Which of the following can most reasonably be
问题详情
Which of the following can most reasonably be concluded about the mosquito Aedes albopictus on the basis of information given in the passage？
A．It is native to the United States.
B．It can proliferate only in Asia.
C．It transmits the dengue virus.
D．It caused an epidemic of dengue hemorrhagic fever in the 1950’s.
E．It replaced Aedes aegypti in Asia when ecological changes altered Aedes aegypti’s habitat.请帮忙给出正确答案和分析，谢谢！
参考答案
正确答案：C
解析：ThebestanswerisC.Lines26-29statethatthepresenceofAedesalbopicturscreatestheriskofadengueepidemic,thusimplyingstronglythatthemosquitoisacarrierofthedisease.ChoicesAandBaredirectlycontradictedbythepassage,whichstatesthatthemosquitowasintroducedintotheUnitedStatesinadvertentlyandthatithasproliferatedwidelythere.Thepassageattributesthedengueepidemicofthe1950’stoAedesaegypti,notAedesalbopitus,makingchoiceDincorrect.ChoiceEisincorrectbecausethepassagedoesnotdiscusstheecologicalrelationshipbetweenthetwomosquitoes.
