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Fear seems to be the dominant mood of the moment. Hurricanes, tidal waves, floods, earthquakes and terrorism this year have all
Fear seems to be the dominant mood of the moment. Hurricanes, tidal waves, floods, earthquakes and terrorism this year have all
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2020-08-21
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Fear seems to be 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 hardly surprising 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 clumsy response to Hurricane Katrina, has promised to rush out emergency plans for dealing 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 steps 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.
It can be inferred from the first paragraph that______.
选项
A、strong resentment resulted from the lack of preparations to cope with recent disasters
B、the dominant mood of the moment resulted in the appalling scenes of devastation
C、tens of millions of people could carry the virus on the horizon
D、reminder of the eternal rhythms of nature emerged at sunset to avoid these disasters
答案
A
解析
这是一道细节题,测试考生对原文中转折词“but”的识别和理解。本文首段第二句的含义是“飓风、海啸、洪水、地震以及恐怖主义不仅带来了令人惊恐的摧毁景象、死亡以及痛苦,而且同时导致了人们对于缺乏避免或应对这些灾难的准备工作的强烈义愤”。(…but also outrage at the lack of preparations to avoid or cope with these disasters.)可见,本题的正 确选项是A。
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考研英语一
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