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1、高中英语外刊阅读语法填空September 31 Long-lasting loss of smell, taste in 5% of Covid cases: study研究显示，5% 新冠病毒感染者长期丧失嗅觉或味觉A lost sense of smell 1_(be) a hallmark of contracting coronavirus since the early days of the pandemic, but it has not been clear how often symptoms like this occur or how long they can las

2、t.Seeking to find out, researchers analysed the findings of 18 previous studies 2_(involve) 3,700 patients.In a new study 3_(publish) in the BMJ, they found that six months after contracting the virus, four percent of patients had not recovered their sense of smell, while two percent had not recover

3、ed their sense of taste.The 4_(researcher) estimated that loss of smell may persist in 5.6 percent of patients, while 4.4 percent may not 5_(full) recover their sense of taste.One woman told the researchers that she had not recovered her sense of smell more than two years after contracting Covid.The

4、 researchers said that while most patients should recover their sense of smell and taste within the first three months of getting Covid, a major group of patients might develop long-lasting dysfunction(功能障碍) 6_ requires timely identification, personalised treatment, and long-term follow-up.The resea

5、rch also found that women were less likely 7_(recover) these senses than men.The cause of the disparity(差异) is not clear, but the researchers suggested women 8_(tend) to have better senses of smell and taste in the first place, 9_(mean) they have more to lose.The data did not include which Covid var

6、iant the patients contracted. Previous research has indicated that more recent Omicron variants are less likely to lead to smell loss.Danny Altmann, 10_ immunologist at Imperial College London, said it was a strong and important study. Studies such as this alert us to the hidden burden out there of

7、people suffering with persistent symptoms, he said.keys:1 has been 2 involving 3 published 4 involving 5 fully6 that/which 7 to recover 8 tend 9 meaning 10 an2 Why having too many choices makes us miserable为什么拥有太多选择会让我们感到苦恼A nifty(精练的) little concept to capture the anxiety we feel when we have too m

8、uch 1_(free) is FOMO fear of missing out.In The Paradox of Choice, Barry Schwartz explains how too much choice leads 2_ some conditions that reduce our happiness. And theyre all rooted in FOMO.Analysis paralysisWith more options, we spend more time 3_(analyze) and tend 4_(get) stuck. Perfect almost

9、never exists. But with so much choice, we think it has to, and face immense pressure to get each choice right.Postdecision regretThis imagined perfect choice sticks with you long after youve decided. So no matter 5_ you pick, if you had too many options at the time you made your call, youll be more

10、likely to regret the choice later-and think its your fault.Escalated expectations(更高的预期)The more choice we have, the 6_(high) our expectations become. Objectively, we might be able to pick a pair of better-fitting jeans out of a selection of 10 rather than just three. But subjectively, we can still

11、feel worse, because our expectations have risen even more in comparison.Since it creates these conditions and thus 7_(put) a lot of psychological pressure on us, FOMO is at the heart of modern-day unhappiness.Forget FOMO. Dont let 8_ fool you into false importance. Find JOMO. The joy of missing out.

12、 In a world thats too full, 9_(let) go is reason to celebrate, not cringe. Whenever youre 10_(limit), be glad you have fewer options.keys:1 freedom 2 to 3 analyzing 4 to get 5 what6 higher 7 puts 8 it 9 letting 10 limited3 Famine: what is it, where will it strike and how should the world respond?饥荒：

13、它是什么？将在哪里发生？世界应如何应对？The world is in the grip of 1_ unprecedented hunger crisis. A toxic combination of climate crisis, conflict and Covid has placed some of the 2_(poor) countries under enormous strain.Where is famine most likely to occur?According 3_ the Integrated Food Security Phase Classificatio

14、n (IPC), no area meets the criteria for a phase-5 famine classification. However, several countries Ethiopia, Somalia, South Sudan, Yemen and Afghanistan have sections of their population 4_(live) with phase-5 catastrophic levels of hunger.If famine does occur, what is the likely human toll(伤亡人数)?It

15、 is 5_(possible) to say for certain, but history has some lessons. The 1992 famine in Somalia is thought 6_(kill) about 220,000 people, a total surpassed between 2010 and 2012, when another famine claimed nearly 260,000 lives, half of them 7_(child).The consensus was 8_the relief organisations had b

16、een too slow to act; by the time a famine had been declared, more than 100,000 people 9_(die).What happens once a famine is declared?There is no specific funding mechanism triggered by the declaration of a famine, but UN agencies and aid organisations have 10_(historical) been able to assume that the labelling of the crisis would prompt sluggish(迟钝的) donors to step up.The problem is, as was