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完形填空 　　Have you been receiving mail recently?Think twice before you open it．It might be 　　1　　． 　　US Senate majority leader Tom Daschle 　　2　　 a mailed letter containing a serious form of anthrax(炭疽病)on October 16．And 　　3　　 some media groups earlier this month．FBI(联邦调查局)Director Robert Mueller said, “Since October 1, the FBI 　　4　　 more than 2,300 occasions or possible occasions 　　5　　 anthrax or other dangerous diseases have been received around the country．” 　　　　6　　 of a biological attack on the United States grew as top US officials said terrorism(恐怖主义)could be behind the appearance of anthrax．The deadly disease has been found in three states in the US 　　7　　． 　　But what is anthrax? 　　Anthrax is an often fatal 　　8　　 which can be caught through contact with animals,(mostly farm animals)．It is 　　9　　 seen today but still 　　10　　 in some underdeveloped areas in the world．People most often catch the disease through contact with infected animals or their wool or skin．The disease can 　　11　　 cuts－even small cuts－in the skin． 　　One can also get anthrax by eating infected meat．The most serious and fatal form of anthrax is caught through the air－you catch it 　　12　　 noticing． 　　The results of breathing in anthrax are flulike at first．After a few days, the effects progress to severe breathing problems and shock．　　13　　 will usually occur within seven days． 　　In any of its forms, anthrax can not usually 　　14　　 from one person to another．Anthrax 　　15　　 be treated with antibiotics(抗菌素)if it's caught early．But by the time the effects of anthrax become evident(明显的)，it's usually too late to treat． 　　Nowadays, at least 17 nations 　　16　　 to have harmful biological weapons programmes．As a biological weapon, anthrax is very 　　17　　 to produce, costing about US ＄ 50 per kilogram．Anthrax is very easy to produce and deliver 　　18　　 to other weapons of mass destruction． 　　The US Government gave a three-day supply of antibiotics－six pills in all－to anyone who is reported 　　19　　 in the area of infection．The government also told them 　　20　　 back three days later to obtain the lab results． (1) [　　] A． dead B． deadly C． death D． dying (2) [　　] A． received B． accepted C． has received D． has accepted (3) [　　] A． so B． so that C． neither did D． so did (4) [　　] A． have B． has C． have had D． has had (5) [　　] A． that B． which C． where D． what (6) [　　] A． Thoughts B． Fears C． Anxiety D． Eagerness (7) [　　] A． recently B． at present C． for the present time D． until recently (8) [　　] A． weapon B． tool C． disease D． medicine (9) [　　] A． rarely B． often C． usually D． surely (10) [　　] A． develops B． disappears C． spreads D． exists (11) [　　] A． enter B． enter through C． enter into D． enter for (12) [　　] A． by B． without C． out of D． with (13) [　　] A． The effects B． The disease C． The attack D． The accident (14) [　　] A． be passed by B． pass by C． be passed on D． pass on (15) [　　] A． can not B． can never C． can hardly D． can (16) [　　] A． are believed B． believe C． are going D． are coming (17) [　　] A． expensive B． cheap C． difficult D． impossible (18) [　　] A． comparing B． which compared C． which is comparing D． compared (19) [　　] A． to have been B． to be C． to have gone D． to go (20) [　　] A． to have reported B． to be reported C． to report D． to have been reported

Answer 1

答案：1．B;2．A;3．D;4．D;5．C;6．B;7．A;8．C;9．A;10．D;11．B;12．B;13．A;14．C;15．D;16．A;17．B;18．D;19．A;20．C;
解析：

(1)	deadly是形容词，意为“致命的”．
(2)	句子后有明显的过去时间状语．receive为“客观上”收到．
(3)	“so did…”表示“……也一样”．
(4)	句子中有“since…”时间状语，用现在完成时．
(5)	先行词occasions意为“时机，场合”，所选的关系词在从句中作状语．
(6)	从上下文意义来分析，指人们的“恐惧心理”．
(7)	从意义和时态上来分析．
(8)	从上下文来判断，炭疽是一种疾病．
(9)	从意义上分析，这种疾病现在很少见．
(10)	从句子中的but．表转折可判断，这种疾病在一些不发达地区还存在．
(11)	“通过伤口进入人体”．
(12)	从上文中的through the air分析，在不知不觉中会感染．
(13)	指前一句中相同的“感染效力”．
(14)	pass on“传递、传染”，有被动语态．
(15)	从句意来判断，在感染初期是可以治疗的．
(16)	从句意判断有“据信……”之意．
(17)	每公斤只花五十美元，故选cheap．
(18)	compare是及物动词，用过去分词短语作定语，如用从句谓语部分用被动语态．
(19)	不定式的动作发生在谓语动词之前，表“已经去过疫区的”．用不定式的完成式．
(20)	用不定式的一般式，其动作发生在谓语动词之后．