[单选题]III.ReadingComprehension.(2x15=30)Passage1(1)ThehumanitariancrisisinSyriahasreacheda“horrifyingnewlevel,”accordingtoaU.N.official.(2)That’showMarkLowcock,theUnitedNationsunder-secretary-generalforhumanitarianaffairsandemergencyreliefcoordinator,describedconditionsinnorthwestSyria,basedoneyewitnessaccountsfromU.N.staffinandaroundIdlibprovince.(3)Idlibhasbeenunderairattackforyears,buttheintensityofthoseattacksisnowworseandtherearenewgroundattacksaswell,saysRobertFord,formerambassadortoSyriaundertheObamaadministrationandnowaseniorfellowattheMiddleEastInstituteinWashington,D.C.Asthelastoppositionstronghold,theprovinceishometoabout3millionpeople,halfofthemrefugeesfromotherpartsofSyria.(4)Thislatesthumanitariancrisisinthe9-year-oldconflictwasbroughtonbyfightingthathasescalatedsinceDecember,withSyrian,TurkishandRussiantroopsattackingoppositionforces.Idlibhasseenairstrikesaswellasshellingfromartilleryandground-basedmissiles.(5)What’smore,temperatureshavedroppedbelowfreezingmanynightssinceDecember,andheavysnowhasfallen,mostrecentlyinmid-February.(6)Lowcock’sreportsaidthevastmajorityofthosedisplacedarewomenandchildren,manyofwhomaresleepingoutsidebecausetherefugeecampsarefull.“Mothersburnplastictokeepchildrenwarm.Babiesandsmallchildrenaredyingbecauseofthecold,”wroteLowcock.(7)ZaherSahloul,aphysicianandpresidentandco-founderofaidorganisationMedGlobal,waslastinIdlibinJanuaryandsaidthatwithsolittleroom,peoplearesleepinganywheretheycan,includingtentsinarefugeecampsetupinasoccerfieldandtinyclassroomsinschools.Manychildrenhadrespiratoryillnessesbecauseoftheovercrowdingandcold.Whenthereisnospaceinindoorstructuressetupasshelter,familiespitchtents,ofvaryingstrengthandquality,ofteninthemudthataccumulateswhenrainhitsthesnow.Morerainisexpectedthisweek.(8)Sahloul,acriticalcarephysician,saysamongthepeoplehemetinrefugeecampswasagirl,Ahlam,whosaidshewas12,collectingbranchesthatherfamilywouldburntoheattheirtent.Another12-year-old,whosaidhernamewasAsma,toldhimshehadbeendisplacedseventimesandwaswalking2milestoschooleachway.“IwishIcouldwalknotinthemud,”AsmatoldSahloul.(9)ManyofthenewlydisplacedhavehadtomovetonewlocationsinIdlib.OthersareheadednorthtowardtheTurkishborder,thoughTurkeyisnotacceptingnewrefugees.(10)Aidorganisationsareontheground,butmanylocalaidworkers,andtheirfamilies,facethesameharshconditionsasthosetheyaretryingtohelp,saysChristyDelafield,spokeswomanforaidgroupMercyCorps.Liketherefugees,theyarelivingintentsorareonthemovebecauseofthefighting.(11)Inhisreport,Lowcocksaidthatequipmentandfacilitiesofaidworkerswerebeingdestroyedandthattheaidworkersthemselveswereamongthoseinjuredandkilled.(12)Addingtothedifficultyforaidorganisations,saysRobertFord,isthattheSyriangovernmenthastakenovertwomainhighwayssotheaidgroupsnowdependonslowerbackroadstodeliversupplies.(13)Thenumbersofdisplacedpeoplehavegrown—fromhundredsadaybeforeDecembertothousandsadaynow,accordingtoU.N.spokesmanFarhanHaq.41.HowmanypeopleinIdlibarerefugeesfromotherpartsofSyria?
[单选题]AIDS’ThreattoAsiaGrows NEWDELHI-Justafewyearsago.Malawasatypicalmiddle-classIndianhousewife.Shecooked,cleanedandlookedafterhertwosmallchildren. Lastyear,herlifetookatragicturn.HerhusbanddiedofAIDS;shewasfoundoutHIV-positive(爱滋病病毒检验呈阳性反应)andhermother-in-lawtookherchildrenawayfromher,sayingtheywouldgetthedisease.“Whenfriendsdroppedforavisit,shewouldintroduceme,saying,‘Sheismyson’swidow.ShehasAIDS,’”saidMala.AIDSisnowdescribedas“explosive(炸药)“aroundtheworld.AstudyofahospitalintheportcityofDurbaninSouthAfrica,wheretheworld’sbiggestandAfrica’sfirstAIDSconferenceopenedlastSunday,foundthatalmosthalfthebedsinmedicalwards(病房)wereoccupiedbyAIDSpatients. SouthAfricahasoneoftheworld’sfastestgrowingHIVinfections(传染),with1,700peopleinfecteddaily,addingtothe4.3million,or10percentofitspopulation,livingwithHIV.Untilnow,AsiahasbeenmoresuccessfulinholdingtheAIDSvirus(病毒)thanAfrica,wherethediseasehaskilledabout12millionpeople. AIDSisnowthreateningtosurroundmanyofAsia’spoverty-strickencountries.CountriesinAsia,suchasCambodia,andThailand,haveHIVinfectionspeedsover1percent.Butthelowspeedshidehugenumbersofaffectedpeople,becauseofthepopulationbase. InIndia,forexample,3.7millionareinfected,morethaninanyothercountryexceptSouthAfrica.InChina,anestimated500,000people,mainlydrugusers,livewithHIV/AIDS.GordonAlexander,asenioadvisorforUNAIDSinIndia,estimates(估计)thatthenumberhitbyAIDSinAsiawillclimbabouteightmillionoverthenextfiveyearsfromaboutsixmillion. InmanyAsiancountries,thebattleagainstHIVisasocialandculturaloneagainstpublicdiscussionofsexualhealthputanationwidemediacampaignintoactiontolimitthespeedofHIVthroughunsafesex.BrentonWong,anofficialforSingapore’sActionforAIDS,saystheactualHIVincidenceinthecitystateof3.9millionpeopleisatleasteighttimeshigherthanofficialdata.”Shameanddenyisstillvery,verycommonsopeopleareafraidtogettestedandmanytimeswon’teventelltheirfamiliesiftheytestpositive,”saidWong. 1.Whatcanconcludefromtheunderlinedsentenceinthelastparagraphthat___________
