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【題目】Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.

A tiger at the Bronx Zoo in New York City has tested positive for the respiratory disease caused by the novel coronavirus, becoming the first known case of human-animal 【1】, the zoo's chief veterinarian said on Sunday.

Nadia, the 4-year-old Malayan tiger that tested positive, was 【2】 for the COVID-19 disease after 【3】 a dry cough along with three other tigers and three lions, the Wildlife Conservation Society, which manages the zoo, said in a statement.

All of the cats are expected to recover, it said. But officials believe this is a unique case because Nadia became sick after 【4】 to an asymptomatic zoo employee, Paul Calle, chief veterinarian at the Bronx Zoo, told Reuters.

Calle said they did not know which employee infected the tiger. "This is the first time that we have discovered that a person infects the animal and the animal gets sick," Calle said, adding that they planned to share the findings with other zoos and institutions. " I guess 【5】 we will all have a better understanding as a result.

While the other tigers and lions were also 【6】 symptoms, the zoo decided to test only Nadia because she was the sickest and had started to lose her appetite already, and they did not want to 【7】 all the cats to anesthesia(麻醉), Calle said.

Nadia 【8】 X-rays, an ultrasound(超聲波) and blood tests to try to figure out what was making her sick . They decided to test for COVID-19 【9】 the surge in cases in New York City, the epicenter of the outbreak in the United States.The first tiger at the zoo, which has been shut since mid-March, began showing 【10】 of illness on March 27, according to the US Department of Agriculture National Veterinary Services Laboratories.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】ABC

【2】AC

【3】CD

【4】A

【5】B

【6】AD

【7】C

【8】BC

【9】D

【10】BD

【解析】

本文為新聞報道。文章敘述了紐約布朗克斯動物園首席獸醫(yī)周日表示，該動物園一只老虎Nadia被檢測出新型冠狀病毒引起的呼吸道疾病呈陽性，成為已知的第一例人畜傳播病例。動物園對Nadia進行了多項檢測盡力找出其感染病毒的原因。

【1】考查名詞。句意：該動物園一只老虎被檢測出新型冠狀病毒引起的呼吸道疾病呈陽性，成為已知的第一例人畜傳播病例。分析句子可知，空格處在句中作介詞of的賓語，要用名詞。根據(jù)下一段中的老虎感染了COVID-19病毒，可知，此處是指這只老虎是第一例人畜傳播病例。故填ABC。

【2】考查被動語態(tài)。句意：動物園管理方野生動物保護協(xié)會在一份聲明中說，4歲的馬來虎Nadia與另外3只老虎和3頭獅子一起患上干咳后，接受了COVID-19疾病的篩查。根據(jù)語境可知，此句是指老虎和獅子患上了干咳后要進行COVID-19疾病的篩查。主語是Nadia與動詞screen二者被動關(guān)系，故填AC。

【3】考查非謂語動詞。句意：動物園管理方野生動物保護協(xié)會在一份聲明中說，4歲的馬來虎Nadia與另外3只老虎和3頭獅子一起出現(xiàn)干咳后，接受了COVID-19疾病的篩查。根據(jù)“a dry cough along with three other tigers and three lions”可知，空格處用develop，其意思為“患(病)，出現(xiàn)(問題)，(疾病)開始侵襲”，其邏輯主語是Nadia。與動詞develop二者是主動關(guān)系，要用動詞的ing形式，故填CD。

【4】考查固定搭配及名詞。句意：官員們認為這是一個獨特的病例，因為Nadia在接觸一名無癥狀的動物園員工后生病。根據(jù)語境可知，此處是指老虎接觸到一名無癥狀的動物員工后生病的。after后接名詞，而exposure to...為固定搭配，意為“接觸......”，故填A。

【5】考查副詞。句意：因此我想希望我們對此都能有更好的理解。分析句子可知，空格處要填缺少副詞，根據(jù)語境可知此處是指希望地，要用副詞“hopefully”，故填B。

【6】考查進行時。句意：卡利說，雖然其他老虎和獅子也出現(xiàn)了癥狀，但動物園決定只給Nadia做檢查，因為她是最虛弱的，已經(jīng)開始沒有食欲了。根據(jù)“because she was the sickest and had started to lose her appetite already”可知，“exhibit”意思為“顯出，表明”�？崭裉幥坝�were，根據(jù)語境可知，此處是過去進行時，故填AD。

【7】考查動詞不定式。句意：而另一只老虎和獅子也表現(xiàn)出癥狀，動物園決定給Nadia檢查，因為她是最虛弱的，已經(jīng)開始失去食欲，他們不想所有的貓科動物麻醉，Calle說�！案鶕�(jù)“ anesthesia(麻醉)”可知，空處填subject...to...”意為“使......遭受......”，故填C。

【8】考查一般過去時。句意：Nadia接受了X光、超聲波和血液檢查目的是盡力找出是什么讓她生病。根據(jù)“X-rays, an ultrasound(超聲波) and blood tests”可知，空處應(yīng)填underwent，本句敘述的是過去的事，要用一般過去時，故填BC。

【9】考查連詞。句意：考慮到美國爆發(fā)疫情的中心紐約市病例激增，他們決定檢測COVID-19。分析句子可知，根據(jù)語境可知，此處缺少的意思為“考慮到，鑒于”，given意思為“考慮到，鑒于”。故填D。

【10】考查名詞。句意：這家動物園自3月中旬以來一直關(guān)閉，從3月27日起，第一只老虎開始出現(xiàn)疾病跡象。根據(jù)句意可知，空格處是指出現(xiàn)了生病的“跡象”，用復數(shù)表示泛指。故填BD。