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' C% y6 ]% ~* @- m# A7 UOne Good Reason to Let Smallpox Live
, j& N( m" z' O* l. w2 B* C It’s now a fair bet that we will never see the total extinction of the smallpox virus.The idea was to cap the glorious achievement of 1 980,when smallpox was eradicated in the wild,by destroying the killer virus in the last two labs that are supposed to have it -- one in the US and one in Russia·If smallpox had truly gone from the planet,what point Was there in keeping these reserves?4 m) s! m( g! ]* N* { a
__1__reality,of course,it was naive to __2 __ that everyone would let __3__ of
" K' B$ u* Z! E0 u/ e S tsuch a potent potential weapon.‘Undoubtedly several nations still have__4__ vials. __5__ the last“official”stocks of live virus bred mistrust of the US and Russia,__6__ no obvious gain.: _9 d- K' U8 \# Y+ G: x: w( [
Now American researchers have __7__ an animal model of the human disease,
. x0 o9 L0 ~ Q! c% ]3 z" N! Lopening the __8__for tests on new treatments and vaccines.So once again there’s a good reason to__9__ the virus--just in __10__ the disease puts in a reappearance.
$ r$ V0 o; Y# P1 I* p0 v How do we __11__ with the mistrust of the US and Russia? __12__.Keep the" }* z9 p( f: A" u8 e2 s3 i4 ~1 u6 U% V7 N
virus __13__ international auspices in a well-guarded UN laboratory that’s open to all countries.The US will object,of course,just as it rejects a multilateral approach to just about everything.But it doesn’t __14__the idea is wrong.If the virus __15__ useful,then let’s make it the servant of all humanity——not just a part of it.
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smallpox n.天花, y B# d% y f; `5 g1 P
vial n.小瓶
$ \: o* Q- {4 m+ L4 zauspices n.赞助;支持) g8 |. {1 ~, x" {, c7 l: ^3 L0 V
cap vt.结束;覆盖* N6 i2 ]" I i/ C8 Z
potent adj.有效力的;强有力的
3 q; s6 R/ z/ U# hmistrust n.不信任,怀疑
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+ K, i2 s! p. D5 \9 Z; E' d* s1. A) In B) On C) At D)For* Y# ^* o" j1 m+ H
2. A)know B) imagine C) realize D)be aware8 X+ K. [% `% Y5 K7 m5 ]
3. A)to go B) going C) go D) went
) D- \8 i$ E- S0 q4. A) much B) more C) most D) a few
# E+ y3 E0 I4 C9 Z) E" y1 v5. A)And B) While C) Whereas D) Although
4 G- v/ m% k# M6 y7 I% V9 v1 q6. A)since B) for C) because D) of- U3 o' v+ i& t v* ?9 x' w$ J
7. A)looked for B) sought, N& \* P, ^2 j
C) found D) talked about
3 |2 S9 R! d5 u6 H5 f8. A)method B) road C) street D) way5 m$ \$ d/ C( S1 g7 U
9. A)keep B) put C) destroy D) eradicate
6 j/ s5 e5 b" q, M10.A)need B) case C) necessity D) time# v, Q0 Y( J. V! f; i
11.A)handle B) tackle C)deal D) treat5 W/ T& o0 \# k2 ?2 o' c1 S
12.A) Difficult B) Hard C) Safe D) Simple" X* G0 w) A Q
13.A) under B) in C) on D) for8 R: a" d0 Y: T
14.A)say B) mean C) state D) declare2 H+ H- W+ O9 R# _( j' ~8 ?
15.A) will be B) would be C) is D) are |