2014年職稱英語考試衛(wèi)生類閱讀理解練習(xí)5

　　AIDS Prevention in India

　　UNAIDS has welcomed an Indian court's decision to annul(廢除) the law that criminalizes adult homosexual(同性戀) relations. It said such laws drive the problem of HIV underground and hamper efforts to prevent HIV/AIDS from spreading in the societies where they exist.

　　UNAIDS called the decision by the Delhi High Court historic. It said the decision to decriminalize homosexual sex in India's capital city is a victory for human rights and marks a big advance in the fight against HIV/AIDS.

　　Anand Grover is one of the lawyers for the petitioners before the High Court in New Delhi. He said this is a very important day in India. It is very important for the fight against AIDS.

　　"It also positively impacts on how services like HIV services will be provided amongst the men having sex with men community. There is a very strong intervention program by the national AIDS Control Organization in India for men having sex with men. But, there are a lot of impediments by the police because of this action. And, that is one of the reasons the Delhi High Court JAS also held that it interferes with the right to health," he said. UNAIDS said HIV/AIDS is more prevalent among men having sex with men and it is much higher in societies that criminalize homosexuality than in those that do not.

　　For example, a study shows that in Jamaica, where homosexuality is illegal, more than 30 percent of gay men have HIV compared to 8.6 percent in Cuba, which does not outlaw such behavior.

　　Chief of the Technical support division at UNAIDS, Pradeep Kakkattil, said laws, which criminalize homosexual behavior stigmatize these populations and drive people underground. This makes it harder to reach them with HIV prevention, treatment and care services.

　　"And, what the judgment will help is, (one) encouraging men to come out more and seek those services, seek that information. And, number two, it will make it much easier for people working in the field to provide that information," said Kakkattil.

　　The Indian law was enacted 150 years ago by the then colonial power, Great Britain.

　　More than 80 countries in the world have legislation that prohibits same sex behavior. Most of these countries are in Africa and Asia. And, five countries - Mauritania, Sudan, Iran, Saudi Arabia and Yemen - impose the death penalty for homosexual acts

　　1.Which is NOT one of UNAIDS’ s comments on India’s decision

　　A.It is a victory for human rights.

　　B.It is historic.

　　C.It marks a big advance in the fight against HIV/AIDS.

　　D.It drives the problem of HIV underground and hampers efforts to prevent HIV/AIDS from spreading in the societies where they exist

　　正確答案:D

　　解析:問題問的是：下面哪個不是UNAIDS對印度的決定的評價?從第一段開頭的“welcomed”一詞可以看出聯(lián)合國是歡迎這個決定出臺的。選項中只有D“它使HIV問題潛入地下并阻礙人們?yōu)樽柚拱滩〉膫鞑ニ鞯呐Α笔荱NAIDS對禁止同性戀的法律所作的評價，因此不對

　　2.Which is one of the advantages of the decision

　　A.It will be convenient for the homosexual patients to get prevention and treatment services against AIDS.

　　B.It will be easier for the police to catch gay men.

　　C.It will encourage more people to try homosexuality.

　　D.It will cut down on the number of homosexuality

　　正確答案:A

　　解析:問題問的是：哪一項是這一決定帶來的好處?A“取消對同性戀的處罰會方便患有艾滋的同性戀者接受治療”正確。倒數(shù)第三段提到它將鼓勵同性戀病人們走出來，接受(治療，信息方面的)服務(wù)

　　3.The comparison between Jamaica and Cuba shows

　　A.the percentage of gay men infected with AIDS in Cuba is higher than that of Jamaica.

　　B.the bad effect criminalization of homosexuality has on HIV prevention.

　　C.there are more gay men in Jamaica who drive underground.

　　D.HIV prevention, treatment and care services cannot reach some gay men because they live too far away

　　正確答案:B

　　解析:問題問的是：牙買加與古巴之間的對比顯示了什么?兩個國家患病比例的對比證明了法律禁止同性戀的國家發(fā)病比率高于同性戀合法的國家。因此選B“‘同性戀罪’對防治艾滋的副作用”

　　4.Which of the following has the most countries that prohibit same sex behaviors

　　A.Africa and Asia.

　　B.Europe and Asia.

　　C.Arabia and Africa.

　　D.Asia and arctic

　　正確答案:A

　　解析:問題問的是：以下哪一項含有最多的禁止同性戀的國家?文章最后一段很容易找到答案

　　5.What is UNAIDS’ s attitude towards Indian court’s decision to decriminalize homosexual behavior

　　A.Positive.

　　B.Negative.

　　C.Indifferent.

　　D.Critical

　　正確答案:A

　　解析:問題問的是：UNAIDS對印度這一決定的態(tài)度是什么?全文一直都在講述廢黜“同性戀罪”的好處。由此可見，UNAIDS對該決定的態(tài)度是A肯定的