首页
登录
职称英语
[originaltext] Karen, grown up in a very traditional family in the western U
[originaltext] Karen, grown up in a very traditional family in the western U
游客
2023-08-25
68
管理
问题
Karen, grown up in a very traditional family in the western United States, maintained high moral standards throughout her youth. In 1984, at the age of 23, she married Bill. They were blessed with two children, a boy and a girl.
By 1991 their love had deepened, and they were happy. Later that year, Bill developed a white spot on his tongue. He visited a doctor.
One day shortly after that, Bill called Karen to sit beside him. He said with tears in his eyes that he loved her and wanted to live forever with her. The doctor suspected that he had been infected with HIV, the virus that leads to AIDS.
The family was tested. Bill and Karen’s results were positive. Bill had become infected before he met Karen: then he passed the virus on to Karen. The children’s results were negative. Within three years, Bill was dead. "I don’t know how to express what it is like to watch the once handsome man you love and intend to live with forever dying slowly. I cried many nights. He died three months short of ten years of our marriage," says Karen. Though a doctor told Karen that she would soon follow her husband into death, she is still alive. The infection has progressed to the early stages of AIDS.
Since the beginning of the spread of AIDS in 1981, about 11.7 million people have died of it. It is roughly calculated that in 1997 alone, about 2.3 million people died of it. Nevertheless, there are fresh reasons for optimism in the battle against AIDS. During the past few years, there has been a drop in new AIDS cases in wealthy nations. In addition, promising drugs hold out hope of better health and longer life.
Questions 23 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.
23. What does the speaker intend to do by telling the story of Karen?
24. When was Bill suspected of being infected with HIV?
25. What can be concluded from the passage?
选项
A、Promising drugs will soon stop AIDS.
B、The spread of AIDS could be controlled.
C、It is hopeless to win the battle against AIDS.
D、The death rate of AIDS patients has been reduced.
答案
D
解析
短文最后只提到打赢艾滋病这场仗还是有希望的,最近几年艾滋病在富裕国家的传播速度有所降低,并没有提到艾滋病的传播能被控制,故排除B)和C);D)虽然在短文中没有提及,但根据In addition,promising drugs hold out hope of better health andlonger life可以推知,艾滋病的死亡率下降了,故答案为D),而A)是对这句话的误解,药物并不能很快阻止艾滋病。
转载请注明原文地址:https://tihaiku.com/zcyy/2956466.html
相关试题推荐
[originaltext]Therecentincreaseincarstealinghasalarmedthepolicewh
[originaltext]Edisonisawell-knownAmericaninventor.Hewastaughtbyhi
[originaltext]Edisonisawell-knownAmericaninventor.Hewastaughtbyhi
[originaltext]Edisonisawell-knownAmericaninventor.Hewastaughtbyhi
[originaltext]Architectureistobuildingasliteratureistotheprintedw
[originaltext]W:Let’sgointothepenguinhouse.M:Wonderful!Ireadthatthe
[originaltext]W:Let’sgointothepenguinhouse.M:Wonderful!Ireadthatthe
[originaltext]W:Let’sgointothepenguinhouse.M:Wonderful!Ireadthatthe
[originaltext]W:Excuseme.Doyoulivehere?M:Yes,I’velivedhereinEdinbu
[originaltext]M:IwishIdidn’thavetomakeaspecialtriptothepostoffice
随机试题
Thesearchwas______whenthefoggotthicker.A、calledoffB、calledonC、called
______wasknownforhisfamousspeech"IHaveADream".A、JohnF.KennedyB、Marti
AIDS(AcquiredImmuneDeficiencySyndrome)isafataldiseasethatdestroys
成套配电柜的安装顺序正确的是( )。 A、开箱检查—二次搬运—安装固定—母线
控制性详细规划的控制体系包括( )。A.土地使用控制 B.建筑建造控制 C
关于铁路和公路隧道的衬砌设计,下列哪些选项是不符合规定的?( )A.衬砌结构的
磺胺类药的作用机制是竞争性抑制细菌体内( )。A.二氢叶酸合成酶 B.二氢叶
不符合子宫颈癌病因的描述是A.与慢性细菌感染有关 B.与HPV感染有关 C.
引起高钠血症的主要原因有A.失水程度大于失钠 B.水分摄入不足 C.水丢失过
某房地产投资项目的总投资为5000万元,其中投资者投入的权益资本为2500万元,
最新回复
(
0
)