2. 外语
  3. Malaria is world’s second most common disease causing over【C1】______infections and one million deaths every year.【C2】______it is

Malaria is world’s second most common disease causing over【C1】______infections and one million deaths every year.【C2】______it is

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问题     Malaria is world’s second most common disease causing over【C1】______infections and one million deaths every year.【C2】______it is one of those diseases which is beginning to increase as it develops resistance【C3】______treatments. Even in the UK, where malaria has been effectively【C4】______more than 2,000 people are infected as they return from trips abroad and the numbers are rising.
    【C5】______the fact that malaria has been around for so long, surprisingly【C6】______is known about how to【C7】______or prevent it. Mosquitoes,【C8】______are the carriers of the disease, are attracted to heat, moisture and carbon dioxide but how they sought【C9】______this mixture to repeatedly select one individual for attention over【C10】______is not understood.
    The fight against malaria often seems to focus on the work of medical researchers. But【C11】______is low because malaria is a third world condition and【C12】______troubles the rich, industrialized countries.【C13】______malaria is a disease of【C14】______The richer countries have managed to eradicate malaria by extending agriculture and having proper drainage【C15】______mosquitoes cannot breed. In China, making use of【C16】______impregnated netting around beds reduced infection【C17】______from over 1 million per year to around 65,000. But the search for medical cures goes on. Some researchers still have high hopes for DNA【C18】______vaccines which worked well in trials【C19】______mice. Others are not so confident and expect a wait of【C20】______another 15 years before any significant development.
【C4】
选项 A、abolished
B、devastated
C、eliminated
D、eradicated
答案D
解析 动词辨析题。eradicate表示“根除，杜绝(强调彻底消除)”；abolish表示“废止，废除(如法律、制度、习俗等)”；devastate表示“毁灭，摧毁”；eliminate表示“消除，消灭”。根据句意可知，此处带有让步意味， “虽然英国已有效地根除疟疾，还是有超过2000人在度假归来后染上此疾病”，强调了疾病来源并不是英同本地。
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