大学英语四级文章阅读及单词记忆训练13

If you live in a (1)tropical (2)climate or sub-climate like China’s Hainan lsland or Hong Kong,it is impossible for you to avoid the attacks of (3)mosquitoes.It seems that these little (4)pests are everywhere.Feeding on blood and carrying infection,these little insects make (5)nuisance of themselves throughout the night.In fact,the mosquito is the most dangerous insect in the world,and can be shown to be man’s oldest and deadliest insect enemy.According to the Guinness Book of Records,the type of mosquito which carries (6)malaria and other diseases is believed to be responsible,directly or indirectly,for half of all hunman deaths since the Stone Age.
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　　a.a serious (sometimes fatal) 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
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　　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 don’t clean the wound properly you would get a(n) __.
　　A.ailment B.sickness C.infection D.disease
　　3.Their mother can’t afford to __ meat and fish every day.
　　A.bring them to B.feed them on C.carry them on D.present them to