If you live in a tropical climate or sub-climate like Chinas Hainan lsland or Hong Kong,it is impossible for you to avoid the attacks of mosquitoes.It seems that these little pests are everywhere.Feeding on blood and carrying infection,these little insects make nuisance of themselves throughout the night.In fact,the mosquito is the most dangerous insect in the world,and can be shown to be mans oldest and deadliest insect enemy.According to the Guinness Book of Records,the type of mosquito which carries malaria and other diseases is believed to be responsible,directly or indirectly,for half of all hunman deaths since the Stone Age.
连连看(下列字母是上文着色单词的解释,但顺序已打乱。请找出正确的对应关系,按数字顺序重新排列字母)
a.a serious infection of rodents caused by Yersinia pestis and accidentally transmitted to humans by the bite of a flea that has bitten an infected animal
b.
c.an infective disease caused by sporozoan parasites that are transmitted through the bite of an infected Anopheles mosquito; marked by paroxysms of chills and fever
d.
e.令人讨厌的东西
f.the weather in some location averaged over some long period of time
实战演练
1.A lot of ants always invading my kitchen.They are a thorough __.
A.nuisance B.trouble C.worry D.anxiety
2.If you dont clean the wound properly you would get a __.
A.ailment B.sickness C.infection D.disease
3.Their mother cant afford to __ meat and fish every day.
A.bring them to B.feed them on C.carry them on D.present them to
Fake stewed pig ears pose health risks
UN report sounds alarm to clean up oceans
Rivals to rest on Fourth of July break
Victim of beating that sparked LA riots dies
Credit rating stays despite slowdown
Water source in HK, Macao safe
70 Chinese arrested in Nigeria freed
Gubei community becomes center for cross-cultural links
Software piracy declined in 2011
US seeks China's nod for sanctions against DPRK
Forbidden fruit leaves aftertaste for group of suspected thieves
Nation's farmers cater to taste for foreign foods
Deep-sea rig starts drilling
Military to strengthen ties with US
Foreigners receiving more legal support
Two charged in Chinese students' killing
Report tracks China's growth
A new frontier for China
Leaders say violence in Syria must end
Millions paid to milk scandal victims
Court closes loophole used by illegal drug makers
Alien species a growing menace: experts
Calls for anti-China protests will worsen island impasse
Tough stance proposed against driving, drugs
US apologizes for discriminatory laws
Muslim Brotherhood's success in Egypt polls masks setback
Draft law targets work permits
Yao now stretches his considerable reach into book world
Replica of London Games torch to be sold in China
New standards for fuel to reduce pollution in city