大学英语六级改错试题及答案（20）

Word came from California of a new weapon in the war on household pests.Two scientists work for a firm in California developed 1.__________

a new method to eliminate insects with using dangerous chemicals.The new 2.__________

weapon—hot air.The basic idea is that insect pests can adjust to temperature much above 3.__________

normal.In laboratory experiments， termites can't survive much more than a quarter of hour at 100 degrees 4.__________

Fahrenheit or about fifty degrees centigrade. The new method involves covering a house with a huge tent，and fill it with air heated to 5.__________

around 65 degrees centigrade.Hot air is forced in with fans and the tent keeps the heat inside the house.Although termites try to escape by 6.__________

hiding in wood beams，the heat treatment must be continued by four to six hours.But when it's 7.__________

all over and the insects are dead， there are no toxic residues to danger humans or pets，and no 8.__________

funny smells.Scientists claim that there's no danger of fire too. 9.__________

Since very few household materials will burn at 65 degrees centigrade.In fact，wood is prepared for by drying in the ovens at 100 degrees centigrade，that is substantially hotter. 10.__________

答案

1.work→working

2.with→without

3.can adjust→can not adjust

4.hour→an hour

5.fill→filling

6.Although→Since

7.by→for

8.danger→endanger

9.too→either

10.that→which