Now AIDS has become one of the most dangerous killers for human beings. The whole world is in danger of AIDS. But the situation in rich countries is not the same as that in poor countries. According to a research, the most serious area is Africa.

Throughout Africa, whole communities are being decimated by AIDS. Mothers, fathers, teachers and farmers are dying in thousands, day after day.

Why is it that most people with HIV live in the world’s poorest countries? Lack of education and health care makes people easy to be infected（感染）; poverty and the constant search for work and food keep them on the move; casual（隨意的）work and casual sex leave women particularly easy to be infected. As a result, the disease spreads to even more people. Those who are already malnourished（營養(yǎng)不良的）very soon become sick. Parents die, leaving children who are infected. It’s a dangerous circle.

When Pep Bonet visited Nchelenge in northern Zambia in 2003, he found one person in four was HIVpositive（HIV病毒攜帶者）. There was a closed and fearful atmosphere. No one wanted to admit to their HIV identity, and women who were HIV positives were often beaten or driven out of their home. Mothers left home and children became orphans. People lost hope, and the light went out of their eyes.

In rich countries, anti-HIV drug treatments can keep people with HIV healthy for many years; in poor countries where 95% of people with HIV live, only a few can afford to get these drugs. Do you think that’s fair?

65．The third paragraph mainly tells us ______.

A．he places having been infected by HIV

B．the reasons of the spread of HIV in poor countries

C．the poor family life of the people with HIV

D．the spread of HIV is out of control

66．The underlined word “decimated ”(in Paragraph 2) probably means_____.

A．protected                    B．saved               C．killed                      D．tested

67．Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A．Most people with HIV live in poor countries of the world.

B．People with HIV in rich countries need not worry about anything.

C．Lack of education is one of the causes of AIDS spread.

D．In Africa women with HIV are especially looked down upon.

68．When talking about the different situation of HIV between rich and poor countries, the author thinks it is ______.

A．regretful                     B．reasonable             C．understandable               D．unfair

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When I was fifteen, I announced to my English class that I was going to write my own books. Half the students smiled unkindly,   36   nearly fell out of their chairs laughing. “Don’t be   37  , only geniuses can become writers,” the English teacher said, “And you are getting a D this term.” I was so ashamed I burst into   38  . That night I wrote a short sad poem about broken dreams and mailed it to the newspaper. To my   39  , they published it and sent me two dollars. I was a published and paid writer. I showed my teacher and fellow students. They laughed, “Just plain dumb luck,” the teacher said. I  40 success. I’d sold the first thing I’d   41 written. That was more than any of them had done and if it was just dumb luck that was fine with me.
During the next two years I sold dozens of poems and letters. By the time I graduated from high school, I had scrapbooks (剪貼簿)  42   my published works. I never   43   my writing to my teachers, friends or my family   44   because they were dream killers.
I had four children at the time.  45   the children slept, I typed on my ancient typewriter. I wrote what I felt. It took nine months. I chose a   46   and mailed it. A month later I received a contract, an advance on payments, and a request to start   47 another book. Crying Wind, became a best seller, was translated into fifteen languages and sold worldwide. My first book also became  48  reading in native American schools in Canada.
The   49  year I ever had as a writer I earned two dollars. In my best year I earned 36,000 dollars. People ask what college I   50  , what degrees I had and what qualifications I have to be a writer. The answer is: “None.” I just write. I’m not a genius. I use an electric typewriter that I paid a hundred and twenty nine dollars  51  six years ago. I do all the housework and  52   my writing in a few minutes here and there. I’ve written eight books. To all those who dream of writing, I’m shouting at you: “Yes, you can. Don’t listen to them.” I don’t write right   53   I’ve succeeded. Writing is   54  , it’s fun and anyone can do it.   55  , a little dumb luck doesn’t hurt.

【小題15】

A．a(chǎn)ttended B．took C．a(chǎn)dmitted D．participated

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When I was fifteen, I announced to my English class that I was going to write my own books. Half the students smiled unkindly,   36   nearly fell out of their chairs laughing. “Don’t be   37  , only geniuses can become writers,” the English teacher said, “And you are getting a D this term.” I was so ashamed I burst into   38   . That night I wrote a short sad poem about broken dreams and mailed it to the newspaper. To my   39   , they published it and sent me two dollars. I was a published and paid writer. I showed my teacher and fellow students. They laughed, “Just plain dumb luck,” the teacher said. I  40  success. I’d sold the first thing I’d   41  written. That was more than any of them had done and if it was just dumb luck that was fine with me.

     During the next two years I sold dozens of poems and letters. By the time I graduated from high school, I had scrapbooks (剪貼簿)  42   my published works. I never   43   my writing to my teachers, friends or my family   44   because they were dream killers.

I had four children at the time.  45   the children slept, I typed on my ancient typewriter. I wrote what I felt. It took nine months. I chose a   46   and mailed it. A month later I received a contract, an advance on payments, and a request to start   47  another book. Crying Wind, became a best seller, was translated into fifteen languages and sold worldwide. My first book also became  48  reading in native American schools in Canada.

     The   49  year I ever had as a writer I earned two dollars. In my best year I earned 36,000 dollars. People ask what college I   50   , what degrees I had and what qualifications I have to be a writer. The answer is: “None.” I just write. I’m not a genius. I use an electric typewriter that I paid a hundred and twenty nine dollars  51  six years ago. I do all the housework and  52   my writing in a few minutes here and there. I’ve written eight books. To all those who dream of writing, I’m shouting at you: “Yes, you can. Don’t listen to them.” I don’t write right   53   I’ve succeeded. Writing is   54   , it’s fun and anyone can do it.   55   , a little dumb luck doesn’t hurt.

1.A. other              B. others           C. the other        D. the rest

2.  A. silly                B. curious      C. excited      D. depressed

3.  A. laughter         B. tears            C. song         D. cheers

4.  A. puzzlement           B. disappointment   C. expectation      D. astonishment

5.  A. tasted               B. met          C. accepted     D. considered

6.  A. yet              B. never            C. even         D. ever

7.  A. crowded with     B. filled with      C. combined with    D. linked with

8.  A. remembered       B. concluded        C. mentioned   D. described

9.  A. again                B. instead          C. still            D. merely

10. A. Though           B. Before       C. Until            D. While

11.A. writer                B. reporter     C. publisher        D. manager

12.A. working on        B. going on     C. turning on       D. putting on

13. A. requested            B. required     C. demanded     D. reminded

14.A. busiest           B. worse            C. worst           D. highest

15.A. attended          B. took         C. admitted     D. participated

16. A. out              B. to               C. by           D. for

17.A. keep              B. fit          C. save         D. hold

18. A. or               B. so           C. and          D. but

19.A. easy              B. hard         C. convenient       D. practical

20.A. On the contrary   B. Of course    C. As a result     D. In this way

When I was fifteen，I announced to my English class that I was going to write my own books．Half the students smiled unkindly， 1  nearly fell out of their chairs laughing．“Don’t be  2 ，only geniuses can become writers，” the English teacher said，“And you are getting a D this term．” I was so ashamed I burst into  3 ．That night I wrote a short sad poem about broken dreams and mailed it to the newspaper．To my  4 ，they published it and sent me two dollars．I was a published and paid writer．I showed my teacher and fellow students．They laughed，“Just plain dumb luck，” the teacher said．I  5  success．I’d sold the first thing I’d  6  written．That was more than any of them had done and if it was just dumb luck that was fine with me．

During the next two years I sold dozens of poems and letters．By the time I graduated from high school，I had scrapbooks （剪貼簿）  7  my published works．I never  8  my writing to my teachers，friends or my family  9  because they were dream killers．

I had four children at the time． 10  the children slept，I typed on my ancient typewriter．I wrote what I felt．It took nine months．I chose a  11  and mailed it．A month later I received a contract，an advance on payments，and a request to start  12 another book．Crying Wind，became a best seller，was translated into fifteen languages and sold worldwide．My first book also became  13  reading in native American schools in Canada．

The  14  year I ever had as a writer I earned two dollars．In my best year I earned 36，000 dollars．People ask what college I  15 ，what degrees I had and what qualifications I have to be a writer．The answer is: “None．” I just write．I’m not a genius．I use an electric typewriter that I paid a hundred and twenty nine dollars  16  six years ago．I do all the housework and  17  my writing in a few minutes here and there．I’ve written eight books．To all those who dream of writing，I’m shouting at you: “Yes，you can．Don’t listen to them．” I don’t write right  18 I’ve succeeded．Writing is  19 ，it’s fun and anyone can do it． 20 ，a little dumb luck doesn’t hurt．

1．A．other                    B．others                 C．the other             D．the rest

2．A．silly                      B．curious                C．excited                D．depressed

3．A．laughter                B．tears                   C．song                   D．cheers

4．A．puzzlement            B．disappointment     C．expectation          D．a(chǎn)stonishment

5．A．tasted                   B．met                     C．a(chǎn)ccepted             D．considered

6．A．yet                       B．never                  C．even                   D．ever

7．A．crowded with        B．filled with            C．combined with     D．linked with

8．A．remembered          B．concluded            C．mentioned           D．described

9．A．a(chǎn)gain                    B．instead                C．still                     D．merely

10．A．Though               B．Before                 C．Until                   D．While

11．A．writer                  B．reporter               C．publisher             D．manager

12．A．working on          B．going on              C．turning on           D．putting on

13．A．requested            B．required               C．demanded            D．reminded

14．A．busiest                B．worse                 C．worst                  D．highest

15．A．a(chǎn)ttended              B．took                    C．a(chǎn)dmitted              D．participated

16．A．out                     B．to                       C．by                      D．for

17．A．keep                   B．fit                       C．save                    D．hold

18．A．or                       B．so                       C．a(chǎn)nd                     D．but

19．A．easy                    B．hard                    C．convenient           D．practical

20．A．On the contrary   B．Of course            C．As a result           D．In this way

When I was fifteen, I announced to my English class that I was going to write my own books．Half the students sneered（冷笑）, the（36）nearly fell out of their chairs laughing. “Don’t be silly, （37）geniuses（天才）can become writers,” the English teacher said ， “And you are getting a D this term,” I was so （38）that I burst into tears.
That night I wrote a short（39）poem about broken dreams and mailed it to the newspaper. To my（40）, they published it and sent me two dollars. I was a published and（41）writer. I showed my teacher and fellow students. They （42）. “Just plain dumb luck,” the teacher said. I tasted （43）. I’d sold the first thing I’d ever written. That was more than any of them had done and if it was just dumb luck, that was （44） with me.
During the next two years I sold dozens of （45）, letters, jokes and recipes. By the time I （46） from high school, with a C minus average, I had scrapbooks filled with my published work. I （47） mentioned my writing to my teachers, friends or my family again. They were dream killers and （48） people must choose between their friends and their dreams, they must always choose their （49）.
I had four children at the time, and the oldest was only four. I wrote what I felt. It （50） nine months, just like a pregnant woman. I mailed it without a sell addressed stamped （51） and without making a copy of the manuscript.
A month later I received a（n）（52）, and a request to start working on another book. The worst year I earned two dollars. In my best year I earned 36,000 dollars. （53）years I earned between five thousand and ten thousand. No, it isn’t enough to live （54）, but it’s still more than I’d make working part time. People ask what college I（55）, what degrees I had and what qualifications I have to be a writer. The answer is: “None.” I just write. I’m not a genius.