TEENS共同战“疫”好文精选 | Learning from the past can save us
在举国上下抗击疫情之际，21世纪英文报特别策划“共同战‘疫’”TEENS专题合刊，通过集中、及时、权威的内容，向广大青少年宣示党中央以人民为中心的执政理念，带领全国人民抗击疫情；开展科学教育，让青少年更好了解病毒和疫情相关的科普知识；展现共克时艰的凝聚力和人性光辉，引导青少年积极面对困难，理性看待问题，共同迎接春天的到来。
近期，21世纪英文报微信公众号将定期推送各年级共同战“疫”专题合刊中的精选文章，同时配有音频或视频、知识点解析、测试题、课件或课程等学习和教学资源，内容丰富、形式多样，“晚开学、不停学”~今天的精选文章“ Learning from the past can save us 前事不忘，后事之师。守望相助，共抗疫情。”来自《 21世纪学生英文报·初三 》第617期4-5版。
Learning from the past can save us
前事不忘，后事之师。
守望相助，共抗疫情。
As you read the news about novel coronavirus pneumonia (NCP，新型冠状病毒肺炎), you might feel a bit nervous. But China and other Asian countries have survived similar epidemics (流行病) in recent years.
In 2002 and 2003, severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS, 非典型肺炎) struck 32 countries and regions around the world. China was hit the hardest, with 5,327 cases and 349 deaths on the Chinese mainland. Just like this new epidemic, SARS is caused by a type of coronavirus (冠状病毒). Similarly, it causes flu-like symptoms (症状), such as coughing and difficult breathing.
About nine years later, Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS, 中东呼吸综合征) first appeared in Saudi Arabia (沙特阿拉伯). It is also caused by a type of coronavirus. Although this disease affected far fewer people than SARS (about 2,500 cases), it killed 858 of them, giving it a mortality rate (致死率) of 34 percent, according to NPR. The disease was eventually traced back to camels.
Both of these diseases are caused by viruses, which makes them very difficult to treat. However, we have learned from these previous outbreaks.
China’s experience in fighting SARS made it able to respond faster to NCP. China has also learned to seek international help and cooperation (合作) while fighting the disease this time.
Li Bin, vice minister of the National Health Commission, told reporters that Beijing is sharing all relevant (相关的) data on NCP with international institutes, including WHO.
“With relatively complete prevention and control systems for sudden and infectious (传染的) diseases in place since SARS ... and with the support of the broad masses of the public, we are confident of victory,” he said.
BY MIKE FUKSMAN,
21ST CENTURY TEENS STAFF
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测试题
Choose the answer
1
From the story, we know that SARS _____.
A. is also caused by a type of coronavirus
B. is the deadliest virus in the world
C. only affected China in 2003
D. killed around 5,000 people
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A
2
What do we know about MERS?
A. MERS doesn’t affect old people.
B. No people died from MERS.
C. MERS affected more people than SARS.
D. MERS has a higher mortality rate than SARS.
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D
3
To fight against NCP, according to Li Bin, China _____.
A. is putting more money into medical research
B. is seeking international help and cooperation
C. is developing a vaccine to treat NCP
D. is learning from other countries’ experience
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B
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