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1、（韶关市2013届高三第一次调研）ALONDON (Reuters) Children are dying for lack of drugs tailored to their needs, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), which launched a global campaign on Thursday to promote more research into child medicine.More than half of the drugs currently used to treat children in
2、 the industrialized world have not been specifically tested on youngsters.The problem is even worse in developing countries where price remains a major barrier and 6 million children die each year from treatable conditions.In the case of HIV/AIDS, the few existing pediatric therapies（儿科的疗法）developed
3、 for children generally cost three times more than adult ones.As a result, clinicians lack clear guidelines on the best drug to use and often have to guess at the correct dose.Fortunately, the WHO has drawn up the first international List of Essential Medicines for Children, containing 206 products
4、considered safe for children.“But a lot remains to be done. There are priority medicines that have not been adapted for childrens use or are not available when needed,” said Dr Hans, the U.N. agencys director of medicines policy and standards.Medicines that need to be adapted to childrens needs incl
5、ude many antibiotics, pain drugs as well as combination pills for HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria.The agency is building an Internet entrance linking to clinical trials carried out in children and will launch a Web site with the information early next year.Testing medicines on children has always
6、 been a controversial issue, since good ethical（伦理的）practice requires informed agreement from people participating in clinical trials, which is difficult to obtain in the case of children.As a result, research-based drug companies have been wary of developing child-friendly medicines and general com
7、panies have been slow to produce them at lower cost.In an attempt to deal with the issue, both Europe and the United States now have special rules offering extended patent protection for drugs that have been tested on children. 26. Which of the following is the best title of the passage?A. A Global
8、Campaign to Promote Research into AIDS MedicineB. WHO Says Children are Dying for Lack of Child-sized Drugs C. Many People are Concerned about Childrens DrugsD. Measures Taken to Develop Child-friendly Medicine Quickly【答案】B【解析】标题归纳题。根据LONDON (Reuters) Children are dying for lack of drugs tailored to
9、 their needs, according to the World Health Organization (WHO),故选B。27. Which of the following medicine is not needed to be adapted to childrens need according to the passage?A. Pain killers. B. Tuberculosis.C. AID pills. D. Flu pills.【答案】D【解析】细节理解题。根据Medicines that need to be adapted to childrens ne
10、eds include many antibiotics, pain drugs as well as combination pills for HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria.流感的药没有提到，故选D。28. Why has testing medicines on children always been a controversial issue? A. It is against good ethical practiceB. Children shouldnt take part in clinical trials.C. It is hard
11、 to get informed agreement from children tested.D. Parents dont allow their children to be tested on medicine.【答案】C【解析】细节理解题。根据Testing medicines on children has always been a controversial issue, since good ethical（伦理的）practice requires informed agreement from people participating in clinical trials
12、, which is difficult to obtain in the case of children.故选C。29. The underlined word “wary” in the last but one paragraph means _.A. fast B. fond C. cautious D. uninterested【答案】C【解析】词义猜测题。根据general companies have been slow to produce them at lower cost.因为非常小心仔细所以生产出来很慢，故选C。30. What can be inferred fro
13、m the passage? A. There is still a long way to go on childrens medicine.B. An Internet entrance is being built to link to clinical trials carried out in children. C. Both Europe and the United States now have special rules offering extended patent protection for childrens drugs. D. Less than half of
14、 the drugs currently used to treat children in the industrialized world have not been specifically tested on youngsters【答案】A【解析】推理判断题。根据由于各方面的因素，所以要生产儿童类的药物还有很长的路要走，故选A。BThe life of an actor appears attractive and many young people dream about becoming one. But the truth is, it is very hard work. If
15、 youre successful, there are deadlines to be met, appointments to keep and the press to deal with. If youre not successful, then life is extremely tough.I remember when I started out, I had to search the advertisement board at my drama school every day to look for acting jobs. Drama school was expen
16、sive and I needed extra cash to help pay the fees. I welcomed every small job. I played extras in many crowd scenes and became a confident participant in a lot of TV commercials for hair shampoo, soap and washing powder.I had been working for about two years before I got my lucky break. One day, as I was passing the drama school, I decided to go in to check th
