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17级非音体美阅读理解Section A试题15套 阅读理解Section A第一套 Part Ⅲ Reading Comprehension ( 35 points ) Section A Directions: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once. 　　A rat or pigeon might not be the obvious choice to tend to someone who is sick, but these creatures have some __1__ skills that could help the treatment of human diseases. 　　Pigeons are often seen as dirty birds and an urban ___2__ , but they are just the latest in a long line of animals that have been found to have abilities to help humans. Despite having a brain no bigger than the __3_ of your index finger, pigeons have a very impressive __4__ memory. Recently it was shown that they could be trained to be as accurate as humans at detecting breast cancer in images. 　　Rats are often _5_ with spreading disease rather than _6_ it, but this long-tailed animal is highly _7_ . Inside a rats nose are up to 1,000 different types of olfactory receptors （嗅觉感受器）, whereas humans only have 100 to 200 types. This gives rats the ability to detect _8_ smells. As a result, some rats are being put to work to detect TB（肺结核）. When the rats detect the smell, they stop and rub their legs to _9_a sample is infected. 　　Traditionally, a hundred samples would take lab technicians more than two days to _10_ , but for a rat it takes less than 20 minutes. This rat detection method doesnt rely on specialist equipment. It is also more accurate — the rats are able to find more TB infections and, therefore, save more lives. 　　 A) associated E) peak I) slight M) tip B) examine F) preventing J) specify