SectionⅢLesson3EpidemicsExplained一二三四五六七一、词义匹配AB1.parallela.thenormalorderorwayinwhichyouregularlydothings2.urbanb.acollectionofinformationshowninnumbers3.trialc.pill;asmallpieceofmedicine4.statisticsd.connectedwithatownorcity5.symptome.tothinksth.isgoingtohappeninthefuture;toknowaboutsth.beforeithappens6.Routinef.besimilarto一二三四五六七7.Foreseeg.doneaccordingtoasystemorplan8.mournh.achangeinyourbodyormindthatshowsthatyouarenothealthy9.tableti.tofeelandshowsadnessbecausesb.hasdied10.systematicj.test;theprocessoftestingtheabilityofsb./sth.答案:1.f2.d3.j4.b5.h6.a7.e8.i9.c10.g一二三四五六七二、猜词拼写1.todestroyorremovesth.completely2.tostopsb.fromdoingsth.bylaw3.trustinsb’sabilityorknowledge4.tojointogetherwithotherpeopleinordertodosth.asagroup5.tostopforashorttimebeforecontinuing6.tobuildagain7.veryseriousorsevere8.media;newspapersandmagazines9.complete10.todrawalineunderaword,etc;toemphasiswipeoutprohibitfaithunitepauserebuildacutepressthoroughunderline一二三四五六七三、词汇拓展1.vt.→重建vt.建造2.n.→帝国n.皇帝3.vt.联合;→团结adj.→联合的n.联盟4.adj.→严重的adv.严重地5.n.变化;→变种适应;改编6.n.带菌者;→携带者vt.携带7.adj.→系统化的n.系统8.n.信心;→信任adj.→忠实的忠实地rebuildbuildempireemperoruniteunitedunionacuteacutelyadaptationadaptcarriercarrysystematicsystemfaithfaithfulfaithfully一二三四五六七四、词组互译1.彻底毁灭2.达到3.查阅4.prohibitsb.fromdoingsth.5.lookthrough6.inurbanareas7.beharmfulto8.leadtowipeoutuptoreferto禁止某人做某事浏览在城区在城区导致一二三四五六七五、阅读文章,将左右栏内容匹配起来ParagraphAGap5ParagraphBGap8ParagraphCGap3ParagraphDGap10ParagraphEGap12答案:ParagraphA:Gap3ParagraphB:Gap12ParagraphC:Gap8ParagraphD:Gap10ParagraphE:Gap5一二三四五六七六、阅读课文,并选择最佳答案1.Whyisitimportanttolookatthespreadofdiseasesthroughthehistory?A.Becauseitcanenlargeourknowledge.B.Becausemanyepidemicscouldbethenextglobalepidemics.C.Becausepeoplearecuriousaboutthehistoryofepidemics.D.Becauseitcanhelpusdiscoverthecausesandeffectsofepidemics,andforeseeandpreventtheminthefuture.2.Whichofthefollowingisoneoftheearliestepidemicsonrecord?A.TheBlackDeath.B.Theepidemicwhichhappenedabout500-550ADthroughNorthAfrica,theMiddleEastandEurope.C.TheSpanishFlu.D.SARS.DB一二三四五六七3.WhichofthefollowingisoneofthemaincausesofthefalloftheRomanEmpireaccordingtothepassage?A.Upto50%ofthearea’spopulationdiedfromaseriousepidemic.B.ThekingoftheRomanEmpiredied.C.TheeconomyoftheRomanEmpirehadfallendown.D.OthercountriesinvadedtheRomanEmpire.4.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtheconditionfor“TheBlackDeath”tospreadworldwide?A.War.B.Crowdedcities.C.Alackofbasichealthroutines.D.Food.AD一二三四五六七5.WhatkindofpeopledidtheSpanishFlustrikemost?A.Women.B.Theyoungandfit.C.Theold.D.Theweak.B一二三四五六七七、阅读课文,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式ItisreportedthatBirdFluisverysimilarto1.killerepidemicinthepast.JimSmithlooks2.thehistoryofepidemicsforclues.BirdFlufirst3.(appear)in1997,whichprovedamodern4.(adapt)ofthesamevirusofthe1918SpanishFlu.It’simportanttolookatthespreadofdiseasesthroughouthistorytodiscoverthecausesandeffectsandforeseeandpreventtheminthefuture.athroughappearedadaptation一二三四五六七OneofthemaincausesofthefalloftheRomanEmpiremaybe5.halfofthearea’spopulationdiedfromthisepidemic.AnduptoonehalfofthepopulationwaslosttotheBlackDeath.Anotherepidemic...