Dealing with insects

文章大意

文章讨论昆虫对人类的益处与危害。益处包括蜜蜂、蝴蝶等帮助植物授粉，蚕吐丝，蜜蜂产蜂蜜和蜂蜡，瓢虫捕食蚜虫，以及昆虫作为食物；危害包括蝗虫毁坏庄稼、衣蛾蛀衣、白蚁毁家具，以及蚊子等传播疾病，部分人被叮咬后过敏甚至危及生命。

题目与答案

1. Beneficial aspects

   -They help with pollination, e.g. Bees pollinate fruit trees.

   -They produce useful materials, e.g. silk, honey and 31_____ .

   答案：wax

   原文定位：Then there are bees, and as well as producing honey, which used to be one of the only sweeteners in the past, they also produce wax, which has all sorts of uses in the home

2. -They eat other harmful insects.

   -Many species are a source of 32_____ for humans.

   答案：food

   原文定位：There are already over a thousand species of insects which are used as food by people in different parts of the world, and there's a growing interest by nutritionists in this area

   同义替换：「humans」↔「people」

3. Harmful aspects

   -They may destroy farmers’ crops.

   -They may also eat 33_____ , or wooden furniture.

   答案：clothing

   原文定位：Moths can eat so many holes in clothing that it's completely destroyed, and termites can eat away at wooden furniture and turn it into a heap of dust

4. -They carry 34_____ .

   答案：disease

   原文定位：One of the reasons why insects are regarded with such distrust by the general population is because everyone nowadays knows of their ability to transmit disease

   同义替换：「carry」↔「transmit」

5. -They can be dangerous to people with some types of 35_____ .

   答案：allergy

   原文定位：And then, although no one welcomes being bitten or stung by an insect, some people are particularly at risk when this happens because they suffer from an allergy of some kind, meaning that what would be a minor inconvenience for most people can even be life-threatening for them

   同义替换：「dangerous」↔「particularly at risk」

6. Methods of control

   -Mechanical control

   1) Digging the soil allows 36_____ to catch the insects.

   答案：birds

   原文定位：So for example, when gardeners or farmers use a spade or a plow to turn over the soil, this exposes those insects living in the soil to the air and means that they can be caught and eaten by birds, which benefits everyone, except for the insects who get eaten, of course

   同义替换：「Digging」↔「turn over」，「catch」↔「caught」

7. 2) The use of 37_____ can protect people.

   答案：nets

   原文定位：When people want to protect themselves from insects, in many parts of the world, they put nets over the windows of their houses, and the same method is used to protect people sleeping in their beds

8. -chemical control

   Repellents affect the 38_____ of insects.

   答案：behaviour

   原文定位：One is repellents, things which don't actually kill the insect but influence its behavior

   同义替换：「affect」↔「influence」

9. -Biological control

   This involves using the natural 39_____ of pest.

   答案：enemy

   原文定位：If you want to get rid of an insect by using biological control, you have to identify another creature that's the enemy of the insect in nature

   同义替换：「pest」↔「insect」

10. -breeding management

    Reproduction is prevented, e.g.. through water drainage and 40_____ management.

    答案：waste

    原文定位：Other insects breed in areas where there is plenty of waste. So again, if this can be properly managed and cleared regularly, the insects will be unable to breed

    同义替换：「Reproduction is prevented」↔「unable to breed」