2014年职称英语综合类完形填空训练试题(6)

Pandemic H1N1 2009

　　The most active areas of pandemic influenza transmission currently are in central and eastern Europe. Focal increases in rates during recent weeks were ______ (51) in at least two eastern European countries. A high intensity of respiratory diseases activity with concurrent circulation of pandemic influenza still ______ (52) in parts of southern and eastern Europe, ______ (53) in Greece, Poland, and Ukraine.

　　In Western Europe, influenza transmission remains ______ (54) and widespread, but overall disease activity has peaked. All influenza viruses in Western Europe were pandemic H1N1 2009, ______ (55), very small numbers of seasonal influenza viruses, covering less than 1% of all influenza viruses found, were reported in Russia. In ______ (56), limited available data indicate that active, high intensity transmission is occurring in Northern African countries ______ (57) the Mediterranean coast.

　　In Central Asia, limited data ______ (58) that influenza virus circulation remains active, but transmission may have recently peaked in some places. In West Asia, Israel, Iran, and Iraq also appear to have passed their ______ (59) period of transmission within the past month, though both areas continue to have some active transmission and levels of respiratory disease activity have not yet______ (60) to baseline levels. In East Asia, influenza transmission remains active but appears to be ______ (61) overall. Slight increases in ILI were reported in Mongolia after weeks of declining activity following a large peak of ______ (62) over one month ago.

　　In North America, influenza transmission ______ (63) widespread but has decline quickly in all countries. In the tropical regions of Central and South America and the Caribbean, influenza transmission remains geographically widespread but______ (64) disease activity has been declining or remains unchanged in most parts, ______ (65) for focal increases in respiratory disease activity in a few countries.