Unit3Protectingourselves课外阅读练习阅读下列短文,从每篇短文后所给各题的四个选项中,选出最佳选项。RecentlytheWorldHealthOrganizationannouncedthatthediseaseofsmallpox(天花)hadalmostbeenwipedoutinmostpartsoftheworld,thankstowidespreadvaccination(种牛痘).Mostpeoplearevaccinatedatleastonceintheirlivesandiftheywishtotravelfromonecountrytoanothertheymustbeabletoprovethattheyhavehadarecentvaccination.Inthiswaythediseasehasbeenpreventedfromspreadingandtodayoneseldomhearsofitatall.Thisismainlybecauseofthegreatdiscoverymadebyavillagedoctor,EdwardJenner,inabout1798whenhepublishedhisreportofhisnewexperimentcalledvaccination(fromtheword“vacca”meaningacow).Jennerdiscoveredthatpeoplewhoworkedwithcattleoftensufferedfromaharmlessdiseasewhichtheycaughtfromthecattle,butthesepeopleneverseemedtogetsmallpox.Soheexperimentedbyputtingthediseaseintoasmallopeningonthearmsofhealthypeople,andthoughtheirarmsbecamepainfulforadayortwo,theysoonrecoveredandnoneofthesepeopleevergotsmallpox.Sothenewsofthewonderfuldiscoveryspreadtoothercountriesandpeoplerushedtotheirdoctorstobevaccinated.Inmanycountriesthesimplewaytodealwiththearmwasdoneonthousandsofpeople,andtheterriblesmallpoxbegantodisappear.1.Whichofthefollowingisanineffectualwayofpreventingthespreadofsmallpox?A.Peoplegoingabroadshouldpromisenottospreadthedisease.B.Mostpeoplewerevaccinatedagainstthediseaseatleastonce.C.Peopletravellingfromonecountrytoanothermustprovetheyarevaccinated.D.Peoplemustbevaccinatedshortlybeforegoingtoforeigncountries.2.Thedoctor'snewdiscoverywascalled“vaccination”forthereasonthat____.A.hediscoveredsmallpoxnearafarmB.hewasworkingwithcattleinthecountrysideC.heexperimentedwithadiseasefromthecattleD.peoplegotthediseaseofsmallpoxfromthecattle3.Thenewsofthediscovery____.A.spreadfarandnearinthewesterncountriesB.madepeoplerushtoDrJennerforvaccinationC.helpedtogetridoftheterriblediseaseofsmallpoxD.caughtpeople'sattentionfromallcornersoftheworld答案:ACD