中考英语新冠病毒肺炎阅读理解试题及答案

Anew coronavirus, a cousin of the SARS virus, has infected more than 10000people since the outbreak began in Wuhan, China, in December.Scientist Leo Poon, who first decoded the virus, thinks it likelystarted in an animal and spread to humans.

"What we know is that it causespneumonia (肺炎)and then doesn't respond to antibiotic(抗生素) treatment, which is not surprising, butthen in terms of mortality (死亡率), SARS kills 10% of the individuals,"Poon, a virologist(病毒学家)at the School of Public Health at The University of Hong Kong, said.

The World Health Organization offeredguidance to countries on how they can prepare for it, including how tomonitor for the sick and how to treat patients.

Hereare seven things you should know about a coronavirus.

Coronaviruses are a large group of virusesthat are common among animals. In rare cases, they are what scientists callzoonotic[zntk](人畜

1. Which of thefollowing can explain the underlined word in paragraph 1 ?

A. to find or discover sth.

B. to put sth. into acode

C. to change sth. into ordinary language

D. to change sth. into a form that can be processed

2. What are the symptomsof the novel Coronavirus ?

A. much more severe upper respiratory tract illness

B. a runny nose, cough, sore throat, possibly a headache andmaybe a fever

C. diarrhea , fatigue, shortness of breath, respiratorydistress and kidney failure (肾衰)

D. a mild to moderate upper respiratory tract illness,similar to a common cold.

3. How do the Virusesspread?

A. Viruses can spread from human contact with animals.

B. the viruses can transmit from human to human

C. The viruses can be transmit by touching sth polluted anddroplet transmission.

D. The viruses can betransmitted by touching something an infected person has touched.

参考答案：

1-3：ABC