Question

【题目】

Understanding the context for the Ebola outbreak: What went right, what went wrong, and how we can all do better. Like no other event in recent history, the 2014 Ebola outbreak has made clear the fragility of existing health systems. While responding to the current epidemic is critical, we also have an opportunity to learn lessons to prevent the next global health catastrophe, create partnerships across borders and disciplines, and demonstrate our commitment to value all human lives.

This four-week course provides the context in which to understand the Ebola outbreak-why now, and why did so many people suffer and die? The course lays out the global governance structure -what was the global response supposed to look like, and where did it fail?

The course will feature experts and scholars who will focus on cultivating a better understanding of the Ebola epidemic and implications for future health systems to ensure that the world is more effective in preventing the next epidemic .

【1】What can we learn from the text?

A.Learners will learn to attend patients with epidemic effectively.

B.Learners should pay extra fee to gain a verified certificate.

C.Learners should spend no more than 10 hours during the whole course.

D.Learners will follow a fixed schedule and should be good at English.

【2】The course is designed to _________.

A.prevent the next pandemicB.understand the 2014 Ebola

C.improve health systemsD.provide academic support

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】A

【解析】

本文是应用文。介绍了一门持续四周的有关埃博拉疫情的公共健康课程，包括课程的内容，设置目的，时间安排，课程语言、获取证书等。

【1】

细节理解题。根据表格中CREDIT部分的Audit for free. Add a Verified Certificate for ＄49可知想要得到一个认证证书需要额外支付＄49，故选B。

【2】

细节理解题。根据文章最后一段The course will feature experts and scholars who will focus on cultivating a better understanding of the Ebola epidemic and implications for future health systems to ensure that the world is more effective in preventing the next epidemic .可知该课程将以专家和学者为特色，他们将致力于更好地理解埃博拉疫情及其对未来卫生系统的影响，以确保世界更有效地预防下一次疫情。即本课程旨在预防下一次埃博拉大流行，故选A。