The World Health Organization says that the disease polio is no longer widespread in India. In 2009，half of the world’s cases of polio were there. But In 2011, there was only one new case of polio in the country.
Polio is caused by a virus. It spreads very quickly from one person to another. Victims often lose the use of their arms and legs. In the most serious cases, polio can kill a person.
Twenty-five years ago, polio affected about 200, 000 children in India each year. The United Nations children’s organization, UNICEF, sent teams. of health workers into local villages. Team members told families in their neighborhood about the importance of giving liquid medicine to children to protect them against polio.
But it was not easy at first. A member said, “They used to think that our children will not be able to have children when they grow up if they get the drop. They used to think like this. But now they don’t. Now they allow their kids to get the drops.” Now things have changed. Asma Khatun is a mother in the town of Ghaziabad in the northern state of Utter Pradesh. She said, “Whenever anyone comes, we get the children vaccinated(接种疫苗). Even if nobody came to our house, we would send our children to a clinic to get vaccinated.
A local Muslim leader says the vaccination campaign has been successful because it is supported by religious leaders. He said, “The polio vaccination campaign has been successful here because our Muslim scholars are with us.
With their support, we are able to make people understand that giving children the vaccine is beneficial and crucial.”
The Indian government has now launched a new campaign to vaccinate 170 million children under the age of five. The campaign will target newborn babies, migrants and people living in poor, crowded areas where the disease spreads more quickly.
1.What is the writer’s purpose in writing the passage?
A. To tell the world how to fight against polio.
B. To tell us good news about fighting against polio in India.
C. To prove that with good methods polio can be prevented.
D. To explain why people in India are no longer afraid of polio.
2.We learn that when parents in India were first advised to get their children vaccinated, they .
A. didn’t believe it could prevent polio
B. became relaxed and believed it would work
C. were afraid it would do harm to their children
D. were afraid it would make their children die
3.What is Muslim leaders’ attitude towards getting children vaccinated now?
A. Supportive.
B. Negative.
C. Uncaring.
D. Worried.
4.We know from the last paragraph that the new campaign .
A. was started by the World Health Organization
B. is successful mainly because of Muslim scholars
C. aims at 170 million children under the age of five
D. mainly targets people living in poor and crowded areas
高三英语阅读理解中等难度题
The World Health Organization says that the disease polio is no longer widespread in India. In 2009，half of the world’s cases of polio were there. But In 2011, there was only one new case of polio in the country.
Polio is caused by a virus. It spreads very quickly from one person to another. Victims often lose the use of their arms and legs. In the most serious cases, polio can kill a person.
Twenty-five years ago, polio affected about 200, 000 children in India each year. The United Nations children’s organization, UNICEF, sent teams. of health workers into local villages. Team members told families in their neighborhood about the importance of giving liquid medicine to children to protect them against polio.
But it was not easy at first. A member said, “They used to think that our children will not be able to have children when they grow up if they get the drop. They used to think like this. But now they don’t. Now they allow their kids to get the drops.” Now things have changed. Asma Khatun is a mother in the town of Ghaziabad in the northern state of Utter Pradesh. She said, “Whenever anyone comes, we get the children vaccinated(接种疫苗). Even if nobody came to our house, we would send our children to a clinic to get vaccinated.
A local Muslim leader says the vaccination campaign has been successful because it is supported by religious leaders. He said, “The polio vaccination campaign has been successful here because our Muslim scholars are with us.
With their support, we are able to make people understand that giving children the vaccine is beneficial and crucial.”
The Indian government has now launched a new campaign to vaccinate 170 million children under the age of five. The campaign will target newborn babies, migrants and people living in poor, crowded areas where the disease spreads more quickly.
1.What is the writer’s purpose in writing the passage?
A. To tell the world how to fight against polio.
B. To tell us good news about fighting against polio in India.
C. To prove that with good methods polio can be prevented.
D. To explain why people in India are no longer afraid of polio.
2.We learn that when parents in India were first advised to get their children vaccinated, they .
A. didn’t believe it could prevent polio
B. became relaxed and believed it would work
C. were afraid it would do harm to their children
D. were afraid it would make their children die
3.What is Muslim leaders’ attitude towards getting children vaccinated now?
A. Supportive.
B. Negative.
C. Uncaring.
D. Worried.
4.We know from the last paragraph that the new campaign .
A. was started by the World Health Organization
B. is successful mainly because of Muslim scholars
C. aims at 170 million children under the age of five
D. mainly targets people living in poor and crowded areas
高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
In 2004，the World Health Organization，WHO，warned of a possible outbreak of another serious disease which may be even more deadly than SARS．The WHO believes that it is likely that bird flu will spread to human beings in the next few years．If it does，up to seven millions people could die from the disease．
Diseases like bird flu are caused by viruses，that is，tiny things which change and be come more dangerous over time．When a new type of a common virus changes，it may be able to get past the body’s immune system．If that happens，humans are in great danger until a cure or treatment becomes available．
There have always been viruses and people always get sick，of course，but as we saw with SARS，the situation is more difficult today．People travel more than ever before，which means that disease can spread quickly and across large areas——in fact the whole world．
Scientists are already working on drugs that will prevent or limit the effect of a new virus，but the process takes time．It is just as important to make sure that countries，especially poor countries，are prepared to deal with the disease。New disease usually affect poor areas the most，so we must help develop health care in all countries．
64．The situation is more serious today because ．
A．people travel more B．people don’t eat health food
C．there aren’t enough hospitals D．scientists can’t find a cure
65．From this passage we know ．
A．bird flu will surely spread to human beings in the next few years．
B．a virus changes and become less dangerous over time．
C．SARS is 1ikely to come again in some years．
D．poor areas usually suffers more from new diseases than rich areas．
66．The possible title of this passage is
A．The Work of WHO
B．Scientists Are Working Hard on Drugs for Diseases
C．What Is a Virus
D．Virus Changes and Causes New Diseases Over Time
高三英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析
The World Health Organization says there has been a sharp increase in the number of over-weight children in developing countries. In African countries, the WHO says the number of over-weight or obese children is twice as high as it was 20 years ago. Around the world, about 43 million children under the age of five were overweight in 2013.
Overweight and obese children are more likely to become overweight and obese adults. The condition can generate serious health problems like heart diseases.
Francesco Branca is the director of the WHO Department of Nutrition for Health and Development. He says urban lifestyle makes people eat processed food more often ,which has a high sugar ,fat and salt content. He also says people are gaining weight because of their lack of activities. They travel in cars or other vehicles more than on foot.
The WHO experts say to lower obesity rates is especially complex in countries that also deal with high rates of infectious(感染性的) diseases.
The WHO has some basic solutions for individuals and countries. The organization says you should lower your intake of fat, sugar, salt and processed food and eat more fruits,' vegetables and increase physical activity. The WHO says these actions are especially important for children.
And WHO expert Branca says mothers should breastfeed their babies for at least the first six months of life, if possible. More importantly, governments should consider providing vitamins for children and educational campaigns about problems linked to obesity would also help. In his view, government policies should deal with how food is marketed to children and food producers must balance quality and taste with the dangers of sugar, fat and salt. "Reducing the number of overweight children will not be easy. The goal is difficult to meet even in wealthy countries. " he adds.
1.What is the main idea of Paragraph l?
A. Children in developing countries generally weigh too much.
B. Overweight children in developing countries have increased greatly.
C. The number of overweight children in the world has doubled.
D. The World Health Organization has increased greatly.
2.According to Branca , people are becoming overweight because of their changes in _______
A. lifestyles B. transportation
C. physical condition D. school educational .
3.Which of the following word can best replace the underlined word in Paragraph 2?
A. cure B. prevent C. worsen D. cause
4.According to WHO, which of the following is true?
A. Poor nutrition is often related to children obesity.
B. To lower infectious disease rates is more complex than to lower obesity rates.
C. Eating less sugar and more vegetables helps lower obesity rates.
D. Increasing physical activity is most effective to lower obesity rates.
5.What can we learn from the last Paragraph?
A. Babies breastfed aren't likely to become overweight.
B. Governments should play a necessary role in fighting obesity.
C. Food producers should be stopped from marketing, food to children.
D. The number of overweight children decreases easily in wealthy countries.
高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
The World Health Organization says there has been a sharp increase in the number of over-weight children in developing countries．In African countries, the WHO says the number of over-weight or obese children is twice as high as it was 20 years ago．Around the world, about 43 million children under the age of five were overweight in 2013．
Overweight and obese children are more likely to become overweight and obese adults．The condition can generate serious health problems like heart diseases．
Francesco Branca is the director of the WHO Department of Nutrition for Health and Development．He says urban lifestyle makes people eat processed food more often, which has a high sugar, fat and salt content．He also says people are gaining weight because of their lack of activities．They travel in cars or other vehicles more than on foot．
The WHO experts say to lower obesity rates is especially complex in countries that also deal with high rates of infectious diseases．
The WHO has some basic solutions for individuals and countries．The organization says you should lower your intake of fat, sugar, salt and processed food and eat more fruits, vegetables and increase physical activity．The WHO says these actions are especially important for children．
And WHO expert Branca says mothers should breastfeed their babies for at least the first six months of life, if possible．More importantly, governments should consider providing vitamins for children and educational campaigns about problems linked to obesity would also help．In his view, government policies should deal with how food is marketed to children and food producers must balance quality and taste with the dangers of sugar, fat and salt．"Reducing the number of overweight children will not be easy．The goal is difficult to meet even in wealthy countries．" he adds．
1.What is the main idea of Paragraph l?
A．Overweight children in developing countries have increased greatly．
B．Children in developing countries generally weigh too much．
C．The number of overweight children in the world has doubled．
D．The World Health Organization has increased greatly．
2.According to Branca, people are becoming overweight because of their changes in_______
A．school education
B．transportation
C．physical condition
D．lifestyles
3.The underlined word “generate” in Paragraph 2 probably means ______．
A．cure
B．cause
C．worsen
D．prevent
4.We can learn from the last paragraph that ______．
A．babies breastfed aren’t likely to become overweight
B．food producers should be stopped from marketing, food to children
C．governments should play a necessary role in fighting obesity
D．the number of overweight children decreases easily in wealthy countries
高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
The World Health Organization says obesity rates are rising in Pacific island countries. So, too, are health problems linked to being overweight.
The WHO says a major reason for the rising obesity rates is an increase in imported foods. It says many Pacific islanders have replaced their traditional diets of vegetables and fruits with imported processed foods.
Dr.Temu Waqanivalu is with the World Health Organization’s South Pacific office in Suva, Fiji.He says many of the imported products lack nutritional value.
Temu Waqanivalu said: “In some of the places, you’d be amazed to see how a bottle of Coke is cheaper than a bottle of water. I think that represents the kind of offenvironment we’ve created that doesn’t really encourage or make lifestyle choices an easy choice for the population.”
And a lack of physical activity among many Pacific islanders only adds to the obesity problem.
The WHO says more than 50 percent of the population is overweight in at least ten Pacific island countries. The rate is as high as 80 percent among women in the territory（领地）of American Samoa. Fiji had the lowest obesity rate at 30 percent.
In all, almost ten million people live in Pacific island countries. The WHO estimates that about 40 percent of them have health disorders related to diet and nutrition.
Diabetes（糖尿病）rates are among the highest in the world. Forty-seven percent of the people in American Samoa have diabetes. So do 44 percent of the people in Tokelau, a territory of New Zealand.
By comparison, the diabetes rate is 13 percent in the United States, a country that has its own problems with rising obesity.
Officials also note an increase in nutritional problems like anemia and not enough vitamin A in the diets of Pacific islanders. Dr. Waqanivalu says treating conditions related to obesity and diet puts pressure on limited health resources and budgets.
1.The main reason why obesity rates are rising in many Pacific islanders is ________.
A. the change of society
B. the change of eating habits
C. the change of life style
D. lack of exercise
2.Imported products lack nutritional value but people love to buy them because they are ________.
A. cheap B. popular C. tasty D. convenient to get
3.How many people living in Pacific island countries have health disorders?
A. 1 million. B. 4 million. C. 6 million. D. 10 million.
4.The percentage of diabetes rates in American Samoa is ________.
A. optimistic B. steady C. worrying D. low
高三英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析
The World Health Organization has for the first time expressed “cautious optimism” that the growth in new Ebola cases in West Africa may be slowing down.
Bruce Aylward, who is in charge of the WHO response to Ebola, said in Geneva that he was particularly encouraged by evidence of a downward trend in Liberia, one of the three worst-affected countries.
The WHO’s official total number of Ebola cases has reached 13,703 – a big jump from the10,141 cases it reported four days ago. But Dr Aylward said that was mainly the result of the data being updated with old cases, rather than new cases arising.
“Do we feel confident that the response is now getting an upper hand on the virus? Yes, we are seeing a slowing rate of new cases, very definitely,” Dr Aylward said.
However, Dr Aylward also urged people not to celebrate pre-maturely over any apparent downturn in the epidemic (传染病). “I’m terrified that the information will be misunderstood and people will think Ebola is under control,” he said.
Any reduction in the battle against the virus might lead to “an oscillating(震荡的) pattern where the disease moves up and down”.
The improvement in Liberia seems to be due to a combination of more treatment facilities, better contact tracing and safer burial practices, together leading to fewer new infections from Ebola patients.
In Sierra Leone the number of cases continues to increase in some areas. “We’re still seeing this thing burning quite hot in parts of Sierra Leone,” Dr Aylward said
Tracing the progress of individual patients, the WHO estimates an overall death rate of 70 percent, though people who receive treatment in a well-equipped clinic are slightly less likely to die. The WHO plans to set up 56 Ebola clinics with 4,700 beds in West Africa. Of these 15 clinics with 1,050 beds are already operational and another 22 clinics are expected to open during November.
Meanwhile, two former NATO(北约) secretaries-general and dozens of leading European politicians have urged the alliance(盟国) to send troops, aircraft and ships to west Africa to help contain the Ebola crisis.
1. In the first paragraph, “cautious optimism” probably refers to ______
A. Ebola under control thanks to WHO’s caution
B. the decline of new Ebola cases though not defeated
C. celebrations on the downturn in Ebola in Liberia
D. More treatment and relief supplies to West Africa
2.Why did Dr Aylward urge people not to celebrate prematurely?
A. Because celebrations may increases infections.
B. Because the pattern of the disease is up and down.
C. Because people may be misled to stop the battle.
D. Because we are getting an upper hand on the virus.
3.Which of the following didn’t contribute to the improvement in Liberia?
A. better contact tracing
B. more treatment facilities
C. safer burial practices
D. data updated with old cases
4. According to the text, “burning quite hot” means ______ .
A. very severe B. extremely hot
C. on fire D. well received
高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
The World Health Organization has for the first time expressed “cautions optimism” that the growth in new Ebola cases in West Africa may be slowing down.
Bruce Aylward, who is in charge of the WHO response to Ebola, said in Geneva that he was particularly encouraged by evidence of a downward trend in Liberia, one of the three worst-affected countries.
The WHO’s official total number of Ebola cases has reached 13.703—a big jump from the10,141 cases it reported four days ago. But Dr Aylward said that was mainly the result of the data being updated with old cases, rather than new cases arising.
“Do we feel confident that the response is now getting an upper hand on the virus? Yes, we are seeing a slowing rate of new cases, very definitely.” Dr Aylward said.
However, Dr Aylward also urged people not to celebrate prematurely over any apparent downturn in the epidemic（传染病). “I’m terrified that the information will be misinterpreted and people will think Ebola is under control.” he said.
Any reduction in the battle against the virus might lead to “an oscillating（震荡的）pattern where the disease moves up and down”.
The improvement in Liberia seems to be due to a combination of more treatment facilities, better contact tracing and safer burial practices, together leading to fewer new infections from Ebola patients.
In Sierra Leone the number of cases continues to increase in some areas. “We’re still seeing this thing burning quite hot in parts of Sierra Leone,” Dr Aylward said
Tracing the progress of individual patients, the WHO estimates an overall death rate of 70 percent, though people who receive treatment in a well-equipped clinic are slightly less likely to die. The WHO plans to set up 56 Ebola clinics with 4,700 beds in West Africa. Of these 15 clinics with 1,050 beds are already operational and another 22 clinics are expected to open during November.
Meanwhile, two former NATO（北约）secretaries-general and dozens of leading European politicians have urged the alliance to send troops, aircraft and ships to west Africa to help contain the Ebola crisis.
1.In the first paragraph, “cautious optimism” probably refers to ________.
A. Ebola under control thanks to WHO’s caution
B. the decline of new Ebola cases though not defeated
C. celebrations on the downturn in Ebola in Liberia
D. More treatment and relief supplies to West Africa
2.Why did Dr Aylward urge people not to celebrate prematurely?
A. Because celebrations may increases infections.
B. Because the pattern of the disease is up and down.
C. Because people may be misled to cease the battle.
D. Because we are getting an upper hand on the virus.
3.Which of the following didn’t contribute to the improvement in Liberia?
A. better contact tracing B. more treatment facilities
C. safer burial practices D. data updated with old cases
4.According to the text, “burning quite hot” means ________.
A. very severe B. extremely hot
C. on fire D. well received
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On Wednesday, the World Health Organization announced that the number of people killed by Ebola has now risen to over five thousand, with more than fourteen thousand ______.
A. having infected B. to infect
C. infected D. infecting
高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
Ahead of World No Tobacco Day (31 May), the World Health Organization (WHO) is highlighting the damage tobacco causes to lung health: over 40% of all tobacco-related deaths are from lung diseases like cancer, chronic respiratory (慢性呼吸道) diseases and tuberculosis (肺结核). 1.
WHO Director — General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said, “Every year, tobacco kills at least 8 million people. 2. Healthy lungs are essential to living a healthy life. Today — and everyday — you can protect your lungs and those of your friends and family by saying no to tobacco.”
In 2017, tobacco killed 3.3 million users and people exposed to second-hand smoke from lung-related conditions, including:
● 1.5 million people dying from chronic respiratory diseases
● 1.2 million deaths from cancer
● 600,000 deaths from respiratory infections and tuberculosis
3. Those who live on into adulthood are more likely to develop chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) later in life.
4..
WHO is urging countries to fight the tobacco epidemic (流行) through full
implementation of the WHO Framework Corrvention (公约) on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC) and enforcing effective tobacco control actions, including WHO’s recommended “MPOWER” policy measures, for example by reducing demand for tobacco through taxation, creating smoke-free places and cessation support.
5. They are responsible for safeguarding the health of their families and communities by informing them of and protecting them from the harms caused by tobacco.
A. What can be done?
B. Don’t let tobacco take your breath away!
C. The Organization also encourages parents and community leaders to take steps.
D. Though smoke may be invisible and scentless, it can linger in the air for up to five hours.
E. WHO is calling on countries to increase action to protect people from exposure to tobacco.
F. Millions more live with lung cancer, tuberculosis or chronic lung disease caused by tobacco.
G. More than 60,000 children aged under 5 die of lower respiratory infections caused by second-hand smoke.
高三英语七选五中等难度题查看答案及解析
The World Health Organization (WHO) said that processed meat may be carcipogenic(致癌). Do you still dare eat cancer-linked processed meat ? Here are some comments on the website.
Bill (Australia) I’d rather live a short, pleasant life than a long, unhappy one, denying(拒绝给予) myself tasty food just because some experts say it’s not healthy. We should all enjoy the one life we have ---if I had listened to every piece of health advice I would never go anywhere, eat anything or enjoy life in any way. So, I won’t change my habit. I am going to have bacon sandwich, glass of wine, burger, can of coke whenever I fell like it.
Tim (America) Is meat really as bad as smoking: I don’t think so. According to the WHO 34,000 people die worldwide per year because they eat processed meat. In 2012, 8.2 million people died of cancer worldwide. That means if you eat a lot of processed meat you have a chance of being among the 0.41 percent of people dying of cancer because of processed meat. I’ll take the chance.
Helen (Switzerland) The WHO doesn’t say that just one bite of meat causes cancer, it is rather saying that people should vary their diet. People who eat more meat often have other unhealthy habits. They usually eat fewer fruits and vegetables and they also often exercise less.
Van (China) Perhaps this report will make people consider becoming vegetarians ( 素食者). So for your health, the environment and future generations, it is not difficult; it just needs a change of attitude. There is a vast variety of other delicious food available to enjoy.
1.What if Bill has to change his habit ?
A. He’ll feel unhappy.
B. He’ll live a pleasant life.
C. He’ll go on a diet.
D. He’ll become a vegetarian.
2.What does Tim think about eating processed meat ?
A. Too risky. B. Fairly safe.
C. Popular worldwide. D. Very unhealthy.
3.What may be Helen a response to WHO’s warning ?
A. Caring little about it.
B. Eating whatever she likes.
C. Varying the diet and doing exercise.
D. Taking a diet without meat.
4.Who have the most similar viewpoints ?
A. Bill and Tim. B. Tim and Helen.
C. Helen and Van. D. Bill and Van.
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