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BEIJING，Feb.5，2013(Xinhua)－Chinese health authorities on Tuesday launched a campaign to fight against assisted reproductive technology (ART：辅助生育技术) abuse.Unauthorized ART use，surrogate motherhood and the illegal collection and supply of sperm and eggs，as well as the illegal sale and abuse of ovulation induction(诱导排卵) medicine，will be targeted.

The Ministry of Health and health department of the People's Liberation Army General Logistics Department jointly announced the campaign at a conference.Both departments also ordered all of their local branches to suspend permits for new organizations that wish to offer ART treatments.That is，new organizations will not appear recently.Official figures showed that at the end of 2012，China had 358 organizations authorized to conduct ART treatment.

The health ministry also delivered a brief statement of the country's current infertility rate(不孕率) and ART use.The infertility rate in China is now between 7 and 10 percent，the ministry said.Some 70 to 80 percent of women who are suffering from infertility can be pregnant after changing their lifestyles and receiving medical treatment.Around 20 percent of infertile couples have to resort to ART to have babies.In 2011，about 350，000 people received ART treatment and more than 60，000 infertile couples successfully had children with the help of ART，the ministry said.

1.ART abuse DOSEN'T include________．

A．surrogate motherhood

B．unauthorized ART use

C．the regular usage of medicine

D．the illegal supply of sperm and eggs

2.What does the underlined word “suspend” (paragraph 2) probably mean?

A．Support. B．Pause. C．Allow. D．Ban.

3.From the last paragraph we can know________．

A．Nearly10 percent of couples could not have their own babies

B．70 to 80 percent of women could not be pregnant now

C．Over 350，000 infertile couples had their babies with the help of ART

D．About one fifth of infertile couples have to turn to ART for help

4.What's the best title of the passage?

A．China targets ART abuse

B．ART is used in China

C．ART is illegal in China

D．China increases ART using

 

Answer 1

1.C

2.B

3.D

4.A

【解析】中国卫生当局在2013年2月5日公布，要对辅助生育技术的滥用开展整治行动。

1.，A、B、D都提到，故答案选C。

2.2】B　词义猜测题。根据划线部分后面的“That is，new organizations will not appear recently.”可知，新的组织不会在最近出现，因此，划线词的含义应为“暂缓，暂停”的意思。

3.3】D　细节理解题。根据倒数第二句“Around 20 percent of infertile couples have to resort to ART to have babies.”可知答案。

4.4】A　主旨大意题。本文体裁是新闻报道，文章的首句即是文章的主题句。首句意为：星期二中国卫生当局发起了一场反对辅助生殖技术(ART)滥用的活动。