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(1)D.推理判断题。根据第二段Fungi are continually mutating(变异),and with a life cycle measured in days or weeks,they mutate quickly.When a mutation produces resistance to a chemical killing fungi,Fungi will jump to any host that provides a welcoming environment,such as a human body.And if the treatment for the fungal infection involves a drug similar to the fungicide encountered on the farm,Fungi may develop quickly in the human body﹣just as they did in the field.真菌不断变异,以数天或数周为单位的生命周期,它们变异迅速。当突变产生对化学杀菌剂的抗性时,真菌会跳到任何提供适宜环境的宿主身上,比如人体。如果治疗真菌病的药物与农场上使用的杀真菌剂相似,真菌可能会在人体内迅速生长,就像它们在田间生长一样。可知,真菌不会停止开发新的形式,故选D。
(2)A.代词指代题。根据第三段Reducing fungicide use would not only slow the development of the drug resistance,it would help restore diversity to the fungal world.Fungicides are a must in the farming community.Plant diseases pose a major problem for farmers globally﹣in some crops,disease can reduce harvests by more than 70 percent﹣and failure to deal with the problem can mean financial ruin.减少杀真菌剂的使用不仅会减缓耐药性的发展,还有助于恢复真菌世界的多样性。杀真菌剂是农业社区的必备品。植物病害为全球农民造成的一个主要问题﹣﹣在某些作物上,疾病可以使收成减少70% 以上﹣﹣如果不能解决这个问题,就可能导致经济崩溃。可知,划线词的意思是"造成",A.Cause造成;B.Face面对;C.Solve解决;D.Overcome克服。故选A。
(3)C.推理判断题。根据倒数第二段Just like Fungi﹣or,indeed,any living thing﹣plants continually evolve.This is how natural gene editing(基因编辑)works,and without it,we'd all still be single cells in a salty soup.Through natural selection,almost any plant will eventually produce resistance to Fungi.But this can take centuries,so we don't have the time to wait.就像真菌或任何生物一样,植物也在不断进化.这就是自然基因编辑的工作原理,没有它我们仍然是盐汤中的单细胞。通过自然选择,几乎所有的植物最终都会产生对真菌的抗性。但这需要几个世纪,所以我们没有时间等。可知,使植物产生抗真菌的能力的是适者生存,故选C。
(4)A.标题归纳题。根据第一段Over the past decade,drug﹣resistant diseases have appeared as a major health threat.But where do they develop the drug resistance?One surprising theory:they may have developed the resistance on farms,and not in hospitals.在过去的十年里,抗药性疾病已经成为一个主要的健康威胁。但是它们在哪里产生抗药性呢?一个令人惊讶的理论是:它们可能在农场而不是在医院产生抗药性。可知,本文主要讲述了抗药性的来源,故选A。