Question

    A makeshift hospital（临时医院）has been set up by members of the California National Guard in California, in the US.

Feng Bangli, from Wuhan, Hubei, began to have a fever at the end of January and suspected that he had been infected（感染）with the virus. He tried several times to be allowed to enter a hospital but failed. He gave up and stayed at home, taking drugs prescribed （开药方）by doctors.

At that time, “too many patients were waiting to see doctors at every hospital, and it was not possible for me to get a bed,” said Feng. Days later, with the community staff’s help, Feng tested positive for COVID-19 and was sent to a makeshift hospital for treatment.

“Without such makeshift hospitals, many COVID-19 patients like me may never have found a bed,” said Feng, who recovered（恢复）and was discharged（获准离开） from the makeshift hospital in Wuchang district at the end of February after staying there for 12 days.

Like Feng, more than 12,000 COVID-19 patients in Wuhan received treatment and care at 15 makeshift hospitals, which were converted（改造）from exhibition halls and sports stadiums. These hospitals, which mainly received patients with mild symptoms（轻症）, contained one in every four confirmed COVID-19 patients in the city, said Ma Xiaowei, minister of China’s National Health Commission.

“Building makeshift hospitals was a key decision made in the critical（关键的）moment when Wuhan was facing a formidable task of epidemic（疫情）control, and it has played an important role in both prevention and treatment of the disease,” he said.

Makeshift hospitals have greatly reduced pressure（压力）on designated （指定的）hospitals to receive and treat patients, which made it possible to treat and isolate（隔离）all people in need, said Xu Junmei, vice-president of Wuchang makeshift hospital. “They were the life vessels（生命之舟）during the peak of the epidemic.”

1.What point does the writer make by using Feng Bangli’s example?

A.COVID-19 has infected a large number of people in a very short time.

B.Hospitals should always be prepared for any unexpected situations.

C.The COVID-19 outbreak happened suddenly without the slightest warning.

D.Makeshift hospitals have played an important role in the fight against COVID-19.

2.What does the underlined word “formidable” in Paragraph 6 probably mean?

A.new B.basic C.difficult D.strange

3.Why did Wuhan build makeshift hospitals during the outbreak of COVID-19, the followings are the reasons for it except _________.

A.it has greatly reduced pressure on designated hospitals to receive and treat patients.

B.it was needed for receiving and treating patients.

C.Wuhan has a poor medical system.

D.the designated (指定的) hospitals aren’t enough

4.What did Xu Junmei think of makeshift hospitals?

A.They wasted resources.

B.They were greatly helpful and saved a lot of people.

C.They were not practical.

D.They would not be used any more.

5.What is the main purpose of the article?

A.To praise China’s quick response to the COVID-19 outbreak.

B.To make other countries copy China’s method of fighting the virus.

C.To show the value of building makeshift hospitals to fight COVID-19.

D.To compare the measures different countries have taken to deal with COVID-19.

Answer

1.D

2.C

3.C

4.B

5.C

【解析】

文章大意：本文介绍了在新冠肺炎疫情肆虐的情况下，人们建造了临时医院，主要接收症状较轻的患者，临时医院极大地减轻了定点医院接收和治疗患者的压力，使治疗和隔离所有有需要的人成为可能，这对防治疫情起到了重要作用。

1.

推理判断题。根据“Without such makeshift hospitals, many COVID-19 patients like me may never have found a bed,” said Feng, 冯说:“如果没有这样的临时医院，很多像我这样的新冠肺炎患者可能永远找不到床位。”由此可以推知，作者通过冯邦利的例子说明临时医院在抗击新冠肺炎疫情中发挥了重要作用。故答案选D。

2.

词义猜测题。根据Building makeshift hospitals was a key decision made in the critical moment建造临时医院是在关键时刻做出的关键决定，结合when Wuhan was facing a formidable task of epidemic control, 可知当时武汉是面临着疫情防控的“艰难”任务，所以 formidable意思应是“艰难的、困难的”，故答案选C。

3.

推理判断题。根据Makeshift hospitals have greatly reduced pressure on designated hospitals to receive and treat patients, which made it possible to treat and isolate all people in need, said Xu Junmei, vice-president of Wuchang makeshift hospital. 武昌临时医院副院长徐俊梅表示，临时医院极大地减轻了定点医院接收和治疗患者的压力，使治疗和隔离所有有需要的人成为可能。结合文章内容，可知A、B、D选项均符合题意，而C选项Wuhan has a poor medical system.“武汉的医疗系统很差。”不符合题意，故答案选C。

4.

推理判断题。根据Makeshift hospitals have greatly reduced pressure on designated hospitals to receive and treat patients, which made it possible to treat and isolate all people in need, said Xu Junmei, vice-president of Wuchang makeshift hospital. 武昌临时医院副院长徐俊梅表示，临时医院极大地减轻了定点医院接收和治疗患者的压力，使治疗和隔离所有有需要的人成为可能。可推知B选项They were greatly helpful and saved a lot of people. 它们帮了很大的忙，救了很多人。符合题意，故答案选B。

5.

主旨大意题。通读全文可知，本文主要讲述了在新冠肺炎疫情肆虐的情况下，人们建造的临时医院为防治疫情起到了重要作用，结合选项，可知C选项To show the value of building makeshift hospitals to fight COVID-19.展示建造临时医院抗击新冠肺炎的价值。符合题意，故答案选C。