The World Health Organization and several other United Nations agencies are calling for a major new effort to fight malaria, tuberculosis and AIDS. These three infectious diseases killed almost 6 million people last year. That is about 10 percent of the total number of deaths around the world last year.
The WHO and UN agencies released a new report at the World Economic Forum in New York City earlier this month. The document says that deaths around the world from malaria and tuberculosis could be cut in half by the year 2010. It also says the number of deaths from AIDS could be reduced 25 percent within that same time period.
The report is called “Calling Up the Response to Infectious Diseases.” It calls for huge new investments in methods to prevent and treat infectious diseases. Officials say money is needed for research and to purchase drugs. Money is also needed to devices to prevent diseases, such as bed nets. Bed nets prevent mosquitoes that carry malaria from biting people while they sleep.
David Heymann, director of the infectious disease program at the World Health Organization, says that providing effective drug treatments is important for improving peoples’ health and economic well – being. Reducing disease can also help improve economic growth in developing countries.
The WHO report also describes successful health programs in developing countries. In Peru, for example, the number of tuberculosis cases was cut in half by increasing the treatment to control the disease. In Vietnam, malaria was reduced 97 percent through the use of bed nets. And in Uganda, cases of the virus that causes AIDS were cut in half among pregnant women and children through the use of anti – AIDS drugs.
This new international health campaign is estimated to cost about 12,000 million dollars a year. So far, officials say the campaign has about 2,000 million dollars. The WHO says the campaign will need stronger relationships among government, private aid agencies, and drug companies to succeed.
小題1:According to the report         is the disease most difficult to fight.
A．malariaB．tuberculosisC．AIDSD．influenza
小題2:To prevent these diseases, a large amount of money is needed to          .
A．to buy food and pay for the caretakers
B．do research work, buy drugs and devices
C．take care of the families of the deaths
D．set up more hospitals and health institutions
小題3:We can infer from the text that reducing infectious diseases is          .
A．to help the countries develop better
B．to promote cooperation between countries
C．to help people get more scientific knowledge
D．to help people get a cleaner environment
小題4:Most serious infectious diseases spread mainly in         .
A．AfricaB．South America
C．AsiaD．developing countries
小題5:To fight the diseases,         is necessary.
A．better environment
B．cooperation between different people
C．to wipe out the pests
D．more drugs and money

小題1:C
小題2:B
小題3:A
小題4:D
小題5:B

試題分析：世界衛(wèi)生組織和一些美國(guó)其他機(jī)構(gòu)正在就對(duì)抗瘧疾、肺結(jié)核和艾滋病作出新的努力。這三種傳染性疾病主要在發(fā)展中國(guó)家蔓延，消除疾病運(yùn)動(dòng)的實(shí)施需要大量的資金，需要各國(guó)加強(qiáng)合作。
小題1:根據(jù)第二段“deaths around the world from malaria and tuberculosis could be cut in half by the year 2010. It also says the number of deaths from AIDS could be reduced 25 percent within that same time period.”可知，瘧疾和肺結(jié)核的死亡率能夠減少50%，而艾滋病死亡率只減少25%，由此可見(jiàn)，艾滋病最難治愈，故選C。
小題2:根據(jù)第三段“Officials say money is needed for research and to purchase drugs. Money is also needed to devices to prevent diseases”可知，需要大量的資金用于研究、購(gòu)藥和購(gòu)買(mǎi)設(shè)備，故選B。
小題3:根據(jù)第四段“providing effective drug treatments is important for improving peoples’ health and economic well – being. Reducing disease can also help improve economic growth in developing countries.”可知，提供有效的治療傳染性疾病的藥物和方法，能夠提高人們的健康水平和生活狀況，能夠幫助提高經(jīng)濟(jì)增長(zhǎng)，故選A。
小題4:根據(jù)第五段“The WHO report also describes successful health programs in developing countries.”和段落大意可知，傳染性疾病在發(fā)展中國(guó)家傳播的很快，故選D。
小題5:根據(jù)最后一段“the campaign will need stronger relationships among government, private aid agencies, and drug companies to succeed”可知，與疾病作斗爭(zhēng)，需要各國(guó)政府之間、私人援助機(jī)構(gòu)、醫(yī)藥公司的密切合作，故選B。
練習(xí)冊(cè)系列答案
相關(guān)習(xí)題

科目：高中英語(yǔ) 來(lái)源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解


I arrived at my mother’s home for our Monday family dinner. The smells of food flew over from the kitchen. Mother was pulling out quilt(被子)after quilt from the boxes, proudly showing me their beauties. She was preparing for a quilt show at the Elmhurst Church. When we began to fold and put them back into the boxes, I noticed something at the bottom of one box. I pulled it out. “What is this?” I asked.
“Oh?” Mom said, “That’s Mama’s quilt.”
I spread the quilt. It looked at if a group of school children had pieced it together; irregular designs, childish pictures, a crooked line on the right.
“Grandmother made this?” I said, surprised. My grandmother was a master at making quilts. This certainly didn’t look like any of the quilts she had made.
“Yes, right before she died. I brought it home with me last year and made some changes,” she said. “I’m still working on it. See, this is what I’ve done so far.”
I looked at it more closely. She had made straight a crooked line. At the center of the quilt, she had stitched(縫) a piece of cloth with these words:  “My mother made many quilts. She didn’t get all lines straight. But I think this is beautiful. I want to see it finished. Her last quilt.”
“Ooh, this is so nice, Mom,” I said. It occurred to me that by completing my grandmother’s quilt, my mother was honoring her own mother. I realized, too, that I held in my hands a family treasure. It started with the loving hands of one woman, and continued with the loving hands of another.
小題1:Why did the author go to mother’s home?
A．To see her mother’s quilts.B．To help prepare for a show.
C．To get together for the family dinner.D．To discuss her grandmother’s life.
小題2:The author was surprised because      .
A．the quilt looked very strange.B．her grandmother liked the quilt.
C．the quilt was the best she had seen. D．her mother had made some changes
小題3: The underlined wood “crooked” in the passage most probably means       .
A．unfinishedB．brokenC．bentD．unusual
小題4: Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?
A．A Quilt ShowB．Mother’s HomeC．A Monday Dinner D．Grandmother’s Quilt

查看答案和解析>>

科目：高中英語(yǔ) 來(lái)源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解

Birthday parties, Christmas and Easter can be difficult times for grandmothers and parents as they rush around trying to arrange the perfect celebration or making everyone as happy as possible! What’s better than a birthday party that makes your grandchild smile throughout or a celebration that impresses relatives and close friends?
That is why Granny Look has supplied in this section, one of the most comprehensive guides to making these special occasions that happen perhaps once a year a real success.
From a selection of Advent calendars to party planning or Christmas-stocking fillers we have all the possibilities covered so that your children and grandchildren will really have a memorable time with attractive gifts and original ideas.
Bring that festive spirit to all those traditional days, and ensure you are always ready for any possibility. Granny Look’s extensive links are bound to make every special occasion an entirely different experience from the year before and allow everyone to feel entertained and content.
CHRISTMAS-STOCKING FILLERS
LOOK no further!! Granny Look helps the family to prepare in time for FATHER CHRISTMAS. Give SANTA CLAUS some ideas. He can fill all the children’s Christmas-stockings with goodies! Unique Christmas gifts for children - stocking fillers.
A Granny Look favorite!
ADVENT CALENDARS
All children love the build-up to CHRISTMAS! What is better than choosing one of Granny Look’s selection of Advent Calendars! Here you will find a list of websites to buy traditional or fun Advent calendars for children at Christmas time.
A Granny Look favorite!
BIRTHDAYS
LOOKING for a SPECIAL BIRTHDAY GIFT? Explore Granny Look’s selection of PRESENTS, PARTYPLANNING, PARTY TOYS and PARTY GAMES for your Children and Grandchildren’s BIRTHDAYS.
Plan and organize the KIDDIE’S PARTIES ahead of time!!
Don’t forget the PERSONALISED INVITATIONS!
CHRISTMAS
LOOK and BOOK now!! Granny Look’s selection of CHRISTMAS GIFTS for children.
Some guides to “What’s on in your area” … for the kids. PANTOS, SHOWS, THEATRES … at Christmas time!
UNIQUE Christmas gifts for Children. Spend QUALITY TIME with your Children’s Children this FESTIVE SEASON!
61. From the text, we know that “Granny LOOK” is __________.
A. a person who guides you to make your yearly celebration a real success
B. a magazine that helps the family to prepare for special occasions
C. a company that sells all sorts of products on the Internet
D. a website that helps you to prepare for special occasions
62. The purpose of the text is _________.
A. to make children have a memorable holiday
B. to show you how to shop on the Internet
C. to give you some information about Granny Look
D. to introduce some goods 
where will you search for the information?
A. At Birthdays.                              B. At Advent Calendars.
C. At Christmas-stocking fillers.                   D. At Christmas.
64. You will fail to find any information at Christmas when you need _________.
A. Christmas cards                              B. fun Advent calendars
C. Christmas gifts                                  D. tickets for theatres
65. If your son wants a traditional Advent calendar, you should search _________.       
A. Birthdays                                     B. Advent Calendars
C. Christmas-stocking fillers                         D. Christmas
本篇主要介紹Granny Look網(wǎng)的辦網(wǎng)宗旨以及各種各樣的網(wǎng)址鏈接。

查看答案和解析>>

科目：高中英語(yǔ) 來(lái)源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解

Some kinds of mental skills naturally decrease as people get older. Yet research seems to show that some training can improve such skills. A recently published study also appears to demonstrate that the good effects of training can last for many years after that training has ended.
Researchers at Johns Hopkins University in Maryland wanted to learn how long memory and thinking skills would last in older people who trained to keep them. The people were part of the ten-year research project. They were taught methods meant to improve their memory, thinking and ability to perform everyday tasks.
More than 2,800 volunteered for the study called ACTIVE - short for Advanced (Cognitive) Training for Independent and Vital Elderly. Most studied when they were more than 70 years old.
The volunteers took one of several short training classes meant to help them keep their mental abilities. One class trained participants in skills including how to remember word lists. Another group trained in reasoning. A third group received help with speed-of-processing - speed of receiving and understanding information. A fourth group - the control group did not get any training.
Earlier results had established that the training helped the participants for up to five years. Now, lead study writer George Rebok says, the research showed most of the training remained effective a full ten years later.
Professor Rebok and his team found that the people trained in reasoning and speed-of-processing did better on tests than the control group.
"We are wondering whether those effects which endured over time would still be there ten years following the training, and in fact, that's exactly what we found."
The effect on memory, however, seemed not to last as long. Still, the old people in any of the three classes generally reported less difficulty in performing daily activities than the control group. The total training time for the older people was between 10 and 15 hours.
小題1:Which statement is true according to the text？
A．This kind of training can only have effect on people for a few years。
B．The people were trained during a period of ten years.
C．All the people who were studied were more than 70 years old.
D．The second group were trained how to remember word lists.
小題2:What can be inferred from the passage？
A．There were four groups being trained.
B．The old people trained can remember words better.
C．The second and third group improved their skills better than the first one.
D．The research showed that the effect of the training could absolutely last 10 years.
小題3:What’s the main idea of the fourth paragragh?
A．What was the meaning of the research?
B．How was the research conducted?
C．Why was the mental training effective?
D．How long did the research last?
小題4:What is the best title of the passage？
A．Mental Training Helped Elderly Stay Sharp for Years
B．How to improve our mental health
C．Four groups of old people were trained mentally.
D． The result of a ten-year research

查看答案和解析>>

科目：高中英語(yǔ) 來(lái)源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解

    Feel tired lately?Has a doctor said he can’t find anything wrong with you?Perhaps he sends you to a hospital,but all the advanced equipment there shows there is nothing wrong with you.
Then,consider this:you might be in a state of sub-health(亞健康).
Sub-health,also called the third state or gray state,is explained as borderline state between health and disease.
According to the investigation by the National Organization,over 45 percent of sub-health people are middle-aged or elderly.The percentage is even higher among people who work in management positions as well as students around exam-week.
Symptoms(征兆)include a lack of energy,depression,slow reactions,insomnia(失眠),agitation, and poor memory.Other symptoms include shortness of breath,sweating and aching in the waist and legs.
The key to preventing and recovering from sub-health,according to some medical experts,is to form good living habits, alternate work and rest, exercise regularly,and take part in open air activities.
As for meals,people are advised to eat less salt and sugar.They should also eat more fresh vegetables,fruits,fish because they are rich in nutritional elements—vitamins and trace elements(微量元素)—that are important to the body.
Nutrition experts point out that it is not good to eat too much at one meal because it may cause unhealthy changes in the digestive tract(消化道).They also say that a balanced diet is very helpful in avoiding sub-health.
小題1:When you are in a state of sub-health,you should ________.
A．stay home and keep silent
B．go to a doctor and buy some medicine
C．not consider it very serious
D．find out the reasons and relax yourself
小題2:Middle-aged people may be easy to get sub-health because ________.
A．they have used up their energy
B．they have lost their living hopes
C．they have more pressure in life and work
D．they have changed their way of life
小題3:The key to preventing you from falling into a state of sub-health is to ________.
A．keep on working regularlyB．go to sleep a bit earlier
C．form good living habitsD．take medicine if necessary
小題4:The underlined word “alternate” in this passage is closest in meaning to ________.
A．a(chǎn)rrange by turnsB．cause to take place
C．make up forD．keep away from

查看答案和解析>>

科目：高中英語(yǔ) 來(lái)源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解

Recently a study, led by Pedro Hallal of the Federal University, suggests that nearly a third of adults, 31%, are not getting enough exercise. That rates of exercise have declined is hardly a new discovery. Since the beginning of the industrial revolution, technology and economic growth have helped to create a world in which taking exercise is more and more an option rather than a necessity. But only recently have enough good data been collected from enough places to carry out the sort of analysis Dr Hallal and his colleagues have engaged in.
There are common themes in different places. Unsurprisingly, people in rich countries are less active than those in poor ones, and old people are less active than young ones. Less obviously, women tend to exercise less than men—34% are inactive, compared with 28% of men. But there are exceptions. The women of Croatia, Finland, Iraq and Luxembourg, for example, move more than their male countrymen.
Malta wins the race for most slothful country, with 72% of adults getting too little exercise, and Swaziland and Saudi Arabia are in close behind, with 69%. In Bangladesh, just 5% of adults fail to exercise enough. Surprisingly, six Americans in ten are active enough according to Dr Hallal’s study, compared with fewer than four in ten British.
These high rates of inactivity are worrying. Human beings seem to have evolved(進(jìn)化) to benefit from exercise while deliberately avoiding it whenever they can. In a state of nature it would be impossible to live a life that did not provide enough of it. But that is no longer the case. Actually lack of enough activity these days has nearly the same effect on life span(壽命) as smoking.
小題1:We may learn from Paragraph 1 that_________.
A．the decline of exercise rates is newly discovered
B．the study suggests 31% of female adults get too little exercise
C．the good enough data has been collected from only one country
D．the industrial revolution has changed the way people live to some degree
小題2:According to the study, women of Luxembourg_________. 
A．have little time to exercise
B．hate to get regular exercise
C．take more exercise to lose weight
D．exercise more than men in their country
小題3:The underlined word “slothful” in Paragraph 3 most probably means_________.
A．powerfulB．richC．lazyD．unpopular
小題4:What can be the best title for the text?
A．Worldwide Lack of Enough Exercise
B．New Health Discovery
C．Evolvement of Human Beings
D．Benefits of Taking Exercise

查看答案和解析>>

科目：高中英語(yǔ) 來(lái)源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解

The Healthy Habits Survey shows that only about one third of American seniors(年長(zhǎng)者) have correct habits. Here are some findings and expert advice.
1.How many times did you brush your teeth yesterday?
·Finding：About 33% of seniors brush their teeth only once a day.
·Step：Remove the 300 kinds of bacteria in your mouth each morning with a battery-operated toothbrush. Brush gently for 2 minutes, at least twice a day.
2.How many times did you wash your hands or bathe yesterday?
·Finding：Seniors, on average, bathe fewer than 3 days a week. And nearly 30% wash their hands only 4 times a day—half of the number that doctors advise.
·Step：We touch our faces around 3,000 times a day-often inviting germs（病菌）to enter our mouth, nose, and eyes. Use toilet paper to avoid touching the door handle. And, most important, wash your hands often with hot running water and soap for 20 seconds.
3. How often do you think about fighting germs?
·Finding：Seniors are not fighting germs as well as they should.
·Step：Be aware of germs. Do you know it is not your toilet but your kitchen sponge（海綿）that can carry more germs than anything else? To kill these germs, keep your sponge in the microwave for 10 seconds.
小題1:What is found out about American seniors?
A．Most of them have good habits.
B．Nearly 30% of them bathe three days a week .
C．All of them are fighting germs better than expected .
D．About one third of them brush their teeth only once a day
小題2:Doctors suggest that people should wash their hands _________.
A．twice a dayB．three times a day
C．four times a dayD．eight times a day
小題3:Which of the following is true according to the text?
A．We should stop touching our faces.
B．A kitchen sponge can carry more germs than a toilet.
C．There are less than 300 kinds of bacteria in the mouth.
D．We should wash our hands before touching a door handle.

查看答案和解析>>

科目：高中英語(yǔ) 來(lái)源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解

LEEDS, England—A Leeds University psychology professor is researching a course to help dozens of Britons forgive their enemies.
“The hate we hold within us is a cancer.” Professor Ken Hart said, adding that holding in anger can lead to problems such as high blood pressure and heart disease.
More than 70 people have become volunteers in Hart’s first 20-week workshop in London—a course he says is the first of its kind in the world.
These are people who are sick and tired of living with a memory. They realize their bitterness is a poison they think they can pour out, but they end up drinking it themselves, said Canadian-born Hart.
The students meet in each group of eight to ten for a two-hour workshop with a director every two weeks.
The course, ending in July, is expected to get rid of the cancer of hate in these people. “People have lots of negative attitudes towards forgiveness,” he said, “People confuse forgiveness with forgetting. Forgiveness means changing from a negative attitude to a positive one.”
Hart and his team have created instructions to provide the training needed.
“The main idea is to give you guidances on how to look at all kinds of angers and how they affect you, and how to change your attitudes towards the person you are angry with,” said Norman Claringbull, a senior expert on the forgiveness project.
Hart said, “I believe forgiveness is a skill that can be taught, as these people want to get free of the past.”
小題1:From this passage we know that ________.
A．without hate, people will have less trouble connected with blood pressure and heart disease
B．people who suffer from blood pressure and heart disease must have many enemies
C．high blood pressure can only be cured by psychology professors
D．high blood pressure and heart disease are caused by hate
小題2:If you are angry with somebody, you should ________.
A．a(chǎn)ttend Hart’s course
B．persuade him or her to have a positive talk with you
C．never meet him or her any longer
D．treat him or her positively instead of negatively
小題3:In Hart’s first 20-week workshop, people there can ________.
A．meet their enemies
B．change their attitudes
C．enjoy the professor’s teaching
D．learn how to quarrel with others
小題4:If you are a volunteer in Hart’s workshop, you’ll ________.
A．meet in eight or ten groups
B．get rid of the illness of cancer
C．a(chǎn)ttend a gathering twice a month
D．pour out everything stored in your mind
小題5:The author wrote this passage in order to________.
A．persuade Britons to go to Hart’s workshop
B．tell us the news about Hart’s research
C．tell us how to run a workshop like Hart’s
D．help us to look at all kinds of angers

查看答案和解析>>

科目：高中英語(yǔ) 來(lái)源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解

Have you ever been bitten? Of course you have. You are surrounded by living things which might, or do, bite. Even when you rest your head on your pillow, bedbugs are probably nibbling away(蠶食) at you. They live happily inside most pillows.
Take a walk outside and you are a target for “man’s best friend. ” Hundreds of dog-bite victims visit US emergency rooms daily. Many bites are terrible. To avoid the dogs in your neighborhood, you might want to hike into the desert or the woods. There, you run the risk of bites from rattlesnakes, scorpions, and blood-sucking ticks. Not to mention bears, wolves, coyotes, and mountain lions.
Speaking of housing, watch out when you touch the corner of your house or garage. Shy but deadly, the black widow spider and the brown recluse spider make themselves comfortable in quiet areas of your closets or garage. One bite from either of them can make you very sick; occasionally, people die from such bites. Unfortunately, many people fear all spiders, not just the few dangerous ones. They squash them or run from them at first sight, not realizing that most spiders are actually beneficial to man.
If you’re concerned about bites, don’t forget about rabid(患有狂犬病的) animal bites. Any warm-blooded animal can get infected with rabies. Although humans in the US rarely get attacked by rabid animals, the disease is painful and dangerous. You will most likely die if you are not treated properly within 48 hours of being bitten.
小題1: How does the author introduce the topic of this passage?
A．By asking questions.B．By giving examples.
C．By offering suggestions.D．By doing experiments.
小題2:According to the 2nd passage, “man’s best friend” is _____________.
A．BedbugsB．DogsC．CoyotesD．Scorpions
小題3:When you at home, you will probably be bitten by __________.
①rattle snakes   ②bedbugs  ③bears  ④spiders  ⑤rabid animals
A．①④B．②③C．③⑤D．②④
小題4:What can we infer from the 3rd paragraph?
A．All spiders are dangerous and one bite from each of them can be very serious. .
B．The black widow spider is actually beneficial to humans.
C．Spiders always make themselves comfortable in quiet place in your house.
D．One should squash a spider at first sight to keep safety.
小題5:In the author’s opinion, __________.
A．No matter what kind of animal bites you, there is no danger at all.
B．One should treat rabid animal bites properly within 2 days.
C．Humans in the US can be bitten by rabid animals frequently.
D．Hundreds of rabid animal-bite people visit emergency room daily in the US.

查看答案和解析>>

同步練習(xí)冊(cè)答案