Section Ⅲ Lesson 2 Lesson 3—Pre-reading[原文呈现]Epidemics throughout historyWith recent press① reports drawing parallels② between Bird Flu and a killer epidemic③ in the past, Jim Smith looks through④ the history of epidemics for clues about what the future might hold
Since Bird Flu first appeared in 1997, it has taken more than a hundred lives⑤
Many people fear it could be the next global epidemic, especially as scientists who studied tissue⑥ from the bodies of people who died of⑦ the 1918 Spanish Flu proved that Bird Flu is a modern adaptation⑧ of the same virus⑨
Bacteria and viruses have been around since the beginning of life on Earth and many of today's diseases have existed as long as⑩ humans have
It is important to look at ⑪ the spread of diseases throughout history⑫ to discover