2021届全国卷新高考英语阅读与写作专题拓展提升（19）

2021全国卷新高考英语阅读与写作专题拓展提升（19） 美国有色人种新冠病毒死亡率远高于白人 导读 都说新冠肺炎病毒专制各种不服，它不分国籍，不分人种，全球肆虐。然而，在感染病毒人数最多的美国，却发生了一个奇特的现象：黑人和拉美裔人群的死亡率远高于白人。   双语阅读 According to figures from the Centers for Disease Control, black Americans make up 13 percent of the country’s population but one-third of confirmed COVID cases; Latinos are 18 percent of the population but nearly one-fourth of cases. These groups are dying in larger numbers too: In cities like Milwaukee, Chicago, New Orleans, and New York, the mortality rates for black and Latino Americans are two, three, or even four times higher than they are for whites.  根据美国疾病控制中心的数据，美国黑人占全国人口的13%，但已确诊的新冠肺炎病例中有三分之一是黑人；拉美裔人口占总人口的18%，但确诊比例占到了近四分之一。这些群体的死亡人数也很多：在密尔沃基、芝加哥、新奥尔良和纽约等城市，黑人和拉美裔美国人的死亡率是白人的两倍、三倍甚至四倍。 The pair began with history. “There’s a reason that none of us are shocked that COVID-19 is taking a threefold higher toll in some cities on blacks than on whites,” said Bassett, who served as commissioner of New York City’s health department from 2014 to 2018. H