高中英語北師大版選擇性必修三UNIT 9 Period 5　Lesson 3 Epidemics Explained-Reading Comprehension

Period5Lesson3EpidemicsExplained—ReadingComprehensionHUMANBIOLOGYUnit9讀前清障精讀課文讀前清障Ⅰ.匹配單詞1.contain

A.changeinstructureorformcausedbynewconditions，etc.2.locate B.hold；havewithinitself3.intake C.findthepositionofsb/sth4.variation D.arrangeinclassesorgroups;putintoaclass5.classify E.takeandexamineexampleorexamplesofsb/sth6.visible F.completeineveryway7.sample

G.thatcanbeseen;noticeabletotheeye8.thorough H.theamountoffood，drink，etc.thatyoutakeintoyourbody1.You’dbetter____________junkfoodthatcontainstoomuchsaltandfattokeephealthy.2.Thepopulationinthisdistrictreaches______25million.3.Ifyou____________________thevirus，youwillbeputinquarantine(隔離).4.Thedrama，which__________5acts，isveryabsorbing.5.Thesentenceswithineachparagraphshould______________thetopicsentenceoftheparagraph.Ⅱ.選詞填空consistof，berelatedto，cutdownon，comeintocontactwith，upto返回cutdownonuptocomeintocontactwithconsistsofberelatedto精讀課文Ⅰ.明文章大意Whatdoesthepassagemainlytellus?A.Thehistoryofepidemics.B.Howtopreventepidemics.C.Whatanepidemicis.D.Thecauses，influenceandpreventionofepidemics.√Step1速讀——整體理解文意Ⅱ.悉層次結構Matchthemainideawitheachpart.Part1(Para.1)

A.Thewaystosolveepidemics.Part2(Para.2) B.Theepidemicsinhistory.Part3(Paras.3－8) C.Thecriteriaofjudginganepidemic.Part4(Para.9) D.Thedefinitionofanepidemic.Ⅰ.ReadPara.1anddothefollowingexercises.1.Fillintheblanks.Anepidemicisthenamegiventoan_________________thatrapidlyspreadsto___________________peoplewithina_______periodoftime—usually__________orless.Step2細讀——逐段獲取細節(jié)infectiousdiseasealargenumberofshorttwoweeks2.Whatmaycauseepidemics?答案

Theycanbecausedbyavirusbeingcarriedintoanarea，orchangesinthewaypeoplelive.Ⅱ.ReadPara.2anddothefollowingexercise.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutanepidemic?A.Alargenumberofpeoplemusthavediedfromit.B.Ararediseasewhichcausedonlyfewdeathscan’tbecalledanepidemic.C.Acommoncoldisn’tusuallyseenasanepidemic.D.Whetheradiseasecanbeclassifiedasanepidemicdependsonits

spreadingspeed.√Ⅲ.ReadParas.3－8anddothefollowingexercises.1.Whydopeoplefearbirdflucouldbethenextglobalepidemic?A.Becausebirdfluhascausedthousandsofdeaths.B.Becausebirdfluhasinfluencedcountriesallovertheworld.C.Becausescientistshaveproveditafterstudyingtissuesamples.D.Becausepeoplehavefoundthelinksbetweenbirdfluandthe1918

SpanishFlu.√2.Whatisthesimilaritybetween“TheBlackDeath”andtheGreatFluEpidemic?A.Theybothlastedaboutoneyearandahalf.B.Theybothcausedmorethan50milliondeaths.C.Theyhadsimilarvisiblesymptoms.D.TheybothhadaterribleeffectonEurope.√3.WhichisTRUEabouttheSpanishFlu?A.ItledtotheendofWorldWarⅠ.B.Itwasspreadquicklybecauseofthewar.C.Itisn’tathreatsince1918anylonger.D.Itisanadaptationofbirdflu.√4.Whatcanweinferfromparagraph7andparagraph8?A.ScientistsfoundoutthecauseofSARSsoonafteritsoutbreak.B.Morethan8,000peoplediedofSARSin9months.C.OnceapersongotinfectedbyEVD，hischanceofsurvivalwasslim.D.EVDhascaused11,310deathsexactlysince2013.√Ⅳ.ReadPara.9anddothefollowingexercises.1.Whatshoulddifferentcountriesdotopreventoutbreaksofepidemicsinthefuture?Why?答案

Theyshouldworktogetherbecauseteamworkamongnationsacrosstheglobecansavelives.2.Whichwordhassimilarmeaningtotheword“underline”inthelastparagraph?A.Highlight. B.Explain.C.Mark. D.Describe.√Ⅴ.Readthewholepassageagainanddothefollowingexercises.1.Whereareyoumostlikelytofindthispassage?A.Inanewspaper.B.Inamagazine.C.Inabiologytextbook.D.Onasciencewebsite.√2.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardsman’sstruggleagainstepidemics?A.Positive. B.Doubtful.C.Critical. D.Uninterested.√3.Whatwilltheauthorwritenext?A.Howtodosystematicmedicalresearchonepidemics.B.Howtocooperatetofindthecures.C.Otherepidemicsintheworld.D.Solutionstoepidemics.√1.Whatdoesthetitlemeantoyou?Whatdoesthewriterwanttoconveyinthepassage?(Creativethinking)Step3讀后——討論深度理解答案

Thetitlemeansthatthepassagewillexplainquestionsaboutepidemics.Theauthorwantstoconveytheinformationthatwearealwaysonourwaytofindanexplanationtoepidemicssoastofindcure.Italsoimpliesthatepidemicsoccurrednaturallyandinevitably.Wecanonlyexplainit，andcannotpreventitorstopitcompletelynow.2.Canwecalladiseaseanepidemicaslongasitaffectsalargenumberofpeople？(Criticalthinking)答案

No.Onlyifaninfectiousdiseasehascausedacertainnumberofdeathscanitbecalledanepidemic.Step4總結——課文語法填空Anepidemicistherapidspreadofan1.___________(infect)diseaseoverashortperiodoftime,2.________(cause)alargenumberofdeaths，thenumberofwhichdiffersfordifferentdiseases.ProfessorJimSmithstudiedthehistoryofepidemics3.___________(create)amorepositivefuture.Oneofthe4._______(early)epidemicsonrecordtookplaceinRomeasearlyas500to550CE,5._____killedhalfofthepopulationinthatparticulararea.Thesameepidemiccalled“TheBlackDeath”returnedin6._____1330sinAsiaandspreadquicklytoEurope.infectioustocreatecausingearliestwhichtheSomehundredyearslater，theGreatFluEpidemicbroke7.____in1918，alsoknownastheSpanishFlu，killing50millionpeople.Thiswasconsideredthemostsevereepidemicinhumanhistory.The1997birdfluwhichclaimedover100liveswasan8.___________(adapt)oftheGreatFluof1918.Atthestartofthe21stcenturythereweretwomajorepidemics—SARSandEVD.Themorerecently9._____________(discover)SARSdiseaseinfectedabout8,000people.AccordingtoofficialrecordsEVDhaskilledmorethan11,310peopleinWestAfricaalone.adaptationoutdiscovered10.__________(global)，researchersarecomingtogethertotrytoidentifythecausesandhelptofindeffectivetreatmentsforepidemics.GloballyStep5解讀——長句難句分析1.Anepidemicisthenamegiventoaninfectiousdiseasethatrapidlyspreadstoalargenumberofpeoplewithinashortperiodoftime—usuallytwoweeksorless.[句式分析]此句是_____句。giventoaninfectiousdisease是過去分詞短語作_____，修飾thename，并與之構成_____關系；that引導______從句，修飾_______，其中that在從句中作_____。[自主翻譯]

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流行病是指在短時間內(通常兩周或更短)迅速在大量人群中傳播的傳染性疾病。disease主語2.Withrecentpressreportsdrawingparallelsbetweenbirdfluandkillerepidemicsofthepast，JimSmithlooksatthesometimesdepressinghistoryofepidemicsforcluesabouthowwecancreateamorepositivefuturewithoutepidemics.[句式分析]此句是_____句。With...ofthepast為with的復合結構作______，其中賓語pressreports和賓補drawingparallels...構成_____關系；howwecan...為_____從句。[自主翻譯]

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最近有新聞報道，吉姆·史密斯將禽流感和過去致命的流行病作對比，在屢屢令人感到沮喪的流行病史中尋找線索，從而創(chuàng)造一個遠離流行病的美好未來。主動賓語3.Manypeoplefearitcouldbethenextglobalepidemic，especiallyasscientistswhohavegoneintodetailstudyingtissuesamplesfromthebodiesofpeoplewhodiedofthe1918SpanishFluhaveprovedthatbirdfluisamodernadaptationofthatvirus.[句式分析]此句是_____句。Manypeoplefear后是省略了that的_____從句；as引導的是_____狀語從句，譯作“_____________”；兩個who引導的都是_____從句，分別修飾scientists和people；proved之后的that引導______從句。復合賓語時間當……的時候定語賓語[自主翻譯]

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