一种新型的冠状病毒
<p> 2015复习正是强化复习阶段，在考研英语中占了40分，所以考研英语阅读是英语科目中重要的一项。名师老师曾建议过考研生需要坚持每天泛读10-15分钟的英文原刊。强烈推荐了杂志《经济学人》.杂志中的文章也是考研英语的主要材料来源.希望考研考生认真阅读，快速提高考研英语阅读水平。 <span word="A">A</span> <span word="novel">novel</span> <span word="coronavirus">coronavirus</span> 一种新型的冠状病毒 <span word="Fingers">Fingers</span> <span word="crossed">crossed</span> 祈求好运 <span word="A">A</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="virus">virus</span> <span word="worries">worries</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="twitchy">twitchy</span> <span word="world">world</span> 一个新病毒令焦躁的世界惶惶不安 <span word="MOST">MOST</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="people">people</span>, <span word="respiratory">respiratory</span> <span word="diseases">diseases</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="influenza">influenza</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="commoncold">commoncold</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="snotty">snotty</span> <span word="inconvenience">inconvenience</span>. 对于大多数人来说，诸如流感和普通感冒这样的呼吸系统疾病在大多数时候带给他们的不便不过是不时流出来的鼻涕罢了。 <span word="Occasionally">Occasionally</span>, <span word="though">though</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="viruses">viruses</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="cause">cause</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="mutate">mutate</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="truly">truly</span> <span word="nasty">nasty</span>. 不过引起这些疾病的病毒偶尔也会变异成异常凶险的东西。 <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Spanish">Spanish</span> <span word="flu">flu</span> <span word="of">of</span> 1918 <span word="may">may</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="war">war</span>. 死于1918年西班牙流感的人数可能比死于第一次世界大战的人数还要多。 <span word="More">More</span> <span word="recently">recently</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="worries">worries</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="Severe">Severe</span> <span word="Acute">Acute</span> <span word="Respiratory">Respiratory</span> <span word="Syndrome">Syndrome</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2003<span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="strain">strain</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="flu">flu</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="H">H</span>5<span word="N">N</span>1 <span word="in">in</span> 2008, <span word="though">though</span> <span word="neither">neither</span> <span word="created">created</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pandemicresearchers">pandemicresearchers</span> <span word="feared">feared</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="might">might</span>. 近几年，人们曾经担心过2003爆发的严重急性呼吸综合症和2008年爆发的<span word="H">H</span>5<span word="N">N</span>1流感，不过最终两者都未发展为研究人员担心的大规模流行疾病。 <span word="Now">Now</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="viruses">viruses</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="again">again</span>. 现在资讯里又出现了此类病毒的报道。 <span word="Over">Over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="months">months</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="ill">ill</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="previously">previously</span> <span word="unrecorded">unrecorded</span> <span word="type">type</span>. 在过去的几个月中，已有两名男子因未曾记录过的病毒类型而致病。 <span word="One">One</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Saudi">Saudi</span> <span word="Arabia">Arabia</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="died">died</span>. 其中，在沙特阿拉伯的一名病人已死亡。 <span word="The">The</span> <span word="other">other</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="recently">recently</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="there">there</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="seriously">seriously</span> <span word="ill">ill</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="London">London</span> <span word="hospital">hospital</span>. 另一名病人此前刚去过那里，现正在一家伦敦医院，情况危重。 <span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Health">Health</span> <span word="Organisation">Organisation</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="culprit">culprit</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sort">sort</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="coronavirus">coronavirus</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="samefamily">samefamily</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bug">bug</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="causes">causes</span> <span word="SARS">SARS</span>. 根据世界卫生组织的消息，罪魁祸首是一种冠状病毒，与造成<span word="SARS">SARS</span>的病毒属于同一类。 <span word="Having">Having</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="calls">calls</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="SARS">SARS</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="H">H</span>5<span word="N">N</span>1, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="watching">watching</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="waiting">waiting</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="ifthis">ifthis</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="virus">virus</span> <span word="possesses">possesses</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="combination">combination</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="infectiousness">infectiousness</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="lethality">lethality</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="thosetwo">thosetwo</span> <span word="diseases">diseases</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="worry">worry</span>. 在侥幸逃过<span word="SARS">SARS</span>和<span word="H">H</span>5<span word="N">N</span>1后，全世界正在密切注视着这种新病毒是否结合了之前两种病毒的高传染性和致命性，正是这两种特性使得这两个疾病令人们担心不已。 <span word="With">With</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sample">sample</span> <span word="size">size</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="stands">stands</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="two">two</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="certain">certain</span>,<span word="although">although</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="bug">bug</span> <span word="seems">seems</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cause">cause</span> <span word="rapid">rapid</span> <span word="kidney">kidney</span> <span word="failure">failure</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="infects">infects</span>. 由于迄今为止样本量只有2例，所知有限，虽然已有证据表面这种新的传染病似乎会让其感染者的肾脏快速衰竭。 <span word="The">The</span> <span word="WHO">WHO</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="cases">cases</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="bug">bug</span>-<span word="watchers">watchers</span> <span word="seem">seem</span> <span word="cautiously">cautiously</span> <span word="relaxed">relaxed</span>. <span word="WHO">WHO</span>正在寻找其他病例，但至少现在大多数的病毒专家似乎持谨慎乐观态度。 <span word="Indeed">Indeed</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="discovery">discovery</span> <span word="shows">shows</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="health">health</span>-<span word="monitoring">monitoring</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="isworking">isworking</span>. 事实上，该病毒被世人发现可能正说明了世界健康监视系统正运转正常。 <span word="Andrew">Andrew</span> <span word="Easton">Easton</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="virologist">virologist</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Warwick">Warwick</span>, <span word="reckons">reckons</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="bug">bug</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="havecome">havecome</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="doctors">doctors</span> <span word="attention">attention</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="surveillance">surveillance</span> <span word="systems">systems</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wake">wake</span> <span word="ofSARS">ofSARS</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="H">H</span>5<span word="N">N</span>1. <span word="Warwick">Warwick</span>大学的病毒专家<span word="Andrew">Andrew</span> <span word="Easton">Easton</span>估计这种新病毒能吸引医生的注意正是因为在<span word="SARS">SARS</span>和<span word="H">H</span>5<span word="N">N</span>1后建立起来的监视系统。 词语解释 1.<span word="mutate">mutate</span> <span word="into">into</span> 变异成 <span word="Scientists">Scientists</span> <span word="warn">warn</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="virus">virus</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="mutate">mutate</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="amuch">amuch</span> <span word="deadlier">deadlier</span> <span word="form">form</span>. 科学家们警告，该病毒可能变异成更致命的形式。 <span word="Experts">Experts</span> <span word="fear">fear</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="virus">virus</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="mutate">mutate</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="formthat">formthat</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="transmitted">transmitted</span> <span word="between">between</span>. 专家担心病毒可能会变异为能在人际之间传播的病毒。 2.<span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> 根据，按照 <span word="Again">Again</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="recently">recently</span> <span word="declassified">declassified</span> <span word="information">information</span>. 这也还是根据最近解密的信息得知的。 <span word="It">It</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="plan">plan</span>. 这个妥协方案并没有按计划执行。 3.<span word="wait">wait</span> <span word="to">to</span> 等待 <span word="Oh">Oh</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="t">t</span> <span word="wait">wait</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="sous">sous</span>-<span word="neath">neath</span> <span word="him">him</span>. 噢,我都快等不及要上了。 <span word="Can">Can</span> <span word="t">t</span> <span word="wait">wait</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="music">music</span>! 实在等不及听到他们的新专辑啦! 4.<span word="set">set</span> <span word="up">up</span> 建立;准备; 安排 <span word="Saudi">Saudi</span> <span word="arabia">arabia</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="anti">anti</span>-<span word="corruption">corruption</span> <span word="agency">agency</span>. 沙特已经建立了一个反腐机构。 <span word="The">The</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="debating">debating</span> <span word="teams">teams</span>. 学生们还成立了辩论队。</p>
页:
[1]