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Manyyearsago,IpulledafamilyoutofaburningcarsomewhereinWyoming.LastweekIreceivedatelephonecallfromawomanwhocouldnotstopcryingasshetoldmethatoneofmystorieshadsavedhersonfromcommittingsuicide.Inclosingshecalledmeahero.
Thatgotmethinkingaboutwhataherois.WasIaherobecauseIpulledafamilyfromaburningcar?
Ifso,howcouldIbeaherojustbecauseIwroteastorythatsavedsomeone’slife?
TodayIlookeduptheword“hero”inthedictionarytoseeexactlywhatitmeant.Itread“apersonwhodoessomethingbrave”andalso“apersonwhoisgoodandnoble”.
Thatstatementimpressedmemorethanthepartaboutbeingbrave.SoIthoughtaboutsomethingveryi
mportant.AndIrememberedwhathappenedtomeyearsago.
Aftermymarriageoftwentyyearsended,Iwasinsuchacondition.Iwaswithinhourstryingtogetenoughcouragetoendthepainandmisery.WhenIreturnedhome,someonehadsentmeacardinthemailwhichtoldmehowmuchtheywouldappreciatemeasafriend.Thatwonderfulcardprobablysavedmylife.Thatperson,withoutev
enknowingit,savedalifeandbecameahero.
ThemanystoriesIkeptwritinginthef
ollowingyearssavedthelifeofateenageboy.Inturnthatmakesthepersonwhosentmethecardadoublehero.IsupposethatiswhyIfightsohardtohelpthechildrennowlivinginorphanages(孤儿院).Mostchildrencomeoutoftheseinstitutionswithaveryhardandbitterattitudeagainsttheworld
.Thegiftswesendthemletthemknowthattheyhavenotbeenforgotten.Hopefully,mostofthemwillneverhurtanyonebecauseofthekindnessshowntothembythoseofuswhocared.Ifitworks,wewillalsobecome"
heroes"
.
21.Themainideaofthepassageis_______________.
A.whythewritershouldbeahero
B.whataheroexactlyis
C.whetherthewr
iterisahero
D.thateveryoneisahero
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2.Whydidthewomancallthewriteraheroattheendofthecall?
A.Becauseheaskedhersonnottokillhimself.
B.Becausehesavedafamilyfromaburningcar.
C.Becausehisstorysavedherson’slife.
D
.Becausehewascuteandkindtoeverybody.
23.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inthelastsentenceofParagraph5referto?
A.Thewonderfulcardthewriterreceived.
B.Theactionofsendingthecard.
C.Thefactthatthesenderhelpedthewriter.
D.Thefactthatthesenderwasafriendofthewriter.
24.Accordingtothewriter,whocanbeconsideredasahero?
A.ApersonwhoisbraveB.Apersonwhohelpssomeoneintrouble
C.ApersonwhocanholdadoorforothersD.Apersonwhowriteswonderfulstories.
B
WASHINGTON—PatientswithHIV,thevirusthatcausesAIDS,oftendevelopvitamindeficiencies(缺乏).
Anewstudyhasfoundthatgivingthesepatientsamultivitaminwith
amineralsupplement(补充)helpsimprovetheirimmunityandslowsthedisease'
sprogression.
Sub-SaharanAfricahasalwaysbeenthecenteroftheAIDSepidemic.InBotswana,despiteaggressivepreventioncampaigns,oneoutofeveryfouradultsisinfectedwithHIV.ProfessorMariannaBaumbasedherlatestresearchthere.Baumrecruitedalmost900newlyinfectedadultswhohadnotyetreceivedtheanti-AIDSdrugsthattargetthevirus.
TheseadultswerethendividedintogroupsthatrandomlyreceiveddifferentcombinationsofvitaminsB,CandE,themineralseleniumoraplacebo(安慰剂).
MostpatientswithHIVbecomedeficientinthesevitamins,whichhelpboostimmunity.Baumsaidsheinitiallythoughtthemultivitaminsaloneorseleniumalonewouldbeeffectiveinstrengtheningtheimmunesystem,butfoundthattobeincorrect.
“Weweresurprisedtofindthatonlythecombinationwaseffective,”saidBaum.
ResearchshowsthatwhenpeoplewithHIVreceiveanti-retroviraldrugs(抗逆转录病毒药物)shortlyafterinfection,theycanremainhealthyandarelesslikelytopassthevirustotheirsexpartners.Formanycountries,however,thecostoftheseanti-AIDSdrugsisstillprohibitive.Baumsaidthevitaminandmineralcombinationtherapyshouldhelplowincomecountriesbettercontrolthevirus.
“AsimplemultivitaminsupplementationwithseleniumprovidedearlyinHIVdiseasecanactuallyslowtheHIVdiseaseprogressionanditissafe.Itislowcostandit
shouldbeprovidedveryearlyinHIVinfection,”saidBaum.
Baumsaidthesupplementsarenotmeanttoreplaceanti-retroviraltherapy,butcanhelpthosewhocannotobtainthedrugs.
Dr.AnthonyFauci,aworldrenownedexpertonAIDS,disagrees.
“Ihaven’treadthepaper,buthavingtakencareofHIV-infectedindividualsforthreedecades,I
woulddoubtthatvitaminsaregoingtohaveamajoreffecton
suppressingthevirus,"
saidFauci.
Faucisaidvitaminandmineralsupplementsmaymakeapatientgenerallyhealthier,buttheonlythingthattrulyworkstosuppressHIVisanti-retroviraltherapy.Baum'
sstudywaspublishedintheJournaloftheAmericanMedicalAssociation.
25.Whereisthepassageprobablytaken?
A.AscientificreportB.Anewspaper
C.AschooltextbookD.Sciencefiction
26.WhatcanwelearnfromprofessorBaum’sstudy?
A.ItisvitamindeficienciesthatmayhavecausedpeopletodevelopAIDS.
B.MorethanonethirdofpeopleinBotswanaarediagnosedwithHIVdisease.
C.ProfessorBaumdivided900HIVpatientsrandomlyintoseveralgroups.
D.OnlythecombinationofvitaminsandthemineralseleniumcouldslowAIDS’sprocess.
27.WhichofthestatementsispossiblysupportedbyDr.AnthonyFauci?
A.ThefindingisgreatnewsforlowincomeHIVpatients.
B.VitaminswillhaveagreatimpactonstoppingHIV.
C.Anti-retroviraltreatmentiseffectivetostopHIV.
D.VitaminsshouldbeusedearlyinHIVinfection.
28.Theunderlinedword“prohibitive”inparagraph5isclosestto“_______”inmeaning.
A.deadlyB.costlyC.decreasingD.forbidden
C
FourschoolchildrenfromBelgrave,EnglandwereoutontheirbikesonWednesdayevening.Unexpectedly,theysawanelderlymangaspingforbreathinthestreet.Theytriedtocallthepoliceandambulanceservice,buttheirphoneswerenotworking,duetonetworkproblems.
BeforethePolishmanbecameunconscious,thechildrenkepthimcalmwhiletheyflaggeddown(招停),apassingdriver.ThechildrenusedwordstheyhadpickedupfromtheirP
olishclassmatestotranslatetheinjuredman’sanswertothedriver’squestions.Gray,10,andhissix-year-oldsister,Lily,stayedwiththemanwhileThyusandOwen,both11,ledtheambulancetothespotwherehelay.Soonthemanwastakentohospital.
Thefantasticfourchildrenwhocametotheaidoftheelderlymandeservethehighestrespectfortheirquickthinkingandcourageinanemergencysituation.Theyareacreditnotonlytothemselves,buttotheirfamiliesandtheirschool.Anditisgreattobeabletohearsuchapositivestoryabou
tyoungpeople.
Whatisnotsopositiveaboutthisstoryisthefactthatseveraladultsapparentlywalkedbywithoutstoppingtohelp.Thisseemingindifferencetoanemergencysituationisawell-notedphenomenonwhichpsychologistssometimesrefertoas“thebystandereffect”.Researchsuggeststhatwhenagroupofpeoplewitnessanemergency,peoplearelikelytoassumethatsomebodyelsewillinterveneandtheyfeelthattheburdenofresponsibilityisliftedfromtheirshoulders.
Perhapstheanswertothissortofthingistointroducea“GoodSamaritan”law.Thisalreadyexi
stsinFranceandplacesalegalresponsibilityo
npeoplewhowitnessanemergencysituationtohelpputaslongastheycandoso.Thiscertainlyseemstoremoveanydoubtaboutwhobearstheburdenofresponsibilityforofferingassistance-----everybody!
29.Inparagraph3,theauthormainly_____
A.showshisgreatsympathyfortheman
B.giveshighpraisetothefourchildren.
C.offershisspecialthankstothedriver
D.expresseshisangeratseveraladults
30.Whatcanwelearnabouttheelderlyman?
A.hespokePolishwiththechildren
B.hefellfromhisbikeandgo
tinjured
C.hewastakentohospitalbyapassingdriver.
D.herecoveredconsciousnessinthestreet
31.Theunderlinedword“intervene”inparagraph4i
sclosestinmeaningto_________.
A.becuriousB.goonC.giveupD.getinvolved
32.InFrance,ifanemergencyhappenstosomeone,________________.
A.offeringhelptohimisrequiredbylaw
B.peoplehavetherighttoleavethescene
C.othersmustgetpermissionbeforehelpinghim
D.thewitnesseswillbepunishediftherescuefails
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