2018届高考英语二轮复习练习：专题四 阅读理解2.4.3（含解析）

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1、A(2017·哈尔滨师范大学附属中学高三期末)Karen，grownupinaverytraditionalfamilyinthewesternUnitedStates，maintainedhighmoral(道德的)standardsthroughoutheryouth.In1984，attheageof23，shemarriedBill.Theywere_blessed_withtwochildren，aboyandagirl.By1991theirlovehaddeepened，andtheywerehappy.Laterthatyear，Billdevelopedawhit

2、espotonhistongue.Hevisitedadoctor.Onedayshortlyafterthat，BillcalledKarentositbesidehim.Hesaidwithtearsinhiseyesthathelovedherandwantedtoliveforeverwithher.ThedoctorsuspectedthathehadbeeninfectedwithHIV，thevirusthatleadstoAIDS.Thefamilywastested.BillandKaren’sresultswerepositive.Billhadbecomein

3、fectedbeforehemetKaren;thenhepassedthevirusontoKaren.Thechildren’sresultswerenegative.Withinthreeyears，Billwasdead，“Idon’tknowhowtoexpresswhatitisliketowatchtheoncehandsomemanyouloveandintendtolivewithforeverdyingslowly.Icriedmanynights.Hediedthreemonthsshortoftenyearsofourmarriage，”saysKaren.

4、ThoughadoctortoldKarenthatshewouldsoonfollowherhusbandintodeath，sheisstillalive.TheinfectionhasprogressedtotheearlystagesofAIDS.Karenisoneofabout30millionpeoplenowlivingwithHIV/AIDS，afigurelargerthanthecombinedpopulationsofAustralia，IcelandandParaguay.AccordingtooneUNreport，Africahas21milliono

5、fthesevictims.Bytheturnofthecenturythatnumbercouldreach40millionandthediseasewillbringonthegreatestdisasterinhumanhistory.Oftheworld’ssexuallyactiveadultsaged15to49,1in100hasalreadybeeninfectedwithHIV.Ofthese，only1in10realizesthatheorsheisinfected.InsomepartsofAfrica,25percentofadultsareinflec

6、ted.SincethebeginningofspreadofAIDSin1981，about11.7millionpeoplehavediedofit.Itisroughlycalculatedthatin1997alone，about2.3millionpeoplediedofit.Nevertheless，therearefreshreasonsforoptimisminthebattleagainstAIDS.Duringthepastfewyears，therehasbeenadropinnewAIDScasesinwealthynations.Inaddition，pr

7、omisingdrugsholdouthopeofbetterhealthandlongerlife.语篇解读　　本文作者通过一个故事介绍了艾滋病所带来的痛苦以及目前医学对艾滋病防治研究的进展。1．BytellingthestoryofKaren，theauthorintendsto________.A．warnpeopleagainsthighriskbehaviorsB．stresstheimportanceofmedicaltestsC．expresssympa