高三主题阅读：新冠病毒（1）
Technology Applied In COVID-19
难度系数：☆☆
【Theme Preparation】
There are different names for “新冠病毒” in English. The viruses have the appearance of crowns. The crown in Latin is called “___(1)_____”, and that’s how these viruses get their name
“coronavirus” or “____(2)_____
coronavirus”.
WHO officially names it “_____(3)_____”, which stands for Corona Virus Disease 2019.
People who are infected with COVID-19 suffer from NCP, which means Novel Coronavirus _____(4)_____.
Common ______(5)________
Ways to avoid human-to-human ______(7)________
Drastic measures need to take to ____(8)______ the spread of the epidemic, including_____(9)__________（隔离）,_______(10)_______（筛查）, ________(11)_______（穿戴个人防护设备）,_________(12)______（填写健康状况登记表）,_______(13)_______（停运省际客运）, _______（14）______（封城）, etc.
Keys: 1. corona 5. Symptoms 8. curb/contain
2. novel 3. COVID-19 4. Pneumonia 6. Shortness of breath 9. quarantine
10. screening
7. transmission
11. wearing PPE (Personal Protective Equipment, such as surgical masks,
disposable gloves,goggles, etc.)
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12. filling in health declaration form
13. suspending inter-province coach service 14. locking down a city
【Theme Growth】 PASSAGE ONE
__________ plays major role in fight against COVID-19 ① From interactive maps detailing new infection cases to big data analysis platforms used to find close contacts of the COVID-19 patients, big data has played an important role during the prevention and control of the epidemic.
② It not only allows the public to grasp the changing situation in a timely manner and take action accordingly, but also helps the authorities to make informed decisions and optimize1 the allocation of resources.
③ A big data analysis platform used to find close contacts of the COVID-19 patients or suspected cases has received more than 150 million hits since it was launched on February 8.
④ By inputting names and ID card
numbers after scanning QR codes, individual users can check whether they took the same flights, trains or buses as those with confirmed or suspected cases.
⑤ This is just one example how big data is helping the public to prevent the COVID-19 in a more scientific, efficient way.
⑥ Some internet and tech companies are also using AI and big data analysis to extract valuable information that can help prevent and control the epidemic.
⑦ The development of the epidemic is closely related to the movement of people. Therefore, a grasp of the latter is important for the analysis and prediction of the former.
⑧ Data from Gaode maps, which tracks the movement of mobile
handsets2, showed that from January 1 to January 23, the top five destinations for people leaving Wuhan were all cities inside Hubei Province: Xiaogan, Huanggang, E'zhou, Xianning and Jingzhou. Outside Hubei, the cities that received most passengers from Wuhan include three in Henan Province, and two
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in Hunan Province, both central China.
⑨ Big data also showed that the number of people leaving Wuhan peaked on January 23.
⑩ What's more, using Gaode maps, which has covered 10,145 fever outpatients in 297 cities across the country, as well as 2,071 designated3 hospitals nationwide for the treatment of the epidemic, one can find the closest outpatient or hospital and get timely treatment.
11 China's three major telecom carriers4 have also done a lot of data analysis. An engineer from China Mobile said that the company can predict the flow of people in the wake of5 the Spring Festival holiday through analysis of previous years' data, which can help strengthen targeted prevention measures.
12 \epidemic based on the current statistics, thus taking the initiative6 to send relative supplies in advance; we can also evaluate the follow-up effects of the policies such as city lockdowns and vehicle bans,\of the Artificial Intelligence Research Institute under Shanghai Jiao Tong University. (437 words)
Vocabulary Bank 1. optimize: v. to use sth in the best possible way 使最优化；充分利用
2. handset: n. the part of a telephone that you hold close to your mouth and ear to speak into and listen 电话听筒
3. designate: v. to say officially that sth has a particular character or name; to describe sth in a particular way 命名；指定 4. telecom carriers:电信运营商
5. in the wake of: 随…之后而来；跟随在…后 6. take the initiative: 带头， 倡导， 发起
Read and think
1. Can you complete the title according to the article?
__________ plays major role in fight against COVID-19
2. Which of the following writing skill is NOT employed in this article? A. Citing examples. B. Quoting experts’ words C. Listing numbers. D. Making comparisons
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新冠病毒英语主题阅读系列1——Technology applied in COVID-19
