考研英语二完型强化.pdf

英语2010

TheoutbreakofswinefluthatwasfirstdetectedinMexicowasdeclaredaglobalepidemicon

June11,2009.Itisthefirstworldwideepidemic1bytheWorldHealthOrganizationin41

years.

Theheightenedalert2anemergencymeetingwithfluexpertsinGenevathat

assembledafterasharpriseincasesinAustralia,andrising3inBritain,Japan,Chileand

elsewhere.

Buttheepidemicis“4”inseverity,accordingtoMargaretChan,theorganization’s

directorgeneral,5theoverwhelmingmajorityofpatientperiencingonlymild

symptomsandafullrecovery,ofteninthe6ofanymedicaltreatment.

Theoutbreakcametoglobal7inlateApril2009,whenMexicanauthoritiesnotedan

unusuallylargenumberofhospitalizationsanddeaths8healthyadults.Asmuchof

MexicoCityshutdownattheheightofapanic,casesbeganto9inNewYorkCity,the

southwesternUnitedStatesandaroundtheworld.

IntheUnitedStates,newcasesseemedtofade10warmerweatherarrived.Butinlate

September2009,officialsreportedtherewas11fluactivityinalmosteverystateand