大流行病如何结束 - 6分钟英语：英语精读讲义

句中被逗号隔开的“the WHO”起什么作用？

1. 它表示 WHO 是 the World Health Organization 的一个部门。
2. 它引入了另一个作出该宣布的机构。
3. 它用缩写重新指称 the World Health Organization。

用 declare 的过去式完成句子：After the final vote, the judges ____ Lena the winner.

在短语 in the shadow of war 中，这个隐喻是什么意思？

1. 待在战争挡住阳光的地方
2. 战争已经不再造成任何影响之后
3. 长期受到战争影响

but not everyone 在这段话中起什么作用？

1. 它引入了一个完全无关的话题。
2. 它限制了前面的概括，并让听者准备了解例外情况。
3. 它完全否定了前面的陈述。

在这个语境中，starting their lives again 是什么意思？

1. 出生并第一次开始人生。
2. 只开始一项新爱好，其他一切保持不变。
3. 在重大中断后恢复日常生活。

用完整结构 Whether it's because of X or Y 补全句子：____ stress ____ lack of sleep, people sometimes find it hard to focus.

用表示“见证一个长期问题结束”的目标表达完成句子：After years of uncertainty, residents hope to ____ the housing dispute.

哪个句子正确使用了 with + 名词短语 + 补语来引出背景状况？

1. With prices are rising and demand is falling, the company changed its plan.
2. With rising prices and demand is falling, the company changed its plan.
3. With prices rising and demand falling, the company changed its plan.

阅读句子并选择 in the millions 的含义：The number of downloads is in the millions.

1. 下载内容实际放在一个叫作 the millions 的地方。
2. 下载量正好是一百万。
3. 下载量有几百万，但没有给出精确数字。

使用 come to an end 的正确形式完成句子：The school year is ____.

在节目开场时，"In this program," 向听众传达什么信息？

1. 说话人正在预告本期节目将涵盖的内容。
2. 说话人正在宣布节目已经结束。
3. 说话人正在描述一个实际地点。

用分别表示“和往常一样”与“也”的目标短语完成句子：____, we'll begin with a short recap, and we'll answer questions ____.

用 X is/are nothing new 结构完成句子：Complaints about traffic ____; people wrote about them a century ago.

哪个句子正确使用了 before + -ing，并且前后动作的隐含主语相同？

1. The storm damaged several roofs before eventually died down.
2. The storm damaged several roofs before eventually to die down.
3. The storm damaged several roofs before eventually dying down.

本句中的 the Black Death 指什么？

1. COVID-19 的另一个名称
2. 14世纪重创欧洲的一场大规模鼠疫疫情
3. 任何与黑色有关的死亡

用 last for 的过去式完成句子：The power cut ____ three hours.

补全强调句型，突出关键条件：It's only ____ the access code ____ you can open the door.

哪种情况最能支持公共卫生表述“The disease has been eradicated”?

1. 这种疾病在世界任何地方都不再自然出现。
2. 本月的病例数略有下降。
3. 某个地区暂时控制住了一次局部暴发。

这句话在节目中起什么作用？

1. 立即给出答案。
2. 宣布节目结束时也不会给出答案。
3. 延后公布答案，并告诉听众何时会给出。

哪句话中的 that 像例句一样说明名词的具体内容？

1. The news that the school would close surprised everyone.
2. The school that everyone visited was closed.
3. The news that surprised everyone spread quickly.

字幕中的 isn't something people want to hear 是什么意思？

1. 这是人们宁愿不接受的坏消息。
2. 人们因为音量太低而听不见这些话。
3. 人们被禁止讨论这条信息。

使用 be sick of 和 hear 的正确形式完成句子：Maya is ____ the same excuse every day.

用目标表达完成两个空：After a month of repairs, we ____ the office to ____.

在句子 "As the engineer explained to the council, the bridge needs urgent repairs," 中，开头的从句起什么作用？

1. 说明工程师参加会议的原因。
2. 表示工程师和委员会一起修了桥。
3. 先指出信息来源和听者，再给出观点。

用 not just 完成句子：It's ____ the final score that matters; teamwork matters too.

哪种情况最能说明大流行病的 social ending？

1. 所有社会活动永久停止。
2. 即使疾病仍在传播，人们也普遍恢复了日常生活。
3. 病原体从世界上彻底消失。

哪个句子正确使用 not just ... but also，加入同等重要的第二项要求？

1. The role requires not just technical skill but patience is also.
2. The role requires not just technical skill but also patience.
3. The role does not require technical skill, but it requires patience.

哪个句子表示信守承诺是信任增长的一种可能方式，而不一定是唯一方式？

1. One of the ways that trust grows is when people keep their promises.
2. The only way that trust grows is when people keep their promises.
3. One of the times that trust grows is when people keep their promises.

sort of agrees 在这个句子中是什么意思？

1. 他们大致同意，但没有明确或正式的协议。
2. 他们已经达成了完整、正式的协议。
3. 他们只对某一种事物表示同意。

用本课短语完成句子，该短语表示“只是准备接受更高程度的风险”：The danger has not disappeared; the managers are ____ for a chance at faster growth.

哪个句子正确使用 In other words 来重述前面的观点？

1. The deadline cannot be moved. In other words, perhaps there is no deadline.
2. The deadline cannot be moved. In other words, the office has blue walls.
3. The deadline cannot be moved. In other words, we must finish today.

哪个句子最能体现 declare victory 的比喻义，而且胜利宣言下得过早？

1. After every safety check passed, the team declared victory at the end of the completed project.
2. After one promising test, the team declared victory even though several safety checks remained.
3. The team declared victory over its rival after winning the championship final.

用引出同一延误的另一种解读的话语框架补全句子：We first saw the delay as a problem. ____ that it gives us time to fix the design.

这句话中的说话人是什么意思？When the safety warnings arrived, we put our heads in the sand.

1. 我们真的躲到了海滩上。
2. 我们仔细调查了每一项警告。
3. 我们故意忽视了一个明显的问题。

使用 would rather 结构表达希望避免该动作的偏好：I would ____ discuss my medical history in public.

使用 risk of + get 的 -ing 形式：Early treatment can reduce the ____ seriously ill.

一项列车服务曾经中断。哪个句子自然地表达“为其恢复运营作计划是合理的”？

1. After the safety inspection, it was reasonable to make plans for a brand-new service.
2. After the safety inspection, it was reasonable to make plans to resume normal service.
3. After the safety inspection, it was reasonable making plans to resume normal service.

高亮分句在论证中起什么作用？

1. 它声称任何地方的大流行病都永远不可能结束。
2. 它断定每个人和每个地方的经历完全相同。
3. 它先提出一个概括性观点，为说明不同人群和地区之间差异的例子作铺垫。

在句子“The province has the resources to vaccinate every resident,”中，resources 最自然的意思是什么？

1. 已经接种过疫苗的人。
2. 所需的实际能力，包括疫苗供应、人员、资金和配送系统。
3. 仅指预留用于购买疫苗的钱。

请用表示“实际条件比……更有利”的短语完成句子：With two backup generators, our hospital ____ most local clinics when a power cut occurs.

用 compare 的过去式和正确的介词完成类比结构：The guide ____ the old city ____ an open-air museum.

用介词前置的正式关系短语完成句子：This is a rare disease ____ doctors currently have no cure.

哪句话自然地使用 outbreak 表示发生在有限场所内的疾病事件？

1. The health department investigated a breakout of food poisoning at the school.
2. The health department investigated an escape of food poisoning at the school.
3. The health department investigated an outbreak of food poisoning at the school.

完成这个信息组织框架：____ small businesses ____ costs can rise quickly when energy prices increase.

用 go from being X to being Y 的一般过去时形式补全句子：After last month's redesign, the website ____ hard to use ____ simple and clear.

哪句话明确表示这家诊所同时具备必要资源和配套系统？

1. The clinic has the infrastructure to provide emergency care around the clock.
2. The clinic has the means to provide emergency care around the clock.
3. The clinic has the means and the infrastructure to provide emergency care around the clock.

例句中的 that is not necessarily true 是什么意思？

1. 这个说法在任何情况下都完全错误。
2. 这个说法在某些情况下可能成立，但并非在所有情况下都成立。
3. 说话人没有理解这个说法。

以下哪种理解最符合 “We don't think about the HIV AIDS pandemic as an ongoing pandemic” 这句话？

1. 人们认为 HIV/AIDS 是因为另一场大流行仍在持续而发生的。
2. 人们从不思考或谈论 HIV/AIDS。
3. 人们通常不把 HIV/AIDS 疫情归类为一场仍在持续的大流行。

哪句话正确使用 although 来引出让步关系？

1. Although the road was icy, but the bus arrived safely.
2. Although the road was icy, the bus arrived safely.
3. Although the road was icy.

用 allow 的正确形式和不定式标记完成句子：This app ____ users ____ track their spending.

HIV is no longer a death sentence 在这里是什么意思？

1. 确诊 HIV 已不再意味着死亡不可避免。
2. 法院撤销了针对 HIV 的法律判决。
3. HIV 已经完全消失。

哪句话明确表示伤势严重，但没有导致死亡？

1. The injuries were dangerous and fatal.
2. The injuries were serious but not fatal.
3. The injuries were fatal.

can be controlled and is chronic 最准确的含义是什么？

1. 疾病一定极其严重，而且无法治疗。
2. 病情可以管理，但可能长期持续。
3. 疾病已经彻底治愈，不再存在。

用 think of X as Y 完成句子：We no longer ____ the old factory ____ a useless building.

but that's not true everywhere 在句中起什么作用？

1. 前面的说法可能适用于一些地方，但并不适用于所有地方。
2. 艾滋病这种疾病本身并不真实。
3. 前面的说法在每个地方都是错误的。

哪句话能自然表达“诊所向患者提供药物和持续支持”？

1. The clinic can provide patients with medication and long-term support.
2. The clinic can provide medication patients and long-term support.
3. The clinic can provide patients to medication and long-term support.

哪句话正确地用动名词短语作主语，评价一项困难的任务？

1. Finding the right balance between speed and accuracy isn't easy.
2. Finding the right balance between speed and accuracy aren't easy.
3. Find the right balance between speed and accuracy isn't easy.

哪句话最恰当地用 exhausted 表示长期压力让人几乎耗尽精力？

1. After the holiday, the team felt refreshed and energetic.
2. After a normal afternoon, the team felt a little tired.
3. After months of nonstop emergency work, the team felt exhausted.

哪一种解释最符合 reaching the end of the beginning？

1. 整个过程几乎已经结束。
2. 这个过程的任何阶段都还没有开始。
3. 第一阶段正在结束，但整个过程可能还有很长一段。

用表示“以给人希望的基调”的准确 on a ... note 表达完成句子：After discussing the setbacks, the chair ended the meeting ____.

使用 can 加强调助动词 do 完成句子：Supportive conversations ____ change minds.

在这句话中，no longer occurs naturally 是什么意思？

1. 它出现时，人们已经不再感到惊讶。
2. 它以后肯定会在无人干预的情况下再次出现。
3. 它不再在自然条件下出现或传播。

用强调助动词 do、still 和 exist 的原形补全句子：Although most copies were destroyed, a few originals ____.

本句中的 the Cold War 指什么？

1. 主要在极寒地区进行的一场战争
2. 第二次世界大战后，以美国和苏联为首的长期地缘政治对抗
3. 在冷冻实验室中保存病毒样本的行动

使用 As if ... wasn't bad enough 结构完成句子：____ the power cut ____, the freezer stopped working too.

说话人讲 Let's recap the vocabulary we've learned 时，传达了什么信号？

1. 接下来会开始一个无关的新话题。
2. 接下来会简要回顾之前教过的词汇。
3. 会把课程的每一部分都完整地重新讲一遍。

请将 get、rid 和 of 按正确顺序填入句中：We need to ____ these broken chairs before moving.

哪一项最准确地解释 an incurable disease？

1. 可以治愈，但总是会持续很长时间。
2. 目前无法治愈，但治疗有时可以控制病情。
3. 无法控制，而且总是会立即致死。

填入一个两词连接词，将道路结冰作为真实事实引出：____ the road was icy, the buses kept running.

主持人需要说明分配给讨论的时间已经结束。哪句话最自然？

1. Our meeting time begins now, so we need to stop here.
2. Our time is up, so we need to stop here.
3. Our time is running out, so we still have a few minutes.