根据下列文章,请回答 51～65 题。 What is Anthrax(炭疽)? There’s been A lot of talk about anthrax on the news lately．Some people are worried． that anthrax may be connected．to terrorist attacks or that terrorists may spread the germ that________(1)the disease．Federal offiCials and．poliCe are investigating this and．taking________ (2)to protect US． In the meantime，it's important not to panic．over anthrax．The chances that you and．your family________ (3)at risk are very tiny．One of the ways you can feel better is to learn about anthrax．When you know what it is and________ (4)you can get it，it doesn’t seem quite as scary． S0，what________ (5)is anthrax? Here are the facts on anthrax： Anthrax is a bacterial infection caused．by agerm．Although it's most common in farm________ (6)，like sheep，COWS，pigs，horses，and．goats，there’s a very small chance that people can get it，too． Anthrax spores(孢子)a version of the germ in a protective shell that can live in the soil for years)cause the disease． People may get anthrax if they are exposed．to anthrax________ (7) But here’s the important part：just being exposed．to these spores doesn’t mean that a person will get________ (8)． For a person to get sick，he would．have to breathe in thousands of these spores nit the way into his________ (9)．0r he have to eat meat contaminated．with anthrax OF handle________ (10)that has anthrax spores，This may sound．scary，but even when A．person comes________ (11)contact with the spores，it’s unlikely that he get siCk．________ (12)the bacteri a do not get into the skin，digestive tract，or lun9，the disease won’t develop． Anthrax is not spread．from person to person the way the flu can spread．from family member to________ (13)member or classmate to classmate． Anthrax can almost always be successfully treated．with antibiotiCs(抗生紊)． Anthrax is very rare．Until recently, anthrax wasn’t even talked．about because it was so rare——and．it still________ (14) Even with all of the anthrax cases you are hearing about right now，A person’s chances of getting anthrax are about the________(15)as they were before you head．about anthrax on the news——very, very low． 第 51 题 A．raises