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(道德的) 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.
Karen is hut one of about 30 million people now living with HIV/AIDS, a figure larger than the
combined populations of Australia. Ireland and Paraguay. According to one UN report, Africa has 21 million
of these victims. By the turn of the century that number could reach 40 million and the disease will bring
on the greatest disaster in human history. Of the world"s sexually active adults aged 15 to 49. 1 in 100 has
already been infected with HIV. Of these, only 1 in 10 realizes that he or she is infected. In some parts of
Africa, 25 percent of the adults are infected.
Since the beginning of the spread of AIDS in1981, 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.
B. stress the importance of medical tests
C. express sympathy for AIDS victims
D. show the consequences of AIDS
B. were asked to adopt
C. regretted having
D. gave birth to
B. the family members were tested
C. Karen persuaded him to see the doctor
D. he found something wrong with his tongue
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
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A Harry Potter stars add magic to young rich. | B A tour of discovering Normandy |
C Do Hollywood stars guarantee a film"s success? | D Save Emergency Rooms for emergencies. |
E Her theories on children"s psychological problems created a sensation. | F Jenny McCarthy and Jim Carrey, with Ms. McCarthy"s son, in an anti-vaccine rally. |
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| Old Computers Make for Unhappy Workers－Survey LONDON (Reuters)－Dealing with the dissatisfaction of ageing and unreliable office computers leads to workers" unhappiness and more sick-leave, a survey (调查) showed on Wednesday. A survey carried out by care4free. net of over 2,700 European office workers from the UK, France and Germany found that workplace dissatisfaction increased greatly with the age of computer equipment. "We do know that job satisfaction is falling in Britain and in most advanced nations," said Stephen White, a researcher from the Work Foundation. "The actual reasons for this are the subject of very heated discussion. It"s certainly one interesting theory that technology may be the cause of this in some way," White added. A quarter of those using outdated computers in Britain said they were "quite" or "very dissatisfied" with their everyday job compared to 16 percent of those who had enjoyed an advantage from up-to-date technology. The survey also said that among workers dealing with outdated equipment, there was a 35 percent greater probability they would take six or more days of sick-leave per year compared with the average worker. In France, where more workers use older computers, the probability jumped to 55 percent. Results also showed that women in the three countries were more likely to be using outdated equipment. In the UK, where more workers have up-to-date computers than in the other countries surveyed, the number of women using old equipment doubled that of men. White pointed out that there were two sides to this problem, saying that continually having to deal with new technology and new equipment can also be a source of worry. "Old and faulty equipment is a major cause of office dissatisfaction, there"s no question about it. But you also have to say that the frequent change of equipment is also, or could be, a main cause of dissatisfaction." | |
| 1. The underlined word "this" (paragraph 3) refers to ______. | |
| A. workplace dissatisfaction B. computer use in most jobs C. the ageing of office computers D. the survey by care4free.net | |
| 2. How many office workers using old computers in Britain expressed their dissatisfaction? | |
| A. 16% B. 25% C. 35% D. 55% | |
| 3. According to White, why were the women surveyed more likely to use old computers? | |
| A. Most office workers use old computers. B. They do some of their work with computers. C. Dealing with new equipment can cause anxiety. D. They are easier to be satisfied with new technology. | |
| 4. What is the subject of this news story? | |
| A. Poor working conditions in offices. B. Research work of the Work Foundation. C. Influence of technology in the workplace. D. different attitudes to old computers. | |
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| Houston, Texas (June 8, 2002)-In 2004, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) will send two robots (机器人) to separate places of Mars to seek out past or present signs of water. It is all exciting idea to send two robots driving over very different places of Mars at the same time, to be able to see what is on the other side of the hill. Last month, NASA announced it was sending one robot to Mars, but after two weeks, it decided there was enough money for two. The robots will be sent up within two weeks of each other in May and June of 2003 from Kennedy Space Center. If all goes well, the two spacecraft (宇宙飞船) will touch down on Mars,after a seven-and-a-half-month space flight,on January 2 and 2O, 2OO4 The robots, each weighing 150 kilograms, can cover 100 meters per day. They are designed to be able to examine the mineral content of the soil, and their special camera will take pictures of the lands and hills Although they will be under control from Earth, the robot, are able to move more freely compared to those sent up before them. The actual landing points have not been determined yet, but the scientists say it will be in areas where they hope to find water. | |
| 1. According to the news report, scientists plan to send robots up to Mars to ______. | |
| A. find out whether there is water on Mars B. see if robots can find minerals there C. test how fast robots can drive there D. prove that robots can work on Mars | |
| 2. How long in between will the two robots be sent to Mars? | |
| A. 1 year B. 7.5 months. C. 2 months. D. 2 weeks. | |
| 3. One of the important jobs for the robots on Mars is to ______. | |
A. study the soil | |
| 4. We can infer from the last sentence that scientists ______. | |
| A. have changed the landing points many times B. hope to land the robots on the surface of water C. are still working on the plan D. know where they can find water | |
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| SYDNEY: As they sat sharing sweets beside a swimming pool in 1999, Shane Gould and Jessicah Schipper were simply getting along well, chatting about sport, life and " anything else that came up." Yet in Sydney next month, they will meet again by the pool, and for a short time the friends will race against each other in the 50-meter butterfly (蝶泳) in the Australian championships at Homebush Bay. Gould, now a 47-year-old mother of four, has announced she will be making a return to elite competition (顶级赛事) to swim the one event, having set a qualifying (合格的) time of 30.32 seconds in winning gold at last year"s United States Masters championships. Her comeback comes 32 years after she won three golds at the Munich Olympics. Schipper, now a 17-year-old from Brisbane with a bright future of going to Athens for her first Olympics, yesterday recalled (回忆) her time with Gould fie years us train, " Schipper explained." It seemed as if we had long been god friends. I don"t know why. We just started talking and it went from there." " She had a lot to share with all of us at that camp. She told us stories about what it was like at big meets like the Olympics and what it"s like to be on an Australian team. It was really interesting." Next time, things will be more serious. " I will still be swimming in the 50m butterfly at the nationals, so there is a chance that I could actually be competing against Shane Gould," said Schipper, who burst onto the scene at last year"s national championships with second places in the 100m and 200m butterfly. | |
| 1. What is the passage mainly about? | |
| A. Stories happening in swimming competitions. B. Two women swimmers winning Olympic golds. C. Lessons learned from international swimming championships. D. Friendship and competition between two swimmers. | |
| 2. Gould and Schipper are going to _____. | |
| A. talk about sport and life B. go back to elite competition C. set a qualifying time and win gold D. take part in the same sports event | |
| 3. Gould won her three Olympic golds when she was _____. | |
| A. 15 B. 17 C. 22 D. 30 | |
| 4. The underlined word" it" in the fifth paragraph probably refers to _____. | |
| A. the Olympics B. the youth camp C. the friendship D. the Australian team | |
| 5. What Schipper said showed that she _____. | |
| A. was no longer Gould"s friend B. had learned a lot from Gould C. was not interested in Gould"s stories D. would not like to compete against Gould | |
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| Cannes will rock to the sound of a cancan dance this year when Moulin Rouge by the Australian director Baz Luhrmann opens the French film festival (电影节) in May. The musical stars Nicole Kidman as a singer, and John Leguizamo as the artist Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec. It will be competing for the Palme d"Or, the festival"s top prize. The festival runs to May 21. The American actor Tommy Lee Jones, 54, has married his longtime girlfriend, Dawn Maria Laurel, 36, in a private wedding in San Antonio. "It wasn"t a big to-do," said Fred Biery, a U. S. District Judge who performed the service. He refused to discuss things further. "These are very private people," he said. Loretta Lynn is being treated for a very bed cold in Tennessee and will miss several appearances. The country singer, 65, was admitted to a hospital near her home in Hurricane Mills. "She is in good condition, but the doctors are watching her closely," a spokeswoman said. The French-Algerian singer Enrico Macias was named a United Nations peace messenger. Enrico joins eight other people who act as goodwill envoys (使者) for the United Nations, among them are the writer Elie Wiesel and the basketball player Magic Johnson. | |
| 1. We can learn from the text that Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec is ______. | |
| A. a figure in a film B. a dancer in a show C. a country singer D. a prize winner | |
| 2. We know from the text that ______. | |
| A. Moulin Rouge won the top prize in a film festival B. Loretta Lynn is under the doctors" care C. eight people serve as the UN goodwill envoys D. Fred Biery was Tommy Lee Jones" assistant | |
| 3. This text most probably appears in ______. | |
| A. a book on film stars B. a film review in a magazine C. a newspaper D. a notice |