Mosquito net

题目与答案

1. 21 Edward heard about a type of mosquito net from
   • an administrator
   • a doctor
   • a friend

   答案：an administrator

   原文定位：I chatted to an administrator while my friend talked to one of the doctors, and I found out they've had far fewer cases of malaria since these mosquito nets became available locally

   同义替换：「heard about」↔「found out」

2. 22 Edward believes that mosquito nets were first used in
   • China
   • Japan
   • Egypt

   答案：Egypt

   原文定位：I believe they've been used in Japan for centuries;That's right. Though apparently, Queen Cleopatra slept under one in ancient Egypt

3. 23 Chemical treatment of mosquito nets in the mid-twentieth century
   • was first developed by a soldier
   • made them potentially dangerous to users
   • was made possible by modern textiles

   答案：made them potentially dangerous to users

   原文定位：It wasn't until the middle of the twentieth century that they developed nets treated with insecticides;They used an insecticide called DDT, but it was later found that this could be harmful to people as well as mosquitoes

   同义替换：「Chemical treatment of」↔「treated with insecticides」，「potentially dangerous to users」↔「harmful to people」

4. 24 The owners of present-day nets all
   • are likely to find they have an unpleasant smell
   • should avoid using them every night
   • may have difficulty obtaining the necessary chemical

   答案：may have difficulty obtaining the necessary chemical

   原文定位：But they have to be treated fairly often with the chemical, which the owners need to do themselves;Presumably, distribution of the chemical can be a problem in remote areas. I mean, people may not be able to get hold of it easily

   同义替换：「have difficulty obtaining」↔「not be able to get hold of it easily」

5. 25 According to Edward, Olyset nets are better than other nets because they
   • remain effective for longer
   • use a greater number of chemicals
   • give protection against more types of insects

   答案：remain effective for longer

   原文定位：These nets are an improvement;give protection for at least five years, compared with a year or two for other nets

   同义替换：「remain effective for longer」↔「protection for at least five years」，「better」↔「improvement」

6. Context: need for anti-malarial products

   Figures relating to:

   ·global incidence of the disease.

   ·Impact on 26_____

   ↓
   • workforce
   • sources of funding
   • investment opportunities
   • unique features of the product
   • future developments
   • production figures

   答案：national economies

   原文定位：It'd also be useful if you could find some statistical information on how malaria affects countries' economic output

   同义替换：「impact on」↔「affects」，「countries' economic output」↔「national economies」，「figures relating to」↔「statistical information」

7. Mosquito nets

   ·History

   ·27_____

   ↓
   • workforce
   • sources of funding
   • investment opportunities
   • unique features of the product
   • future developments
   • production figures

   答案：unique features of the product

   原文定位：First, the historical development, just briefly, and then I'll introduce the Olyset mosquito net;Hmm. Yes. Keep it simple. You could just present a bulleted list of its characteristics, the things that make it different from other types of net

   同义替换：「unique features of」↔「characteristics」

8. Production

   Information about 28_____
   • workforce
   • sources of funding
   • investment opportunities
   • unique features of the product
   • future developments
   • production figures

   答案：sources of funding

   原文定位：Should I give some information about where the money for the project has come from;There are lots of government and private sponsors;Hmm, definitely. That's a very important aspect of any product development

   同义替换：「sources of funding」↔「where the money has come from」

9. ·profile of manufacturer with description of 29_____
   • workforce
   • sources of funding
   • investment opportunities
   • unique features of the product
   • future developments
   • production figures

   答案：workforce

   原文定位：Well, I'd say a bit about the company profile as well, and then present figures about numbers of staff and the kinds of people they're employing on the Olyset project

   同义替换：「manufacturer」↔「company」，「workforce」↔「people they're employing on」

10. ·30_____ (according to website)
    • workforce
    • sources of funding
    • investment opportunities
    • unique features of the product
    • future developments
    • production figures

    答案：production figures

    原文定位：But you should provide some figures about output. Have you found out from the company's website how many nets they actually produce;Yes. It's over thirty million a year

    同义替换：「according to」↔「from」，「output」↔「production」