South China's Guangdong province found 1,431 new dengue cases on Sunday. It made the total number be up to 21,527. The number was rising quickly, with more than 1,000 new cases found each day last week. And the outbreak of dengue this year is the worst in 20 years.
There is no vaccine against dengue, and there are no medicine to treat a dengue. Therefore, prevention is the most important step to be away from the disease. And prevention means keeping away from the mosquito and avoiding mosquito bites.
The best way to reduce mosquitoes is to clean up the water containers, like pet and animal watering containers, flower planter dishes and buckets with water, because the mosquito lays her eggs in these containers.
The adult mosquitoes like to bite inside and around homes during the day and at night when the lights are on. To protect yourself, use repellent on your skin. When possible, wear long sleeves and pants. Also, make sure window and door screens are without holes. Sleep under a mosquito bed net, and kill the mosquitoes you find indoors. If available, use air-conditioning.
If someone in your house is ill with dengue, pay special attention to prevent mosquitoes from biting the patient and going on to bite others in the house.
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1.What is “dengue”?
A A kind of mosquito.
B A kind of medicine.
C A kind of vaccine.
D A kind of disease caused by mosquito bites.
解析:选D。D 词义猜测题。从第2段prevention is the most important step to be away from the disease. And prevention means keeping away from the mosquito and avoiding mosquito bites可猜测出“dengue”是一种由蚊虫叮咬而引起的疾病,故选D。
2.How many people are ill with dengue in Guangdong province until now?
A 1,000.
B More than 1,000.
C 20000
D More than 20,000.
解析:选D。D 细节理解题。从第1段It made the total number be up to 21,527可知,截至目前广东已发现两万余例登革热病例,故选D。
3.How to be away form the dengue?
A Make houses clean.
B Wash hands frequently every day.
C Avoid mosquito bites.
D Wear long sleeves and pants.
解析:选C。C 细节理解题。从第2段And prevention means keeping away from the mosquito and avoiding mosquito bites可知,故选C。
4.The author tells us many ways to prevent dengue EXCEPT____.
A clean the water containers
B use repellent
C go out and kill mosquitoes
D sleep under a mosquito bed net
解析:选C。C 细节理解题。第4段向读者介绍了预防蚊虫叮咬的几个办法,A,B,D均在其中,而C选项go out and kill mosquitoes与文中 kill the mosquitoes you find indoors意思不符,故选C。
5.According to the text, what should we do if someone in our house is ill with dengue?
A Stop mosquitoes from biting the patient and continuing to bite others in the house.
B Help the patient use repellent.
C Turn on the air-conditioning.
D Ask the patient to drink as much water as he or she can.
解析:选A。A 细节理解题。从文章最后一段可知,如果发现登革热患者,要阻止蚊虫叮咬患者后再去叮咬其他人造成疾病传播,故选A。