【正文】 ( epidemic, wipe out, threaten to, distract from, sign up) 。我們絕對不能因?yàn)榘滩刮覀兏械诫y受，而聽任人們繼續(xù)被艾滋病奪走生命。我們也不能因?yàn)檎ぷ餍实投艞壩覀兊墓ぷ鳌?triumph) 6. 和以前其他瘟疫不同，艾滋病這一流行性疾病有可能奪去一代人的生命，從而使另一代人失去雙親。(solution to)4. 在你打電話之前，我已經(jīng)得到了消息，但還是謝謝你。（implement）2. 約翰代替經(jīng)理參加會議，因?yàn)榻?jīng)理患了重感冒。 re putting a price on .” Even a sudden end to the drought would not end the misery (痛苦)in some areas. It will take several years of unusually heavy winter rain, the experts say, .just to bring existing water39。s actions D. Care for the others 5. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? A. Mark was still a boy when he wrote this passage. B. Mark lost the small dog his father raised. C. When a living thing hurt you, you should kill it at once. D. Even if a living thing hurts you, you should not kill it without hesitation. (4) If Europeans thought a drought(干旱) was something that happened only in Africa, they know better now. After four years of belownormal rainfall (in some cases only I0 percent of the annual average), vast areas of France, Spain, Portugal, Belgium, Britain and Ireland are dry and barren( 不毛的). Water is so low in the canals of northern France that waterway traffic is forbidden except on weekends. Oyster(牡蠣) growers in Britain report a 30 percent drop in production became of the loss of fresh water in local rivers necessary for oyster growing. In southeastern England, the rolling green hills of Kent have turned so brown that officials have been weighing plans to pipe in water from Wales. In Portugal, farmers in the southern Alentejo region have held prayer meetings for rain so far, in vain.Government in those countries are taking severe measures. In hardhit areas of France washing cars and watering lawns were strictly forbidden. In Britain. water will soon be metered, like gas and electricity. “The English have always taken water for granted.” says Graham Warren, a spokesman d Britain39。s growing process (過程) and Steve39。d hate to lose to someone else the small dog my father carved( 雕刻 ) from a piece of cheap wood. I returned the pen to my teacher, Mrs. Davids, and still remembered the smell of her perfume (香水) as she patted me on my shoulder. Yet of all the instructions Steve gave me, his respect for life is the most vivid in my mind. When I was twelve I killed an old brown bird in the yard with a BB gun. Excited with my accuracy ( 準(zhǔn)確), I screamed to Steve to e to take a look. I shall never forget the way he stood for a long moment and stared at the bird on the ground. Then in a dead, quiet voice, he asked, “Did it hurt you first, Mark?” I didn39。s eye movements, scientists believe, were caused by the movements of his eyes as he followed the events of the dream. Not only does everyone dream, but it seems that we all need to dream. One theory is that dreaming gives us a chance to escape from the rules of our real world. In dreams we can see our wishes e true. We can be rich, powerful, successful. Another theory is that in our dream we are trying to work out problems that have troubled us during waking moments.Whatever the explanation, we all do dream, and dreaming is necessary and important to us.1. According to the selection, the research studies of human sleep show __ A. few people do not dream at night B. some people dream three times every night while other people dream seven times every night C. some people may dream all the time during sleep D. everyone dreams three to seven times every night2. If person is cold, he may dream that he is out in a snowstorm. This shows . A. dreams always have something to do with weather B. dreams influence your daily life C. dreams have something to do with the reality D. dreams have nothing to do with the reality3. According to the research studies, you may dream of a fireengine . A. when your alarm clock is ringing B. when you feel hungry C. when you are cold D. when you ate ill4. According to the selection, you can discover what your husband (wife, brother or sister) is dreaming by . A. watching him (her) closely B. waking him (her) up when he (she) makes sudden eye movements and asking him (her) what C. watching his (her) eye movements D. talking to him while he (she) is sleeping5. Dreaming is important to us . A. because we can relax and enjoy a carefree life in our dreams B. but we are not sure just how important it is C. because we can have a good rest D. because we can make discoveries in our dreams (3)My elder brother Steve, in the absence of my father who died when I was six, gave me important lessons in values that helped me grow into an adult. For instance, Steve taught me to face the results of my behavior. Once when I returned in tears from a Saturday baseball game, it was Steve who took the time to ask me what happened. When I explained that my baseball had flew through Mrs. Holt39。s voice. The sound terrified him now, not only because it seemed much nearer but also because he imagined a note of warning in it. He shut the door in the girl39。 s voice. He looked round quickly, for the tricks of hearing are the most realistic of all. But there were only the women. It seemed impossible that Tom should not be there. The girl, carrying a smoky oil lamp, led Byrne upstairs. He threw open one after another the doors along the passage. At this, the girl stopped and raised the lamp in each doorway, staring at him meanwhile. Satisfied he was