Orphans (孤儿) whose parents died of AIDS in Henan Province have been given new hope. Last week the provincial government answered the children’s cries by promising 60 million yuan to improve schools, orphanages (孤儿院) and living conditions. But without the efforts of Dr. Gao Yaojie, these cries may never have been heard.

“I’m a doctor and it’s my duty to cure diseases and save live,” said the 77-year- old grandmother. Gao was named one of the 2003 People of Year on February 20 by CCTV after millions of people took part in an online poll. But in 1996, when she started to promote AIDS awareness, using money from her own pocket, her actions were widely misunderstood.

“Although some of the children were born with HIV, 90 percent of them were not infected (被感染),” Gao said. “But people still reject them. Many orphans change their names after finding a foster family (领养家庭).”

The horror of Henan’s AIDS problem became known in 1996. Frequent and unsafe bloodselling by poor farmers in the late 1980s and early1990s had caused HIV to spread through dirty needles and infected blood use. As a doctor, Gao believed she should help: over the last eight years she has visited over 1 000 AIDS and HIV patients and published thousands of pamphlets on AIDS awareness. With her help, hundreds of orphans have returned to school or found foster families.

“It’s a disaster for the whole nation, not only for those innocent (无辜的) patients and their families,” she explained. Gao is delighted that so many childless families offer to foster orphans. But there is still much that can be done to support these children. “I hope that warm-hearted high school students will also reach out and offer a helping hand,” she said.

The passage mainly talks about _______.  

the dangers of AIDS

how the government help those orphans

how Gao Yaojie helped the orphans

the serious AIDS problem in Henan

Gao Yaojie was named one of the 2003 People of Year because ________.

the government would not answer the children’s cry without her

she used her own money to start to promote AIDS

she is a doctor

she visited over 1 000 AIDS and HIV patients

The government promised 60 million yuan _______.

to reward Gao Yaojie

to help to treat HIV and AIDS patients

to help the children whose parents died of AIDS

to build new hospitals

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Orphans (孤儿) whose parents died of AIDS in Henan Province have been given new hope. Last week the provincial government answered the children’s cries by promising 60 million yuan to improve schools, orphanages (孤儿院) and living conditions. But without the efforts of Dr. Gao Yaojie, these cries may never have been heard.

“I’m a doctor and it’s my duty to cure diseases and save live,” said the 77-year- old grandmother. Gao was named one of the 2003 People of Year on February 20 by CCTV after millions of people took part in an online poll. But in 1996, when she started to promote AIDS awareness, using money from her own pocket, her actions were widely misunderstood.

“Although some of the children were born with HIV, 90 percent of them were not infected (被感染),” Gao said. “But people still reject them. Many orphans change their names after finding a foster family (领养家庭).”

The horror of Henan’s AIDS problem became known in 1996. Frequent and unsafe bloodselling by poor farmers in the late 1980s and early1990s had caused HIV to spread through dirty needles and infected blood use. As a doctor, Gao believed she should help: over the last eight years she has visited over 1 000 AIDS and HIV patients and published thousands of pamphlets on AIDS awareness. With her help, hundreds of orphans have returned to school or found foster families.

“It’s a disaster for the whole nation, not only for those innocent (无辜的) patients and their families,” she explained. Gao is delighted that so many childless families offer to foster orphans. But there is still much that can be done to support these children. “I hope that warm-hearted high school students will also reach out and offer a helping hand,” she said.

1. The passage mainly talks about _______.

the dangers of AIDS

how the government help those orphans

how Gao Yaojie helped the orphans

the serious AIDS problem in Henan

2. Gao Yaojie was named one of the 2003 People of Year because ________.

the government would not answer the children’s cry without her

she used her own money to start to promote AIDS

she is a doctor

she visited over 1 000 AIDS and HIV patients

3. The government promised 60 million yuan _______.

to reward Gao Yaojie

to help to treat HIV and AIDS patients

to help the children whose parents died of AIDS

to build new hospitals

阅读理解

Giving life and hope

    Orphans(孤儿)whose parents died of AIDS in Henan Province have been given new hope．Last week the provincial government answered the children's cries by promising 60 million yuan to improve schools，orphanages(孤儿院)and living conditions．But without the efforts of Dr．Gao Yaojie，these cries may never have been heard．

    “I’m a doctor and it’s my duty to cure diseases and save lives，”said the 77-year-old grandmother．Gao was named one of the 2003 People of Year on February 20 by CCTV after millions of people took part in an online poll. But in 1996，when she started to promote AIDS awareness，using money from her own pocket，her actions were widely misunderstood．

    “Although some of the children were born with born with HIV，90 percent of them were not infected(被感染)，”Gao said．“But people still reject(排斥)them．Many orphans change their names after finding a foster family(领养家庭)．”

    The horror of Henan's AIDS problem became known in 1996．Frequent and unsafe blood-selling by poor farmers in the late 1980s and early 1990s had caused HIV to spread through dirty needles and infected blood use．As a doctor，Gao believed she should help：over the last eight years she has visited over 1000 AIDS and HIV patients and published thousands of pamphlets on AIDS awareness．With her help，hundreds of orphans have returned to school or found foster families．

    “It's a disaster for the whole nation，not only for those innocent(无辜的)patients and their families，”she explained．Gao is delighted that so many childless families offer to foster orphans．But there is still much that can be done to support these children．“I hope that warm-hearted high school students will also reach out and offer a helping hand，”she said．

    Comprehension question：

    In what way has Dr．Gao Yaojie helped the orphans with AIDS?

Giving life and hope

    Orphans(孤儿)whose parents died of AIDS in Henan Province have been given new hope．Last week the provincial government answered the children's cries by promising 60 million yuan to improve schools，orphanages(孤儿院)and living conditions．But without the efforts of Dr．Gao Yaojie，these cries may never have been heard．

    “I’m a doctor and it’s my duty to cure diseases and save lives，”said the 77-year-old grandmother．Gao was named one of the 2003 People of Year on February 20 by CCTV after millions of people took part in an online poll. But in 1996，when she started to promote AIDS awareness，using money from her own pocket，her actions were widely misunderstood．

    “Although some of the children were born with born with HIV，90 percent of them were not infected(被感染)，”Gao said．“But people still reject(排斥)them．Many orphans change their names after finding a foster family(领养家庭)．”

    The horror of Henan's AIDS problem became known in 1996．Frequent and unsafe blood-selling by poor farmers in the late 1980s and early 1990s had caused HIV to spread through dirty needles and infected blood use．As a doctor，Gao believed she should help：over the last eight years she has visited over 1000 AIDS and HIV patients and published thousands of pamphlets on AIDS awareness．With her help，hundreds of orphans have returned to school or found foster families．

    “It's a disaster for the whole nation，not only for those innocent(无辜的)patients and their families，”she explained．Gao is delighted that so many childless families offer to foster orphans．But there is still much that can be done to support these children．“I hope that warm-hearted high school students will also reach out and offer a helping hand，”she said．

    Comprehension question：

    In what way has Dr．Gao Yaojie helped the orphans with AIDS?

Wang Chongrun calls himself a beggar, but says he doesn’t feel ashamed. He raises money not for himself, but for orphans whose parents died of AIDS. “I’ve given all my savings but more money is needed to pay for their medical treatments,” Wang said.

He was a doctor in a local clinic. He could have lived a happy life from his good job, but he didn’t. He raises money not for AIDS orphans by setting up “Caring family” for them in Nanyang, Henan Province in 2004. Wherever he goes, he carries a big bag filled with pictures of children and booklets on AIDS. He wants to make people more aware of AIDS to rid them of their fear.

 Meanwhile he wants to arouse their feelings by showing them pictures of these children. It’s not so easy. Wang keeps turned a way by people because they don’t want to hear about AIDS. He said that his hearts hurt a lot when he saw kids who have no access to treatment.

It’s difficult for him to keep his “Caring Family”, an orphanage because of the lack of financing. He said “I don’t know how long we can continue, but.”

1.What is the best title of the passage? (Please answer within 10 words)

2.Which sentence in the passage can be replaced by the following one? People refuse him.

3.Please fill in the blank in the last paragraph with proper words or phrases to complete the sentence. (Please answer within 10 words).

4.What would you do if your fellow student were an AIDS student? (30 words)

5.Translate the underlined sentence in the second paragraph.