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　　WASHINGTON-Nearly 40 million children in developing countries stand to lose one or both parents to AIDS (艾滋病) over the next 13 years, and almost 3 million children under 15 have caught the disease worldwide, US experts said. “More than 40 million children in 23 developing nations will likely have lost one or both their parents by 2010. Most of these deaths will be the result of the HIV/AIDS and complicated illnesses, ”Brian Atwood, a US official said. Meanwhile, since the first report death of a child by AIDS Los Angeles 15 years ago, almost 3 million children under 15 are estimated (估计) to have caught the disease worldwide, and at least 1000 are dying each day. “In countries across Africa, Asia and Latin America, HIV/AIDS is pulling years of progress in economic and social development,” he added. “Life expectancy (估计寿命) which has been steadily on the rise for last thirty years will drop to 40 years or less in nine African countries by the year 2020.” Atwood said serious work to help stop children from dying in developing countries was being wiped out “In all 23 countries included in this study, AIDS—related death will take away the gains made in child survival over the past 20 years. In Zambia and Zimbabwe, children's death rates will likely nearly double,” Atwood said.

1．AIDS is developing fast in ______.

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2．The first child who was reported death of AIDS lived in ______.

[　　]

3．AIDS is not only causing millions of death to human beings, but also ______.

[　　]

A．speeding the development of society

B．slowing down the development of society

C．polluting the air

D．breaking the balance of nature

  （7）------中偏难题

People generally use spices （香料） every day when preparing meals．Most of these spices are readily available in local supermarkets．However, in the 15th and 16th centuries, spices were as valuable as gold or diamonds．Spices are small plants or parts of plants, such as ginger, pepper, vanilla, and cinnamon, which are used to add flavor to our food． 1   Such a use for spices actually goes all the way back to Roman times．The Romans used spices such as cumin and coriander to help preserve food．

    The spices came to Europe from countries to the east, such as the islands in the East Indies, Sri Lanka, and India． 2   Because of the long journeys involved, they were very expensive．

    European sailors began to look for routes to these countries themselves in order to bring back the spices by sea．In 1498, a Portuguese explorer named Vasco Da Gama reached an East Indies island called Calicut． 3   In 1519, another Spanish explorer, Ferdinand Magellan, found a new trade route by sailing west across the Atlantic Ocean, around the southern tips of both South America and Africa, and back to Europe．

    4   Portugal was the leader until the end of the 16th century．Spain was in control during much of the next 100 years．Then, Holland took over．The Dutch controlled the East Indies, but, in 1780, England defeated them in a famous war． 5   They treated the people there badly and made them submit to the British government.

India finally became independent from Britain in the 1940s．Today, it is still called “the land of spices”．In fact, at present India produces 2.5 million tons of spices each year and produced more types of spices than any other country．

A．For centuries, Arab traders had carried the spices over land and sold them to European countries．

B．For the next four centuries, Western countries raced each other for control of the spice trade in these new countries, which they called the “New World.”

C．Though they might not be as valuable today as gold or diamonds, spices are still big business around the globe.

D．Six years earlier, Spanish explorer Christopher Columbus had been looking for spices when he discovered America.

E．The English then moved from the islands into India.

F．The history of spice is almost as old as human civilization.

G．In those times, spices also helped keep meat from spoiling.

Washington—Nearly 40 million children in developing countries stand to lose one of both parents to AIDS over the next 13 years, and almost 3 million children under 15 have caught the disease worldwide, US experts said.

　　 "More than 40 million children in 23 developing nations will be likely to have lost one or both of their parents by 2010. Most of these deaths will be the result of the HIV/AIDS and complicated(复杂的)illness," Brian Atwood, a US official said. Meanwhile, since the first reported death of a child by AIDS in Los Angeles 15 years ago, almost 3 million children under 15 are said to have caught the disease worldwide, and at least 1 000 are dying each day.

   "In countries across Africa, Asia and Latin America, HIV/AIDS is pulling years of progress in economic and social development," he added.

   "Life expectancy(期待；期望) which has been steadily on the rise for the last thirty—will drop to 40 years or less in nine African countries by 2020. "

    Atwood said serious work to help stop children from dying in developing countries was being wiped out.

   "In all 23 countries included in this study, AIDS-related death will take away the gains made in child survival over the past 20 years. In Zambia and Zimbabwe, children's death rates will likely double. "

1. According to the news, the writer worries most about_______.

  A. grown-ups　　   B. children　　　　 C. Americans　　    D. old people

2. AIDS is developing fast in_________.

 A. Europe　　　　   B. North America    C. poor countries　　 D. rich countries

3. The first child who died of AIDS lived in_________.

  A. England　　　　 B. Russia　　　　   C. Japan　　　　    D. America

4. AIDS is not only causing millions of deaths to human beings, but also_________.

  A. speeding the development of society　　   B. slowing down the development of society

  C. polluting the air　　　　　　　　　　    D. breaking the balance of nature

5. The underlined words "wiped out" means_________.

  A. cleared out　　   B. rubbed away　　  C. dried up　　　　  D. destroyed