Question

Health experts are calling for action to increase cancer care and control in the developing world. A medical research paper says cancer was once thought of as a problem mostly in the developed world. But now cancer is a leading cause of death and disability in poor countries as well. Experts from Harvard University and other organizations urge the international community to fight cancer actively, saying it should be fought in the way HIV/AIDS has been fought in Africa.

Cancer kills more than 7.5 million people a year worldwide. Almost two-thirds are in low-income and middle-income countries.

They discover cancer kills more people in developing countries than AIDS, tuberculosis (肺結(jié)核) and malaria (瘧疾) combined. But the world spends only 5% of its cancer resources in those countries.

Felicia Knaul from Harvard Medical School was one of the writers of the paper. She was in Mexico when she was found to have breast cancer. She received treatment there and her experience showed her the sharp difference between the rich and the poor in treating breast cancer.

Felicia Knaul says, “And we are seeing how this is attacking young women. It’s the number two cause of death in Mexico for women thirty to fifty-four. All over the developing world, it’s the number one cancer-related death among young women. I think we have to again say that there is much more we could do about it than we are doing about it.”

Professor Knalul met community health workers during her work in developing countries. They were an important part of efforts to reduce deaths from the cancer. They were able to persuade people to get tested to prevent the illness. The experts say cancer care does not have to be costly. For example, patients can be treated with lower-cost drugs.

1.What would be the best title for the passage?

A. Cancer – a leading cause of death in poor countries

B. What should we do in preventing and treating cancer?

C. What makes the first killer in developing countries?

D. Experts urge more efforts to fight cancer.

2.Felicia Knaul’s experience in Mexico shows that       .

A. many Mexican women suffer from breast cancer

B. there is not enough medicine for cancer there

C. many Mexican women can’t afford medical care

D. patients with breast cancer are treated differently

3.From what Felicia Knaul says, we can draw the conclusion that       .

A. breast cancer is a great threat to young women

B. people don’t pay enough attention to breast cancer

C. breast cancer is the second killer among women in Mexico

D. patients can be treated effectively in developing countries

4.Who plays an important part in preventing the cancer in developing countries?

A. The cancer patients.                  B. The health experts.

C. Community health workers.         D. Young women.

5.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. The number of cancer cases is decreasing.

B. HIV/AIDS is not being taken seriously in Africa.

C. Over 7.5 million people die of cancer every year.   

D. It is very expensive to treat cancer.

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.D

2.D

3.A

4.C

5.C

【解析】

試題分析：發(fā)展中國(guó)家的健康專家們正在號(hào)召國(guó)際社會(huì)增加對(duì)癌癥護(hù)理和控制。癌癥已經(jīng)蔓延到發(fā)展中國(guó)家，并威脅著許多年輕人的生命。全世界每年死于癌癥的人數(shù)超過了七百五十萬。

1.根據(jù)第一段和“Experts from Harvard University and other organizations urge the international community to fight cancer actively, saying it should be fought in the way HIV/AIDS has been fought in Africa.”可知，癌癥也成了發(fā)展中國(guó)家的人們死亡的主因，專家呼吁國(guó)際社會(huì)采取積極措施來與癌癥抗?fàn)�。故選D。

2.根據(jù)第四段“She received treatment there and her experience showed her the sharp difference between the rich and the poor in treating breast cancer.”可知，針對(duì)富有的和貧窮的乳腺癌患者，治療的方法有著很大的不同，故選D。

3.根據(jù)第五段“And we are seeing how this is attacking young women. It’s the number two cause of death in Mexico for women thirty to fifty-four. All over the developing world, it’s the number one cancer-related death among young women.”可知，乳腺癌是發(fā)展中國(guó)家年輕女性的第一殺手，極大地威脅著年輕女性的生命，故選A。

4.根據(jù)最后一段“Professor Knalul met community health workers during her work in developing countries. They were an important part of efforts to reduce deaths from the cancer.”可知，they指代的是community health workers，他們?cè)跍p少癌癥死亡率方面發(fā)揮重要作用，故選C。

5.根據(jù)第二段“Cancer kills more than 7.5 million people a year worldwide.”可知，在全世界范圍內(nèi)，癌癥每年殺死七百五十萬人，故選C。

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