2013考研英语阅读100篇及剖析(十七)
<p> <span word="TEXT">TEXT</span> <span word="ONE">ONE</span></p><p> <span word="Britons">Britons</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="searing">searing</span> <span word="memories">memories</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="encounter">encounter</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="foot">foot</span>-<span word="and">and</span>-<span word="mouth">mouth</span> <span word="disease">disease</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2001 <span word="are">are</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="piles">piles</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="animals">animals</span> <span word="slaughtered">slaughtered</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="try">try</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stop">stop</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="spread">spread</span>. <span word="Such">Such</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="draconian">draconian</span> <span word="policy">policy</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="accepted">accepted</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="disease">disease</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="controlled">controlled</span> <span word="quickly">quickly</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="ineffectiveness">ineffectiveness</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 6<span word="m">m</span> <span word="cows">cows</span>, <span word="sheep">sheep</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="pigs">pigs</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="culled">culled</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="disease">disease</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="eradicated">eradicated</span> <span word="led">led</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="widespread">widespread</span> <span word="revulsion">revulsion</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="rethink">rethink</span>.</p><p> <span word="Just">Just</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2001, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="animal">animal</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="infected">infected</span>, <span word="its">its</span> <span word="herd">herd</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="culled">culled</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="quarantine">quarantine</span> <span word="zone">zone</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="up">up</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="unless">unless</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="disease">disease</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="stamped">stamped</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="quickly">quickly</span>, <span word="animals">animals</span> <span word="nearby">nearby</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="vaccinated">vaccinated</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="create">create</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fire">fire</span>-<span word="break">break</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="unlikely">unlikely</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="travel">travel</span>. <span word="Already">Already</span> 300,000 <span word="doses">doses</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="vaccine">vaccine</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="ordered">ordered</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="vets">vets</span> <span word="decide">decide</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="slaughter">slaughter</span> <span word="alone">alone</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="unlikely">unlikely</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="effective">effective</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="vaccinating">vaccinating</span> <span word="straight">straight</span> <span word="away">away</span>.</p><p> <span word="Humans">Humans</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="catch">catch</span> <span word="foot">foot</span>-<span word="and">and</span>-<span word="mouth">mouth</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="rarely">rarely</span> <span word="kills">kills</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cloven">cloven</span>-<span word="hooved">hooved</span> <span word="beasts">beasts</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="affects">affects</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="animals">animals</span> <span word="produce">produce</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="milk">milk</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="meat">meat</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="effects">effects</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="severe">severe</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="highly">highly</span> <span word="contagious">contagious</span>: <span word="infected">infected</span> <span word="livestock">livestock</span> <span word="produce">produce</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="virus">virus</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="causes">causes</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="quantities">quantities</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="transmit">transmit</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="saliva">saliva</span>, <span word="mucus">mucus</span>, <span word="milk">milk</span>, <span word="faeces">faeces</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="droplets">droplets</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="breath">breath</span>.</p><p> <span word="Even">Even</span> <span word="so">so</span>, <span word="only">only</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="foot">foot</span>-<span word="and">and</span>-<span word="mouth">mouth</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="endemic">endemic</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="parts">parts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Latin">Latin</span> <span word="America">America</span>, <span word="vaccinate">vaccinate</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="animals">animals</span>. <span word="One">One</span> <span word="reason">reason</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="cost">cost</span>: <span word="the">the</span> <span word="disease">disease</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="caused">caused</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="virus">virus</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="main">main</span> <span word="types">types</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="tens">tens</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="sub">sub</span>-<span word="types">types</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="targeted">targeted</span> <span word="vaccine">vaccine</span> <span word="needed">needed</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="strain">strain</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="shots">shots</span> <span word="repeated">repeated</span>, <span word="perhaps">perhaps</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="twice">twice</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="year">year</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="vaccinating">vaccinating</span> <span word="damages">damages</span> <span word="exports">exports</span>. <span word="Places">Places</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="foot">foot</span>-<span word="and">and</span>-<span word="mouth">mouth</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="unwilling">unwilling</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="import">import</span> <span word="vaccinated">vaccinated</span> <span word="beasts">beasts</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="fresh">fresh</span> <span word="meat">meat</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="them">them</span>, <span word="because">because</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="carry">carry</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="disease">disease</span>.</p>
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