考研英语（阅读）模拟试卷372.pdf

考研英语(阅读)模拟试卷372

一、阅读(常规阅读理解)(本题共2。题，每题

分,共20分。)

AfricasunhappydistinctionofbeingtheworldsepicenireofHIV,(heinfectioncausing

AIDS,isbeingchallengedbyAsia,fromwhere40ofthediseasesgrowthisforecastto

comeoverthenextfewyears.AlreadyinChina,contaminatedbloodtransfusionsin

somevillageshaveclaimedthelivesofmostyoungadults,leavingonlychildrenand

theirgrandparentsalive.InPortMoresby,thecapita)ofPapuaNewGuinea(PNG),about

60ofhospitalbedsarenowoccupiedbyAIDSpatients.Facedwithpredictionsthat

AIDScouldcostAsianandPacificcountriestensofbillionscfdollarsayearby2010,

twoinitiativesinvolvingco-opcrationbetweengovernment,businessesandaidworkers

havebeenlaunchedinAustraliatotrytostopitsspread.Thefirstisapartnership

betweentheAustraliangovernmentandthc(Bill)ClintonFoundation,aglobalbodysetup

fouryearsagobytheformerAmericanpresidenttofightAIDS.AustraliawillprovideA

$25rn($18m)toworkwiththefoundationinChina,VietnamandPNG,mainlytosupply

testsandantiretroviraldrugs.Thesearenotnecessarilytheregionsthreemostafflicted

countries:India,where5mpeoplelivewithHIV,hasthemostcasesoutsideSouth

Africa.ButtheydoposeariskofHIVspreadingbeyondtheirborders,especiallyfrom

PNG,Australiasclosestneighbouranditsformercolony.Overthepastdecade,HIVhas

grownalarminglyinPNGtoreach50,000estimatedcases,about2oftheadult

population.AlexanderDowner,Australiasforeignminister,v/orriesaboutHIVs

potentialtobecomeanationalcatastrophethere,possiblyrisingto500,000casesby

2025.UnprotectedsexhasdrivenmostofthespreadinPNG.InChina(500,000estimated

cases)andVietnam(260,000cases),contaminatedbloodtransfusions,prostitutionand

intravenousdr