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根据以下材料，回答题What Is Anthrax （炭疽）？There"s been a lot of talk about anthrax on the

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What Is Anthrax （炭疽）？

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 51_______ the disease.

Federal officials and police are investigating this and taking 52_______ to protect us.

In the meantime， it"s important not to panic over anthrax. The chances that you and your family 53_______ 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 54_______ you can get it， it doesn"t seem quite as scary.

So， what 55_______ is anthrax？

Here are the facts on anthrax:

Anthrax is a bacterial infection caused by a germ. Although it"s most common in farm 56_______ ，like sheep， cows， pigs， horses， and goats， there"s a very small chance that people can get it， too.

Anthrax spores （孢子） 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 57_______ .But here"s the important part: just being exposed to these spores doesn"t mean that a person will get 58_______

For a person to get sick， he would have to breathe in thousands of these spores all the way into his 59_______ . Or he"d have to eat meat contaminated with anthrax or handle 60_______ that has anthrax spores. This may sound scary， but even when a person comes 61_______ contact with the spores， it"s unlikely that he"ll get sick. 62_______ the bacteria do not get into the skin， digestive tract， or lung， the disease won"t develop.

Anthrax is not spread from person to person the way the flu can spread from family member to 63_______ member or classmate to classmate. Anthrax can almost always be successfully treated with antibiotics （抗生素） . Anthrax is very rare. Until recently， anthrax wasn"t even talked about because it was so rare-and it still 64_______ !Even with all of the anthrax cases you are hearing about right now， a person"s chances of getting anthrax are about the 65_______ as they were before you heard about anthrax on the news——very， very low.

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根据下列文章,请回答 51～65 题。 What is Anthrax（炭疽)？ There’s been A lot of talk abou

根据下列文章,请回答 51～65 题。

What is Anthrax(炭疽)？

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________ (2)to protect US．

In the meantime，it's important not to panic．over anthrax．The chances that you and．your family________ (3)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________ (4)you can get it，it doesn’t seem quite as scary．

S0，what________ (5)is anthrax？

Here are the facts on anthrax：

Anthrax is a bacterial infection caused．by agerm．Although it's most common in farm________ (6)，like sheep，COWS，pigs，horses，and．goats，there’s a very small chance that people can get it，too．

Anthrax spores(孢子)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________ (7) But here’s the important part：just being exposed．to these spores doesn’t mean that a person will get________ (8)．

For a person to get sick，he would．have to breathe in thousands of these spores nit the way into his________ (9)．0r he have to eat meat contaminated．with anthrax OF handle________ (10)that has anthrax spores，This may sound．scary，but even when A．person comes________ (11)contact with the spores，it’s unlikely that he get siCk．________ (12)the bacteri a do not get into the skin，digestive tract，or lun9，the disease won’t develop．

Anthrax is not spread．from person to person the way the flu can spread．from family member to________ (13)member or classmate to classmate．

Anthrax can almost always be successfully treated．with antibiotiCs(抗生紊)．

Anthrax is very rare．Until recently, anthrax wasn’t even talked．about because it was so rare——and．it still________ (14) Even with all of the anthrax cases you are hearing about right now，A person’s chances of getting anthrax are about the________(15)as they were before you head．about anthrax on the news——very, very low．

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D．moves

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What Is Anthrax （炭疽)？ There's been a lot of talk about anthrax on the news lately. Some

What Is Anthrax (炭疽)？

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______(51) the disease. Federal officials and police are investigating this and taking______(52) to protect us.

In the meantime, it's important not to panic over anthrax. The chances that you and your family______(53) 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______(54) you can get it, it doesn't seem quite as scary.

So, what______(55) is anthrax？

Here are the facts on anthrax:

Anthrax is a bacterial infection caused by a germ. Although it's most common in farm ______(56), like sheep, cows, pigs, horses, and goats, there's a very small chance that people can get it, too.

Anthrax spores (孢子) (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______(57). But here's the important part: just being exposed to these spores doesn't mean that a person will get ______(58).

For a person to get sick, he would have to breathe in thousands of these spores all the way into his______(59). Or he'd have to eat meat contaminated with anthrax or handle______(50) that has anthrax spores. This may sound scary, but even when a person comes______(61) contact with the spores, it's unlikely that he'll get sick. ______(62) the bacteria do not get into the skin, digestive tract, or lung, the disease won't develop.

Anthrax is not spread from person to person the way the flu can spread from family member to______(83) member or classmate to classmate.

Anthrax can almost always be successfully treated with antibiotics (抗生素).

Anthrax is very rare. Until recently, anthrax wasn't even talked about because it was so rare — and it still______(64)! Even with all of the anthrax cases you are hearing about right now, a person's chances of getting anthrax are about the______(65) as they were before you heard about anthrax on the news — very, very low.

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C．takes

D．moves

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Anthrax(炭疽) 名词解释

Anthrax（炭疽) 名词解释

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What Is Anthrax？ There's been a lot of talk about anthrax on the news lately. Some people

What Is Anthrax？

There's been a lot of talk about anthrax on the news lately. Some people are worded 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 to person the 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.

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Flu Shots Or Not？ It sounded like a good idea when New York City's mayor, Rudollph Giulian

Flu Shots Or Not？

It sounded like a good idea when New York City's mayor, Rudollph Giuliani, advised New Yorkers recently to get a flu shot. After all, 20,000 Americans each year die of influenza. And this year in particular, the mayor suggested, getting a flu shot might be an especially good idea, since it could help doctors distinguish between flu and the deadly inhalational (吸入的) form. of anthrax (炭疽). How？ Both anthrax and flu exhibit strikingly similar symptoms -- fever, chills and muscle aches -- in the early days of the infection. Physicians would be quick to suspect anthrax in anyone who was vaccinated (接种疫苗) against flu and still developed fever and chills. That would give them a better chance to identify any new victims of terror while their infection was still in its earliest, most treatable stages.

Or so the mayor's reasoning went. Unfortunately, there are a couple of problems with his logic. For one thing, getting vaccinated against influenza doesn't guarantee you won't get sick. Although highly effective, the flu vaccine (疫苗) protects against only the dominant types of the disease and even then does not provide 100% protection. It takes a couple of weeks for your body to respond to the vaccine with a sufficient number of antibodies (抗体). Each year thousands of Americans who get the vaccine nevertheless still get the flu.

There are also plenty of reasons you might develop fever, chills and muscle aches that have nothing to do with either anthrax or flu. indeed, doctors estimate that more than 80% of all flulike illnesses each winter are caused by other groups of viruses. Getting vaccinated against flu can't protect you against suffering from these other illnesses.

In the worst case, asking all healthy adults to get vaccinated could actually have the opposite effect to the one intended, leading to even more deaths if it means we run out of shots for those who are most vulnerable to the infection. Already there have been delays in getting this year's shipment of vaccine to clinics and doctors' offices. Those who should be at the front of the line include folks who are 65 or older, nursing-home residents and adults and children with chronic health problems as well as anyone who cares for or lives with such people. Flu shots are also important for men and women whose immune system is weakened by HIV (艾滋病病毒) or other conditions.

The best reason to get the flu vaccine is that it protects against most flus--not that you're worried about getting anthrax. While inhalational anthrax has killed only five people so far, many more could be at risk from flu-related complications. There's no need to worsen the tragedy by making this year's influenza epidemic any worse.

Quite a few New Yorkers took their mayor's recent advice and got a flu shot.

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B．Wrong

C．Not mentioned

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根据下列文章,请回答 16～22 题。 Flu Shots or Not ？ It sounded like a good idea when Ne

根据下列文章,请回答 16～22 题。

Flu Shots or Not ？

It sounded like a good idea when New York City’s mayor，Rudollph Giuliani，advised New Yorkers recently to get a flu shot．After all，20，000 Americans each year die of influenza．And this year in particular, the mayor suggested，getting a flu shot might be an especially good idea，since it could help doctors distinguish between flu and the deadly inhalational(吸入的)form. of anthrax(炭疽)．How？ Both anthrax and flu exhibit strikingly similar symptoms fever, chills and muscle aches in the early days of the infection．Physicians would be quick to suspect anthrax in anyone who was vaccinated(接种疫苗)against flu and still developed fever and chills．That would give them a better chance to identify any new victims of terror while their infection was still in its earliest．most treatable stages．

Or so the mayor’s reasoning went．Unfortunately, there are a couple of problems with his logic．For one thing，getting vaccinated against influenza doesn’t guarantee you won’t get sick．Although highly effective，the flu vaccine(疫苗)protects against only the dominant types of the disease and even then does not provide 100%protection．It takes a couple of weeks for your body to respond to the vaccine with a sufficient number of antibodies(抗体)．Each year thousands of Americans who get the vaccine nevertheless still get the flu．

There are also plenty of reasons you might develop fever，chills and muscle aches that have nothing to do with either anthrax or flu．Indeed，doctors estimate that more than 80%o all flu like illnesses each winter are caused by other groups of viruses．Getting vaccinated against flu can’t protect you against suffering from these other illnesses．

In the worst case，asking all healthy adults to get vaccinated could actually have the opposite effect to the one Intended，leading to even more deaths if it means we run out of shots for those who are most vulnerable to the infection．Already there have been delays in getting this year’s shipment of vaccine to clinics and doctors’ offices．Those who should be at the front of the line include folks who are 65 0r older, nursing．Home residents and adults and children with chronic health problems as well as anyone who cares for or lives’ with such people．Flu shots are also important for men and women whose immune system is weakened by HIV(艾滋病病毒)or other conditions．

The best reason to get the flu vaccine is that it protects against most flus-not that you’re worried about getting anthrax．While inhalational anthrax has killed only five people so far, many more could be at risk from flu—related complications．There’s no need to worsen the tragedy by making this year’s influenza epidemic any worse．

第 16 题 Quite a few New Yorkers took their mayor’s recent advice and got a flu shot．

A．Right

B．Wrong

C．Not mentioned

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阅读材料，回答题： Flu Shots Or Not？It sounded like a good idea when New York City&39;s ~n

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Flu Shots Or Not？

It sounded like a good idea when New York City&39;s ~nayor, Rudollph Giuliani, advised New Yorkers recently to get a flu shot. After all,20,000 Americans each year die of influenza. And this year in particular, the mayor suggested, getting a flu shot might be an especially good idea, since it could help doctors distinguish between flu and the deadly inhalational(吸入的) form. of anthrax (炭疽). How？ Both anthrax and flu exhibit strikingly similar symptoms--fever, chills and muscle aches--in the early days of the infection. Physicians would be quick to suspect anthrax in anyone who was vaccinated (接种疫苗) against flu and still developed fever and chills. That would give them a better chance to identify any new victims of terror while their infection was still in its earliest, most treatable stages.

Or so the mayor&39;s reasoning went. Unfortunately, there are a couple of problems with his log- ic. For one thing, getting vaccinated against influenza doesn&39;t guarantee you won&39;t get sick. Al- though highly effective, the flu vaccine(疫苗) protects against only the dominant types of the dis- ease and even then does not provide 100% protection. It takes a couple of weeks for your body to respond to the vaccine with a sufficient number of antibodies (抗体). Each year thousands of Americans who get the vaccine nevertheless still get the flu.

There are also plenty of reasons you might develop fever, chills and muscle aches that have nothing to do with either anthrax or flu. Indeed, doctors estimate that more than 80% of all flu- like illnesses each winter are caused by other groups of viruses. Getting vaccinated against flu can&39;t protect you against suffering from these other illnesses.

In the worst case, asking all healthy adults to get vaccinated could actually have the opposite effect to the one intended, leading to even more deaths if it means we run out of shots for those who are most vulnerable to the infection. Already there have been delays in getting this year&39;s shipment of vaccine to clinics and doctor&39;s offices. Those who should be at the front of the line in- clude folks who are 65 or older, nursing-home residents and adults and children with chronic health problems as well as anyone who cares for or lives with such people，flu shots are also im- portant men and women whose immune system is weakened by HIV（艾滋病病毒） or other conditions.

The best reason to get the flu vaccine is that it protects against most flus--not that you&39;re worried about getting anthrax. While inhalational anthrax has killed only five people so far, many more could be at risk from flu-related complications. There&39;s no need to worsen the tragedy by making this year&39;s influenza epidemic any worse.

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B.Wrong

C.Not mentioned

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AnthraxThe last case of inhalational （pulmonary) anthrax in England and Wales was in 1974,

Anthrax

The last case of inhalational (pulmonary) anthrax in England and Wales was in 1974, and this was the last time that anyone in England and Wales died from anthrax. In the past twenty years there have been fourteen cases of skin (cutaneous) anthrax and all of these people recovered.

What's anthrax？

Anthrax is a bacterial infection caused by the organism Becillus anthracis. The bacterium can be found in grass-eating wild and domestic animals such as cows and sheep, most often in the agriculture regions of Europe (Southern and Eastern). The bacterium forms spores that can survive and lay dormant in the environment, for example, in the soil. These spores need a suitable environment to germinate and cause anthrax infection. This environment may be in the skin, lungs, or the intestine.

There are three different types of Anthrax:

1. Cutaneous —the commonest form

This is the most common type and accounts for approximately 95% of eases. These people handing dead animals, such as abattoir workern and tanners, are at most risk of developing cutaneous anthrax, which is nicknamed "woolsorter's disease". When animal products such as wool, hides, or leather of infected animals are handled infection occurs when the bacterium comes into direct contact with a cut or abrasion in the skin. At first the skin itches. This is soon followed by appearance of a small raised itchy bump that looks like an insect bite. This skin lesion is commonly located on the head, forearms, or hands.

Within 1-2 days the skin lesion develops into a vesicle and then becomes a painless ulcer. This is usually around 1-3 centimeters in diameter and after 2-6 days the black dying central area of the ulcer that is characteristic of cutaneous anthrax is apparent. Left untreated cutaneous anthrax infection can spread and cause blood poisoning, which is fatal in around 5-20% of cases. However, with effective antibiotic treatment, very few deaths occur.

2. Inhalatioanl —very rare

When inhaled the larger spores lodge in the windpipe or threat whilst smaller ones lodge further down the respiratory tract in the lungs. The anthrax bacteria produce toxins that are able to enter the bloodstream and cause haemorrhaging and tissue decay. Initial symptoms of inhalational anthrax are mild and non-specific, and are similar to the symptoms include tiredness, weakness, fever, mild non-productive cough, and chest pain, If not treated, over the next 2-6 days this mild phase becomes very severe causing shortness of breath and difficulty breathing, sepsis, and bleeding.

By the time the infection has reached this stage if is usually fatal.

3. Intestinal —the most rare form

This form. of the disease may follow the ingestion of contaminated meat and is a very rare form. of food poisoning. Initial symptoms of the illness are nausea, vomiting, loss of appetite, and fever. As the infection becomes more severe, abdominal pain, vomiting of blood, and severe diarrhea occur. Very often intestinal anthrax is fatal.

Treatment

Successful treatment of anthrax infection can be achieved when the disease is identified early on. Treatment is with a course of antibiotics. It is not necessary to quarantine patients with confirmed anthrax since it is extremely unusual for anthrax to be transmitted from person to person.

Commonly asked questions

How long does someone have the infection before symptoms of anthrax develop？ Usually between 1-7 days, but the incubation period can be up to 60 days. Who is most at risk of contracting anthrax？ Anthrax is an occupational hazard of; workers who process animal hides, hair, bone and bone products; agricultural workers; vets; and those working with anthrax in specialist laboratories. Do I need to be vaccinated？ A vaccination against anthrax is

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This was the capitals most anxious week since September 11th. On Monday the government i

ssued a red alert that terrorist attacks were likely in next week, either at home or against American【M1】______ interests abroad. John Ashcroft, the attorney - general, put the security force who guard nuclear power stations and other bits【M2】______ of critical infrastructure on high alert. The warning was grim because it was not issued seriously. Mr.【M3】______ Ashcrofts people are reluctant to worry about an already tense【M4】______ population unnecessarily, particularly as they have no answers to the three main questions: what, when and where They also fret about crying wolf too rarely. Two things persuaded them to go public: an unusual【M5】______ volume of talk about a forthcoming "big event" emanated from various【M6】______ terrorist enclaves, and the consistent use of an unrevealed codeword. The warning came amid yet more dire news about anthrax. A swathe of federal buildings and the Supreme Court have now infected【M7】______ with the stuff. On October 31, a New York hospital worker died for【M8】______ inhalation anthrax, bringing the number of deaths to four. She had had no contact with government or media post-rooms, so the disease seems to have infected the general mail. Anthrax has turned out in two local【M9】______ post offices in Washington. People have taken to tape up their letter【M10】______ boxes and asking postal workers to leave the letters outside. Add in the frustrating news from Afghanistan, and the exhilaration that swept through the capital after Americas decision to "strike back at terror" has now evaporated. Of course, reverses in any war are inevitable.

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