Unit9HumanBiologyLesson3EpidemicsExplained课件-高中英语北师大版（2019）选择性.pptxVIP

UNIT9HUMANBIOLOGY

LESSON3（第一课时）

EPIDEMICEXPLAINED

;1.aninfectiousdisease

2.alargenumberof

3.withinashortperiodoftime

4.twoweeksorless

5.aslongas

6.becausedby

7.carryinto

8.comeintocontactwith

9.beclassifiedas

;10.acertainnumberof

11.thenumberof

12.asopposedto

13.millionsof

14.killerepidemics

15.creativeamorepositivefuture;Para.1:Thedefinitionofanepidemic.

Para.2:Thecriteria(标准)ofidentifyinganepidemic.

Para.3:Examplesofepidemicsinhistory.;流行病是指在短时间内(通常两周或更短)迅速在大量人群中传播的传染性疾病。

自地球上有人类生活以来，流行病就一直存在。;它们可能由不同因素引起，例如病毒被带入某个地区，或者由于人们生活方式的改变，比如说某一地区居住的人群增多，从而增加了接触细菌或病毒的几率。;Para2：Eachdiseasecanonlyofficiallybeclassifiedasanepidemiconceacertainnumberofdeathshaveoccurredfromthedisease.Thenumberofdeathsisdifferentforeverydisease.;罕见疾病的基线很低，即使某一地区只出现少数病例，也会被认定为是流行病;与此相反，常见疾病的基线较高，如流感。普通感冒由一种广泛传播的病毒引起，可感染数百万人，但它并没严重到可以被称为流行病。;Para3:Withrecentpressreportsdrawingparallelsbetweenbirdfluandkillerepidemicsofthepast,JimSmithlooksatthesometimesdepressinghistoryofepidemicsforcluesabouthowwecancreateamorepositivefuturewithoutepidemics.;1.（推理判断题）WhatcanweinferfromthesentenceSoaveryrarediseasewillhavealowbaselineandjustafewcasesofitinoneplacewillbeclassifiedasanepidemic?

A.Rarediseasesaremorelikelytobeepidemics.

B.Commondiseaseshavealowerbaseline.

C.Thebaselineforanepidemicisthesameforalldiseases.

D.Epidemicsareonlycausedbyrarediseases.

2.（词义猜测题）ThewordbaselineinParagraph2refersto______.

A.thenumberofpeopleinfectedbyadisease

B.thenumberofdeathsneededtoclassifyadiseaseasanepidemic

C.thenumberofcountriesaffectedbyadisease

D.thenumberofdoctorstreatingadisease