問題詳情
III. Fill in the Blanks (12 選 10，每題 1 分，共 10 分) (請忽略大小寫)The 2014 Ebola Outbreak is an ongoing (16) of the Ebola virus disease in WestAfrica that first began in Guinea in March 2014. Following its subsequent spread to Liberia, SierraLeone and Nigeria, which has (17) the lives of at least 3,100 patients since the initialoutbreak, the Ebola epidemic has been (18) “the largest, most complex and most severewe’ve ever seen” by the World Health Organization (WHO) and major news outlets around theworld. As the disease progressed, many hospitals, short on both staff and supplies, becameoverwhelmed and closed, leading some health experts to state that the (19) to treat othermedical needs may be causing an additional death toll that is likely to exceed (20) of theoutbreak itself. Hospital workers, who work closely with the highly contagious bodily fluids of thediseased, have been especially (21)Whento catching the disease.(22) by humans, the Ebola virus induces a disease that can cause fever, sorethroat, muscle pains, headaches, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, decreased functioning of the liver andkidneys, bleeding problems. Between 50% and 90% of those (23) with the virus are killedby the disease. The virus transmits through contact with blood or other bodily fluids from infectedanimals, including humans, monkeys, and fruit bats. Treatment for those infected includesre-hydration and administering (24) fluids. But unfortunately, a (25) for thedisease has yet to be discovered.
【題組】16
(A) declared
(B) vulnerable
(C) that
(D) infected
(E) intravenous (AB) which(AC) epidemic (AD) inability (AE) cure (BC) claimed (BD) symptom (BE) contracted
參考答案
答案：A,C
難度：困難0.25
統計：A(1),B(0),C(1),D(2),E(0)