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[研究生入学考试题库]考研英语模拟题模拟111 Section Ⅰ Use of EnglishDirections: Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D.  Government officials reported three new cases of mad cow, bringing the total so far this year to 99. Last year, France recorded just 31 cases of the mad cow disease. The rising numbers are in part 1 a new testing program that focuses on cows that are most 2 . That program has 3 39 cases. But still 60 new cases were identified in the usual way, 4 were found in 1999. Many scientists 5 that this year, five years after safety precautions were 6 , the number of cases would be 7 .  The rise in cases has 8 some scientists to question whether the disease can be transmitted in ways not yet understood. Scientists are still 9 the disease, first recognized in cows in 1986.  It appears that it is not caused by a bacteria, virus or fungus, but 10 infectious particles called prion, perhaps 11 a virus or other agent. The disease kills cells in the brain, 12 it spongy and full of holes.  France has taken more steps to 13 safety than most European countries, 14 refusing to take English beef 15 the European Union. But some scientists believe that France has not been 16 in imposing the ban on feed that 17 animal parts.  Some French officials hope that the sudden interest in mad cow disease will mean that French consumers will become educated about it, thereby recognizing that French beef is actually 18 controlled. Every cow is given a passport at birth, and extensive information about its parentage and 19 it was raised must be 20 to any slaughterhouse. When a diseased animal is found, the entire herd is destroyed. 1.A.asB.becauseC.sinceD.due to答案:D[解析] 同义词辨析题。due to意为“由于”，后面加名词。此处需要一个表示原因的词与后面的名词短语连用。四个选项虽然都表原因，但前三项为连词，连接从句，故只有选项D due to正确。2.A.ri