题目内容
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AIDS is said________the biggest health to people in that area over the past few years.
A.that is B.to be C.that it has been D.to have been
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. |
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AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome ) is a medical condition caused by HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus), a virus which damages people’s natural defenses against disease. So far, no cure has been found for it.
In the early mid-1980s, while other parts of the world were beginning to deal with the serious disease, Asia remained relatively unaffected by this newly discovered health problem. By the early 1990s, however, HIV and AIDS had hit several Asian countries, and by the end of that decade, HIV was spreading rapidly in many areas of the continent. Today, HIV and AIDS are a growing problem in every region of Asia. The latest statistics produced by UNAIDS suggest that in 2008, over 5 million people were living with HIV or AIDS in Asia.
Various factors cause the spread of HIV, including poverty, inequality, unequal status of women, cultural myths about sex and high levels of migration(移民). Although it’s useful to understand the situation of AIDS in Asia as a whole, each country in the region faces a different situation. In Cambodia and Thailand, there has been evidence of declines in HIV infection levels. In Indonesia, Pakistan and Vietnam, meanwhile, the number of people living with HIV has rapidly increased. In China, the number of people newly infected with HIV and AIDS is also rising although at a much slower pace.
Much improvement is needed to prevent HIV and AIDS around Asia. New guidelines and policy documents have been continually issued over the years. Most of the successful programs do have at least three features in common. Firstly, these programs encourage HIV and AIDS education among the general population to teach people how to avoid infection and to face discrimination. Secondly, they are every practical and they involve the infected people themselves in program design and implementation(实施). Last but not least, strong leadership is essential for HIV prevention. If all of the leaders truly committed themselves to this cause, them a great many lives would be saved.
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Overview of HIV and AIDS in Asia |
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The (1.) of AIDS |
HIV, a virus(2.) the body’s immune system. |
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The past situation |
◇In the early mid-1980s, with other parts of the world troubled with the serious disease, Asia remained(3.) unaffected by this newly discovered health problem. ◇In the early 1990s, HIV and AIDS(4.) only several Asian countries, but HIV was spreading rapidly in the next 10 years in Asia. |
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The (5.) situation |
◇AIDS/HIV is a growing problem in every region, over 5 millions people living (6.) HIV or AIDS. ◇Asian courtiers are facing(7.) situations today. |
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The improvement to prevent HIV and AIDS including three (8.) most of the successful programs have in common |
◇(9.) people to be educated about how to avoid infection and face discrimination. ◇being practical and getting the infected people. (10.) in the program design and implementation. ◇Leaders’ taking an active part in the cause. |