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Reading 1 A Zika is a virus that has been in the news of late. The peak spread of a recent Zika outbreak occurred between 2014 and 2016. People are infected with Zika by means of infected mosquitoes. The mosquitoes responsible for transmitting the virus were found throughout the Americas as far north as Florida and Texas in the United States. In fact, the Aedes aegypti type of mosquito was reported to be in every country in North, Central, and South America except for Canada and Chile. While Zika can also be contracted through sexual contact with an infected person, the best way to protect against getting the virus is to avoid mosquito bites. Some ways to counter mosquito bites include using insect repellant on exposed skin, wearing long-sleeved shirts and long pants, staying indoors or inside screened areas, and removing standing water around the home, conditions where mosquitoes are known to breed. B Perhaps the most troubling result of the Zika virus is that infected pregnant women can give birth to babies with birth defects. One defect in particular, called microcephaly, causes babies to be born with underdeveloped brains and undersized heads. Brazil was among the countries hit particularly hard with this phenomenon. Other birth defects that have been observed are developmental delays and different forms of paralysis. In the worst cases, some infants have even died from Zika. C For this reason, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (the CDC) issued guidelines in 2016 for potential prospective parents to follow. According to these guidelines, women diagnosed with the Zika virus or showing symptoms such as rash, fever, and joint pain, should delay trying to get pregnant for at least eight weeks. Women who have visited a Zika-infected area but who do not exhibit symptoms of the Zika virus should also wait at least eight weeks before trying to get pregnant. For men, the CDC recommends waiting at least six months after their symptoms first appear before trying to get their partner pregnant. This is because the virus can survive in men’s bodies longer than in women’s bodies. The CDC further urges those who have been exposed to the virus to use protection during sexual activity. D Fortunately, there is evidence that instances of Zika virus are diminishing. Nevertheless, the CDC recommends that people traveling to infected areas be very careful and follow the guidelines presented here. It may not be possible to eradicate the Zika virus completely, but its spread can be controlled to varying degrees.
Reading 1 A Zika is a virus that has been in the news of late. The peak spread of a recent Zika outbreak occurred between 2014 and 2016. People are infected with Zika by means of infected mosquitoes. The mosquitoes responsible for transmitting the virus were found throughout the Americas as far north as Florida and Texas in the United States. In fact, the Aedes aegypti type of mosquito was reported to be in every country in North, Central, and South America except for Canada and Chile. While Zika can also be contracted through sexual contact with an infected person, the best way to protect against getting the virus is to avoid mosquito bites. Some ways to counter mosquito bites include using insect repellant on exposed skin, wearing long-sleeved shirts and long pants, staying indoors or inside screened areas, and removing standing water around the home, conditions where mosquitoes are known to breed. B Perhaps the most troubling result of the Zika virus is that infected pregnant women can give birth to babies with birth defects. One defect in particular, called microcephaly, causes babies to be born with underdeveloped brains and undersized heads. Brazil was among the countries hit particularly hard with this phenomenon. Other birth defects that have been observed are developmental delays and different forms of paralysis. In the worst cases, some infants have even died from Zika. C For this reason, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (the CDC) issued guidelines in 2016 for potential prospective parents to follow. According to these guidelines, women diagnosed with the Zika virus or showing symptoms such as rash, fever, and joint pain, should delay trying to get pregnant for at least eight weeks. Women who have visited a Zika-infected area but who do not exhibit symptoms of the Zika virus should also wait at least eight weeks before trying to get pregnant. For men, the CDC recommends waiting at least six months after their symptoms first appear before trying to get their partner pregnant. This is because the virus can survive in men’s bodies longer than in women’s bodies. The CDC further urges those who have been exposed to the virus to use protection during sexual activity. D Fortunately, there is evidence that instances of Zika virus are diminishing. Nevertheless, the CDC recommends that people traveling to infected areas be very careful and follow the guidelines presented here. It may not be possible to eradicate the Zika virus completely, but its spread can be controlled to varying degrees.
What reason does the writer refer to in the first sentence of paragraph C?
- A The danger of traveling to Brazil
- B The danger miscarriage when infected with Zika
- C The danger of getting infertile when infected with Zika
- D The danger of getting pregnant when infected with Zika
思路引導 VIP
請先仔細閱讀 B 段最後三句話，留意作者具體描述了病毒對「新生兒」造成了哪些可怕的傷害。接著，看到 C 段開頭說「因為這個原因，CDC 針對『準父母』發布了指引」，請試著思考：這個「原因」與 B 段提到的這些健康威脅有什麼直接的關聯？這份指引又是為了保護誰？
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AI 專屬家教
恭喜你答對了！你能迅速掌握段落間的指涉關係 (Reference)，代表你的閱讀邏輯非常清晰。這題的核心在於找出段落 C 開頭 "For this reason"（因為這個原因）究竟指向何處。
承上啟下的段落邏輯
要解開這道題，關鍵在於回頭閱讀段落 B 的內容。該段詳細描述了茲卡病毒 (Zika virus) 對孕婦最嚴重的威脅：可能導致嬰兒患有小頭症 (microcephaly)、發育遲緩或癱瘓等嚴重的出生缺陷。正是因為感染後對於懷孕與胎兒的風險極高，CDC 才會在段落 C 緊接著針對「準父母」提出具體的延後懷孕指南。因此，選項 (D) 「感染時懷孕的危險性」精準地概括了這個因果動機。
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