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1、2016高考英语阅读理解练习及答案(71) PartsofAfricaarecoveredbyadarkthisisnorainisalivingcloudmadeofbillionsoflocuststhataretravelingacrossthecontinenteatingeverythingintheirpath. Andnowinthebattletostopthisdisaster,aradiostationinSenegal,WestAfrica,isofferinglisteners50kil
2、ogramsofriceiftheycancatchandkill50kilogramsoflocusts.”Wethinkthisideawillgetmorepeopletotakepartinthewaronthelocusts,”saidAbdoulayeBa,fromSud-Fm,aradiostationinoneofSenegal’sworstaffectedarea. ThisisWestAfrica’sbiggestlocustdisasterin15years,anditismovingeas
3、t,causinghugedamagetotheymovetheyproduceyoungandincreasetheirnumberandwillsoonthreatenSudaninthenortheastofsayitcouldreachAsia. Expertssaytheharmfuleffectoncropsinareasalreadysuf-feringfromfoodshortageandwarcouldcausemanypeopletogointheareasarenotwellequipped
4、tofightthepest. Althoughleadersof12countrieshaveagreedonaplan,itisnotexpectedtobeenough.”Wearenowtreating6,000hectaresperdaywithpesticide,butweneedtotreat20,000hectaresperdayinordertohaveanyhopeofcontrollingthisdisaster,”saidMohamedAbdallahiOuldBabah,director
5、oflocustcontrolinMauritania. Requestsarebeingmadeforinternationalaid,whichistheonlywaytolimitthedisaster,theUN’sFoodandAgricul-tureOrganizationwarned. using“darkcloud”todescribelocustsinthefirstpara-graph,theauthorofthearticle________. thesizeandspeedofthem
6、assoflocusts thegreatdamagethatlocustscancause thatlocustswouldsweepthecontinentlikerainclouds AandB storyismainlyabout________. Africa’sunitedeffortinfightingadisaster difficultyincontrollinglocusts locustscausedgreatdamagetoWestAfrica struggletofight
7、againstadisasterbroughtbylocustsinWestAfrica locustdisaster________. beevenmoreseriousinAsia ofcontrol onlythewarningareas notbestoppedunlesstwiceasmuchpesticideisprovidedfortheaffectedareas ofthefollowingisWRONG? offeredarewardforfightinglocustssothatm
8、orepeoplewouldjoinintheeffort. istothesouthwestofSudan. locustscancausesuchdamagemainlybecauseithasnonaturalenemyinWestAfrica. countriesaffectedbylocustshaveunitedbutstilllackpe