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Word bank

outbreak：n.（疾病，戰(zhàn)爭的）爆發(fā)，暴動。本詞由短語break out衍生出來。

例如：There has been an outbreak of famine.那兒正爆發(fā)饑荒。

The research project fetched up because of the breaking out of the war.由于戰(zhàn)爭的爆發(fā)，研究項目擱淺了。

He disclaimed any responsibility for the outbreak.他否認對這次暴亂負有任何責任。

Questions

1. The doctor in Singapore performed a valuable service by _

2. One interesting thing about the virus in the story was that

3. The type of influenza discussed in the story _

4. The experiments in giving the virus to animals proved that this type of influenza was easy to catch but

5. One reason why the outbreak of the disease was not discovered sooner is that

Keys

1.reporting the outbreak to Geneva由第二段第四句可知。

2.it could reproduce with great speed由第三段第二句可知。

3. could not be cured by any known drug由第三段的三四兩句可知。

4.was not deadly由第三段倒數(shù)第二句可知。

5. China did not belong to WHO then由第四段第四句可知。