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【題目】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 (難解的) 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 (合成藥) 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.

根據(jù)以上材料內(nèi)容，填寫合適的單詞完成表格。

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（發(fā)現(xiàn)）	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】

試題分析：美籍華人何大一是世界上最著名的科學(xué)家之一，在艾滋病研究領(lǐng)域做出了巨大貢獻。37歲時，他被任命為紐約亞倫鉆石艾滋病研究中心主任。近幾年來，他一直在做艾滋病疫苗研究工作。

【1】根據(jù)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，他的中國名字“何大一”的意思是了不起的人。故答案為meaning。

【2】根據(jù)短文中的句子“In the early 1980s， AIDS was almost unknown and Ho made up his mind to study this mysterious (難解的) killer disease.” 在上世紀80年代初，艾滋病幾乎是未知的，Ho下定決心研究這個神秘的致命疾病。make up one’s mind to do sth.=decide to do sth.下決心做某事。結(jié)合句意，故答案為decided。

【3】根據(jù)短文中的句子“Ho discovered that the HIV virus could survive in a healthy person’s body for years” 何發(fā)現(xiàn)艾滋病病毒可以在一個健康的人的身體里存活多年”stay alive活著，仍然活著；結(jié)合句意可知，答案為alive。

【4】根據(jù)短文中的句子“His work is very important.”可知，此段的主題句是講他所做工作的重要性，故答案為importance。

【5】根據(jù)短文中的句子“In recent years， he has been doing research on making a vaccine (疫苗) against AIDS.”可知，近幾年來，他一直在做艾滋病疫苗研究工作。結(jié)合句意，故答案為Recently。