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第6部分：完型填空 (每题1分，共15分)
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What Is Anthrax?
There’s been a lot of talk about anthrax on the news lately. Some people are worried that anthrax may be connected to terrorist attacks or that terrorists may spread the germ that __1__ the disease. Federal officials and police are investigating this and taking measures to protect us.
In the meantime, it’s important not to panic over anthrax. The chances that you and your family __2__at risk are very tiny. One of the ways you can feel better is to learn about anthrax. When you know what it is and __3__you can get it, it doesn’t seem quite as scary.
So, what__4__is anthrax?
Here are the facts on anthrax:
Anthrax is a bacterial infection caused by a germ. Although it’s most common in farm __5__, like sheep, cows, pigs, horses, and goats, there’s a very small chance that people can get it, too.
Anthrax spores (a version of the germ in a protective shell that can live in the soil for years) cause the disease.
People may get anthrax if they are exposed to anthrax __6__. But here’s the important part: just being exposed to these spores doesn’t mean that a person will get __7__.
For people to get sick, they would have to breathe in thousands of these spores all the way into their __8__. Or they’d have to eat meat contaminated with anthrax or handle __9__ that has anthrax spores. This may sound scary, but even when people come __10__contact with the spores, it’s unlikely that they’ll get sick. __11__the bacteria do not get into the skin, digestive tract, or lung, the disease won’t develop.
Anthrax is not spread from person person to person they way the flu can spread from family member to __12__member or classmate to classmate.
Anthrax is very rare. Until recently, anthrax wasn’t even talked about because it was so rare – and it still __13__! Even with all of the anthrax cases you are hearing about right now(and many of these suspected cases will turn out not to be anthrax), a person’s chances of getting anthrax are about the __14__as they were before you heard about anthrax on the news – very, very low.
If you still feel scared when you hear about anthrax, remember that it’s extremely unlikely that you or your family or anyone you know will ever be __15__ to anthrax spores.
练习：
1.A)raises
B)causes
C)brings
D)lifts
2.A)are
B)look
C)pose
D)turn
3.A)that
B)what
C)how
D)whom
4.A)namely
B)frankly
C)actually
D)exactly
5.A)places
B)animals
C)households
D)insects
标准答案： B,A,C,D,B
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6.A)germs
B)infections
C)risks
D)spores
7.A)sick
B)frightened
C)hit
D)worse
8.A)stomach
B)lung
C)mouth
D)skin
9.A)something
B)anything
C)what
D)which
10.A)into
B)through
C)by
D)onto
标准答案： D,A,B,B,A
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11.A)Unless
B)If
C)Although
D)After
12.A)family
B)school
C)organization
D)community
13.A)seems
B)is
C)exists
D)does
14.A)case
B)same
C)sign
D)score
15.A)exposed
B)similar
C)presented
D)tied
标准答案： B,A,B,B,A
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