单选题
How many people become infected with malaria each year? A. Over 3 million. B. Over 7 million. C. Over 30 million. D. Over 70 million.
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】[听力原文] Researchers in the United States are exploring a possible way to control malaria. They are developing insects resistant to the disease. More than three million people become infected with malaria each year. The disease kills at least one million people every year. Malaria is found in Africa, Asia, the Middle East and South America. Malaria parasites enter a person's blood through the bite of a very small insect-the mosquito. The malaria parasites travel to the liver. The organisms grow and divide there. After a week or two, the parasites invade red blood cells and reproduce thousands of times. They cause a person's body temperature to rise. They also may destroy major organs. People with malaria may suffer kidney failure or loss of red blood cells. People die from malaria because they are not treated or treatment is delayed. Different drugs can prevent the parasites from developing in the body. But experts still say the best way to prevent the disease is not to be bitten by a mosquito. That could change in the future. Research scientists at The Johns Hopkins University have created mosquitoes that cannot spread the malaria parasites. Computer studies show that such insects are needed to replace mosquitoes in the wild if malaria control is to succeed. The researchers reported their findings in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
单选题
What is not one of the bad effects of malaria? A. The malaria parasites will grow and divide in the kidney. B. The red blood cells will then be invaded by the parasites which reproduce thousands of times later. C. The parasites cause a person's body temperature to rise. D. People with malaria may suffer kidney failure or loss of red blood cells.
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】
单选题
What is the main idea of the passage? A. Malaria is uncontrollable. B. Scientists are trying to develop insects resistant to malaria. C. How to kill mosquitoes. D. How useless science is in curing malaria.