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(1)A.词义猜测题。根据第一段During the COVID﹣19 outbreak in the UK,misinformation has fueled the spread of fear.(在英国爆发新型冠状病毒期间,错误信息助长了恐惧的传播。)可知,错误信息助长了恐惧的传播,所以要采取措施阻止不必要的恐慌。故avert的意思是"阻止",A.Prevent.阻止;B.Infect.传染;C.Stimulate.促进;D.Recognize.认出。故选A。
(2)B.细节理解题。根据第二段As the battle against the epidemic continues,some people may feel panic to some extent because they are not aware that there are effective preventive and protective measures they can take.So it is urgent that people's public health awareness should be raised.(随着抗击疫情的斗争继续进行,有些人可能会感到某种程度的恐慌,因为他们没有意识到可以采取有效的预防和保护措施。因此,当务之急是提高人们的公共卫生意识。)可知,人们的公共卫生意识需要提高,故选B。
(3)C.观点态度题。根据第三段"Governmental departments really make a big difference.They have carried out projects to popularize health knowledge and encouraged people to participate in the improvement of the public scientific literacy,including different townships,districts and communities. (政府部门确实起了很大作用。他们开展了普及卫生知识的项目,并鼓励人们参与进行公共科学素养的改善,包括不同的乡镇,地区和社区。)"可知,政府部门采取的措施起了很大的作用。故推知作者对政府部门采取的措施持支持的,欣赏的态度,A.Negative.消极的;B.Unconcerned.漠不关心的;C.Appreciative.欣赏的;D.Curious.好奇的。故选C。
(4)D.目的意图题。根据第四段Science and healthcare institutions mainly pool their resources to meet the public's knowledge needs.They do establish ways to spread the public's health knowledge,diversify the channels for spreading scientific public health knowledge,and develop effective policies to upgrade facilities to deal with emergencies,so as to ensure that it can swiftly respond to a public health emergency and provide authoritative information on the situation and the appropriate response. (科学和医疗机构主要集中他们的资源,以满足公众的知识需求。它们确实建立了传播公众卫生知识的途径,使科学公共卫生知识的传播渠道多样化,并制定了有效的政策,升级设施以应对突发事件,以确保其能够迅速应对突发公共卫生事件,并提供有关情况的权威信息和适当的反应。)可知,建立机构的目的是满足公众的知识需求,传播公众卫生知识,增加人们的公众卫生知识,故选D。