题目内容
Malaria (疟疾), the world's most widespread parasitic (寄生虫引起的) disease, kills as many as three million people every year - almost all of whom are under five, very poor, and African. In most years, more than five hundred million cases of illness result from the disease,although exact numbers are difficult to assess because many people don't (or can't) seek care. It is not unusual for a family earning less than two hundred dollars a year to spend a quarter of its income on malaria treatment, and what they often get no longer works. In countries like Tanzania,Mozambique, and the Gambia, no family, village, hospital, or workplace can remain unaffected for long.
Malaria starts suddenly, with violent chills, which are soon followed by an intense fever and,often, headaches. As the parasites multiply, they take over the entire body. Malaria parasites live by eating the red blood cells they infect. They can also attach themselves to blood vessels in the brain. If it doesn't kill you, malaria can happen again and again for years. The disease is passed on to humans by female mosquitoes infected with one of four species of a parasite. Together, the
mosquito and the parasite are the most deadly couple in the history of the earth and one of the most successful. Malaria has five thousand genes, and its ability to change rapidly to defend itself and resist new drugs has made it nearly impossible to control. Studies show that mosquitoes are passing on the virus more frequently, and there are more outbreaks in cities with large populations.Some of the disease's spread is due to global warming.
For decads, the first-choice treatment for malaria parasites in Africa has been chloroquine,a chemical which is very cheap and easy to make. Unfortunately, in most parts of the world,malaria parasites have become resistant to it. Successful alternatives that help prevent resistance are already available, but they have been in short supply and are very expensive. If these drugs should fail, nobody knows what would come next.
46. According to paragraph 1, many people don't seek care because_______.
A. they are too poor
B. it is unusual to seek care
C. they can remain unaffected for long.
D. there are too many people suffering from the disease
47. People suffering from malaria_________.
A. have to kill female mosquitoes
B. have ability to defend parasites
C.have their red blood cells infected
D. have sudden fever, followed by chills
48. Which of the following may be the reason for the wide spread of the disease?
A. Its resistance to global warming.
B. Its ability to pass on the virus frequently.
C.Its outbreaks in cities with large populations.
D.Its ability to defend itself and resist new drugs.
49.It can be inferred from the passage that_________.
A.no drugs have been found to treat the disease
B.the alternative treatment is not easily available to most people
C.malaria has developed its ability to resist parasites
D.nobody knows what will be the drug to treat the disease
50.Which of the following questions has NOT been discussed in the passage?
A.How can we know one is suffering from malaria?
B.How many people are killed by malaria each year?
C.Why are there so many people suffering from malaria?
D.What has been done to keep people unaffected for long?
【小题1】A
【小题2】C
【小题3】D
【小题4】B
【小题5】D
Health experts are calling for action to expand cancer care and control in the developing world. A medical research paper says cancer was once thought of as a problem mostly in the developed world. But now cancer is a leading cause of death and disability in poor countries as well. Experts from Harvard University and other organizations urge the international community to fight cancer aggressively, saying it should be fought in the way HIV/AIDS has been fought in Africa.
Cancer kills more than 7.5 million people a year worldwide. Almost two-thirds are in low-income and middle-income countries.
They discover cancer dills more people in developing countries than AIDS, tuberculosis (肺结核) and malaria (疟疾) combined. But the world spends only 5% of its cancer resources in those countries.
Felicia Knaul from Harvard Medical School was one of the authors of the paper. She was in Mexico when she was found to have breast cancer. She received treatment there and her experience showed her the sharp difference between the rich and the poor in treating breast cancer.
Felicia Knaul says, “And we are seeing how this is attacking young women. It’s the number two cause of death in Mexico for women thirty to fifty-four. All over the developing world, it’s the number one cancer-related death among young women. I think we have to again say that there is much more we could do about it than we are doing about it.”
Professor Knalul met community health workers during her work in developing countries. They were an important part of efforts to reduce deaths from the cancer. They were able to persuade people to get tested to prevent the illness. The experts say cancer care does not have to be costly. For example, patients can be treated with lower-cost drugs.
【小题1】What would be the best title for the passage?
A.Cancer – a leading cause of death in poor countries |
B.What should we do in preventing and treating cancer? |
C.What makes the first killer in developing countries? |
D.Experts urge more efforts to fight cancer in poor countries. |
A.many Mexican women suffer from breast cancer |
B.there is not enough medicine for cancer there |
C.many Mexican women can’t afford medical care |
D.patients with breast cancer are treated differently |
A.breast cancer is a great threat to young women |
B.people don’t pay enough attention to breast cancer |
C.breast cancer is the second killer among women in Mexico |
D.effective treatment for breast cancer is available in developing countries |
A.The cancer patients. |
B.The health experts. |
C.Community health workers. |
D.Young women. |
A.The number of cancer cases is decreasing. |
B.HIV/AIDS is not being taken seriously in Africa. |
C.Over 7.5 million people die of cancer every year. |
D.It is very expensive to treat cancer. |
Health experts are calling for action to expand cancer care and control in the developing world. A medical research paper says cancer was once thought of as a problem mostly in the developed world. But now cancer is a leading cause of death and disability in poor countries as well. Experts from Harvard University and other organizations urge the international community to fight cancer aggressively, saying it should be fought in the way HIV/AIDS has been fought in Africa.
Cancer kills more than 7.5 million people a year worldwide. Almost two-thirds are in low-income and middle-income countries.
They discover cancer dills more people in developing countries than AIDS, tuberculosis (肺结核) and malaria (疟疾) combined. But the world spends only 5% of its cancer resources in those countries.
Felicia Knaul from Harvard Medical School was one of the authors of the paper. She was in Mexico when she was found to have breast cancer. She received treatment there and her experience showed her the sharp difference between the rich and the poor in treating breast cancer.
Felicia Knaul says, “And we are seeing how this is attacking young women. It’s the number two cause of death in Mexico for women thirty to fifty-four. All over the developing world, it’s the number one cancer-related death among young women. I think we have to again say that there is much more we could do about it than we are doing about it.”
Professor Knalul met community health workers during her work in developing countries. They were an important part of efforts to reduce deaths from the cancer. They were able to persuade people to get tested to prevent the illness. The experts say cancer care does not have to be costly. For example, patients can be treated with lower-cost drugs.
1.What would be the best title for the passage?
A.Cancer – a leading cause of death in poor countries |
B.What should we do in preventing and treating cancer? |
C.What makes the first killer in developing countries? |
D.Experts urge more efforts to fight cancer in poor countries. |
2.Felicia Knaul’s experience in Mexico shows that .
A.many Mexican women suffer from breast cancer |
B.there is not enough medicine for cancer there |
C.many Mexican women can’t afford medical care |
D.patients with breast cancer are treated differently |
3.From what Felicia Knaul says, we can draw the conclusion that .
A.breast cancer is a great threat to young women |
B.people don’t pay enough attention to breast cancer |
C.breast cancer is the second killer among women in Mexico |
D.effective treatment for breast cancer is available in developing countries |
4.Who plays an important part in preventing the cancer in developing countries?
A.The cancer patients. |
B.The health experts. |
C.Community health workers. |
D.Young women. |
5.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A.The number of cancer cases is decreasing. |
B.HIV/AIDS is not being taken seriously in Africa. |
C.Over 7.5 million people die of cancer every year. |
D.It is very expensive to treat cancer. |