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A pair of dice, rolled again and again, will eventually produce two sixes. Similarly, the virus that causes influenza is constantly changing at random and, one day, will mutate in a way that will enable it to infect billions of people, and to kill millions. Many experts now believe a global outbreak of pandemic flu is overdue, and that the next one could be as bad as the one in 1918, which killed somewhere between 25m and 50m people. Today however, advances in medicine offer real hope that another such outbreak can be contained—if governments start preparing now. New research published this week suggests that a relatively small stockpile of an anti-viral drug—as little as 3m doses—could be enough to limit sharply a flu pandemic if the drugs were deployed quickly to people in the area surrounding the initial outbreak. The drug's manufacturer, Roche, is talking to the World Health Organisation about donating such a stockpile. This is good news. But much more needs to be done, especially with a nasty strain of avian flu spreading in Asia which could mutate into a threat to humans. Since the SARS outbreak in 2003 a few countries have developed plans in preparation for similar episodes. But progress has been shamefully patchy, and there is still far too little international co-ordination. A global stockpile of drugs alone would not be of much use without an adequate system of surveillance to identify early cases and a way of delivering treatment quickly. If an outbreak occurred in a border region, for example, a swift response would most likely depend on prior agreements between different countries about quarantine and containment. Reaching such agreements is rarely easy, but that makes the task all the more urgent. Rich countries tend to be better prepared than poor ones, but this should be no consolation to them. Flu does not respect borders. It is in everyone's interest to make sure that developing countries, especially in Asia, are also well prepared. Many may bridle at interference from outside. But if richer nations were willing to donate anti-viral drugs and guarantee a supply of any vaccine that becomes available, poorer nations might be willing to reach agreements over surveillance and preparedness. Simply sorting out a few details now will have lives (and recriminations) later. Will there be enough ventilators, makes and drugs? Where will people be treated if the hospitals overflow? Will food be delivered as normal? Too many countries have no answers to these questions.
单选题31.The word "contained" (Paragraph 1) most probably means______.
单选题32.According to the text, it is upsetting that______.
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】本题是一道细节推导题，测试考生准确识别原文相关信息并且进行合理推导的能力。本题的答案信息来源在第三段的尾句，这是一个由转折词“but”引导的句子，其大意是：“但是令人遗憾的是发展一直是参差不齐的；国际协作还远远不够。”由此可以推断本题的正确选项应该是C“global co-ordination is yet to well develop”(全球协作还未良好发展)。考生在阅读时一定要加强审题定位的能力，例如题干中的“upsetting”与原文“shamefully”一词对应关系的识别。
单选题33.The speed of remedy dispatch is of importance to______.
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】本题是一道细节推导题，测试考生准确理解原文相关信息并且进行合理推导的能力。本题的答案信息来源在第四段的首句，其大意是：“如果没有适当的监控系统来识别早期病例、没有迅速达到治疗的方法，全球药物研究贮存本身也没有用。”从本句可以推断：迅速达到治疗的方法对全球药物贮存发挥其本身的作用有着重要的意义。故本题的正确选项是D“the efficiency of large supply of drugs”(药的效用)。考生在阅读时应善于抓住重点信息并根据原文进行引申推导和逆向思维。
单选题34.According to the text, which of the followings is not readily made?
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】这是一道细节题，测试考生对原文细节的准确理解和推导的能力6本题的答案信息来源在第五段的首句和第四段的尾句。第五段的首句讲：“达成这样的协定不大容易……”“这样的协定”(such agreements)指的是第四段尾句中的“prior agreements between different countries about quarantine and containment”(事先在国家之间签订的有关卫生检疫和控制的协议)。由此可以推断本题的正确选项是D“Contracts between various nations concerning quarantine and containment．”(国家间有关卫生检疫和控制的协议)。考生在审题定位时一定要重视题干中的核心词语在原文中的定位，例如本题题干中的“not readily”相当于原文中的“rarely easy”。
单选题35.The best title for the text would be______.
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】这是一道中心主旨题，测试考生识别和理解全文中心主旨的能力。本题的答案信息来源是首段的尾句，该句是全文的中心主旨句，该句的大意是：“如果各国政府现在开始准备，医学的进步就提供了一次真正的机会，另外一次类似传染病能够被抑制的机会。”该句强调了条件状语从句：“if governments start preparing now”，由此可以推断本题的正确选项是A“The World Must Prepare for Pandemic Influenza”(全世界一定要为传染性的流感做好准备)。考生在阅读时要善于识别寻找全文的中心主旨句，并弄清它与全文其他段落的关系。