第一段
The outbreak of swine flu that was first deteccted in Mexico was declared a global epidemic on june 11,2009. It is the first wotldwide cpidemic__1__by the World Health Organization in41years.
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outbreak n. (战争或疾病的)爆发
swine flu 猪流感
detect v. 发现,察觉
epidemic n. 传染病,流行病
第二段
The heightened alert __2__an emergency meeting with flu experts in Geneva that assembled after a sharp pise in cases in Australia.and rising __3__in Britain ,japan,Chile and elsewhere.
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heightened a. 提高的,增加的
alert n. 警惕,警戒
assemble v. 召集(会议),(会议)召开
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Bur the epiemic is “__4__”in severity. According to Margaret Chan. The organization’s director general,__5__the overwhelming majorty of patients experiencing only mild symptoms and full recovery. Often in the__6__of any medical treatment.
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severity n. 严重程度
overwhelming a. 压倒性的,势不可挡的,巨大的
mild a. 轻微的
symptom n. (临床)症状
第四段
The ourbreak came to gobal__7__in lafe April2009.when Mexican authorities noted an unusually latge number of hospitalizations and deaths__8__ healthy adults. As much ofMexico City Shut down at the height of a panic,cases began to__9__in New York City.the southwestem United States and atound the world.
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authority n. [常用pl.]当局,官方
hospitalization n. 长期住院
at the height of 在……顶点
panic n. 恐慌,惊慌
第五段
In the United States, new cases seemed to fade__10__warmer weather arrived.But in late September 2009,officials reported there was__11__flu activity in almost every state and that virtually all the__12__tested are the new swine flu. Also known as(A)H1N1,not seasonal flu.In the U.S.,It has__13__more than one million people,and caused mone than 600 deaths and more than 6,000 hospitalizations.
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fade v. 逐渐消失
virtually ad. 几乎,事实上
seasonal flu 季节性流感
第六段
Federal health officials ___14___ Tamiflu for children from the national stockpile and began __15__ orders from the atates for the new swine flu vaccine.The new vaccine,which is different from the annual flu vaccine,is__16__ ahead of expectations.More than three million doses were to be made available in early October 2009,though most of those __17__doses were of the FluMist nasal spray type,which is not __18__ for pregnant women,people over 50 or those with breathing difficulties,heart disease or several other__19__.But it was still possible to vaccinate people in other high-risk groups;health care workers,people __20__infants and healthy young people.
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federal a. 联邦的,同盟的
stockpile n. 库存,积蓄
vaccine n. 疫苗
dose n. (药物的)剂量,一剂
nasal spray 鼻用喷雾
vaccinate v. 给……注射疫苗
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1.[A]criticized[B]appointed[C]commented[D]designated
2.[A]proceeded[B]activated[C]followed[D]prompted
3.[A]digits [B]numbers [C]amounts [D]sums
4.[A]Moderatre [B]normal [C]unusual [D]extreme
5.[A]With [B]in [C]from [D]by
6.[A]Progress [B]absence [C]presence [D]favor
7.[A]Reality [B]phenomenon [C]cincept [D]notice
8.[A]Over [B]for [C]among [D]to
9.[A]stay up [B]crop up [C]fill up [D]cover up
10.[A]as [B]if [C]unless [D]until
11.[A]excessive [B]enormous [C]significant [D]magnificent
12.[A]categories [B]examples [C]patterns [D]samples
13.[A]imparted [B]immersed [C]injected [D]infected
14.[A]released [B]relayed [C]relieved[D]remained
15.[A]placing [B]delivering [C]taking [D]giving
16.[A]feasible [B]available [C]reliable [D]applicable
17.[A]prevalent [B]principal [C]innovative [D]initial
18.[A]presented [B]restricted [C]recommended [D]introduced
19.[A]problems [B]issues [C]agonies [D]sufferings
20.[A]involved in [B]caring for [C]concerned with[D]warding off
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