D. most of the doses of the vaccine were sold or disposed of by the French government
15. Mosala Mireille’s attitude towards th e yellow fever vaccination program is ________.
A. Expectant
B. Skeptical
C. Critical
D. Cautious
【答案】12. D 13. B 14. C 15. A
【解析】
试题分析:本文是一篇说明文。研究人员表示,公众对疫苗的不信任开始导致麻疹和黄热病之类的疾病传播。科学家表示,信任度不高会导致人们拒绝疫苗,这反过来会导致疾病迅速蔓延。但是研究人员表示,他们也发现全球儿童接种疫苗预防疾病的支持度很高。
【12题详解】
篇章结构题。文章第一段阐述了研究的结果:公众对疫苗的不信任开始导致麻疹和黄热病之类的疾病传播,解释了解释其原因是:信任度不高会导致人们拒绝疫苗,这反过来会导致疾病迅速蔓延。因此推断作者主要通过分析因果关系来阐述的。故选D。
【13题详解】
词句猜测题。画线句上文The findings come as a major yellow fever vaccination program has been launched in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Angola.可知,这一调查结果公布正值刚果民主共和国以及安哥拉推出一项重要的黄热病疫苗接种计划,因此推断下文的The disease指的是黄热病。故选B。
【14题详解】
细节理解题。根据倒数第二段的二三两句She says recent media reports of problems involving vaccines have hurt public confidence in France. Larson noted that many Europeans worried about reports of possible links between hepatitis B vaccines (乙型肝炎疫苗) and the disease multiple sclerosis(多发性硬化症).和最后三句Mistrust in France was also driven by public reaction to the H1N1 influenza(甲型H1N1流感) outbreak fears in 2009. The French government spent $1.4 billion on 94 million doses of the vaccine. The majority were sold or destroyed.可知,法国国内的对疫苗的不信任情绪受到涉及疫苗问题的媒体报道和2009年公众对H1N1流感爆发恐慌的反应的推动,法国政府在9400万剂疫苗上花费了14亿美元,其中大多数被售出或销毁。故选C。
【15题详解】
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