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3．More than four million people around the world are bitten by snakes each year．At least 125，000 of these people die，while almost three million others are seriously injured．Doctors and researchers say we do not have enough good treatments for poisonous snakebites．To help improve the situation，an international project called the Global Snakebite Initiative （GSI） has been formed．
     Poisonous snakebites are most common in rural areas of developing countries with hot climates．Many of the victims are agricultural workers and children in Asia and Southern Africa．Shortages of antivenom medicine，the treatment for snakebite，are common there，while existing supplies may be of low quality，or inappropriate to local needs．
Doctor Herbert Winkel of GSI says antivenom treatment is also too costly for many of the poor people who need it most．The Initiative is trying to increase the availability of high quality antivenom treatment and improve medical training．Another goal is to help manufacturers of antivenom medicines improve their products，while also teach communities about snakebites and first aid．It wants more research and better reporting systems，and aims to help national health officials choose antivenom appropriate for their countries．
The drugs are developed from the venom of poisonous snakes．For example，laboratory workers in Costa Rica may collect venom（毒液）from highly poisonous Fer de Lance snakes in order to make antivenom for the snake's bite．However，the antivenom that cures the bite of one kind of snake may not be effective for that of another，and treatment for a cobra bite in the Philippines may not work for someone bitten by a similar snake in West Africa．
Experts look forward to improvements in the worldwide treatment of snakebite，but say that the best ways to reduce deaths and injuries from snakebites are education and prevention．

33．What's the main idea of the text？A
A．The work GSI is doing to improve snakebite treatment．
B．How to tell poisonous snakes from common ones．
C．How to treat the snakebites on the spot．
D．The present situation of snakebite treatment in poor countries．
34．Which of the following functions are performed by the GSI？C
a．Helping to improve the ability to produce antivenom medicine．
b．Telling people how to use antivenom medicine properly．
c．Teaching about snakebites and first aid．
d．Helping choose appropriate antivenom．
A．abc           B．acd           C．bcd            D．abd
35．Which of the following is NOT true about poisonous snakebites？B
A．The venom of poisonous snakes can be used to cure their bites．
B．They are not very common in countries with hot climates．
C．The existing treatment of them is unsatisfactory．
D．Poor people usually cannot afford snakebite treatment．

Answer 1

分析 本文属于说明文阅读，作者通过这篇文章主要向我们描述了每年有成千上万的人被毒蛇咬伤，GSI成立做提高毒蛇咬伤的治疗的工作．

解答 33．A．推理判断题．根据第一段To help improve the situation，an international project called the Global Snakebite Initiative （GSI） has been formed可知课文的主要思想是GSI做提高毒蛇咬伤的治疗；故选A．
34．C．细节理解题．根据第三段Another goal is to help manufacturers of antivenom medicines improve their products，while also teach communities about snakebites and first aid．It wants more research and better reporting systems，and aims to help national health officials choose antivenom appropriate for their countries可知GSI执行的工作有告诉人们如何正确使用抗蛇毒血清药，关于蛇伤急救教学和帮助选择合适的抗蛇毒血清；故选C．
35．B．细节理解题．根据第二段Poisonous snakebites are most common in rural areas of developing countries with hot climates可知毒蛇咬伤在发展中国家的农村地区和炎热的地区是最常见的；故选B．

点评 考察学生的细节理解和推理判断能力，做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句，和题干进行比较，再做出正确的选择．在做推理判断题不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实，要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断．