It comes without warning．It destroys people’s bodies．It kills almost 5,000 people around the world every day．This is AIDS – one of the most dangerous human diseases on the Earth．
December 1 is World AIDS Day．This year’s theme is “Getting to Zero：zero new HIV infections(传染), zero discrimination(歧视)and zero AIDS – related deaths”．
AIDS stands for Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome(获得性免疫缺陷综合症)．It is caused by HIV – a virus(病毒)．HIV travels in people’s blood and affects T cells(细胞), a type of cell that helps the body fight diseases．It may take years for the virus to harm enough T cells for the infected person to get sick and develop AIDS．
HIV and AIDS spreads through blood-to-blood contact, sharing needles or having blood transfusions．A mother with HIV can give the virus to her unborn baby．Unsafe sex can also spread AIDS．
Right now there is no cure(治疗)for HIV or AIDS．However, new treatments can help people with the virus live longer．The “AIDS Cocktail(鸡尾酒疗法)”, uses several drugs mixed together like a cocktail．It can help people with HIV to live longer．
On World AIDS Day, people wear red ribbons to show they care about HIV and AIDS．American artists thought up the red ribbons in 1991．They chose red because it is bold and visible – symbolizing(象征)passion, a heart and love．
How much do you know about AIDS?
Q：Can you get AIDS from shaking hands with someone who has AIDS?
A：No．The HIV virus cannot live outside the human body．So social contact such as hugging(拥抱)or kissing an AIDS patient cannot give you AIDS, either．
Q：Can you get AIDS if mosquitoes(蚊子)bite(叮咬)you?
A：No．Mosquitoes do take blood from people but they do not exchange blood between people．
Q：If a dog bites someone with AIDS, and then bites you, can you catch AIDS?
A：No．AIDS only affects humans．Animals cannot catch this illness from people, and people cannot catch it from animals．
(1)
This year’s theme includes the following ideas EXCEPT ________．
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A．
nobody will get any diseases anymore
B．
nobody will be infected by HIV anymore
C．
nobody will be discriminated against because of AIDS
D．
nobody will die because of AIDS
(2)
Which of the following is NOT the way of HIV infection?
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A．
sharing needles
B．
having blood transfusions
C．
shaking hands
D．
a mother with HIV gives it to her unborn baby
(3)
What is TRUE according to the passage?
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A．
AIDS is the most dangerous disease in the world．
B．
People with HIV develop AIDS at once．
C．
HIV in infected person will harm the T cells．
D．
AIDS kills 5000 people around the world every year．
Cara Lang is 13．She lives in Boston, Massachusetts, US．Last Thursday, she didn't go to school．She went to work with her father instead．Every year, on the fourth Thursday in April, millions of young girls go to work．This is Take Our Daughters to Work Day．The girls are between the ages of 9 and 15．They spend the day at work with an adult, usually a mother, father, aunt, or uncle．They go to offices, police stations, laboratories, and other places where their parents or other family members work．Next year, the day will include sons, too．
The Ms Foundation, an organization for women, started the program about ten years ago．In the US, many women work outside the home．The Ms Foundation wanted girls to find out many different kinds of jobs．Then, when the girls grow up, they can choose a job they like．
Cara's father is a film director．Cara says, “It was very exciting for me to go to the studio with my dad．I saw a lot of people doing different jobs．” Many businesses have special activities for girls on this day．Last year, Cara went to work with her aunt at the University of Massachusetts．In the engineering department, the girls learned to build a bridge with toothpicks and candy．In the chemistry department, they learned to use scales．They learned about many other kinds of jobs, too．
Right now, Cara does not know what job she will have when she grows up．But because of Take Our Daughters to Work Day, she knows she has many choices．
(1)
What is Cara's father?
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A．
An engineer．
B．
An official．
C．
A movie director．
D．
A professor．
(2)
According to the passage, Take Our Daughters to Work Day is ________．
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A．
on every Thursday in April
B．
a holiday for girls of all ages
C．
a day for girls to know about jobs
D．
a day for girls to get a job easily
(3)
On this special day, Cara has done all the following EXCEPT that ________．
In the spring we often see colorful kites in the sky． 1 make a kite is not very hard． 2 , make a small cross of two pieces of light wood, 3 get a silk handkerchief(手帕)ready．Next, tie the corners of the handkerchief 4 points of the cross and you will have a nice, strong 5 ．Then add a 6 to the frame(框架)and tie a long string(线)to the cross 7 you can control(控制)the kite．
Right now a beautiful kite is 8 your hand．You can fly it with your friends in a park．I think you will be very 9 and proud(自豪的)when you look at your kite in the sky, and you will think yours is 10 than the others．
Not everyone has the chance to be a detective．But I ever got one when I was thirteen years old．It happened in 1988．
One afternoon, I was walking down the street when I saw my father's new car．I 1 to see my father, but to my surprise．I saw a young woman 2 instead．“She stole my father's car,”I thought．So I quickly stopped a taxi and got in．I said to the driver,“Follow that new car in front．”And I told him 3 ．
The taxi driver had a car telephone, and I asked him to call the police．Soon we heard the 4 of a police car and its loudspeaker．The policeman ordered the woman to stop her car．Our car came to a stop, too．I 5 right now and said to the woman,“It's not your car．It's my father's．”
The woman smiled and said,“Oh．You're Mr Johnson's younger son, right?I've ever seen your 6 at your father's office．
Before I could say another word, the woman 7 that she was my father's new assistant．My father had asked her to take his computer to the shop to have it repaired．He lent her his car．After 8 her words, we called my father and he told us what she said was 9 ．The police and the taxi driver laughed．I felt very sorry．It was both the first time and the last time for me to work as a 10 ．Don't you think my story funny?
