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【题目】David Ho is one of the most famous scientists in the world because of his research on fighting AIDS.

He was born in 1952 in Taiwan， China. He was given the name He Dayi. Dayi means “Great One” in Chinese. His family moved to the United States when he was 12 years old.

David was a smart student and he first studied Physics. He quickly realized that he was interested in life science， so he went to Harward Medical School. It was there that he saw people who had AIDS. In the early 1980s， AIDS was almost unknown and Ho made up his mind to study this mysterious (难解的) killer disease.

Ho discovered that the HIV virus（病毒） could survive in a healthy person’s body for years. He realized that the earlier a person with HIV is treated， the longer he will live.

His work is very important. With the help of his research， combinations of drugs (合成药) have been developed and the lives of thousands of people have been saved. The whole world was grateful to him. Because of his work， he was named Time magazine’s Man of the Year in 1996.

At 37， he was appointed (任命) Director of the Aaron Diamond AIDS Research Centre in New York. In recent years， he has been doing research on making a vaccine (疫苗) against AIDS. If Ho finds a vaccine for AIDS， he will become an international hero.

根据以上材料内容，填写合适的单词完成表格。

David Ho， a great scientist fighting AIDS
Childhood	He was born in Taiwan and moved to the USA at 12. The 【1】 _______ of his Chinese name is “Great One”.
Education	He showed much interest in life science. So he 【2】_________ to study AIDS in the early 1980s.
Discovery（发现）	He discovered the HIV virus could stay 【3】_______ for years. And he realized if a person with HIV is treated earlier， he will live longer.
The 【4】 __________ of his work	People have developed combinations of drugs and many people have been saved.
New research	【5】_______， he has been researching on making a vaccine. He is on his way to be a hero.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】meaning

【2】decided

【3】alive

【4】importance

【5】Recently

【解析】

试题分析：美籍华人何大一是世界上最著名的科学家之一，在艾滋病研究领域做出了巨大贡献。37岁时，他被任命为纽约亚伦钻石艾滋病研究中心主任。近几年来，他一直在做艾滋病疫苗研究工作。

【1】根据短文中的句子He was given the name He Dayi. Dayi means “Great One” in Chinese. His family moved to the United States when he was 12 years old.可知，他的中国名字“何大一”的意思是了不起的人。故答案为meaning。

【2】根据短文中的句子“In the early 1980s， AIDS was almost unknown and Ho made up his mind to study this mysterious (难解的) killer disease.” 在上世纪80年代初，艾滋病几乎是未知的，Ho下定决心研究这个神秘的致命疾病。make up one’s mind to do sth.=decide to do sth.下决心做某事。结合句意，故答案为decided。

【3】根据短文中的句子“Ho discovered that the HIV virus could survive in a healthy person’s body for years” 何发现艾滋病病毒可以在一个健康的人的身体里存活多年”stay alive活着，仍然活着；结合句意可知，答案为alive。

【4】根据短文中的句子“His work is very important.”可知，此段的主题句是讲他所做工作的重要性，故答案为importance。

【5】根据短文中的句子“In recent years， he has been doing research on making a vaccine (疫苗) against AIDS.”可知，近几年来，他一直在做艾滋病疫苗研究工作。结合句意，故答案为Recently。