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2021-22学年度第2期总第840期(6版)

Renaming COVID variants (Page 6)

 

I. Complete the outline of the text.

Paragraphs 1-2: Recent names of variants

Paragraphs 3-7: _________

Paragraphs 8-10: Future naming

 

II. Answer the following questions.

1. Before WHO’s naming system using the Greek alphabet, how was a variant named?

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2. Why are the old naming methods not used now?

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III. Decide whether the following sentences are true or false.

1. The 12th COVID variant will be named Mu.                            (  )

2. WHO and The Telegraph are double checking proposals to make sure the names don’t trouble anyone.                                (  )

3. Virgo and Orion are star constellations.                                (  )

4. The author doesn't want to name a variant Virgo because it can cause stigma.  (  )

 

 

参考答案：

I. How and why they renamed the variants

II. 1. It was named by its scientific name or based on where it was identified. 

2. ① The scientific names are complicated so this naming method was not used by the media.

② The geography-based names can cause stigma.

III. 1-4 TFTF

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