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  By far the most common snake in Britain is the adder (蝰蛇). In Scotland, in fact, there are no other kinds of poisonous snakes. It can be found almost anywhere, but it prefers sunny hillsides and rough open country, including high ground. In Ireland there are no snakes at all.

  Most people regard snakebites as deadly, but not an bites are serious, and very few are deadly. Sometimes attempts at emergency treatment turn out to be more dangerous than the bite itself, with someone heroically, but mistakenly, trying do - it - yourself surgery and other unnecessary measure.

  All shakes have small teeth, so it follows that all shakes can bite, but only the bite of the adder presents any danger. British snakes are shy animals and are far more frightened of you than you could possibly be of them .The adder will attack only if it feels threatened, as can happen if you take it by surprise and step on it accidentally, or if you try to catch it or pick it up, which it dislikes intensely. If it hears you coming, it will normally get out of the way as quickly as it can, but adders cannot move very rapidly and may attack before moving if you are very close.

  The effect of a bite varies considerable. It depends upon several things, One of which is the body - weight of person bitten. The bigger the person, the less harmful the bite is likely to be, which is why children suffer far more seriously from snake bites than adults. A healthy person will also have better resistance against the poison.

  Very few people actually die from snake bites in Britain, and though these bites can make some people very ill, there are probably just as many eases of bites having little or no effect, as there are of serious illness.

1.Adders are to be found ________.

[  ]

A.in many parts of Britain and Ireland

B.everywhere in Britain except Scotland

C.on wild land throughout Britain except Ireland

D.in shady fields in Scotland

2.If you are with someone who is bitten by fin adder, you should ________.

[  ]

A.try to catch the adder

B.make no attempt to treat the bite by yourself

C.not worry about the victim

D.operate On him as soon as possible

3.We are told that adders are ________.

[  ]

A.normally friendly towards people

B.unlikely to bite except in self - defence

C.fond of attacking anyone in their territory

D.not afraid of human beings

4.In general, British people think snakes are ________.

[  ]

A.not very common in Britain

B.not all very dangerous

C.capable of killing people by their bites

D.no threat to human beings

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ISC(HS)Reference No.S006864            New South Wales

Student Date of Birth:19/08/1988   Department of Education and Training

                     International Students Centre

Hong Xue              827-839 George Street PO Box 707

60 Waratah Street                Broadway NSW 21007

Croydon Park NSW 2133       Phone:(612)9217 4801 1300 302 456

                        Fax:(612)9212 6721

                 http://www.tafensw.edu.au/international/

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Dear Hong Xue,

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Tracey Carlon at the Department of Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs.

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Hong Xue at NSW Department of Education and Training.

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Tracey Carlon at 827-839 George Street, PO Box 707, Broadway NSW 21007.

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