2023年中考英语时事热点阅读 热点68 新冠疫苗接种相关情况(学生版+解析版)

2023年中考英语时事热点阅读专练

热点68新冠疫苗接种相关情况性

一、阅读理解

Atthebeginningof2021,theChinesegovernmentsaiditwillprovidefreeCOVID-19vaccines（疫苗）toall

Chinesecitizens.Sincethen,tensofmillionsofpeople,mainlykeygroupssuchasmedicalworkers,customs

officers（海关官员）anddeliveryworkers（快递员），havegottenthevaccine.

Howdoesthevaccinework?Areyouallowedtogetit?Whatdoyouneedtoknowbeforegettingit?Let's

takealook.

Q:Howdoesthevaccinework?

A:ThevaccinesChinaisnowusingarecalled''inactivatedvaccines^^（灭活疫苗）.Thereare"dead"viruses

（病毒）inthesevaccines.Theycannotcausethedisease,butcanshowyourbodywhattheviruslookslikeand

makeyouimmune（免疫）toit.

StudiesshowthatChina'svaccinesare79.34percenteffective.Thismeansthatforevery100peoplewhoget

vaccinated,about79peoplewillbecomeimmunetothevirus.If79percentofthewholepopulationbecomes

immune,thepossibilityofCOVID-19spreadingwillbeverylow.

Q:Howisthevaccinegiven?

A:Thevaccineisgivenbyinjection（注射）.It'ssuggestedtogettwodoses.Youshouldwaitabouttwoweeks

afterthefirstdosetogetthesecondone.

Q:Canpeopleofallagesgetvaccinated?

A:Thevaccineshavebeentestedamongthreedifferentagegroups:3to17,18to59,and60andabove.The

18-to-59agegrouphasthemostdata（数据）一thevaccineshavebeenproventobesafetothisgroup.Theother

twogroupsareexpectedtobeincludedsoon.

Q:Isthereanyonewhoshouldn'tgetvaccinated?

A:Expertssaythevaccinesaresafeformostpeople.Butpeoplewhohaveseriousdiseasessuchascancer（癌

症）ordiabetes（糖尿病）,orpeoplewhoareallergic（过敏的）toanyofthevaccine'singredients,shouldnotgetit.

Peoplewhowanttogetthevaccineshouldnotgetanyothervaccinesduringthesameperiod.

Q:DoIstillneedtowearamaskinpublicplacesafterPvebeenvaccinated?

A:Yes.Ittakesafewweeksforthebodytobuildimmunityaftervaccination.Thismeansit'spossiblefora

persontogetinfected（传染的）justaftervaccination.There'salsoasmallchancethatyourbodywon'tbuild

immunity.Sobeforethepopulationbecomesimmunetothevirus,it'shighlyencouragedtokeepwearingmasks,

practicingsocialdistancing（社交隔离）andwashingyourhandsaftergettingvaccinated.

I.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“effective“meaninthefifthparagraph?

A.Thevaccinesworkwelltofightagainstthevirus.

B.Thevaccinesareveryexpensive.

C.Peoplearestilltestingthevaccines.

D.Someofthevaccinesaredangerousfbrpeople.

2.WhatdoweknowaboutChina'sCOVID-19vaccines?

A.Theyneedactivevirusestobeeffective.

B.Thevirusesinthemwon'tmakepeoplesick.

C.Studiesshowthatabout21percentofthemareeffective.

D.Theywon'tworkuntil79percentofthepopulationgetsvaccinated.

3.WhocangettheCOVID-19vaccinerightnow?

A.AllChinesecitizens.

B.Peopleaged3to17.

C.Peopleaged18to59.

D.Peopleaged60andabove.

4.WhatdoweknowaboutpeoplewhowanttogetaCOVID-19vaccine?

A.Theyneedtogettwodoseswithinaweek.

B.Theyonlyneedtopayasmallamountofmoney.

C.Theywillhaveallergicreactionsatfirst.

D.Theyshouldn'tgetothervaccinesatthesametime.

5.Peopleshouldstillwearmasksaftergettingvaccinatedbecause.

a.theycanspreadthevirustoothersmoreeasily

b.theirbodiesneedtimetobuildimmunity

c.theirbodiesmightnotbuildimmunityatall

d.maskshelpthevaccinestakeeffect

A.abB.beC.acD.bd

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Ifyou'veeverseenanalpaca（羊驼），youmightjustthinkthey'refuzzyandcute.Now,itlookslikethese

animalsmightbeabletohelpscientistsfindavaccine（疫苗）forCOVID-19.

Australianscientistsarestudyingalpacas.Theseanimalshaveauniqueimmuneresponse（免疫反应）.

Scientistsusedtousethemtodoresearchonviruses（病毒）likeHIV.Nowtheyhavefoundthatwhenalpacasare

infected（感染）withCOVID-19,theirbodiesreactinaspecialway.

“Alpacasandanimalslikethem（suchascamels）actuallycreatetwodifferenttypesofantibodies（抗体）.One

issimilartothetypewe（humans）make,buttheyalsocreatethesethingscallednanobodies（纳米抗体）,“said

MichaelJames,aresearcherwhotookpartinthestudy.

ThealpacasproducedthesenanobodiesafterresearchersputaCOVID-19viralspikeprotein（棘突蛋白）into

theirbodies.ItisthisproteinthatallowsCOVID-19toinfectourcells（细胞）.Thenanobodies,however,stop

infectionfromhappeningbyblocking（阻隔）theprotein.

Youcanthinkofourcellsas“locks“一andtheviralspikeproteinasa"key”.Jamessaidthenanobodiesplug

upthe"lock”sothatthe“key”cannotgetin.

Althoughtheresultslookgoodsofar,itwilltakesometimetoproduceavaccinebasedonthefindings.The

nanobodiesrequirefarmoreresearchtomakesuretheyarebotheffectiveandsafe.Sincethenanobodiesarenew,

theymustbetestedverystrictlyinalaboratorybeforetheycanbetriedonhumans,accordingtoJames.

6.Whyarescientistsstudyingalpacas?

A.TohelpwithresearchonHIV.B.TodevelopavaccineforCOVID-19.

C.ToinventeffectivemedicinesforHIV.D.TotestnewmedicinesforCOVID-19.

7.Whatistheroleofnanobodies?

A.Protectingcellsfrominfection.B.Producingviralspikeproteins.

C.Infectingbodycells.D.Killingviruses.

8.WhatareParagraphs3-4about?

A.Howanimalscreateantibodies.B.Howalpacas5bodiesreacttoviruses.

C.HowalpacasgetinfectedwithCOVID-19.D.Howanimalsprotectthemselvesfromdanger.

9.Whatdoesthephrase“plugup"mean?

A.addB.connectC.fillD.start

10.Whatdoweknowfromthestory?

A.Theresearchonnanobodiesusesaspecialmethod.

B.Theresearchonnanobodieshasn'tgonewell.

C.Thenanobodieshavebeentriedonhumans.

D.Thenanobodieswillcontinuetobetested.

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Shenzhenispushingforwardonitsmassvaccinationcampaign（大规模疫苗接种）againstCOVID-19.But

howarethevaccinesbeingstored,transportedandhandedoutbeforecitizensgetthem?AreporterwithShenzhen

SpecialZoneDailymightprovideyouwiththeanswer.

At2a.m.,atemperature-controlledvehiclefilledwithvaccinesdroveintoSinopharm'slogisticscenterin

LonghuaDistrict.

Aftertheunloading,theworkersofthecenterfirstcheckedthevaccinescarefully.Theymustmakesurethe

vaccineswerestoredwithinthetemperaturerangeof2℃-8℃alltheway.Thenthevaccinesweresenttoaspecial

storehousewiththesametemperaturerange.Boxesofvaccineswereplacedonpalletstoavoiddirectcontactwith

theground,asthatmightaffectthestoragetemperatureofthevaccines.

"Eachvaccinationsitehasmadeaplanforvaccineusageoneortwodaysaheadoftime,andthevaccinesare

senttothesitesacrossthecitybytemperature-controlledvehicles,"saidXieXu,headoftheimmunization

programofShenzhenCenterforDiseaseControlandPrevention.

At9:25a.m.,theCOVID-19vaccinesarrivedatthelobbyoftheJingtianCommunityHealthCenterof

JingtianHospitalafteratwo-hourdrivefromthestorehouse.Duringthetransportation,thetemperatureofthe

vaccineswasrecordedeveryfiveminutes.

ChenLi,adoctorwiththehealthcenter,carefullycheckedthevaccines,puttheminaspecialfridgeand

recordeddetailedinformation.

"Wewouldrefusetoacceptthevaccinesifthetemperatureisn'tnormalortheouterpackagehasanyleakage

（渗漏）,"saidChen.

11.Thevaccinescan'tbekeptproperlyifthetemperatureissetat.

A.10℃B.8CC.6℃D.2℃

12.Theunderlinedword"that'*inParagraph3mayreferto.

A.storingthevaccinesinboxes

B.placingthevaccinesonpallets

C.puttingthevaccinesontheground

D.sendingthevaccinestothestorehouse

13.ThetemperatureofthevaccineswasprobablyrecordedSinophann'slogisticscentertoJingtian

Hospital.

A.5timesB.10timesC.12timesD.24times

14.Wecaninter（推断）fromthepassagethat.

A.makingaplanforvaccineusagecanhelpgetmorevaccines

B.theouterpackagesofthevaccinesmustbecheckedcarefully

C.thevaccinescanbesenttothevaccinationsitesbyanykindofvehicles

D.allthevaccineswillbeacceptedwhentheyarriveatthevaccinationsite

15.Thebesttitleforthepassagecanbe.

A.DeliveryofCOVID-19Vaccines

B.MoreCOVID-19VaccinesNeeded

C.WellDevelopedCOVID-19Vaccines

D.MassVaccinationCampaignagainstCOVID-19

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Atthebeginningof2021,theChinesegovernmentsaiditwouldprovidealltheChinesewithvaccines（疫苗）.

Itwillstartvaccinatinghigh-riskgroupsoverthewinter.Thosewhoworkinhospitals,airportsandotherpublic

placeswillreceivethevaccinesfirst.

ThevaccinethatChinaisusingiscalled“killedvaccine”.Thereare"dead"virusesinthesevaccines.They

cannotcauseanyillnesses,butcanshowyourbodywhattheviruslookslikeandmakeyouimmune（免疫）toit.

StudiesshowthatChina'svaccinesare79.34%effective（有效）.Thismeansthatforevery100peoplewhoget

vaccinated,about79peoplewillbecomeimmunetothevirus.If79%ofthewholepopulationbecomesimmune,

thepossibilityofCOVID-19spreadingwillbeverylow.

China'svaccineshavebeentestedamongthreedifferentagegroups:3to17,18to59,and60andabove.The

vaccineshavebeenproven（证明）tobesafetothe18-to-59agegroup,andthisgroupisgettingthevaccinesfirst.

Theothertwogroupsareexpectedtobeincludedsoon.

Ittakesafewweeksfbrthebodytobecomeimmuneaftervaccination.Soit'shighlyencouragedtokeep

wearingmasks,practicingsocialdistancingandwashingyourhandsaftergettingvaccinated.

16.Whydoesthewritershowusthispassage?

A.Totelluswhoshouldgetvaccinated.

B.TotellusifChina'svaccinesareeffective.

C.TohelpuslearnmoreaboutChina'svaccines.

17.Whichofthefollowingquestionsisansweredinthepassage?

A.Howdoesthevaccinework?

B.Whyshouldn'tthepeoplekeepwearingmasksaftergettingvaccinated?

C.Whywillthehigh-riskgroupsreceivethevaccinesfirst?

18.Whodoyouthinkshouldgetthevaccineafteryoureadthispassage?

A.Asixty-two-year-olddoctor.

B.Aforty-nine-year-oldbusdriver.

C.Aten-year-oldstudent.

19.WhichisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.Self-protectionfromCOVID-19isnecessaryaftervaccination.

B.About20%ofthepeoplewhogetvaccinatedwon'tbecomeimmunetothevirus.

C.ThevaccineissafetoalltheChinesepeople.

20.What'sthebesttitlefbrthepassage?

A.TheHistoryofVaccineB.VaccineIsHereforusC.AmazingVaccines

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Maimaiti,22,receivedagiftonhisbirthdayrecently.HewashonoredastheChineseCollegeStudentofthe

Year2020.Theaward（奖项）wascreatedin2006.Normally,only10studentsreceivethehonoreachyear,butfor

2020,thenumberwasdoubled.

MaimaitiwhocomesfromXinjiangstudiesinacollegeinWuhan,HubeiProvince.InJanuary,2020,instead

ofreturninghome,hedecidedtostayinWuhan."IlearnedfromthenewsaboutCOVID-19thatWuhanneeded

volunteers,soIdecidedtodosomething,“hesaid.

Formorethan80days,hecarriedfoodandmedicalthingstohospitalsandotherplacesinWuhan.know

therearevolunteerslikeusprotectingmyhometownandmyfamily.Soweareprotectingourcountryindifferent

places.,,hesaid.

DaiKaifu,theheadofMaimaiti'scollege,said,“Tobepartofourbattle（战斗）againstCOVID-19showsthe

spiritoftheyoungpeopleandtheirdeeploveforourcountryandpeople.^Maimaitialsovolunteeredtohelptestthe

firstCOVID-19vaccine（疫苗）inChina"Somethinghadtobedone.,,hewroteonhisWeChat.Hiscourageand

kindnessgotthesupport（支持）ofhisfamily.t4Kid,justgoahead.Althoughweareworried,wefullyunderstand

theimportanceofwhatyouaredoinghisfathersaid.

ThenMaimaitiwenttothehospitaltogetabloodtestaftertwoweeksofobservation（观察）.Everythingwas

normal.Hesaidthatitwasthemostrelaxingdayinthreemonthsforhim.

21.WhydidMaimaitidecidetostayinWuhaninJanuary,2020?

A.Becausehehadmuchschoolworktodoinhiscollege.

B.Becausehisparentssupportedhiminbeingavolunteer.

C.Becauseitwasimpossibleforhimtoreturnhomeatthattime.

D.BecausehewantedtohelpwiththefightagainstCOVID-19

22.Whichsentencecanbeputintheblank""inthefifthparagraph?

A.YourmotherandIdisagreewithyouatall.

B.YourmotherandIareproudofyou.

C.YourmotherandIdon'tworryaboutyouatall.

D.YourmotherandIhopeyoucangohomeatonce.

23.Whichofthefollowingistherightorderoftheevents?

a.Hegotabloodtestandfeltrelaxed.

b.Hehelpedcarryfoodandmedicine.

c.HehelpedtestthefirstCOVID-19vaccine.

d.HestayedinWuhantofightagainstCOVID-19.

A.abed

B.adb

C.dab

D.dbca

24.Whatcanweknowfromthepassage?

A.In2020,tenstudentswerehonoredastheChineseCollegeStudentoftheYear.

B.MaimaitimainlyvolunteeredtoworkinhospitalswhilestayinginWuhan.

C.DaiKaifuspokehighlyofwhatMaimaitididfbrourcountryandpeople.

D.MaimaitineverwomedabouthimselfwhenhewasvolunteeringinWuhan.

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InthefightagainstCOVID-19,manynationalheroeshavebecomewell-knowntothepublic.OnAugust11,

2020,ChinesePresidentXiJinpingcommended（表彰）fourofthemfortheiroutstandingcontribution（杰出的贡

献）.

ZhongNanshanwasgiventheMedaloftheRepublic（共和国勋章）.Hehasbeen

1leadingtheChinesegovernment'seffortsinthefightagainstCOVID-19.Theold

expertgotaresultthatCOVID-19couldbespreadbetweenhumans.

“ThePeople'sHero“wasgiventothreeothers.TheyareZhangBoli,ZhangDingyuand

ChenWei.

ZhangBoliisatraditionalChinesemedicine（TCM）expert.Hehasbeenincharge

/（负责）theresearchofCOVID-19treatments（治疗）connectingTCMwith

Westernmedicine.

ZhangDingyuwastheheadofWuhan'sJinyintanHospitalin2020.Hegotanillness

用in2018.However,hechosetostaywithhispartnersinWuhantosavelives.

IGChenWeiisaprofessor.Shehasmadegreatachievementsintheresearchon

COVID-19.SheisalsooneofthekeyleadersinChina'sEbolavaccine（埃博拉疫

1苗）research.

Thepurposeofgivingthenation'stophonorstothesepeoplewastoshowthegreatcourageandthespiritof

workingtogetheroftheChinesepeople.

25.Howmanypeoplewasgiven“thePeople'sHero^^byChinesePresidentXiJinping?

A.One.B.Two.C.Three.D.Four.

26.Whogotanillnessin2018accordingtothepassage?

A.ZhongNanshan.B.ZhangBoli.C.ZhangDingyu.D.ChenWei.

27.Whichofthefollowingisrightinthepassage?

A.ChenWeiistheheadofWuhan'sJinyintanHospital.

B.ZhangDingyuisatraditionalChinesemedicineexpert.

C.ZhongNanshangotaresultthatCOVID-19couldnotbespreadbetweenhumans.

D.ZhangBolihasbeeninchargeoftheresearchconnectingTCMwithWesternmedicine.

二、完型填空

“Haveyougottenvaccinated（接种疫苗）?"Youmusthaveheardthequestionathousandtimes.This

questionhasbecomea28waytogreetothersinChinasincethecountryrolledout（推出）mass（大规模的）

COVID-19vaccinationsinDecember.

Chinaisalsoproviding29forothercountries.ItissendingCOVID-19vaccinesto28countriesand

providinghelpfor69countriesinneed.30ofthesecountriesaredevelopingnations,suchasPakistan,

MongoliaandMexico.Theleadersofthesecountriesaretakingtheleadin31vaccineshots,including

IndonesianPresidentJokoWidodoandChileanPresidentSebastianPinera.

AccordingtotheWorldBank,somewealthiernationshavealready32manyvaccinedoses（剂）.They

arefor33owncitizens（公民）.Someofthemhaveorderedenoughvaccinestovaccinatethe34

twoorthreetimes.Forcountriesthathavenotyetdevelopedorgottenavaccine,Chinamaybetheonlyhelper.

Chinaisoneofthefewnationsthatcan35vaccinesonalargescale（大批量）.

ChinahasjoinedCOVAX,anorganizationfounded36theWorldHealthOrganization,tomakesure

thatallmembersgetthevaccineinthefuture.Chinahasdecidedto3710millionvaccinestoCOVAX.

28.A.commonB.strangeC.special

29.A.masksB.moneyC.vaccines

30.A.FewB.MostC.None

31.A.givingB.receivingC.refusing

32.A.lockedupB.lookedupC.givenup

33.A.itsB.ourC.their

34.A.citizensB.membersC.leaders

35.A.discoverB.produceC.create

36.A.byB.forC.within

37.A.makeB.offerC.sell

2023年中考英语时事热点阅读专练

热点68新冠疫苗接种相关情况性

一、阅读理解

Atthebeginningof2021,theChinesegovernmentsaiditwillprovidefreeCOVID-19vaccines（疫苗）toall

Chinesecitizens.Sincethen,tensofmillionsofpeople,mainlykeygroupssuchasmedicalworkers,customs

officers（海关官员）anddeliveryworkers（快递员），havegottenthevaccine.

Howdoesthevaccinework?Areyouallowedtogetit?Whatdoyouneedtoknowbeforegettingit?Let's

takealook.

Q:Howdoesthevaccinework?

A:ThevaccinesChinaisnowusingarecalled"inactivatedvaccines^^（灭活疫苗）.Thereare"dead"viruses

（病毒）inthesevaccines.Theycannotcausethedisease,butcanshowyourbodywhattheviruslookslikeand

makeyouimmune（免疫）toit.

StudiesshowthatChina'svaccinesare79.34percenteffective.Thismeansthatforevery100peoplewhoget

vaccinated,about79peoplewillbecomeimmunetothevirus.If79percentofthewholepopulationbecomes

immune,thepossibilityofCOVID-19spreadingwillbeverylow.

Q:Howisthevaccinegiven?

A:Thevaccineisgivenbyinjection（注射）.It'ssuggestedtogettwodoses.Youshouldwaitabouttwoweeks

afterthefirstdosetogetthesecondone.

Q:Canpeopleofallagesgetvaccinated?

A:Thevaccineshavebeentestedamongthreedifferentagegroups:3to17,18to59,and60andabove.The

18-to-59agegrouphasthemostdata（数据）一thevaccineshavebeenproventobesafetothisgroup.Theother

twogroupsareexpectedtobeincludedsoon.

Q:Isthereanyonewhoshouldn'tgetvaccinated?

A:Expertssaythevaccinesaresafeformostpeople.Butpeoplewhohaveseriousdiseasessuchascancer（癌

症）ordiabetes（糖尿病）,orpeoplewhoareallergic（过敏的）toanyofthevaccine'singredients,shouldnotgetit.

Peoplewhowanttogetthevaccineshouldnotgetanyothervaccinesduringthesameperiod.

Q:DoIstillneedtowearamaskinpublicplacesafterPvebeenvaccinated?

A:Yes.Ittakesafewweeksforthebodytobuildimmunityaftervaccination.Thismeansit'spossiblefora

persontogetinfected（传染的）justaftervaccination.There'salsoasmallchancethatyourbodywon'tbuild

immunity.Sobeforethepopulationbecomesimmunetothevirus,it'shighlyencouragedtokeepwearingmasks,

practicingsocialdistancing（社交隔离）andwashingyourhandsaftergettingvaccinated.

I.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“effective“meaninthefifthparagraph?

A.Thevaccinesworkwelltofightagainstthevirus.

B.Thevaccinesareveryexpensive.

C.Peoplearestilltestingthevaccines.

D.Someofthevaccinesaredangerousforpeople.

2.WhatdoweknowaboutChina'sCOVID-19vaccines?

A.Theyneedactivevirusestobeeffective.

B.Thevirusesinthemwon'tmakepeoplesick.

C.Studiesshowthatabout21percentofthemareeffective.

D.Theywon'tworkuntil79percentofthepopulationgetsvaccinated.

3.WhocangettheCOVID-19vaccinerightnow?

A.AllChinesecitizens.

B.Peopleaged3to17.

C.Peopleaged18to59.

D.Peopleaged60andabove.

4.WhatdoweknowaboutpeoplewhowanttogetaCOVID-19vaccine?

A.Theyneedtogettwodoseswithinaweek.

B.Theyonlyneedtopayasmallamountofmoney.

C.Theywillhaveallergicreactionsatfirst.

D.Theyshouldn'tgetothervaccinesatthesametime.

5.Peopleshouldstillwearmasksaftergettingvaccinatedbecause.

a.theycanspreadthevirustoothersmoreeasily

b.theirbodiesneedtimetobuildimmunity

c.theirbodiesmightnotbuildimmunityatall

d.maskshelpthevaccinestakeeffect

A.abB.beC.acD.bd

【答案】ABCDB

【解析】本文是新闻类阅读，媒体人员就新冠疫苗是如何起作用的、需要接种的人群及接种前后需要了解

的事项，对医疗专家进行了采访。

1.词义猜测题。根据卜文“Thismeansthatforevery100peoplewhogetvaccinated,about79peoplewillbecome

immunetothevirus”，可知中国疫苗的有效率很高；Thevaccinesworkwelltofightagainstthevirus”疫苗能很

好地对抗病毒”符合题意，故选A。

2.细节理解题。根据“ThevaccinesChinaisnowusingarecalled^inactivatedvaccines^^.Thereare"dead”viruses

inthesevaccines.Theycannotcausethedisease“，可知灭活疫苗不会让人生病；Thevirusesinthemwon'tmake

peoplesick说法正确,故选B。

3.细节理解题。根据“The18-to-59agegrouphasthemostdata-thevaccineshavebeenproventobesafetothis

group”，可知18至59岁的成年人都可以接种疫苗，故选C。

4.细节理解题。根据“Peoplewhowanttogetthevaccineshouldnotgetanyothervaccinesduringthesame

period-,可知接种期间不应该同时接种其他疫苗，故选D。

5.细节判断题。根据"Ittakesafewweeksforthebodytobuildimmunityaftervaccination"及“There'salsoa

smallchancethatyourbodywon'tbuildimmunity”可知，身体需要时间来产生免疫力，而且身体也有可能无法

产生免疫力，故选B。

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Ifyou'veeverseenanalpaca（羊驼）,youmightjustthinkthey'refuzzyandcute.Now,itlookslikethese

animalsmightbeabletohelpscientistsfindavaccine（疫苗）forCOVID-19.

Australianscientistsarestudyingalpacas.Theseanimalshaveauniqueimmuneresponse（免疫反应）.

Scientistsusedtousethemtodoresearchonviruses（病毒）likeHIV.Nowtheyhavefoundthatwhenalpacasare

infected（感染）withCOVID-19,theirbodiesreactinaspecialway.

"Alpacasandanimalslikethem（suchascamels）actuallycreatetwodifferenttypesofantibodies（抗体）.One

issimilartothetypewe（humans）make,buttheyalsocreatethesethingscallednanobodies（纳米抗体卜”said

MichaelJames,aresearcherwhotookpartinthestudy.

ThealpacasproducedthesenanobodiesafterresearchersputaC0VID-I9viralspikeprotein（棘突蛋白）into

theirbodies.ItisthisproteinthatallowsCOVID-19toinfectourcells（细胞）.Thenanobodies,however,stop

infectionfromhappeningbyblocking（阻隔）theprotein.

Youcanthinkofourcellsas“locks”-andtheviralspikeproteinasa"key".Jamessaidthenanobodiesplug

upthe"lock"sothatthe"key"cannotgetin.

Althoughtheresultslookgoodsofar,itwilltakesometimetoproduceavaccinebasedonthefindings.The

nanobodiesrequirefarmoreresearchtomakesuretheyarebotheffectiveandsafe.Sincethenanobodiesarenew,

theymustbetestedverystrictlyinalaboratorybeforetheycanbetriedonhumans,accordingtoJames.

6.Whyarescientistsstudyingalpacas?

A.TohelpwithresearchonHIV.B.TodevelopavaccineforCOVID-19.

C.ToinventeffectivemedicinesforHIV.D.TotestnewmedicinesforCOVID-19.

7.Whatistheroleofnanobodies?

A.Protectingcellsfrominfection.B.Producingviralspikeproteins.

C.Infectingbodycells.D.Killingviruses.

8.WhatareParagraphs3-4about?

A.Howanimalscreateantibodies.B.Howalpacas?bodiesreacttoviruses.

C.HowalpacasgetinfectedwithCOVID-19.D.Howanimalsprotectthemselvesfromdanger.

9.Whatdoesthephrase“plugup”mean?

A.addB.connectC.fillD.start

10.Whatdoweknowfromthestory?

A.Theresearchonnanobodiesusesaspecialmethod.

B.Theresearchonnanobodieshasn'tgonewell.

C.Thenanobodieshavebeentriedonhumans.

D.Thenanobodieswillcontinuetobetested.

【答案】BABCD

【解析】本文是新闻报道，介绍了澳大利亚科学家为研发新型冠状病毒疫苗对羊驼所做的研究。

6.细节理解题。根据第一段“Now,itlooksliketheseanimalsmightbeabletohelpscientistsfindavaccinefor

C0VID-19”，可知羊驼用于研发新型冠状病毒疫苗；TodevelopavaccineforCOVID-19符合题意，故选B。

7.细节理解题。根据第四段“Thenanobodies,however,stopinfectionfromhappeningbyblockingtheprotein^^,

可知纳米抗体能保护细胞免受感染，故选Ao

8.主旨大意题。根据第四段“ThealpacasproducedthesenanobodiesafterresearchersputaCOVID-19viralspike

proteinintotheirbodies”，结合第二段"NowtheyhavefoundthatwhenalpacasareinfectedwithCOVID-19,their

bodiesreactinaspecialway^,可知三、四两段讲了科学家把病毒放入羊驼体内后，羊驼的身体是如何防御病

毒的；Howalpacas'bodiesreacttoviruses符合题意，故选B。

9.词句猜测题。根据下文飞。出演由6*6丫飞2血018就足“可知，是棘突蛋白这把“钥匙”被堵住了，fill符合语

境，故选C。

10.推理判断题。根据最后詹姆斯的话“Sincethenanobodiesarenew,theymustbetestedverystrictlyina

laboratorybeforetheycanbetriedonhumans”，可推知纳米抗体将继续进行测试，故选D。

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Shenzhenispushingforwardonitsmassvaccinationcampaign（大规模疫苗接种）againstCOVID-19.But

howarethevaccinesbeingstored,transportedandhandedoutbeforecitizensgetthem?AreporterwithShenzhen

SpecialZoneDailymightprovideyouwiththeanswer.

At2a.m.,atemperature-controlledvehiclefilledwithvaccinesdroveintoSinopharm'slogisticscenterin

LonghuaDistrict.

Aftertheunloading,theworkersofthecenterfirstcheckedthevaccinescarefully.Theymustmakesurethe

vaccineswerestoredwithinthetemperaturerangeof2℃-8℃alltheway.Thenthevaccinesweresenttoaspecial

storehousewiththesametemperaturerange.Boxesofvaccineswereplacedonpalletstoavoiddire