考研英语阅读精读100篇高分版三十二文档格式.docx
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sAIDSepidemicupdatefromtheWorldHealthOrganisation(WHO)andUNAIDS,shouldbecauseforrejoicing.Indeed,itis,foritmeanstherearefewerpeopletotreat,andfewertopasstheinfectionon,thanwaspreviouslythought.Butthefallisnotarealfall.Rather,itisduetoachangeinthewaythesizeoftheepidemicisestimated.
Ifyoufactorinthatchange,thenumberofinfectedindividualshasactuallyrisensincelastyear,by500,000.YeteventhatisnotnecessarilybadnewsintheparadoxicalworldofAIDS.Astreatmentprogrammesarerolledoutaroundtheworld,deathratesarefalling.Accordingtotherevisedfigures,thelethalpeak,of2.2mayear,wasin2021.Nowthefigureis2.1m.Sincetheonlywayforaninfectedpersontodropoutofthestatisticsinreality(asopposedtobysleightofstatisticalhand)isforhimtodie,suchincreasedsurvivorshipinevitablypushesupthetotalsizeoftheepidemic.
Thebestnewsofall,however,isthatthenewfiguresconfirmwhathadpreviouslybeensuspected—thattheepidemichaspeaked.Thehighestannualnumberofnewinfectionsaroundtheworldwas3.4min1998.Thatfigurehasnowfallento2.5m.
Boththechangeinthedeathrateandthechangeintheinfectionratearepartlyaconsequenceofthenaturalflowandebbofanyepidemicinfection.Buttheyarealsoareflectionofthehardgraftofpublic-healthworkersinmanycountries,whohavepersuadedmillionsofpeopletomodifyorabandonriskybehaviour,suchashavingunprotectedsex,astheyhavealsocreatedthemedicalinfrastructureneededtodistributeanti-retroviraldrugsthatcankeepsymptomsatbayinthosewhodobecomeinfected.
Therevisionofthefiguresismainlyaresultofbetterdata-collectionmethods,particularlyinIndia(whichaccountsforhalfthedownwardrevision)andfiveAfricancountries(whichaccountforanotherfifth).InIndiamanymoresamplingpointshavebeenestablished,andinallcountriesbettersurveymethods,relyingonsurveyorsknockingondoorsratherthanaskingquestionsatclinics,havegathereddatafrommorerepresentativesamples.
Scepticswillfeelvindicatedbytherevision.Theyhavesuspectedforawhilethattheoldersurveymethodswerebiased,andthattheinflationthusproducedwastoleratedbecauseithelpedtwangtheheart-stringsofpotentialdonors.However,thestructuresforcollectinganddistributingmoneytocombatAIDSarenowwellestablished,andaccuratedataarecrucialifthatmoneyisnottobemisdirected.Thenewinformationalsomeansthatthegoaloftreatmentforallwhoneeditwillbeeasierandcheapertoachieve.TheWHOandUNAIDSareplanningtopublishareportonthematterearlynextyear,butPaulDeLay,UNAIDS'
sdirectorofevidence,monitoringandpolicy,saysthatthefinancialrequirementsfor2021willprobablybeabout5%lessthanpreviouslyestimated,andthatby2021thatfigurewillhaverisento10%.Goodnewsforeveryone,then,donorsandsufferersalike.
1.Thoughthenumberofinfectedindividualshasrisen,itisstillworthrejoicingbecause_____
[A]thenumberofpeoplewhoaredyingfromAIDShasdecreased.
[B]thetotalsizeoftheepidemicisshrinkinginasignificantextent.
[C]itisonlyariseinthesenseofstatistics,insteadofarealnumber.
[D]intheparadoxicalworldofAIDSbadnewscanturnouttobegoodnews.
2.AboutthechangesinthedeathrateandtheinfectionrateofHIV,whichoneofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?
[A]Anyepidemicwillnaturallyhassuchchanges.
[B]Theyaremainlyarousedbythenewstatisticmethods.
[C]Theyclearlymirroroftheessentialachievementsofpublic-healthworkers.
[D]Thedeathratehasbeengreatlysuppressedduetomassiveimplementationoftreatmentprogrammes.
3.Theword“vindicatde”(Line1,Paragraph6)mostprobablymeans_____
[A]confused.
[B]clarified.
[C]doubting.
[D]annoyed.
4.By2021,thefinancialrequirementswill_____
[A]haverisenby10%morethanwhathavebeenpreviouslyestimated.
[B]be10%ofwhathavebeenpreviouslyestimated.
[C]be10%lessthanpreviouslyestimated.
[D]be15%lessthanpreviouslyestimated.
5.Towardstherevision,theauthor’sattitudecanbesaidtobe_____
[A]negative.
[B]positive.
[C]indifferent.
[D]neutral.123
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文章剖析:
这篇文章介绍了艾滋病统计新方法实施带来的变化。
第一段讲述根据新的统计方法对于艾滋病数量带来的变化;
第二段讲述着这种统计方法带来的死亡率变化;
第三段讲述数据修改证实了一些猜测;
第四段讲述数字的变化也反映了公共卫生做出的贡献;
第五段讲述数据修改的途径;
第六段讲述正确数据的重要性。
词汇注释:
factorinv.计算入内
sleightn.诡计,手法
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