专题16 阅读理解 考点3 说明文（第01期）-2021年中考英语真题分项汇编（全国通用）

2021年中考真题英语分项汇编 A （2021·青海中考真题） It’s been over a year since COVID-19 first appeared and the virus continues to be a problem in many parts of the world,scientists have realized the development of vaccines (疫苗) is a solution to the pandemic. A global effort to vaccinate as many people as possible would be needed, since vaccines typically take years to develop. On Dec 2, 2020, the first COVID vaccine, the Pfizer vaccine, was approved (批准) by UK health department. However, these vaccines must be stored at very low temperatures, which is not possible everywhere. In response, Chinese companies like Sinopharm and Sinovac have developed vaccines that can be kept at normal temperatures. Now, vaccines are being rolled out all over the world, with millions of people being vaccinated every day. In China, 285 million vaccine doses (剂量) had been given so far. Meanwhile, the US has given out 247 million doses. The UK now stands at 50 million doses. Although there have been rumors about vaccines being unsafe, most of people seem to realize the importance of vaccination for building mass immunity (群体免疫) in order to stop the virus from spreading. The world has come to understand that the vaccines will protect us. Therefore, sharing vaccines has become a key factor of staying safe and healthy worldwide. Unfortunately, not everyone can get the vaccine yet. Children below the age of 16 can’t be vaccinated because they have not yet been tested on them. Those who have a history of vaccine allergies (过敏) shouldn’t get it, either. 根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。 1．The vaccine developed by ______ cannot be stored at normal temperatures. A．UK health department B．Sinopharm C．Sinovac D．Pfizer 2．According to the passage, ______ million vaccine doses had been given so far in China. A．50 B．247 C．285 D．582 3．In paragraph 4, the underlined word ‘‘rumors” probably means ______. A．谎言 B．谣言 C．建议 D．骗局 4．The purpose for vaccinating as many people as possible is to ______. A．build mass immunity B．share the vaccines C．dev