AIDS’ Threat to Asia Grows

NEW DELHI----Just a few years ago, Mala was a typical middle-class Indian housewife. She cooked, cleaned and looked after her two small children.

Last year, her life took a tragic turn. Her husband died of AIDS; she was found out HIV-positive and her mother-in-law took her children away from her, saying they would get the disease. “When friends dropped for a visit, she would introduce me, saying, ‘She is my son’s widow. She has AIDS,’” said Mala. AIDS is now described as “explosive(炸药)” around the world. A study of a hospital in the port city of Durban in South Africa, where the world’s biggest and Africa’s second AIDS conference opened last Sunday, found that almost half the beds in medical wards (病房) were occupied by AIDS patients.

South Africa has one of the world’s fastest growing HIV infections, with 1,700 people infected daily, adding to the 4.3 million, or 10 percent of its population, living with HIV. Until now, Asia has been more successful in holding the AIDS virus than Africa, where the disease has killed about 12 million people.

AIDS is now threatening to surround many of Asia’s poverty-stricken countries. Countries in Asia, such as Cambodia, and Thailand, have HIV infection speeds over 1 percent. But the low speeds hide huge numbers of infected people, because of the population base.

In India, for example, 3.7 million are infected, more than in any other country except South Africa. In China, an estimated 860,000 people (the actual number may be a little larger), mainly drug users, live with HIV/AIDS. Gordon Alexander, a senior advisor for UN AIDS in India, estimates that the number hit by AIDS in Asia will climb about eight million over the next five years from about six million.

In many Asian countries, the battle against HIV is a social and cultural one against public discussion of sexual health put a nationwide media campaign into action to limit the speed of HIV through unsafe sex. Brenton Wong, an official for Singapore’s Action for AIDS, says the actual HIV incidence in the city state of 3.9 million people is at least eight times higher than official data. “Shame and deny is still very, very common so people are afraid to get tested and many times won’t even tell their families if they test positive,” said Wong.

We can conclude from the underlined sentence in the last paragraph that ______.

       A. The official data always tell lies and cheat people to hide the truth.       

       B. 3.9 million people in Singapore suffered from AIDS.        

       C. Singapore has a population of 3.9 million    

       D. The number of people infected with HIV is at least eight times larger than that of the AIDS patients in Singapore.

It is judged that there are ______ people hit by AIDS in Asia or so.

       A. 4.3 million      B. 6 million         C. 8 million         D. 3.7 million

According to the passage, the main reasons that AIDS spread in Asia is through_______. 

       A. blood       B. unsafe sex       C. love         D. drugs

Which of the following statements is not right?     

       A. The battle against Aids in many Asian countries is against their culture and

social customs. 

       B. Though the HIV infection in Asia develops with low speed, the infected number

is still quite large compared to other continents.      

       C. India has the second largest number of HIV infected people.  

       D. Aids might affect the poverty-stricken countries more severely.

My father was in the navy, which meant that my mother was married to both my father and the sea. As was often the case, we had to pack our belongings into boxes and   36   those we had grown to love. We would arrive at our new home and find ourselves once again   37  at the pier(码头)waving good-bye to my father as his   38   pulled him away from us. My mother would turn my brother and me around before the ship was out of   39 , wipe our tears, and take us back home to start the process of   40   in the new environment again.
Throughout the years of changing   41  , schools and friends, there remained one constant in my childhood — my mother. For both my    42  and me, she was the cook, maid and teacher. She played these roles while   43  some type of part-time job. Leaving a promising career is just one of the   44  which my mother made for my family as we moved around the world with our father every three years or so.   45  she had to deal with only a small budget, my mother   46  managed to make each house to be the very home that is safe and   47 .
This probably sounds like a depressing way to live,   48  with two small children: “single” parenthood, short-term friendships, and the inability to   49   a career or establish a home. But it was not for my mother. She turned this   50  into adventure for us all! Each relocation was a chance to   51  another part of the world. My mother greeted each new culture, climate and neighborhood. Each new house was a   52  to rearrange furniture, make curtains and   53  pictures. Every part-time job was an opportunity to learn something new and work with interesting people.
No matter how difficult the life was, she was always having a   54  attitude. She always had strength in the face of struggle and change. My mother was so   55  all those years of my childhood — she was my island in a sea of change. She is my hero.

【小题1】
A.leave behindB.leave outC.leave offD.leave for
【小题2】
A.livingB.staringC.standingD.going
【小题3】
A.car B.ship C.trainD.plane
【小题4】
A.rangeB.shapeC.sightD.control
【小题5】
A.adaptingB.suitingC.matchingD.fitting
【小题6】
A.namesB.jobs C.addressesD.directions
【小题7】
A.fatherB.classmatesC.brother D.relatives
【小题8】
A.performingB.seekingC.waitingD.applying
【小题9】
A.programsB.sacrificesC.contributionD.cooperation
【小题10】
A.OnceB.WhileC.WhenD.Unless
【小题11】
A.somewhereB.somewhat C.sometimeD.somehow
【小题12】
A.romanticB.comfortableC.mysteriousD.wealthy
【小题13】
A.generallyB.actually C.especiallyD.unfairly
【小题14】
A.desert B.pursueC.affectD.limit
【小题15】
A.lifestyleB.valueC.journey D.opportunity
【小题16】
A.acquireB.exploreC.occupyD.realize
【小题17】
A.loadB.sadnessC.resultD.challenge
【小题18】
A.hangB.draw C.takeD.sell
【小题19】
A.changeable B.cautious C.positiveD.negative
【小题20】
A.experiencedB.braveC.ordinaryD.annoyed

                                     B
People come in all shapes and sizes,colors and races (种族). Some speak differently while others act differently.
My mother is in a wheelchair. I would like to say something about this special woman I call "Mommy".
My mom does what a mom needs to do every day. She picks me up from school,drives me to meetings,cooks dinner,and helps me with my homework. This is just part of what makes her great,though.
She is my best friend and can immediately notice when I am unhappy. She helps me solve problems that my friends do not understand. Mommy makes me laugh when times are tough. I look forward to coming home because I know there is someone there who cares about what I have done.
Mommy has always tried to be like a "normal" mom. But I think my mother is a wonderful woman and she doesn’t need to change. She teaches me life lessons that no teacher or friend can. She shows me how to accept everyone for what is inside,rather than what is on the outside.
You may have realized that all the qualities (品质) I admire have nothing to do with what she looks like. Everyone could be the way she is,but most are not.
I want everyone to look beyond the surface and see what is inside others. You may fail to notice someone who is very special like my mom because you cannot accept their outside features.
【小题1】 What’s the function of Paragraph 1?

A.To tell us that people are born to be different.
B.To show the main idea of the passage.
C.To suggest we enjoy what we have.
D.To lead to the topic of the passage.
【小题2】Which of the following words can best describe the writer’s mother?
A.Ugly.B.Normal.C.Useless.D.Wonderful.
【小题3】 We can know from Paragraph 5 that             
A.the writer’s mother has tried to be like a normal mom
B.the writer expects his mother to change
C.the writer has no teachers or friends
D.the writer accept everyone for what is inside
【小题4】What can we learn from the passage?
A.Most people accept who they are.
B.People admire the writer’s mother very much.
C.The writer doesn’t mind her mother’s disability.
D.The writer’s mother is a normal person in fact.
【小题5】 The writer writes the passage to                  
A.encourage his mother to be happy
B.tell us that everyone acts differently
C.tell us to respect the disabled around us
D.tell us to look beyond the surface and see what is inside people

My father was in the navy, which meant that my mother was married to both my father and the sea. As was often the       , we had to pack our belongings into boxes and      those we had grown to love. We would arrive at our new home and find ourselves once again standing at the pier (码头)       good-bye to my father as his ship pulled him away from us. My mother would turn my brother and me around before the ship was out of      , wipe our tears, and take us back home to start the process of      in the new environment again.

Throughout the years of changing      , schools and friends, there remained one constant in my childhood — my mother. For both my      and me, she was the cook, maid and teacher. She played these roles while      some type of part-time job. Leaving a       career is just one of the sacrifices which my mother made for my family as we moved around the world with our father every three years or so.      she had to deal with only a small budget, my mother,      , managed to make each house the very home that is safe and      .

This probably sounds like a depressing way to live,        with two small children:  “single”

parenthood, short-term friendships, and the inability to      her career or establish a home. But it was not for my mother. She turned this      into adventure for us all! Each relocation (变换位置) was a chance to      another part of the world. My mother greeted each new culture, climate and neighborhood. Each new house was a      to rearrange furniture, make curtains and      pictures. Every part-time job was an opportunity to learn something new and work with interesting people.

No matter how difficult the life was, she was always having a      attitude. She always had strength in the face of struggle and change. My mother was so      all those years during my childhood — she was my island in a sea of change. She is my hero.

1.A. situation              B. condition                  C. case                D. matter

2.A. leave out       B. leave behind       C. leave off      D. leave for

3.A. speaking       B. staring             C. waving         D. talking

4.A. range            B. shape           C. sight         D. control

5.A. adapting           B. suiting            C. matching        D. fitting

6.A. names           B. jobs             C. addresses        D. directions

7.A. father            B. classmates       C. brother           D. relatives

8.A. performing       B. seeking            C. waiting        D. applying

9.A. terrible            B. promising        C. hopeless          D. negative

10.A. Once             B. While           C. When         D. Unless

11.A. somewhere       B. anyhow           C. somewhat      D. somehow

12.A. romantic           B. comfortable         C. mysterious     D. wealthy

13.A. generally          B. actually            C. especially      D. unfairly

14.A. desert            B. develop            C. affect         D. limit

15.A. lifestyle            B. value            C. journey          D. opportunity

16.A. acquire         B. explore             C. occupy           D. realize

17.A. load              B. sadness             C. result          D. challenge

18.A. hang             B. draw              C. took           D. sold

19.A. changeable       B. cautious            C. positive          D. negative

20.A. experienced      B. brave            C. ordinary          D. annoyed

 

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