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It seems that fear is the dominant mood of the moment. Hurricanes, tidal waves, floods, earthquakes and terrorism this year have
It seems that fear is the dominant mood of the moment. Hurricanes, tidal waves, floods, earthquakes and terrorism this year have
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2017-10-23
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问题
It seems that fear is the dominant mood of the moment. Hurricanes, tidal waves, floods, earthquakes and terrorism this year have all brought with them not only appalling scenes of devastation, death and suffering, but also outrage at the lack of preparations to avoid or cope with these disasters. Now even the birds of the air are a threat, we are told. That migrating flock visible on the horizon at sunset, once a consoling reminder of the eternal rhythms of nature, could be carrying the virus which might soon kill tens of millions of people.
Given the many fingers pointed at governments in the wake of other disasters this year, it is not surprising at all that they are scrambling to respond to the threat posed by avian influenza. After confirmation this week that the H5N1 strain of bird flu, which has been spreading quickly in Asia, had been discovered in Romania and perhaps Greece, European Union foreign ministers convened an emergency meeting. President George Bush, still smarting from a torrent of criticism of his government’s inefficient response to Hurricane Katrina, has promised to rush out emergency plans for coping with an outbreak of pandemic flu which have been stalled for years. Countries around the world are hurrying to stockpile the only current antiviral drug, Tamiflu, which might be effective in saving lives in any pandemic or curbing its spread. The World Health Organisation is calling for an internationally co-ordinated effort. Health ministers from around the globe are due to meet next week in Canada to discuss what measures to take.
Is any of this effort justified? Or are politicians simply helping to feed public panic, and then covering themselves by promising to spend lavishly against a threat which may never materialize and to reduce a risk which they do not understand? To ask these questions is not to counsel complacency, but to apply the kind of test which is required in any kind of disaster planning, not least because the world is an inherently dangerous place and it is impossible to plan against every possible disaster. With the media full of warnings of impending mass death, an overreaction is all too possible.
We can draw a conclusion from the last paragraph of the text that
选项
A、strong and intense response derive from the mass media.
B、the attempts to be made can no longer be justified by their intention.
C、public panic would be diluted by politicians’ promise.
D、the only remedy is to spend lavishly against a threat.
答案
A
解析
这是一道细节推导题。本题的答案信息来源是尾段的尾句,因为该句提到了“overreaction”(=strong and intense response)。尾句的含义是:“由于媒体针对即将发生的大规模死亡的大量报道,所以过激反应是大有可能的。”由此可以推出结论:过激反应的根源在于媒体的大肆渲染。故本题的正确选项是A。
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考研英语一
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