Question

Heroic Ebola workers

Every year, Time, a leading American magazine chooses the year's most influential newsmaker as their “Person of the Year”. For this year the magazine has chosen not a single person, but many-the health workers caring for Ebola（埃博拉） patients in west Africa.

In March, the largest Ebola outbreak in world history began in the west African countries of Guinea（幾內(nèi)亞）, Liberia and Sierra Leone（塞拉利昂）. At the time, there was little to stop the disease from spreading further. Neither the governments nor the World Health Organization（WHO）was ready to fight it.

“But the Doctors Without Borders（無國界醫(yī)生組織）…and many others from all over the world, fought side-by-side with local doctors and nurses, ambulance drivers and burial teams,” Time describes in an article explaining its choice. “The rest of the world can sleep at night because group of men and women are willing to stand and fight.”

Ebola has now killed more than 6,000 people（mostly in west Africa）, and more than 17,000 people have been infected.

According to the WHO, 622 health-care workers have been infected with Ebola through the end of November; 346 of them have died. The incidence rate（感染率）of Ebola in Sierra Leone is about 100 times higher for health-care workers than it was for other people in the country.

Sierra Leone doctor KombaSongu-M'briwa got infected after treating a patient（who later died）. He said that the Ebola field work was “the most difficult, most pitiful work of his life.” Luckily he survived and has decided to return to the field. “I don't have regrets because I'm enjoying my job, and I think it's been a blessing to other people.”

Ebola is contagious（傳染性的）and very dangerous disease. It can lead to serious bleeding, organ failure（器官衰竭）and death. The disease kills about 50 percent of those infected. Ebola can start with a flu, fever and headache, but get worse later. Ebola spreads by direct contact with blood or other body fluids（體液） of an infected human or animal. Because of this, it can spread quickly within families and among health-care workers.

1.Which magazine chooses 'Person of the Year' every year?

A.National Geographic B.Fortune C.Time D.Newsweek

2.Who is Time's 2014 “Person of the Year”?

A.The Ebola patients. B.The Ebola fighters.

C.The African government D.The World Health Organization.

3.We can tell from the story that Ebola mainly broke out in _________.

A.Southeast Asia B.the Middle East C.West Africa D.East Africa

4.How many health-care workers have been infected with Ebola by the end of November?

A.6,000. B.17,000. C.346. D.622.

5.Which of the following description（描述）doesn't belong to Ebola?

A.Ebola can spread by indirect contact with blood and other body fluids.

B.Ebola spreads very quickly among families and health-care workers.

C.Ebola can start with flu, fever and headache, but get worse and worse.

D.Ebola is a contagious and very dangerous disease.

6.What is the main idea of the article?

A.The Ebola virus is very terrible.

B.Time selected their “Person of the Year”.

C.Every person infected with Ebola has died.

D.Many people are still fighting against Ebola.

Answer 1