Question

Sitting and eating quietly on his father’s lap, the 18-month-old was oblivious to the infection in his veins(血管).But his father a strong farmer, knew only too well. It was the same one that killed his wife four month ago, leaving him alone with four children. The man started to cry.

“When my wife died, I thought ,well, it is from God, but at least I have him.” he said. “Then I learned he is sick, too. I asked if there was medicine and the doctors said no.

HIV and AIDS have quietly arrived in this land. They remain almost completely underground, hidden in ignorance（無知）and shame.

The father of the infected 18-month-old said his village teacher had never talked about AIDS. Nearly a year of tests on the father have found no HIV, and the old children are clear, but his smallest child tested positive（陽性）at ten months.

Six years earlier, his wife lost a baby and have several transfusions in Pakistan. After she became sick and was found to be infected, “I told the family her blood was not good and to avoid eating with her.” he said. “And I told them not to kiss his son, he burst into tears.

“I don’t know what to do,” he said; “I have sacrificed so much since my marriage.. I mortgaged (抵押)half my land to pay for her medical care.”

The father can do little for his son but keep his secret. There are no AIDS treatment centers in Afghanistan, only a single secret clinic in the capital that just monitors the disease, and no drugs are available.

The underlined part “was oblivious to” in Paragraph 1 can best be replaced by______.

A.    was shocked by

B.    was afraid of

C.    was curious about

D.    was unaware of

What happened to the man?

A.    He was diagnosed with AIDS just now

B.    He has no money to support the family

C.    His wife died of AIDS four weeks ago

D.    His youngest son was infected with AIDS

It can be inferred from Paragraph 5 that______

A.    the wife had several blood transfusions

B.    the family knew how to avoid AIDS

C.    the farmer had little knowledge about AIDS

D.    the family loved the youngest son most

Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A.    There are several AIDS treatment centers in Afghanistan

B.    The farmer will keep his son’s disease unknown to others

C.    The farmer sold his house to pay for his wife’s medial care

D.    Afghanistian’s medical conditions have been greatly improved.

Answer 1

【小題1】D

【小題2】D

【小題3】C

【小題4】B

解析:

    文章大意：在阿富汗，以為無知以及其他方面的忌諱，艾滋病患者要么不知這種疾病疾病的危害，要么而不敢公開自己患病的實情。

【小題1】猜測詞義題。 由后面的“But his father---knew only too well。It was the same one that killed his wife---”可知選D。阿富汗一個18個月大的孩子坐在他父親的膝蓋上安靜的吃東西，很顯然，他并不知道他患上了一種可怕而致命的傳染病。 但他的父親，一個身材魁梧的阿富汗農民，卻對此一清二楚。

【小題2】細節推斷題。 從第一段和第二段的信息可知，這個男人的妻子四個月前死于艾滋病，如今小兒子也身患此病，且沒有藥物治療，所以他傷心地哭了。

【小題3】推理判斷題。 從第五段這個男人所說的話“I told the family---tell them not to kiss the child”可知他不知道艾滋病的傳播途徑，從而反應了他對艾滋病不甚了解。

【小題4】細節判斷題。 有文章最后一段第一句“The father can do little for his son but keep his secret。”對于他的小兒子，他除了保守他感染艾滋病的秘密外，幾乎束手無策。可知B項與事實相符。