Fears of "mad cow" disease spread (1)_____ the globe last we..

第1题

Fears of "mad cow" disease spread【C1】______ the globe last week【C2】______ South Mrica, New

Zealand and Singapore joining most of Britain's European Union partners in【C3】______ imports of British beef. In London, steak restaurants were empty following the March 20 announcement by scientists that they had found a【C4】______ link between mad cow disease from British beef and its human【C5】______ , Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD).

Efforts to reassure consumers and governments proved【C6】______ . France, Germany, Italy, Finland and Greece were among countries which announced bans【C7】______ British beef shipments.

A committee of EU veterinary experts, meeting in Brussels,【C8】______ new protective measures but said transmission of the disease from cattle to humans was unproven and did not【C9】______ a general ban on British beef exports. Britain's own main consumer group advised people to【C10】______ beef if they wanted to be absolutely sure of not【C11】______ CJD which destroys the brain and is always【C12】______

"Could it be worse than AIDS？"

The stark headline in Friday's Daily mail newspaper encapsulated the fear and uncertainty【C13】 Britain. CJD【C14】______ humans in the same way that BSE makes cows mad--by eating away nerve cells in the brain【C15】______ it looks like a spongy Swiss cheese.

The disease is incurable. Victims show【C16】______ of dementia and memory loss and usually die【C17】______ six months.

Little is known【C18】______ sure about the group of diseases known collectively as spongiform. encephalopathies, which explains【C19】______ some eminent scientists are not prepared to【C20】______ a human epidemic of AIDS-like proportions.

【C1】

A．in

B．on

C．over

D．around

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第2题

There is less risk of mad cow disease in young cows.A．YB．NC．NG

There is less risk of mad cow disease in young cows.

A．Y

B．N

C．NG

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第3题

Which of the following countries has NOT found mad cow disease yet？A．England.B．Japan.C．Chi

Which of the following countries has NOT found mad cow disease yet？

A．England.

B．Japan.

C．China.

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第4题

The year 2003 saw incidents of mad cow disease in both Canada and the United States.A．YB．N

The year 2003 saw incidents of mad cow disease in both Canada and the United States.

A．Y

B．N

C．NG

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第5题

The main cause of mad cow disease is Prions, which contain viral nucleic acids and proteins that can spread from animal to animal.

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第6题

French President said that "all Britain has ever done for European agriculture is mad cow"

, which is most likely to be ______.

A．true

B．critical

C．ironic

D．joking

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第7题

Cattle imported from Britain were considered especially likely to have mad cow disease, ac

cording to the Canadian Ministry of Agriculture.

A．Y

B．N

C．NG

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第8题

How did mad cow disease spread and cause cattle to die？A．By using MBM （meat-and-bone meal)

How did mad cow disease spread and cause cattle to die？

A．By using MBM (meat-and-bone meal) with different plants.

B．By eating infected (感染的) MBM.

C．By importing foreign cattle.

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第9题

The farm ministers scheduled an emergency meeting in Luxembourg in hopes of easing the wo

rldwide" mad cow" panic.

A.crisis

B.alarm

C.hazard

D.peril

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第10题

Because of the mad cow disease, the European Union _ a worldwide Ban on British beef and beef product exports.

A. challenged

B. charged

C. forged

D. imposed

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Fears of "mad cow" disease spread （1)_____ the globe last week （2)_____ South Africa, New

Fears of "mad cow" disease spread （1)_ the globe last week （2)_ South Africa, New