When we are born, we are given names that stay with us for our whole lives. Some names include good wishes and hopes from parents, while others may be special and easy to remember. But do you know how the new coronavirus got its name?
The task of naming a virus is no less important than naming a person. When a disease breaks out, the official(官方的) naming of a new virus is often late and may lead to many problems. Over the past ten years, some improper names have caused problems. In 2009, the "swine flu(猪流感)" was widely used before the official name, HINI virus, was announced. This led Egypt to kill all of its pigs even though it didn't spread among people who hadn't been near pigs. In 2015, the name MERS(Middle East Respiratory Syndrome, 中东呼吸综合征)made people of this region angry.
So in 2015, the World Health Organization(WHO)announced that the names of viruses should be easy to remember but avoid being named after places, people, animals and foods. Following these rules, the new coronavirus we are suffering from was named "COVID-19" by the WHO on Feb 11, 2020. In this name, "CO" means "corona", "VI" sands for "virus" and "D" means "disease".
26．When our parents name us, they __________.
A．often put their hopes on us B．try to make the names special
C．can easily remember our names D．let the names stay with us longer
27．What does the underlined sentence mean?
A．Naming a virus is not very important.
B．Naming a person or a virus is a difficult task.
C．Naming a virus is as important as naming a person.
D．Naming a person is more important than naming a virus.
28．Which is true according to the second paragraph?
A．MERS killed many pigs in Egypt. B．HINI virus could spread among people.
C．A new virus isn't often named officially in time. D．Improper names caused viruses to spread widely.
29．What do we know about MERS virus?
A．It broke out in 2009. B．It was named after places.
C．It got its name from WHO. D．It made local people angry.
30．Which of the following is the main idea of this text?
A．How does WHO deal with viruses? B．Why does a new virus have a name?
C．What have viruses done to the world? D．How did the new coronavirus get its name?
文章主要通过人的名字的意义引出并介绍了病毒如何命名的情况。
26．A【解析】细节理解题。根据文中Some names include good wishes and hopes from parents有些名字包括来自父母的祝福和希望，可知父母给我们起名字常常把希望寄托在我们身上，故选A。
27．C【解析】句意猜测题。根据文中The task of naming a virus is no less important than naming a person. 给病毒命名的任务不亚于给一个人命名。可知给病毒命名和给人命名一样重要。故选C。
28．C【解析】细节理解题。根据文中In 2015, the name MERS(Middle East Respiratory Syndrome, 中东呼吸综合征)made people of this region angry.可知，A选项错误；根据文中HINI virus, was announced. This led Egypt to kill all of its pigs even though it didn’t spread among people who hadn’t been near pigs.可知，B选项错误；根据文中When a disease breaks out, the official(官方的) naming of a new virus is often late and may lead to many problems.可知，C选项正确；根据文中some improper names have caused problems.可知，D选项错误。故选C。
29．D【解析】细节理解题。根据文中In 2015, the name MERS(Middle East Respiratory Syndrome, 中东呼吸综合征)made people of this region angry.可知，MERS这个名字让这个地区的人们感到愤怒。故选D。
30．D【解析】主旨大意题。根据整个文章的理解可知，主要是讲述之前病毒的一些命名不当带来的一些问题，以及今年的新冠病毒的命名的由来，所以D选项比较合适，故选D。