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One Good Reason to Let Smallpox Live1 B t8 z; w! x
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?: h m8 b0 T* T* F: C# Y
__1__reality,of course,it was naive to __2 __ that everyone would let __3__ of
' S2 f e$ E/ ?* z' a1 E/ Dsuch 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.2 f1 q3 o* M, _
Now American researchers have __7__ an animal model of the human disease,
: m2 K1 e: u+ X. m4 Mopening 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.
& p" R) |7 [1 ]! L2 j How do we __11__ with the mistrust of the US and Russia? __12__.Keep the
! Y! L% I$ r5 r4 W% Y! Q3 I5 ~# o) Mvirus __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. }$ ?8 ?- X$ ~* V/ E* P
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smallpox n.天花
2 L1 D/ b7 g- m7 {vial n.小瓶( K( ?& |' R& b* V
auspices n.赞助;支持% K8 K$ E, e5 Q$ B! I; J
cap vt.结束;覆盖7 _7 v* e2 k3 f6 u$ k2 F# p! `
potent adj.有效力的;强有力的2 m% y+ A* P' S& b# `
mistrust n.不信任,怀疑: K9 R! I* Y' G/ |) O1 R
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练习:
: {/ D: t' o8 X& c; W2 O1. A) In B) On C) At D)For: N/ x/ x! t x0 ^! K6 T
2. A)know B) imagine C) realize D)be aware
7 ^, R7 ~* V, i/ E4 [3. A)to go B) going C) go D) went
# s# L; R! g; V- e7 S4 y8 u4. A) much B) more C) most D) a few
2 `, o1 q2 d8 h8 z- [4 C5. A)And B) While C) Whereas D) Although3 X8 m$ ~9 o) k9 T9 ?5 {" f$ o, ~
6. A)since B) for C) because D) of6 _! k8 V& n+ U0 d% w
7. A)looked for B) sought
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" o: h" a: [% Y: V6 ?. w8. A)method B) road C) street D) way
* h0 j1 G+ D9 z+ L9. A)keep B) put C) destroy D) eradicate
" v0 k1 R% A, ^0 K10.A)need B) case C) necessity D) time
, g2 ?" c6 M! O- l k# K11.A)handle B) tackle C)deal D) treat
3 P' Z' n' T) K12.A) Difficult B) Hard C) Safe D) Simple
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14.A)say B) mean C) state D) declare
# V3 x9 F# S. k# T/ y" w' `15.A) will be B) would be C) is D) are |