2010年全国考研英语_二_部分试题解析.pdf

笤考试专栏笤 年全国考研英语 二 部分试题解析 2010 ( ) 潇 影 何 晓 Section Ⅰ Use of English Directions: Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D on ANSWER SHEET 1. (10 points) The outbreak of swine flu that was first detected in Mexico was declared a global epidemic on June 11, 2009. It is the first worldwide epidemic 1 by the World Health Organization in 41 years. The heightened alert 2 an emergency meeting with flu experts in Geneva that assem- bled after a sharp rise in cases in Australia, and rising 3 in Britain, Japan, Chile and else- where. “ ” ’ But the epidemic is 4 in severity, according to Margaret Chan, the organization s di- rector general, 5 the overwhelming majority of patients experiencing only mild symptoms and a full recovery, often in the 6 of any medical treatment. The outbreak came to global 7 in late April 2009, when Mexican authorities noted an unusually large number of hospitalizations and deaths 8 healthy adults. As much of Mexico City shut down at the height of a panic, cases began to 9 in New York City, the southwest- ern United States and around the world. In the United States, new cases seemed to fade 10 warmer weather arrived. But in late September 2009, officials reported there was 11 flu activity in almost e