全球疫情防控回顾
2020 was the first year of the COVID-19 outbreak and it caused more than 1.8 million deaths around the world. Each nation had its own story of how it dealt with the spread of the coronavirus. Let’s see what happened in several countries in 2020.
China
In China, workers have returned to factories and offices, students are back in the classroom and people are eating together at restaurants. In the cities, wearing a face mask is not required outside of subways and other crowded places. Life is back to normal in China.
Germany
Germans took widespread testing for the coronavirus, which won wide praise. It brought the number of daily COVID-19 cases down from a high of more than 6,000 in late March to the few hundreds by the warmer months. But people stopped following the rules all the time, so the numbers began to climb to nearly four times the March daily record. Germany is now in a new lockdown as it tries to bring the coronavirus back under control.
India
A nation of 1.3 billion people, India is likely to become the country with the world’s highest coronavirus numbers. It set up a nationwide lockdown early on. But the number of cases went up quickly as many people stopped following the rules strictly.
Italy
In February, Italy became the center of COVID-19 cases in Europe. The lessons of that earlier wave did not help the much older population of the country in September. The number of COVID-19 rose again and many of those patients were older people. Hospitals once again were almost at a breaking point.
1.Where do people have to wear face masks in China?
A In factories and offices.
B In the classroom.
C In the restaurant.
D On the subway.
解析：选D。D 推理判断题。根据第二段的In the cities, wearing a face covering is not required outside of subways and other crowded places.可知，除地铁和其他拥挤的地方以外，不需要戴口罩，因此推断，在地铁和一些拥挤的地方还需要带口罩。故选D。
2.How many COVID-19 cases are there in a day in Germany recently？
A A few hundreds.
B Nearly 6,000.
C Less than 6,000.
D Almost 24,000.
解析：选D。D 推理判断题。根据第三段的a high of more than 6,000 in late March可知，三月份的高峰时每天确诊超过6,000人，又根据so the numbers began to climb to nearly four times the March daily record可知，最近的数量接近三月份每天记录数量的四倍。因此推断最近每天确诊的数量大约是24,000人。故选D。
3.Which country may have the most COVID-19 cases?
A China.
B Germany.
C India.
D Italy.
解析：选C。C 细节理解题。根据文章第五段A nation of 1.3 billion people, India is likely to become the country with the world’s highest coronavirus numbers.可知印度是一个拥有13亿人口的国家，很可能成为世界上冠状病毒感染人数最多的国家。故选C。
4.When did the number of COVID-19 cases in Italy rise quickly again?
A In February.
B In September.
C In November.
D In December.
解析：选B。B 细节理解题。根据文章最后一段The lessons of that earlier wave did not help the much older population of the country in September. The number of COVID-19 rose again and many of those patients were older people.可知，9月份，前一波浪潮的教训并没有帮助到这个国家的老年人口。感染COVID-19的人数再次上升，其中许多患者是老年人。故选B。
5.What’s the main idea of the passage?
A How COVID-19 is going in the world.
B How to protect ourselves from COVID-19.
C COVID-19 was causing over 1.8 million deaths.
D Which country did best in dealing with coronavirus.
解析：选A。A 主旨大意题。本文总结了新冠病毒疫情在2020年在各国的进展情况。故选A。