D
The World Health Organization(WHO)says it is possible to defeat the disease malaria （疟疾）,although that is not likely to happen with the current methods.
Pedro Alonso, directing the United Nations agency's global malaria program, says the WHO wants to eradicate(根除）the disease but “with the tools we have today, it is most unlikely that the goal will be achieved.”
Malaria infected around 219 million people in 2017, when about 435,000 people died from the disease. The large majority were babies and children in the poorest areas of Africa. These totals little changed from 2016.But the numbers are smaller than the 239 million infections and 607,000 deaths reported in 2010.Diallo is head of the RBM Partnership to End Malaria. The group released a statement from him on the WHO report, saying, “Today, there are more countries without malaria than with it, and more countries than ever have fewer than 10,000 malaria cases.”
WHO officials have long wanted to destroy malaria. The United Nations agency first attempted a campaign against the disease in 1955.Now, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is providing financial support for the latest efforts.
There are a number of drugs available to successfully treat malaria. Sleeping under chemically-treated bed nets has proven to be effective in order to control malaria-carrying mosquitoes and infections. The drug company GSK has also developed a vaccine that has proven partially effective against malaria. The vaccine is currently used in Ghana and Malawi. But the WHO's report says these tools will not be enough to end the threat from malaria altogether. It calls for research and development of“transformative tools and knowledge” to control mosquitoes and create more effective medicines to prevent and treat the disease.
12. How many people suffered from malaria in 2016?
A. Around 219 million people. B. About 435,000 people.
C. 239 million people or so. D. About 607,000 people.
13. What can be inferred from paragraph 3?
A. Diallo feels worried about how to defeat malaria.
B. Malaria is a common disease in many countries.
C. WHO is in great need of financial support nowadays actually.
D. Humans have made great achievement in fighting with malaria.
14. What can we know about the vaccine from GSK in the opinion of the WHO?
A. It can help effectively cure malaria.
B. It needs to be further developed.
C. It can kill mosquitoes in a short time.
D. It almost has no impact on malaria.
15. Which of the following is the best title for the passage?
A. Possible to Defeat Malaria, But Probably Not Soon
B. Drug Company GSK Determines to Defeat Malaria
C. Malaria Control the Earth Long, But is to Disappear
D. Transformative Tools and Knowledge on the Way
【答案】12. A 13. D 14. B 15. A
The World Health Organization(WHO)says it is possible to defeat the disease malaria （疟疾）,although that is not likely to happen with the current methods.
Pedro Alonso, directing the United Nations agency's global malaria program, says the WHO wants to eradicate(根除）the disease but “with the tools we have today, it is most unlikely that the goal will be achieved.”
Malaria infected around 219 million people in 2017, when about 435,000 people died from the disease. The large majority were babies and children in the poorest areas of Africa. These totals little changed from 2016.But the numbers are smaller than the 239 million infections and 607,000 deaths reported in 2010.Diallo is head of the RBM Partnership to End Malaria. The group released a statement from him on the WHO report, saying, “Today, there are more countries without malaria than with it, and more countries than ever have fewer than 10,000 malaria cases.”
WHO officials have long wanted to destroy malaria. The United Nations agency first attempted a campaign against the disease in 1955.Now, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is providing financial support for the latest efforts.
There are a number of drugs available to successfully treat malaria. Sleeping under chemically-treated bed nets has proven to be effective in order to control malaria-carrying mosquitoes and infections. The drug company GSK has also developed a vaccine that has proven partially effective against malaria. The vaccine is currently used in Ghana and Malawi. But the WHO's report says these tools will not be enough to end the threat from malaria altogether. It calls for research and development of“transformative tools and knowledge” to control mosquitoes and create more effective medicines to prevent and treat the disease.
12. How many people suffered from malaria in 2016?
A. Around 219 million people. B. About 435,000 people.
C. 239 million people or so. D. About 607,000 people.
13. What can be inferred from paragraph 3?
A. Diallo feels worried about how to defeat malaria.
B. Malaria is a common disease in many countries.
C. WHO is in great need of financial support nowadays actually.
D. Humans have made great achievement in fighting with malaria.
14. What can we know about the vaccine from GSK in the opinion of the WHO?
A. It can help effectively cure malaria.
B. It needs to be further developed.
C. It can kill mosquitoes in a short time.
D. It almost has no impact on malaria.
15. Which of the following is the best title for the passage?
A. Possible to Defeat Malaria, But Probably Not Soon
B. Drug Company GSK Determines to Defeat Malaria
C. Malaria Control the Earth Long, But is to Disappear
D. Transformative Tools and Knowledge on the Way
【答案】12. A 13. D 14. B 15. A
