2016年陕西省高考英语二轮复习专题训练卷十七：史地、自然、科普、资讯类阅读理解、信息匹配（二）_高考复习指南

2016年陕西省高考英语二轮复习专题训练卷十七：史地、自然、科普、资讯类阅读理解、信息匹配（二）

　　The brown widow builds its web in protected sites around homes and in woody vegetation with branches.Some typical sites selected by brown widows for web building are empty containers such as buckets and nursery pots，mail boxes，entry way corners，under eaves，storage closets and garages，undercarriages of motor vehicles that are stationary for long periods，and the undersides of outdoor furniture.They choose places that are more exposed than sites chosen by black widows and therefore，appear to be at higher risk for interactions with humans as far as bites are concerned.

　　One recent study demonstrates that the brown widow spider is less poisonous than other widow species.The reason for the weaker effect of brown widow bites on humans is possibly because the brown widow does not have much poison as its larger relatives，but it is really a threat to humans as to its poison.The two major symptoms of a brown widow bite are that the bite hurts when it is given and it leaves a red mark.These two symptoms are not much different from the bite of normal household spiders.

　　There is no specific information regarding the control of brown widows by farm chemicals.Most current advice is what is used for controlling spiders in general.Therefore，most commercially available farm chemicals should work on brown widows.Avoiding a mess of the house and the garage should reduce nest sites for them.Also，one should store garage items in plastic bags where there might be interactions with spiders.These items include rarely worn garments such as gardening clothes and gloves，recreational items like sports equipment（i.e.，baseball gloves）and other items where spiders can crawl up into holes where fingers can be inserted.