单选题
Like every dog, every disease now seems to have its day. World Tuberculosis (infections disease in which growths appear on the lungs) Day is on Saturday March 24th. Tuberculosis was once terribly fashionable. Dying of "consumption" seems to have been a favorite activity of garret-dwelling 19th-century artists, h has, however, been neglected of late. Researchers in the field never tire of pointing out that TB kills a lot of people. According to figures released earlier this week by the World Health Organization, 1.6 million people died of the disease in 2005, compared with about 3m for AIDS and l m for malaria. But it receives only a fraction of the research budget devoted to AIDS. America's National Institutes of Health, for example, spends 20 times as much on AIDS as on TB. Nevertheless, everyone seems to getting in on the TB-day act this year. The Global Fund an international organization responsible fur fighting all three diseases but best known for its work on AIDS, has used the occasion to trumpet its tuberculosis projects. The fund claims that its anti-TB activities since it opened for business in 2002 have saved the lives of over 1m people. The World Health Organization has issued a report that contains some good news. Although the number of TB cases is still rising, the rate of illness seems to have stabilized; the caseload, in other words, is growing only because the population itself is going up. Even drug companies are involved. In the nm-up to the day itself, Eli Lilly announced a $ 50m boost to its MDRTB Global Partnership. MDR stands for multi-drug resistance, and it is one of the reasons why TB is back in the limelight. Careless treatment has caused drug-resistant strains to evolve all over the world. The course of drugs needed to clear the disease completely takes six mouths, anti persuading people lo stay that course once their symptoms have gone is hard. Unfortunately, those infected with MDR have to be treated with less effective, more poisonous and more costly drugs. Naturally, these provoke still more. non-compliance and thus still more evolution. The other reason TB is back is its relationship to AIDS. The (global Fund's joint responsibility for the diseases is no coincidence. AIDS does not kill directly. Rather, HIV, the virus that causes it, weakens the body's immune system and exposes the sufferer to secondary infections. Of these, TB is one of the most serious. It kills 200 000 AIDS patients a year. However, some anti-TB drugs interfere with the effect of some anti-HIV drugs. Conversely, in about 20% of cases where a patient has both diseases, anti-HIV drugs make the tuberculosis worse. The upshot is that 125 years after human beings worked out what caused TB, it is still a serious threat.
单选题
The first sentence "Like every dog, every disease now seems to have its day." means ______. [A] every dog enjoys good luck or success sooner or later. [B] human beings can deal with problems caused by disease. [C] Tuberculosis becomes a serious infectious disease. [D] people attach importance to Tuberculosis recently.
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】[直击题眼] 第一段：Like every dog，every disease now seems to have its day．World Tuberculosis Day is on Saturday March 24th．第二段：．．．．Nevertheless，everyone seems to getting in on the TB-day act this year．第三段：The Global Fund，…has used the occasion to trumpet its tuberculosis projects．第四段：Even drug companies are involved． [深层剖析] 本题用英文谚语的形式来考查学生对文章开篇的理解，这与2004年真题第3篇文章(《美国经济发展放缓》)第1题的出题思路一致。本题既考查学生对于英语谚语的理解，同时也考查学生对文章主旨的把握，即：人们最近对肺结核病十分关注。◆注意：此类型题是文章开篇常考题，这种由英语文化背景等相关知识引出主旨的模式要熟练掌握。 [主干扰项分析] [A]是对成语every dog has its day的英文字面意思解释，不是本段引用该谚语的目的所在； [B]选项貌似主旨，但与第一句的意思有所偏差。虽然人们开始关注肺结核病的问题了，但并不意味着我们已经解决了此问题。◆注意：这种选项是对原文意思的延伸，干扰性极强。 [次干扰项分析] [C]认为肺结核病已经成为一种极其严重的传染病了，文章第一段确实提到了“infectious disease in which growths appear on the lungs”，但此内容仅仅是对Tuberculosis一词的解释。虽然众所周知，肺结核病是一种烈性传染病，但这与第一句话无关。◆谨记：正确的观点不一定是正确的答案，错误的观点也未必是错误的选项。
单选题
By referring to AIDS in Paragraph 2, the author intends to show ______. [A] the US government is reluctant to spend millions of dollars for Tuberculosis. [B] the death rate of AIDS is higher ,than that of Tuberculosis. [C] the officials did not pay much attention to the research of Tuberculosis in the past. [D] compared with AIDS, Tuberculosis can be cured effectively.
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】[直击题眼] 第二段第五句：According to figures released．．．1.6 million people died of the disease in 2005， compared with about 3m for AIDS and 1m for malaria。But it receives only a fraction of the research budget devoted to AIDS．America's National Institutes of Health．．．spends 20 times as much on AIDS as on TB. Nevertheless… [深层剖析] 本题考查了英文文章一种常见的举例形式：通过对比三种疾病的死亡人数(1.6m for TB，3m for AIDS and 1m for malaria)和政府投入的经费(it receives only a fraction of the research budget devoted to AIDS)，意在突出肺结核病的严重性，但政府缺少关注。同时，在选项[C]中提到in the past正符合作者意图，因为在后半句中有转折nevertheless．．．表明现在的情况。◆注意：此类型题是常考题，这种对比议论的英语思维模式要重点掌握。 [主干扰项分析] 从文中可知政府不是不愿意花钱研究肺结核病，而是因为他们以前没有意识到其严重性。一旦意识到了，全社会都会关注此事，后文中提到的药商的例子正说明此问题。同时，根据此段末句中的转折连词nevertheless之后提到this year的情况知道这种现象已有所好转，故[A]错误。[B]“艾滋病的死亡率比肺结核病的死亡率高”是针对此段第三句和第四句出题。文中说的是死于这三种疾病的人数，并非死亡率。◆注意：这是对概念的偷梁换柱，并且例子本身非答案，例子前后是考点。 [次干扰项分析] [D]中cured effectively指肺结核病比艾滋病更容易彻底治愈，这是一个生活常识，很多考生在没有仔细阅读文章的情况下会主观臆断。但此观点文中却未论述，而且也不是文章的主旨。
单选题
Which of the following best defines the word "upshot" (Line 5, Paragraph 5 )? [A] Outcome. [B] Uphold. [C] Achievement. [D] Project.
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】[直击题眼] 第五段最后三句：However，some anti-TB drugs interfere with the effect of some anti-HIV drugs． Conversely，in about 20％ of cases where a patient has both diseases，anti-HIV drugs make the tuberculosis worse. The upshot is that 125 years after human beings worked out what caused TB，it is still a serious threat． [深层剖析] 本题在考查考生词汇知识的同时，也考查大家对全文结尾处语言逻辑关系的理解。全文倒数第三句和前文是转折关系；倒数第二句话和倒数第三句是对比关系；最后一句和其前面两个句子之间的关系恰恰是本题的关键所在。根据句意“然而，一些抗肺结核药物会对某些抗HIV药物的功能产生影响。相反，那些同时患有肺结核病和艾滋病的病人中，有20％的案例是抗HIV药物加剧了肺结核病的病情。从人们发现肺结核病的起因到现在已经有125年了，但这种疾病至今仍严重地威胁着人类的健康。”我们可以判断出最后一句和其前文为因果关系。并且字典中对upshot解释为the final result，所以选[A]Outcome。◆注意：此题虽然看似不难，但此类型题是将两种出题思路结合在一起，换在其他文章中，可能难度会很大，要小心作答。 [主干扰项分析] [C]achievement有两个主要意思，其一为action of achieving“完成，达到”，其二为“成绩，成就”，如scientific achievement科学成就。achievement与outcome相比，常表示一种好的结果。outcome作为一种结果比result要强烈，表示最终结果或原因，作用了较长一段时间以后的结果。 [次干扰项分析] [B]和[D]不合文意，错误。
单选题
Eli Lilly devoted itself to MDR-TB, because ______. [A] TB kills more and more AIDS patients. [B] TB has something to do with AIDS. [C] multi-drug resistance makes Tuberculosis fashionable again. [D] Eli Lilly is a member of the MDR-TB Global Partnership.
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】[直击题眼] 第四段Even drug companies are involved．In the run-up to the day itself，Eli Lilly announced a $ 50m boost to its MDR-TB Global Partnership.…it is one of the reasons why TB is back in the limelight．Careless treatment has caused drug-resistant strains to evolve all over the world．和第五段开头：The other reason TB is back is its relationship to AIDS． [深层剖析] 本题从逻辑推理角度考查语句之间的因果关系。从文章结尾两段我们可以得知，人们开始越来越多地关注肺结核病，主要有两个原因：一、抗药性的产生；二、很多艾滋病患者死于肺结核病。而礼来制药公司之所以致力于此研究正是基于这两个原因。[C]恰如其分地表达了这个意思。 [主干扰项分析] [A]完全符合文中的意思，但所问非所答。◆谨记：正确的观点不一定是正确的答案，错误的观点也未必是错误的选项。 [次干扰项分析] [B]中谈到艾滋病与肺结核病有密切关系，这样的选项太泛泛。[D]谈到礼来公司是全球抗多药抗药性结核病合作组织的成员，这只能表明其身份，但不能说具备这种身份的公司一定会研究多药抗药性肺结核病。◆注意：这是一个关手“条件与结果”和“充分性与必要性”的选项，难度较大。
单选题
Which of the following proverbs is closest in meaning to the message the text tries to convey? [A] Forgive and forget. [B] Forgotten, but not gone. [C] When the wound is healed, the pain is forgotten. [D] Every dog is valiant at his own door.