Talking to Kids about SARS (非典)
School age children may be learning about SARS from adults and the media, but may not know what to make of the situation, says a national health charity. The Lung Association says parents should take time to talk to their 1 and explain the facts about SARS and how to avoid the illness.
The following is based on recommendations2Thursday by the Lung Association:
Ask your children if they have heard 3 SARS at school, from friends, from TV, etc..Finding out what they already know can be a good 4 to start the conversation and to clear away any wrong ideas they might have about the illness and how it is spread.
School age children are usually old 5 to understand concepts such as getting sick from germs (细菌) and how to avoid illness. A simple reminder (提示) 6 to cough on people and to wash their hands often may be sufficient for younger kids. All children should be shown how to.7 their hands properly. Remember to keep it simple so 8 not to overwhelm children with information, but answer them truthfully. Kids can tell when you are not being honest or if you're hiding something, and sometimes the unknown can be more frightening hag(女巫) than the 9. Parents with anxious children will know 10 their kids will handle information on SARS and can tailor their discussion accordingly.
One way to explain the illness is to the children that SARS is like a bad breathing problem. It is 11 from a cold, but people can catch it in the same ways--such as coughing on someone, not washing your hands or sharing a glass with a sick person.
Describe how SARS is spread, but mention that the chance of 12 SARS is small.
There is no reason to tell children people are dying of SARS 13 they ask. Never use the threat of death as a way to remind kids to wash their hands.
Children should be.14 to trust their parents and other caregivers. Explain that many smart people,15 doctors and scientists, are working on the problem and looking out for everyone's health.
1.A. families B. children C. friends D. doctors
2.A. released B. held C. secured D. regarded
3.A. with B. from C. about D. on
4.A. way B. pat C. pass D. wheel
5.A. already B. yet C. enough D. somewhat
6.A. not B. neither C. nor D. no
7.A. hold B. put C. shake D. wash
8.A. as B. since C. that D. far
9.A. story B. information C. truth D. fear
10. A. why B. how C. truth D. what
11. A. worse B. different C. separated D. similar
12. A. curing B. fighting C. knowing D. getting
13. A. unless B. since C. after D. while
14. A. called B. encouraged C. supported D. warned
15. A. as B. except C. like D. despite
2017年职称英语试题《卫生C》完形填空专项练习题答案
1.B。本题考查句意。从上下文语境来看，根据句子中的parent(父母)，能推断空格处应填“孩子”。
2.A。本题考查句意。从上下文语境来看，空格处应填release(颁布)。
3.C。本题考查固定短语，hear of/about(听说过某事)。
4.A。本题考查习惯搭配，表达“做某事的方式”应用a way to do sth.。
5.c。本题考查上下文语义。从上下文语境来看，上学的孩子的年龄已经足够大，可以理解一些概念，所以用old enough to do sth.。
6.A。本题考查上下文语义。从上下文语境来看，一个对着人咳嗽和经常洗手的简单提示对孩子来说就足够了。显然不要对着人咳嗽。
7.D。本题考查上下文语义。前一句中已经出现过wash their hands这一短语，因此，答案不难选择。
8.A。本题考查固定结构。so as(not)to以便(不)……。
9.C。本题考查上下文语义。从上下文语境来看，than前后形成对比，所以空格处应填unknown一词的反义词truth。
10.B。本题考查状语从句。四个选项分别代入，从上下文语境来看，此处要表达的是“如何”处理有关非典的信息，英语用how。
11.B。本题考查上下文语义。从上下文语境来看，后半句是“然而，人们可以以同样的方式感染它”，可以推断空格处应选“不同”。
12.D。本题考查动名词。介词后的动词要用doing的形式，但已经转化为对词汇的考查。从上下文语境来看，告诉孩子们非典是如何传播的，同时要告诉他们SARS的概率是很小的。显然这里是填感染SARS的概率。
13.A。本题考查状语从句。四个选项分别代入，根据上下文，此处要表达的是“除非”之意，所以用unless。
14.B。本题考查上下文语义。根据句子的内容，空格处应填“鼓励”。
15.C。本题考查句意。“医生与科学家”是用来举例说明“许多有才智之人”的，因此应选1ike。
