CWe have met the enemy, and he is ours. We bought him at a pet shop. When monkey－pox, a di

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Wehavemettheenemy,andheisours.Weboughthimatapetshop.Whenmonkey-pox,adiseaseusuallyfoundintheAfricanrainforest,suddenlyturnsupinchildrenintheAmericanMidwest,it’shardnottowonderifthediseasethatcomesfromforeignanimalsishominginonhumanbeings.“Mostoftheinfections(感染)wethinkofashumaninfectionsstartedinotheranimals,”saysStephenMorse,directoroftheCenterforPublicHealthPreparednessatColumbiaUniversity.

It’snotjustthatwe’regoingtowheretheanimalsare;we’realsobringingthemclosertous.Popularforeignpetshavebroughtawholenewdiseasetothiscountr y.Astr angeillnesskilledIsaksen’spets,andshenowthinksthatkeepingforeignpetsisabadidea.“Idon’tthinkit’sfairtohavethemaspetswhenwehavesuchalimitedknowledgeofthem,”saysIsaksen.

“Lawsallowingtheseanimalstobebroughtinfromdeepforestareaswithoutstr ictercontr olneedchanging,”saysPeterSchantz.Monkey-poxmaybethewake-upcall.Researchersbelieveinfectedanimalsmayinfecttheirowners.Weknowverylittleaboutthesenewdiseases.Anewbug(病毒)maybekindatfirst.Butitmaydevelopintosomethingharmful(有害的).Monkey-poxdoesn’tlookamajorinfectiousdisease.Butitisnotimpossibletopassthediseasefrompersontoperson.

64.WelearnfromParagraph1thatthepetsoldattheshopmay_________.

A.comefromColumbiaB.preventusfrombeinginfected

C.enjoybeingwithchildrenD.sufferfrommonkey-pox