2012年12月暑期英语六级备考阅读每日一练 0805
<p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="government">government</span>-<span word="run">run</span> <span word="command">command</span> <span word="post">post</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Tunis">Tunis</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="staffed">staffed</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="clock">clock</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="personnel">personnel</span>, <span word="meteorologists">meteorologists</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="civilians">civilians</span>. <span word="On">On</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wall">wall</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="maps">maps</span>, <span word="crisscrossed">crisscrossed</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="brightly">brightly</span> <span word="colors">colors</span> <span word="arrows">arrows</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="painstakingly">painstakingly</span> <span word="track">track</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fearsome">fearsome</span> <span word="path">path</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="enemy">enemy</span>.</p><p> <span word="What">What</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="invader">invader</span> <span word="gives">gives</span> <span word="rise">rise</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="high">high</span>-<span word="level">level</span> <span word="monitoring">monitoring</span>? <span word="Not">Not</span> <span word="man">man</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="beast">beast</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lowly">lowly</span> <span word="desert">desert</span> <span word="locust">locust</span>.(蝗虫) <span word="In">In</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="months">months</span>, <span word="billions">billions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 3-<span word="inch">inch</span>-<span word="long">long</span> <span word="winged">winged</span> <span word="warriors">warriors</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="descended">descended</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Algeria">Algeria</span>, <span word="Libya">Libya</span>, <span word="Morocco">Morocco</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Tunisia">Tunisia</span>, <span word="blackening">blackening</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sky">sky</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="eating">eating</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="crops">crops</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="vegetation">vegetation</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="insect">insect</span> <span word="invasion">invasion</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="worst">worst</span> <span word="in">in</span> 30 <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="creating">creating</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="destruction">destruction</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Middle">Middle</span> <span word="East">East</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="treating">treating</span> <span word="southern">southern</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="current">current</span> <span word="crisis">crisis</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="late">late</span> 1985 <span word="near">near</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Red">Red</span> <span word="Sea">Sea</span>. <span word="Unusually">Unusually</span> <span word="rainy">rainy</span> <span word="weather">weather</span> <span word="moistened">moistened</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sands">sands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Sudan">Sudan</span>, <span word="making">making</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="ideal">ideal</span> <span word="breeding">breeding</span> <span word="grounds">grounds</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="locust">locust</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="lays">lays</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="eggs">eggs</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="earth">earth</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="insect">insect</span> <span word="onslaught">onslaught</span> <span word="threatens">threatens</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="create">create</span> <span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="famine">famine</span>. <span word="Each">Each</span> <span word="locust">locust</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="eat">eat</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="weight">weight</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="vegetation">vegetation</span> <span word="every">every</span> 24 <span word="hours">hours</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="good">good</span>-<span word="size">size</span> <span word="swarm">swarm</span> <span word="of">of</span> 50 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="insects">insects</span> <span word="eats">eats</span> <span word="up">up</span> 100,000 <span word="tons">tons</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="grass">grass</span>, <span word="trees">trees</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="crops">crops</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="single">single</span> <span word="night">night</span>.</p><p> <span word="All">All</span> ﹩150 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="needed">needed</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="U">U</span>. <span word="S">S</span>. <span word="has">has</span> <span word="provided">provided</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="spraying">spraying</span> <span word="planes">planes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="about">about</span> 50,000 <span word="gal">gal</span>. <span word="of">of</span> <span word="pesticide">pesticide</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Community">Community</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="donated">donated</span> ﹩3.8 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="aid">aid</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Soviet">Soviet</span> <span word="Union">Union</span>, <span word="Canada">Canada</span>, <span word="Japan">Japan</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="provided">provided</span> <span word="chemical">chemical</span>-<span word="spraying">spraying</span> <span word="aircraft">aircraft</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="wipe">wipe</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pests">pests</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="relief">relief</span> <span word="efforts">efforts</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="hampered">hampered</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="relative">relative</span> <span word="mildness">mildness</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="approved">approved</span> <span word="pesticides">pesticides</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="quickly">quickly</span> <span word="lose">lose</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="deadly">deadly</span> <span word="punch">punch</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="require">require</span> <span word="frequent">frequent</span> <span word="replications">replications</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="effective">effective</span> <span word="locust">locust</span> <span word="killer">killer</span> <span word="dieldrin">dieldrin</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="linked">linked</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cancer">cancer</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="banned">banned</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="Western">Western</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="affected">affected</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="nations">nations</span>. <span word="More">More</span> <span word="then">then</span> 5 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="acres">acres</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="dusted">dusted</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="locust">locust</span>-<span word="killing">killing</span> <span word="chemicals">chemicals</span>; <span word="another">another</span> 5 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="treated">treated</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="June">June</span>.</p>
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