Question

Orphans (孤兒) whose parents died of AIDS in Henan Province have been given new hope. Last week the provincial government answered the children’s cries by promising 60 million yuan to improve schools, orphanages (孤兒院) and living conditions. But without the efforts of Dr. Gao Yaojie, these cries may never have been heard.

“I’m a doctor and it’s my duty to cure diseases and save live,” said the 77-year- old grandmother. Gao was named one of the 2003 People of Year on February 20 by CCTV after millions of people took part in an online poll. But in 1996, when she started to promote AIDS awareness, using money from her own pocket, her actions were widely misunderstood.

“Although some of the children were born with HIV, 90 percent of them were not infected (被感染),” Gao said. “But people still reject them. Many orphans change their names after finding a foster family (領養家庭).”

The horror of Henan’s AIDS problem became known in 1996. Frequent and unsafe bloodselling by poor farmers in the late 1980s and early1990s had caused HIV to spread through dirty needles and infected blood use. As a doctor, Gao believed she should help: over the last eight years she has visited over 1 000 AIDS and HIV patients and published thousands of pamphlets on AIDS awareness. With her help, hundreds of orphans have returned to school or found foster families.

“It’s a disaster for the whole nation, not only for those innocent (無辜的) patients and their families,” she explained. Gao is delighted that so many childless families offer to foster orphans. But there is still much that can be done to support these children. “I hope that warm-hearted high school students will also reach out and offer a helping hand,” she said.

The passage mainly talks about _______.  

the dangers of AIDS

how the government help those orphans

how Gao Yaojie helped the orphans

the serious AIDS problem in Henan

Gao Yaojie was named one of the 2003 People of Year because ________.

the government would not answer the children’s cry without her

she used her own money to start to promote AIDS

she is a doctor

she visited over 1 000 AIDS and HIV patients

The government promised 60 million yuan _______.

to reward Gao Yaojie

to help to treat HIV and AIDS patients

to help the children whose parents died of AIDS

to build new hospitals

Answer 1

【小題1】C

【小題2】A

【小題3】C

【小題4】D

解析:

【小題1】  解析本題考查理解文章主旨大意的能力。通篇介紹Gao Yaojie 怎樣宣傳提高人們對于艾滋病的認識，以及怎樣幫助孤兒。

【小題2】本題考查對文中細節進行認定的能力。根據文章第一段第二、三句 “Last week the provincial government answered the children’s cries by promising 60 million yuan to improve schools, orphanages (孤兒院) and living conditions. But without the efforts of Dr. Gao Yaojie, these cries may never have been heard.”可知答案。B、C、D三項所述均為事實，但不是她被評為“the 2003 People of Year”的直接原因。

【小題3】本題考查理解文章細節信息的能力。文章一開始就點明“那些父母死于艾滋病的孤兒們有了新的希望。政府許諾6千萬元用于改進學校、孤兒院及生活條件”。

【小題4】本題考查迅速查找文章細節并進行判斷的能力。由第一段“But without the efforts of Dr. Gao Yaojie, these cries may never have been heard.”可知 A項錯誤；由第三段第一句“Although some of the children were born with HIV, 90 percent of them were not infected (被感染).”,可知B項錯誤；由第二段“But in 1996, when she started to promote AIDS awareness, using money from her own pocket, her actions were widely misunderstood.” 可知C項錯誤。由第一段“With her help, hundreds of orphans have returned to school or found foster families.”可知 D項正確。