夏倚荣英语学习系列·全国研究生入学英语考试·考前冲刺试卷CD 3 boys have never undergone difficulties in their academic pursuits SUMMER. NETEM: CD [C] girls have never run into as many troubles as boys in US I girls follow the examples set by boys but in vain. 48. The word"revamp(Line 7, Paragraph 5)might mean AJ abolish [C] defy revise D] employ 49. Which of the following seems to be the most important reasons for boys poor performance? [A]biological weaknesses Cl extreme stress [B] lack of aspirations ]standardized tests 50. Schools undertake to review their attitudes towards male activity because of A] the failures of experiments [C] acceleration of living pace B] the neglect of the teaching staff. D] the charges against classroom fer Text 3 We re using the wrong word, says Sean Drysdale, a desperate doctor from a rural hospital at Hlabisa in northern KwaZulu-Natal. This isnt an epidemic, it's a disaster. A recent UNICEF report, which states that almost one-third of Swaziland's 900,000 people are infected with HiV, the virus that causes AIDS, supports this diagnosis. HiV is spreading faster in southern Africa than anywhere else in the world But is anyone paying attention? Despite the fact that most of the world's 33.5 mil lion HIVIAIDS cases are in b-Saharan Africa- with an additional 4 million infected each year- the priorities at last weeks Organisation of African Unity summit were conflict resolution and economic development. Yet the epidemic could have a greater effect on economic development-or, rather, the lack of it -- than many politicians suspect. While business leaders are more concerned about the Y2K millennium bug than the long-term effect of AIDS, statistics show that the workforce in South Africa, for instance, is likely to be 20% Hiv positive by next year. Med ical officials and researchers warn that not a single country in the reg ion has a cohesive government tackle the The way managers address AIDS in the workplace will determine whether their companies survive the first decade of the 21century, says Deane Moore, an actuary for South Africas Metropolitan Life insurance company. Moore estimates that in South Africa there will be 580,000 new AIDS cases a year and a life expectancy of just 38 by 2010. "Well be back to the Middle ages, says Drysdale, whose hospital is in one of the areas in South Africa with the highest rates of HIV infection. "The graph is head ing toward the vertical. And yet peop le are still not taking it seriously. medicines, to confront the crisis. Patients in some government hospitals in Harare have to supply the one Most southern African countries are simply too poor to supply more than basic health services, let al bedding, food, drugs and, in some cases, even the ir own nurses. Zimbabwe's frail domestic economy depends to large extent on informal toll on owners and employees. The ripple effect is devastating, says Harare AIDS researcher Renee Lowenson More ominous are the implications for South Africa, with a sophisticated industrial infrastructure as well as a widespread informal sector. While the South African government is active in promoting AIDS education, it hasn't the money, manpower or mater ial to cope with the attack of AIDs. Already the government is caught up in a legal tangle with international pharmaceut ical compan ies over rights to import or locally manufacture cheaper anti-AIDS drugs. It is also bargaining over the possible purchase - if the price is reduced enough the anti-viral drug azT, to distribute freely to pregnant HIv-positive victims 51. The author believes that Sean Drysdale's comments on the problem seem to be [A] wildly exaggerated [C] absolutely irrelevant. true D] rather superficial 启迪广袤思维 COPE英语3HOW夏徛荣英语学习系列·全国研究生入学英语考试·考前冲刺试卷 CD 启迪广袤思维 7 COPE 英语 3HOW [B] boys have never undergone difficulties in their academic pursuits. [C] girls have never run into as many troubles as boys in US. [D] girls follow the examples set by boys but in vain. 48. The word “revamp”(Line 7, Paragraph 5) might mean [A] abolish. [B] revise. [C] defy. [D] employ. 49. Which of the following seems to be the most important reasons for boys’ poor performance? [A] biological weaknesses. [B] lack of aspirations. [C] extreme stress. [D] standardized tests. 50. Schools undertake to review their attitudes towards male activity because of [A] the failures of experiments. [B] the neglect of the teaching staff. [C] acceleration of living pace. [D] the charges against classroom feminization. Text 3 “We’re using the wrong word”, says Sean Drysdale, a desperate doctor from a rural hospital at Hlabisa in northern KwaZulu-Natal. “This isn’t an epidemic, it’s a disaster”. A recent UNICEF report, which states that almost one-third of Swaziland’s 900,000 people are infected with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, supports this diagnosis. HIV is spreading faster in southern Africa than anywhere else in the world. But is anyone paying attention? Despite the fact that most of the world’s 33.5 million HIV/AIDS cases are in sub-Saharan Africa —— with an additional 4 million infected each year —— the priorities at last week’s Organisation of African Unity summit were conflict resolution and economic development. Yet the epidemic could have a greater effect on economic development —— or, rather, the lack of it —— than many politicians suspect. While business leaders are more concerned about the Y2K millennium bug than the long-term effect of AIDS, statistics show that the workforce in South Africa, for instance, is likely to be 20% HIV positive by next year. Medical officials and researchers warn that not a single country in the region has a cohesive government strategy to tackle the crisis. The way managers address AIDS in the workplace will determine whether their companies survive the first decade of the 21st century, says Deane Moore, an actuary for South Africa’s Metropolitan Life insurance company. Moore estimates that in South Africa there will be 580,000 new AIDS cases a year and a life expectancy of just 38 by 2010. “We’ll be back to the Middle Ages,” says Drysdale, whose hospital is in one of the areas in South Africa with the highest rates of HIV infection. “The graph is heading toward the vertical. And yet people are still not taking it seriously.” Most southern African countries are simply too poor to supply more than basic health services, let alone medicines, to confront the crisis. Patients in some government hospitals in Harare have to supply their own bedding, food, drugs and, in some cases, even their own nurses. Zimbabwe’s frail domestic economy depends to a large extent on informal enterprises and small businesses, many of which are going bankrupt as AIDS takes its toll on owners and employees. “The ripple effect is devastating,” says Harare AIDS researcher Renee Lowenson. More ominous are the implications for South Africa, with a sophisticated industrial infrastructure as well as a widespread informal sector. While the South African government is active in promoting AIDS education, it hasn’t the money, manpower or material to cope with the attack of AIDS. Already the government is caught up in a legal tangle with international pharmaceutical companies over rights to import or locally manufacture cheaper anti-AIDS drugs. It is also bargaining over the possible purchase —— if the price is reduced enough —— of the anti-viral drug AZT, to distribute freely to pregnant HIV-positive victims. 51. The author believes that Sean Drysdale’s comments on the problem seem to be [A] wildly exaggerated. [B] nothing but true. [C] absolutely irrelevant. [D] rather superficial. SUMMER : NETEM: CD7