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China builds new hospital in10days to combat coronavirus
中国速度，火神山医院和雷神山医院建成记
The Chinese philosopher(哲学家)Confucius once said,“Time flows away like the water in the river.”This is especially true as the novel coronavirus pneumonia outbreak has affected millions of people in China,and the whole nation has been working day and night to fight the epidemic.
In late January when an increasing number of people in Wuhan were suspected to be infected,and hospitals didn’t have adequate beds for them,two special hospitals –Leishenshan Hospital and Huoshenshan Hospital–were built.
These two makeshift(临时的)hospitals were built to treat pneumonia patients infected with the novel coronavirus.Huoshenshan Hospital has1,000beds and covers 33,900square meters,and Leishenshan Hospital has1,500beds and a total area of about79,000square meters.
More than4,000workers worked24/7in two shifts,and nearly1,000large-scale
pieces of equipment and transport vehicles helped the project on-site.The two hospitals were built in an amazingly short time.It only took10days for people to build Huoshenshan,and14days for lions of Chinese people watched livestreamed(直播)videos of the construction.
This certainly wowed many people overseas.“It’s incredible that two hospitals with2,500beds can be built in a short period.It’s just hard to believe,”a foreigner named Stuart told People’s Daily.
“This project shows us that China is a great nation with solidarity(团结),”a Chinese internet user commented on Sina Weibo.
In the meantime,Chinese companies have also taken actions quickly in this battle.According to China Daily,some Chinese companies which have nothing to do with medical supplies have changed their factories to churn out masks,the most-needed“weapon”for the public’s defense.
Local automobile maker BYD,for example,started producing masks on Feb8 and launched them on Feb17.The first batch(一批)of these masks was donated to drivers of public buses,taxis as well as volunteers fighting the viral outbreak.
“The automobile industry is highly industrialized with strong capabilities in comprehensive manufacturing,purchasing materials,production lines and output of technologies,”Shi Jianhua,deputy secretary-general of China Association of Automobile Manufacturers,told CCTV News.“In this special time,when the nation needs more masks,it’s time for us to quickly respond and shoulder the social responsibilities.”
Indeed,a fast response is crucial(重要的)in any crisis.In this special time, China can’t afford to waste a second in the fight against the epidemic.After all,time equals life during this crisis.
（选自Newyork Times）
1.The project of the two makeshift hospitals amazed the world because of ________.
A.the high cost of completing them
B.the efficiency in which they were built
C.The support they received from home and abroad
D.the livestreamed videos used to track their construction
2.What does the underlined phrase“churn out”in Paragraph7probably mean?
A.collect a large amount of something
B.save something for future use
C.produce large amounts of something quickly
D.sell something at a low price
3.What is the author’s intention of introducing the automobile industry in the text?
A.To inform us of its advanced technologies.
B.To explain what it can do to help fight the virus.
C.To show that it should have contributed more to the fight.
D.To prove that different industries have united to fight the virus.
译文：
中国哲学家孔子曾经说过：“时间像河里的水一样流逝。

”尤其如此，因为新型冠状病毒性肺炎的爆发已经影响了中国成千上万人，并且整个国家都日以继夜地在与这种流行病作斗争。

1月下旬，由于怀疑武汉市有越来越多的人被感染，而医院没有足够的床位，两座专科医院（雷神山医院和火神山医院）建成了。

这两家临时医院都是为治疗感染新型冠状病毒的肺炎患者而建的。

火神山医院有病床1000张，占地面积33900平方米，雷神山医院有病床1500张，总面积约7.9万平方米。

超过4,000名工人分两班制24/7全天候工作，近1,000台大型设备和运输工具帮助了该项目。

两家医院都是在短短的时间内建成的。

人们只花了10天就建成了火神山，而花了14天就建造了雷神山。

数百万的中国人观看了该建筑的直播视频。

这无疑使许多海外人士赞叹不已。

“令人难以置信的是，可以在短时间内建立两家拥有2500张病床的医院。

简直令人难以置信，”名叫斯图亚特的外国人告诉《人民日报》。

“这个项目向我们表明，中国是一个团结一致的大国，”一位中国互联网用户在新浪微博上评论。

同时，中国公司也在这场战斗中迅速采取了行动。

据《中国日报》报道，一些与医疗用品无关的中国公司已经改变了工厂，生产出口罩，这是公众防卫最需要的“武器”。

例如，当地的汽车制造商比亚迪于2月8日开始生产口罩，并于2月17日投放市场。

这些口罩的第一批捐赠给了公共巴士司机，出租车以及抵抗病毒爆发的志愿者。

中国汽车工业协会副秘书长石建华告诉中央电视台新闻：“汽车工业高度工业化，具有强大的综合制造，材料采购，生产线和技术输出能力。

”“在这个特殊的时期，当国家需要更多口罩时，是时候让我们迅速做出反应并承担社会责任了。

”
确实，在任何危机中，快速反应都是至关重要的。

在这个特殊的时期，中国不能在抗击艾滋病的斗争中浪费一秒钟的时间。

毕竟，在这场危机中，时间等于生命。

答案：
1-3BCD
1.B。

由第2-4段描述的工程的建设情况以及第5段的“It’s incredible that two hospitals with2,500beds can be built in a short period.It’s just hard to believe”可知让世界感到惊讶的是这两座医院在短时间内的建成，所以答案为B。

2.C。

由下一段介绍的比亚迪等公司“started producing masks on Feb8and launched them on Feb17.The first batch(一批)of these masks was donated to drivers of public buses,taxis as well as volunteers fighting the viral outbreak.”可以推知churn out在这里表示“大量生产”，所以答案为C。

3.D。

文中提到以汽车业为例，主要是为了支持第七段的主旨句提到的观点“In the meantime,Chinese companies have also taken actions quickly in this battle.”也就是中国很多公司都齐心协力，共同战“疫”，所以答案为D。