenteredthepark.Shesaidvisitors

wereresponsibleforthataboutsixtypercentofthetime.Intheothercases,itwas

thegorillasthatmovedtooclosetothehumans.

Ugandahasnotannouncedashutdownofgorillaparktourism.However,the

numberofvisitorsfromEuropeandotherplaceshassharplyreduced.

Mountaingorillashavebeenlistedasendangeredsince1996.Buttheir

populationisnowgrowing.TourismbringsmuchforeignmoneyintoRwandaand

Uganda.Themoneygotfromtourismisimportantineffortstoprotectmountain

gorillas.Officialscanuseittohelplocalcommunities.Someobserversworrya

fallintourismduringtheCOVID-19crisis（危機(jī)）couldendangergorillas.

20.WhyistheCongo'sVirungaNationalParkclosed?

A.Becausescientistshavemadesomenewrules.

B.BecausescientiststhinkgorillasmaygetCOVID-19.

C.BecausetherearenotouristsduringtheCOVID-19crisis.

D.Becausethereisnomoneytorunit.

21.Accordingtothetext,Kalema-Zikusokathinks.

A.the7-meterruleisuseful

B.thevisitorsarebreakingtheruleallthetime

C.wecannotseparategorillasandtouristseffectively

D.everypossibleeffortmustbemadetoprotectthegorillas

22.Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph?

A.Themoneyfromtourismhasagreateffectontheprotectionofgorillas.

B.ThemoneyfromtourismcouldendangergorillasinAfrica.

C.ThenumberofgorillasisgettingsmallerinRwandaanUganda.

D.GorillascouldeasilycatchCOVID-19inRwandaandUganda.

23.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.GorillasAreinDangerB.COVID-19AffectstheTourism

C.TheOutbreakofCOVID-19D.COVID-19CouldEndanger

Gorillas

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Happiness,thatshortanddelightfulfeeling,seemsalltoorarein2020.But

there'soneplacewherehappinessisthenameofthegame.And,no,we'renot

talkingaboutDisneyWorld.Denmark,currentlythesecondhappiestcountryon

earth,isnowhometoTheHappinessMuseum,whichiscreatedbyThe

HappinessResearchInstitute,athinktankfocusingonwell-being,happinessand

qualityoflife.Theeight-roommuseumisdevotedtoliterallybringinghappiness

tolife,remindingvisitorswhatitisthatgivesvaluetothemandmakesthemfeel

good.LedbyMeikWiking,authorofthreeinternationalbestsellers,themuseum

openedonJuly14inasmall240-square-meterspaceinCopenhagen.

Visitorstothemuseumwillfindmanyinteractiveexhibits.Eachroomis

devotedtoaspecificapproachtostudyinghappiness.Thepoliticsofhappiness

exhibitasksquestionsabouttheroleofelectionsandGDPindeterminingnational

happiness.There*salsoageographyhappinesssectionthatexplorestheroleof

builtenvironmentsonhappinesslevels,aswellasshowingaworldmapwiththe

WorldHappinessReport2020'shappinessrankingof153countries.Thereare

othersectionslikethescienceofhappiness,thehistoryofhappinessandwhatlies

instoreforthefuture.

Certainmuseumexhibitsincludevisitors5personalperceptionofhappiness.

CanyoudeterminewhichhalfoftheMonaLisa'smouthsmiles?Howdoyou

explainthemeaningofhappiness?Themuseumhousesavastcollectionof

donatedartworksdonatedbypeoplefromaroundtheglobe,whichremindthem

ofhappymomentsintheirlives.

Whilethemuseumisaveryoptimisticplacetobe,it'salsoawareofthe

difficultiesofbeingapublicplaceinthemiddleofaglobalpandemic（流行?。?

Themuseumhasstrictpoliciesinplacetoensuresocialdistancingandsafety,

includingonlyallowing50visitorsatatimeandaone-waypaththroughthe

museum.

24.WhafsthemainpurposeofcreatingTheHappinessMuseum?

A.Toremindpeopletoreadbooksonhappiness.

B.Tohelpvisitorslearnandexperiencehappiness.

C.Toadvisevisitorstosharehappinesswithothers.

D.Totellpeoplewaystoimprovetheirqualityoflife.

25.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“perception”inParagraph3referto?

A.Understanding.B.Praising.

C.Documenting.D.Misusing

26.Whatdoestheauthorintendtotellusaboutthemuseuminthelastparagraph?

A.Thechallengeitfacesatpresent.

B.Itsdifficultyinreceivingvisitors.

C.Itspositiveattitudetowardsfuture.

D.Thesafetymeasuresittakesforvisitors.

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Whatarethefoodsthatyoucanonlytasteinmemories?Yourmother's

biscuits?Themud（泥）piesyoumadeasachild?Andwhataretherecipesthat

bringthosememoriestomind?

Thismorning,forthefirsttimeinmorethanayear,ImadeDutchBabies.

Fromscratch.AndIdidn'tburnthem.Yes,Fmthekindofcookwho'salways

amazedtopullanythingoutoftheoventhatisn'tburnt.Butsometimes,Iget

lucky.

WhatareDutchBabies?Pictureacrossbetweenapancakeandanomelet（煎

蛋餅）thattastesbetterthanboth.They*reeasytomake,andyoucanmakealot

ofservings（一份食物）inonepan（平底鍋）atthesametime.

MakingDutchBabiesbringstomymindsomeofthehappiestmemoriesof

mylife.IwasgiventherecipebyadearfriendSally,acookwhoknewagreat

dishwhenshetastedit.

FvemadeDutchBabiesafewthousandtimesfbrsleepovers（夜宿的客人）

andhouseguestsandSundaysuppers.Theywerealwaysahit,evenifIburned

them.

Aftermykidsgrewup,Ididn'tcookmuchforyears,exceptforholidaysor

otherbigoccasions.ButifIhadafullhouse,I'dmakeDutchBabiesfbr

breakfast.

Ican'trecallthelasttimeImadeDutchBabies,beforetoday.Iknowitwas

morethanayearago,beforelifeasweknewitwasshutdownfbrCOVID-19,

andwestoppedhavingguests.

SowhydidImakethemthismorningfbronlymyhusbandandme?It'sbeen

ahardyearforallofus,filledwiththingswecouldn'tdo.Iwashungryto

celebratebeingalive.

Imixeduptheingredientsandstuckitintheoven.Whileitbaked,1thought

ofallthefamilyandfriendsI'vebakeditfbrovertheyears.

Goodfoodcanfeedahungrycrowd.Butifit'smadewithloveandseasoned

withmemories,itcanfillasoulwithhopeofbetterdaystocome.Addyourown

memories.AndsaythankstomyfriendSally.

27.Thequestionsaskedinthefirstparagraphareusedto.

A.explaintheconnectionbetweenfoodandmemory

B.expresstheauthor\concernaboutfoodsafety

C.introducethetopictobediscussed

D.remindreadersofsomethingdelicious

28.Whatdoparagraphs4to6mainlytalkabout?

A.Theauthor'stipsonhowtomakeDutchBabies.

B.Theauthor'smemoriesofmakingDutchBabies.

C.WhyDutchBabieswerewelcomedattheauthor'shome.

D.Theauthor'sfamilytraditionofeatingDutchBabies.

29.WhydidtheauthormakeDutchBabiesagainaftermorethanayear?

A.Towelcomeguestsfromafar.

B.Topleaseherhusband.

C.TothankherfriendSally.

D.Toshowhergratitudeforbeingalive.

30.Whatdoestheauthorwanttotellusfromthisarticle?

A.Foodtastesbetterwhenitisshared.

B.Foodmadewithlovecanfeedthesoul.

C.Foodgivesushopeforbetterdays.

D.Foodeatenwhenhungrycreatesgoodmemories.

I

Vaccines(疫苗)againstCOVID-19areabout90percenteffectiveat

blockingcoronavirusinfections,studiessuggest.

Nearly4,000healthcareworkers,firstrespondersandfirefightersinsix

statestookpartinthestudyledbyCDCresearchers.FromDecember14through

March13,theworkerssubmittedweeklynasalswabs(鼻拭子)forcoronavirus

testing.Infectionratesfellaftervaccination.t4Ourstudyshowsthatifyouwere

fullyvaccinated,youhad90percentprotectionfiominfection,\saysJeff

Burgess.

OtherstudiescarriedoutinCaliforniaandTexasalsoseemtobackupthe

findings,researcherssayinseparatereportspublishedMarch23intheNew

EnglandJournalofMedicine.IntheTexasreport,234of8,969non-vaccinated

employeesattheUniversityofTexasSouthwesterMedicalCenterinDallastested

positivefbrthecoronavirusfromDecember15toJanuary28.That's2.61percent,

comparedwith1.82percent(112of6,144)ofemployeesthathadgottenone

shotand0.05percent(fourof8,121)offullyvaccinatedemployees.

IntheCaliforniareport,infectionsamonghealthcareworkersalsofellwith

increasingvaccinationlevels.Onlyseveninfectionsoccurredamong4,167

peoplewhowereatleast15daysoutfromgettingtheirseconddoseofvaccine.

Thevaccinespreventedhealthcareworkersinthestudyfrombecomingserious

ill,saysstudycoauthorFrancescaTorriani,aprofessorattheUniversityof

California,SanDiego.

Buttoreallystoptransmissionofthevirus,it'simportanttovaccinate18-to

30-year-olds,shesays,“Thosearetheoneswhoarerightnowtransmittingthe

disease."Motivatingthesehealthpeoplewhoarelesslikelytobecomeseverelyill

inthefirstplacetotaketheshotscouldbedifficult,Torrianisays,“There'snot

muchinitfbrthem,butthereisalotinitfbrtheirfamilies,soI'mhopingthat

realizationwillpushthemtowardgettingvaccinated.^^

Becausesomevaccinatedpeoplecanstillgetinfected,theCDCrecommends

thatpeoplewhohavegottentheirshotscontinuetowearmasksinpublictoavoid

spreadingthevirus.

31.WhichofthefollowingistrueofthestudyledbyCDCresearchers?

A.Allparticipantsinthestudyweremedicalworkers.

B.ThestudywascarriedoutinCaliforniaandTexas.

C.Nasalswabsweresubmittedfortestingeveryday.

D.Asmallnumberofvaccinatedpeoplegotinfected.

32.Howdoesthewritersupportthefindingsinthethirdparagraph?

A.Byaskingquestions.B.Byquotingthesaying.

C.Bylistingthestatistics.D.Bydescribingaprocess.

33.WhatdoestheCaliforniareportsuggest?

A.Peopleareadvisedtotaketwodosesofvaccines.

B.Onedoseofthevaccinescanensureyoursafety.

C.Thevaccineshavesomeslightestsideeffects.

D.Oldpeopleshouldbecautioustogetvaccinated.

34.AccordingtoTorriani,whoarethevitalpeopletoblockcoronavirus

transmission?

A.Healthypeople.B.YoungpeopleC.Elderlypeople.D.Weakpeople.

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Healthcarestaffandbankclerkshavebeenonthefrontlineofthehealthand

economiccrisesstrikingtheUK,butbehindthescenes,anothergroupofworkers

robotshavebeentoilingawayandovercomingbothemergencieswithnofearof

COVID-19.ButwillCOVID-19s