重点词汇:
1. valved respirator带呼吸阀的防护口罩 2. disposable mask一次性口罩 3. protective materials防护物资 4.protective eyewear护目镜
5.discharge[d?s't?ɑrd?] vt. 下(客);卸船;免除(自己的义务、负担等)vt.& vi. 放出;流出;开枪;发射n. (气体、液体如水从管子里)流出;排放出的物体
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France has gone into lockdown
The French prime minister announced the ___1___ (close) of cafes, restaurants and all public places “non-essential” to public life, including cinemas and discos, from midnight on Saturday. Edouard Philippe said: “We must____2____ (absolute) limit movement, meetings and contacts.” But he allowed food shops, tobacconists, banks and public transport to remain open.French authorities also warned that widely ___3____ (use)over-the-counteranti-inflammatory drugs may worsen the coronavirus, as the number of cases across the country jumped to 4,480. There have been 91 deaths, and France is one of
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several countries across Europe that ___4_____ (go) into lock down.Schools closed after final lessons last week, ____5____ (mean) 12.4 million students will remain at home, ____6____ the education minister, Jean-Michel Blanquer, has warned they will be expected to follow the national curriculum syllabus online. Authorities have banned gatherings of more than 100 people and shut down ____7____ (attract) including the Eiffel Tower, the palace of Versailles, the Louvre and the Musée d’Orsay. In ___8___ Paris region, there will be no Sunday masses. The health minister, Olivier Véran, said the evolution and spread of the virus was “rapid and real”, but added that about 98% of those who test positive for the virus do recover.Health officials point out that anti-inflammatory drugs are known to be a risk for those ___9___ infectious illnesses because they tend to diminish the response of the body’s immune system. The health ministry suggested that patients ____10____ (choose) paracetamol because “it will reduce the fever with out counter-attacking the inflammation”.
重点词汇:
1.tobacconist [t??b?k?n?st] n.烟草商;烟草制品零售商
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U.S. stocks saw the fifth \
declined
The Dow Jones index closed 12.9% down after President Donald Trump said the economy \be\heading ____1____ recession. London's FTSE100 ended 4% lower, and other major ____2____ (Europe) markets saw similarslides.On Sunday, the US Federal Reserve cut in terest rates to almost zero and launched a $700 billion stimulus program me.It was part of co-ordinated action announced alongside the eurozone, the UK, Japan, Canada, and Switzerland. Worries mounted ____3____ central banks' emergency measures over the weekend meant the economy is in much ____4____ (bad) shape than previously believed.
However, investors are worried that central banks now have few options left to combat the impact of the pandemic.The new governor of the Bankof England, Andrew Bailey, has pledged to take \action again\when necessary ____5____ (stop) the damage to the economy from the coronavirus pandemic.David Madden, a market analyst at CMC Markets, said that ____6___central bankers were trying to calm the markets, \___7___ (real) it is having the opposite effect\radical measures have sent out avery ____8____ (worry) message to dealers, and that is___9___ they are blindly dumping
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stocks.\automatic halt to trading, which ____10____ (mean) to curb panicselling. Before last week, such halts, known as circuit breakers, had not been used in more than two decades.
重点词汇:
1.co-ordinate [?k?? ???d?n?t?d] v.使同等(格);协调;调和 2.circuit breaker [?s??rk?t bre?k?r] n.断路器;<美>断路开关
参考答案
Three Chinese Vaccines against COVID-19 are on the Way 三种针对COVID-19的中国疫苗正在研制中 1.combined 2.The 3.approval 4.but 5.based
6.establishment 7.swiftly 8.has conducted 9.which 10.larger
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Urban bicycle lane expansion in Germany 德国城市扩充自行车道 1.required 2.while/when 3.had improved 4.removable 5. on 6.linking 7.argument 8.where 9.which 10.namely
The State Council issued a guideline aboutface mask wearing 国务院发布口罩佩戴指导方针 1.accordance 2.is advised 3.entering 4. while/but 5.who 6.from 7.disposable 8.to wear
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