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1、（韶关市2013届高三第一次调研）ALONDON(Reuters)—Childrenaredyingforlackofdrugstailoredtotheirneeds,accordingtotheWorldHealthOrganization(WHO),whichlaunchedaglobalcampaignonThursdaytopromotemoreresearchintochildmedicine.Morethanhalfofthedrugscurrentlyusedtotreatchildreni

2、ntheindustrializedworldhavenotbeenspecificallytestedonyoungsters.Theproblemisevenworseindevelopingcountrieswherepriceremainsamajorbarrierand6millionchildrendieeachyearfromtreatableconditions.InthecaseofHIV/AIDS,thefewexistingpediatrictherapies（儿科的疗法）develo

3、pedforchildrengenerallycostthreetimesmorethanadultones.Asaresult,clinicianslackclearguidelinesonthebestdrugtouseandoftenhavetoguessatthecorrectdose.Fortunately,theWHOhasdrawnupthefirstinternationalListofEssentialMedicinesforChildren,containing206productsco

4、nsideredsafeforchildren.“Butalotremainstobedone.Thereareprioritymedicinesthathavenotbeenadaptedforchildren’suseorarenotavailablewhenneeded,”saidDrHans,theU.N.agency’sdirectorofmedicinespolicyandstandards.Medicinesthatneedtobeadaptedtochildren’sneedsinclude

5、manyantibiotics,paindrugsaswellascombinationpillsforHIV/AIDS,tuberculosisandmalaria.TheagencyisbuildinganInternetentrancelinkingtoclinicaltrialscarriedoutinchildrenandwilllaunchaWebsitewiththeinformationearlynextyear.Testingmedicinesonchildrenhasalwaysbeen

6、acontroversialissue,sincegoodethical（伦理的）practicerequiresinformedagreementfrompeopleparticipatinginclinicaltrials,whichisdifficulttoobtaininthecaseofchildren.Asaresult,research-baseddrugcompanieshavebeenwaryofdevelopingchild-friendlymedicinesandgeneralcomp

7、anieshavebeenslowtoproducethematlowercost.Inanattempttodealwiththeissue,bothEuropeandtheUnitedStatesnowhavespecialrulesofferingextendedpatentprotectionfordrugsthathavebeentestedonchildren.26.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleofthepassage?A.AGlobalCampaignto

8、PromoteResearchintoAIDSMedicineB.WHOSaysChildrenareDyingforLackofChild-sizedDrugsC.ManyPeopleareConcernedaboutChildren’sDrugsD.MeasuresTakentoDevelopChild-friendlyMedicineQuickly【答案】B【解析】标题归纳题。根据LONDON(Reuter