英语听力精选进阶版 7128

Background: 据报道南美洲亚马逊的土著部落被传染上了猪流感病毒。位于巴西及委内瑞拉交界处的 Yanomami (亚诺玛米部落)里，有七名土著人已经不幸死于猪流感，而且有可能数百名其他土著人也被传染了。委内瑞拉政府还没有正式确认死亡人数和原因，但已经派遣专 家组到该地区进行调查。

An outbreak of swine flu among the relatively¹ isolated² tribes of the Amazon is of particular concern to the authorities because of the potential speed with which it could spread among the indigenous³ population.

Now the London-based international organisation⁴, Survival, says that is already happening among the Yanomami Indians in the border region between Venezuela and Brazil.

The NGO claims that seven members of the Yanomami in Venezuela have died from the H1N1 virus and that hundreds more have been infected.

The organisation's director, Stephen Corry, says the situation is critical and called for Venezuela and Brazil to take immediate⁵ action to halt the epidemic⁶ and to radically⁷ improve healthcare to the Yanomami.

The Venezuelan government would not confirm the outbreak but said that a team was in the region investigating the claims.

However a member of the regional government's medical team, Miguel Hernandez, has told the BBC that swine flu was the suspected cause of the deaths of a pregnant woman and three small children.

The Yanomami have been hurt by epidemics⁸ in the past, particularly when influenza⁹ and malaria¹⁰ were brought by miners in the 1980s.

Survival International estimates that as much as a fifth of the community was killed during that period and that the Yanomami population has fallen to around 32,000 people.

GLOSSARY¹¹ 词汇表

outbreak 爆发 

isolated tribes 孤立的部落 

concern 关心的事，忧虑 

indigenous population 土著人 

NGO Non-Governmental Organisation 非政府机构 

epidemic 流行病 

radically 彻底地，根本地 

suspected 猜测，怀疑 

influenza 流行性感冒 

malaria 疟疾 

estimates 预测 

population 人口

Questions and Answers

1. True or false? The tribe affected¹² is located in Chile. 

False. The tribe lives in Venezuela and Brazil.

2. True or false? The H1N1 virus can spread very fast among the indigenous population. 

True. The virus can potentially spread quickly among them.

3. What action has the Venezuelan government taken in response to the news? 

The government has not confirmed the outbreak, but said that a team is in the region investigating the claims.

4. What other epidemics have hit the tribe in the past? 

Influenza and malaria struck in the 1980s.

1 relatively   

adv.比较...地，相对地

参考例句：

• The rabbit is a relatively recent introduction in Australia.兔子是相对较新引入澳大利亚的物种。
• The operation was relatively painless.手术相对来说不痛。

2 isolated   

adj.与世隔绝的

参考例句：

• His bad behaviour was just an isolated incident. 他的不良行为只是个别事件。
• Patients with the disease should be isolated. 这种病的患者应予以隔离。

3 indigenous   

adj.土产的，土生土长的，本地的

参考例句：

• Each country has its own indigenous cultural tradition.每个国家都有自己本土的文化传统。
• Indians were the indigenous inhabitants of America.印第安人是美洲的土著居民。

4 organisation   

n.组织，安排，团体，有机休

参考例句：

• The method of his organisation work is worth commending.他的组织工作的方法值得称道。
• His application for membership of the organisation was rejected.他想要加入该组织的申请遭到了拒绝。

5 immediate   

adj.立即的；直接的，最接近的；紧靠的

参考例句：

• His immediate neighbours felt it their duty to call.他的近邻认为他们有责任去拜访。
• We declared ourselves for the immediate convocation of the meeting.我们主张立即召开这个会议。

6 epidemic   

n.流行病；盛行；adj.流行性的，流传极广的

参考例句：

• That kind of epidemic disease has long been stamped out.那种传染病早已绝迹。
• The authorities tried to localise the epidemic.当局试图把流行病限制在局部范围。

7 radically   

ad.根本地，本质地

参考例句：

• I think we may have to rethink our policies fairly radically. 我认为我们可能要对我们的政策进行根本的反思。
• The health service must be radically reformed. 公共医疗卫生服务必须进行彻底改革。

8 epidemics   

n．流行病

参考例句：

• Reliance upon natural epidemics may be both time-consuming and misleading. 依靠天然的流行既浪费时间，又会引入歧途。
• The antibiotic epidemics usually start stop when the summer rainy season begins. 传染病通常会在夏天的雨季停止传播。

9 influenza   

n.流行性感冒，流感

参考例句：

• They took steps to prevent the spread of influenza.他们采取措施
• Influenza is an infectious disease.流感是一种传染病。

10 malaria   

n.疟疾

参考例句：

• He had frequent attacks of malaria.他常患疟疾。
• Malaria is a kind of serious malady.疟疾是一种严重的疾病。

11 glossary   

n.注释词表；术语汇编

参考例句：

• The text is supplemented by an adequate glossary.正文附有一个详细的词汇表。
• For convenience,we have also provided a glossary in an appendix.为了方便，我们在附录中也提供了术语表。

12 affected   

adj.不自然的，假装的

参考例句：

• She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。
• His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。