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1、Unit2Growingpains一、阅读理解Anewstudyhasfoundtheamountofantibioticsgiventofarmanimalsisexpectedtoincreasebytwothirdsoverthenext15years.Researchersarelinkingthegrowingdependenceonthedrugstorisingdemandformeat,milkandeggs.Theresearcherswarnthedrugscouldquicke
2、nthedevelopmentofantibioticsresistant(耐抗生素的)infections.SuchinfectionsarealreadyamajorpublichealthconcernintheUnitedStates. Expertssaywhenpeoplestoplivinginpoverty,thefirstthingtheywanttodoiseatbetter,ratherthanearnmoremoney.Formostpeople,thatmeansthe
3、irdietshouldcontainmoremeat.IncreasingprosperityinAsiahasmeantpeoplethereareeatingnearlyfourtimesasmuchmeat,milkanddairyproductsastheydid50yearsago. Tomeetthatdemand,farmshaveputmanyanimalsintosmallerspaces.Astheanimalsarecrowdedtogether,oftentheeasiestwa
4、ytodealwithsomeoftheproblemsofcrowdingistogivethemantibiotics.It’sclearthatantibioticshelpanimalsstayhealthyinacrowdedenvironmentandgrowfaster.Butbacteriacandevelopresistancetothedrugsgradually,andtheantibiotics-resistantbacteriacanspreadtopeople. Doctors
5、findthatantibioticsthatonceworkedagainsttheinfectionsnolongerdo.Thebacteriahavelearnedwaystofightthemedicine.Doctorssaytheheavyuseofantibioticsinanimalsisoneofseveralreasonsforthegrowthofantibioticresistanceworldwide.IntheUnitedStates,atleasttwomillionpeopl
6、egetdrug-resistantinfectionseachyear.Atleast23,000diefromaninfection. RamananLaxminarayanheadstheCenterforDiseaseDynamics,EconomicsandPolicy.Hesaystheproblemisexpectedtogetworse.Hebelievestheuseofantibioticsinanimalswillsoonincreasesharply.Hesaysthatwilln
7、otbegoodforhumanhealth.Heandotherresearcherswroteareportonthestudy,whichwaspublishedintheProceedingsofthe NationalAcademyofSciences.TheyuseddatafromtheUnitedNationsthattellhowandwherelivestock(牲畜)areraisedtoday.Theythenpredictedhowsuchproductionwouldchangeb
8、y2030. Europehasbannedtheuseofantibioticstoincreaseanimalgrowth.AndsheaddstheUnitedStatesishopingtopersuadefarmerstostopusingantibioticsforthatpurpose.1.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.Howtokeepfarmani
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