Citizens from just seven out of 23 countries and regions think their governments' coronavirus control measures are generally positive, based on the “Global Crisis Perceptions” index made available to the public by Blackbox Research and Toluna.
  1   Participants were asked  to rate their countries and regions in terms of political leadership, business leadership, community and media.
China ranked the highest in the citizens' survey, with a score of 85 out of 100. The world's second－largest economy was followed by Vietnam (77), the United Arab Emirates (59) and India (59).   2   New Zealand (56) was the only Western country to score higher than the global average of 45. Australia (43), the US (41), and other four western European countries surveyed all ranked under the global average.
“For many of these countries and regions, this epidemic is unexpected.   3   Public confidence suffered as a result，” said David Black, founder and CEO of Blackbox Research. “Meanwhile, a significant part of Asia has had their leadership shaped by past epidemics, such as SARS and MERS.”
In terms of the business response to the outbreak, citizens of China and Vietnam were alone in giving their countries' companies a response rating of over 50.   4  
  5   The majority (85%) of Chinese people said they believe their country will come out of the crisis  stronger, compared to less than half (41%) of Americans.
A．The report also found a difference in major economies' ability to deal with the crisis.
B．It was obvious that in the list Asian countries and regions take the top places.
C．The research surveyed about 12,500 people across 23 countries and regions.
D．Governments are still coming to terms with a crisis they did not expect.
E．The research shows that most people are not satisfied with their leaders' response to the outbreak.
F．Meanwhile, respondents in France (10) and Japan (6), rated their business response the poorest.
G．The dissatisfactory response, from Western countries especially, could reflect a hit to their expectations.
 
 
 
 


（B）
1．C　根据上文可知，在23个国家和地区进行调查，且与下文中的“their countries and regions”相呼应，因此C项(来自23个国家和地区的大约12,500名受访者参与了此项调查。)承上启下，符合语境。
2．B　根据上文可知，调查结果显示排名前三的国家和地区都是亚洲国家和地区，设空处是对上文的总结，因此B项(明显看出，榜单排名前几位都是亚洲国家和地区。)承接上文。
3．D　根据上下文可知，此次疫情是前所未有的，公众信心因此受挫，说明这是一场没有预料到的危机，因此D项(政府仍在经受一场没有预料到的危机。)承上启下。D选项中的“did not expect”与设空处上句中的“unexpected”相呼应。
4．F　根据上文可知，就企业对疫情的应对而言，只有中国和越南的民众给本国企业打的分数超过了50分。下文与此情况形成对比，因此F项(与此同时，法国(10分)和日本(6分)的受访者认为本国的企业应对最差。)承接上文。
5．A　根据下文可知，大多数的中国受访者认为疫情过后自己的国家会变得更强大，而有同样想法的美国人不到一半。由此可判断，A项(报告还表明主要经济体应对危机的能力存在差异。)引出下文。