高考英语语法词汇完形综合练习第（1）期

高考词汇语法完型综合练习第（1）期(含答案)I.Directions:Fillineachblankwithaproperwordchosenfromthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.WHO:XBB.1.5ThreatenstoIncreaseCOVID-19InfectionsGloballyaassociated B.comprehensive C.detected D.characteristics E.toll F.estimates G.responding H.drive I.surge J.extent K.real-worldThehighlytransmissibleomicronsubvariant(亚变异)

\t"/news/national-news/articles/2023-01-11/_blank"XBB.1.5

isthreateningto__1__aglobalincreaseincoronaviruscases,theWorldHealthOrganizationsaidinanewrapidriskassessmentofthestrain.“Basedonitsgenetic__2__andearlygrowthrateestimates,XBB.1.5maycontributetoincreasesincaseincidenceglobally,”theorganizationsaidinits

\t"/news/national-news/articles/2023-01-11/_blank"assessment.Butitnotedthatgrowthadvantage__3__areonlyfromtheU.S.,soitrateditsconfidenceintheassessmentas“low.”WHOnotedthatthereisnodataavailableonXBB.1.5’sseverity,butitsaidthatit“doesnotcarryanymutationknowntobe__4__withpotentialchangeinseverity.”Similarly,thereisno__5__dataonhowCOVID-19vaccinesholdupagainstthestrain,whichisshowntobejustasimmuneevasiveasXBB.1,theomicronsubvariantwiththe“highestimmuneescapetodate,”WHOstated.XBB.1.5’sspreadintheU.S.ispairedwithincreasingCOVID-19cases.Thestrainwasresponsiblefornearly

\t"/news/national-news/articles/2023-01-11/_blank"28%ofcoronaviruscases

lastweek.That’supfrom18%ofcasestheweekbefore.It’stheonlyomicronsubvariantshowinggrowthintheU.S.“Itisthemosttransmissiblesubvariantthathasbeen__6__yet,”WHO’sMariaVanKerkhovesaidaboutXBB.1.5atapressbriefinglastweek.Notably,globalCOVID-19casesanddeathsdecreasedlastweek,accordingtoWHO’sweeklyCOVID-19report.ButWHODirector-GeneralTedrosAdhanomGhebreyesussaidatapressbriefingonWednesdaythatlastweek’sdeath__7__is“almostcertainlyanunderestimate”.ChinaisinthemidstofaCOVID-19__8__,butWHOandothershavehadtroublegettingadequatedataoutofthecountrytoassessthefull__9__ofthewave.“Westilldonothaveadequateinformationtomakeafull__10__riskassessmentand,therefore,wewillcontinuetotrytoencourageaccesstothatdata,”Ryansaid,addingthatsomeprogresshasbeenmade.II.GrammarDirections:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,

useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.TheUnitedStateswasnotpreparedforCOVID-19,__(1)__weremanycountriesaroundtheworld.Makingappropriateandtimelyuseofpublichealthmeasures,astruggletoprovidereal-timedata__(2)__(inform)decision-makingandunderstaffedhospitalswithinsufficientsupplieswerejustsomeoftheearlychallengesthatallowedtheinitialsurgeofcasestooverwhelmhealthsystemsacrossthecountry.Atleastinitially,__(3)__,thepandemicwasnotentirelyastoryoffailureineverycountry.Infact,manylow-andmiddle-incomecountriesmountedstronginitialresponsestoCOVID.In

Africa,theAfricaCentresforDiseaseControlandPreventiongalvanized(刺激)acontinent-wideresponse,dramatically__(4)__(expand)publichealthcapacityandsavingcountlesslives.In

Vietnam,a"wholeofgovernment"responsesawhospitalsproperlyisolate,treatandmanagepatients__(5)__strongpublicguidancehelpedkeepcasesfromspiraling(盘旋着上升)(6)_____________control.SowhydidtheU.S.andotherseemingly

well-preparedcountries

failthepandemictest?AndwhatcanwelearnfromcountriesthatperformedbetterinlimitingthehealthandsocietalharmsofCOVID-19?(7)_________thecontextintermsofaccessandcostofcareisdifferent,thechallengesthattheU.S.andotherwealthycountriesfaceindetecting,respondingtoandpreventinginfectiousdiseaseoutbreaks(8)_____(be)similartothosefacedinlow-andmiddle-incomecountriesacrosstheworld.Forexample,acommonproblemaroundtheworldisinsufficientresourcesforpublichealth.High-incomecountriesdon’t(9)____________(necessity)havehighlyresourcedpublichealthdepartments–infact,theU.S.spendssignificantlylessonitshealthdefensethanitsmilitarydefense.Animmediateconsequenceisinadequatefundingfor

trainingandsupportingstaff

inpublichealthsystems:Simplyput,therearenotenoughpublichealthworkersglobally,andmanyofthosethatareemployedbyhealthsystemsare

poorlypaidandunder-protected.DuringtheCOVID-19pandemic,publichealthandhealthcareworkersshoulderedthestrainofill-preparedandunderfundedpublichealthsystems;byoneestimate,upto

180,000

healthcareworkersworldwidehavelosttheirlivesfromCOVID.Manyofthesedeathscould（10）_____________(prevent）withadequatetraining,enoughpersonalprotectiveequipmentandwell-resourcedhealthdepartments.III.Directions:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.Theglobaleconomyis"perilouslyclosetofallingintorecession",accordingtothelatestforecastfromtheWorldBank.Itexpectstheworldeconomytogrowbyjust1.7%thisyear-a__(1)__decreasefromthe3%itpredictedinJune.Thereportblamesanumberoffactors__(2)__fromRussia'sinvasionofUkraineandtheimpactofthepandemic.Theeffectsofhigherinterestratesarepickedoutasthekeychallengeforpolicymakersto__(3)___.WorldBankpresidentDavidMalpasssaidthe__(4)__wouldbe"broad-based"andgrowthinpeople'searningsinalmosteverypartoftheworldwaslikelyto"beslowerthanitwasduringthedecadebeforeCovid-19".The1.7%growthfigurewouldbethelowestsince1991,withthe__(5)__oftherecessionsof2009and2020,whichwerecausedbythe

globalfinancialcrisis

andthe

Covidpandemic.TheWorldBanksaidtheUS,theEurozoneandChina-thethreemost__(6)__partsoftheworldforeconomicgrowth-were"all__(7)___aperiodofpronouncedweakness",adownturnthatwas__(8)__theproblemsfacedbypoorercountries.Aftersurging5.3%inpost-pandemic2021,growthintheworld'srichesteconomiesislikelytoslowsharplyfrom2.5%in2022tojust0.5%thisyear."Overthepasttwodecades,slowdownsofthisscalehave__(9)___aglobalrecession,"thebankwarned,addingthatitanticipated"asharp,long-lastingslowdown".Ifaglobalrecession__(10)__occur,itwouldbethefirsttimesincethe1930sthattherehavebeentwoglobalrecessionswithinthesamedecade.TacklingrisingpricesHigherinflation

isoneofthemainreasonsthattheglobaleconomyisstruggling.GlobalfoodandenergypricesjumpedlastyearasthewarinUkraine__(11)__reducedcropsuppliesandpushedtheWesttomoveawayfromRussianfossilfuels.TheWorldBanksaiditexpectedtheglobal__(12)__ofpricerisestoslowfrom7.6%in2022to5.2%thisyear,asthosepressuresease.Whilesome"pricesspikesarepossible".thebanksaiditexpectedenergypricestofallingeneral.It__(13)__anincreaseinglobalproductionandlowerdemandinEurope,whereanenergycrisishasledbusinessesandhouseholdstoreducetheiruseofgas.Croppricesarealsoforecasttofallby5%thisyear__(14)__theywillstillbesignificantlyhigherthantheywereafewyearsago,havingrisenby13%in2022.Despitethosedevelopments,inflationisexpectedtoremainwellabovethe2%ratetypicallyconsideredhealthy.Centralbanksin__(15)___countries,includingtheUSandtheUK,havebeenraisinginterestratesinresp