C
First lady Michelle Obama accepted her family’s African roots in a speech on Wednesday, telling a group of young Africans that the “blood of Africa” runs through her veins (血管)as she urged changing traditional beliefs on the worth of educating women. She said as an African American woman, her discussion with the African youth was “deeply personal.”
“The roots of my family tree are in Africa,” the first lady told the cheering crowd. “My husband’s father was born and raised in Kenya. Members of our extended family still live there. I have had the pleasure of traveling to Africa many times over the years, including four trips as first lady, and I have brought my mother and my daughters along whenever I can. The blood of Africa runs through my veins, and I care Africa deeply.” Obama said, addressing her listeners as her “brothers” and “sisters.”
The White House is making women’s empowerment (参政议政)a theme in a Washington African leaders summit next week. Michelle Obama said problems with girls’ education often stemmed from traditional “attitudes and beliefs” that exist even in the United States and lead to issues such as the gender(性别)pay gap and an under-representation (名额不足)of women in leadership. She said men worldwide needed to “look into their hearts and souls and ask if they truly view women as their equals.”
“I am who I am today because of the people in my family, particularly the men in my family, who valued me and invested in me from the day I was born.” Obama said. “And as I grew up, the men who raised me set a high bar for the type of men I’d allow into my life — which is why I went on to marry a man who had the good sense to fall in love with a woman who was his equal, to treat me as such — a man who supports and respects me, and who supports and respects our daughters as well,” Obama said.
59. Michelle Obama called on some young Africans to _____ .
A. raise the awareness of educating women           B. accept her family’s African roots
C. go to America for further study                  D. look into their hearts and souls
60. Michelle Obama concerns herself with Africa deeply because _____ .
A. she is the first lady of America                  B. she has the African blood
C. young Africans admire her                      D. she likes to travel in Africa
61. According to Michelle Obama, problems with women are often caused by the idea that _____ .
A. women receive no good education 
B. women are not treated as men’s equals
C. traditional prejudices are laid on women 
D. fewer women serve as leaders
62. What Michelle Obama said in the last paragraph is taken as an example to show _____ .
A. how a woman can get married to a president
B. how men can regard women as their equals
C. why men should invest in women’s education
D. why men should consider women as their equals

D
The virus “Ebola” is named after the Ebola River in what is now the Democratic Republic of the Congo. That’s where the virus was discovered in 1976. A person can only get Ebola through direct contact with an infected person’s bodily fluids, for example, sweat or spit. Additionally, the virus can get into your body through your eyes and mouth if those areas come into contact with something that contains the bodily fluids of an infected person. That’s why health care workers are supposed to keep themselves completely covered while treating patients.
The deadliest Ebola outbreak is spreading fast in Western Africa, taking over 900 lives so far. The health systems in Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia are severely lacking in resources, and health care workers may not have access to adequate protective clothing when working in rural clinics, where the proper protections are lacking. Since Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia share a border; it’s easier for people to move from one country to another, increasing the risk for disease spread. Infected people may be kept separate with other people infected with the disease, making this kind of contact easier.
The virus has a two-to-21-day incubation(潜伏) period. It is systemic and can move to and affect every part of the body, causing direct damage to organs and internal bleeding. This causes shock, dropping a person’s blood pressure and causing multi-system organ failure.
For now, all doctors can do is treat the symptoms and provide supportive care like monitoring heart rate, blood pressure, and breathing while making sure the patients’ fluids are supplied. Sometimes patients are given antibiotics(抗生素) to treat other possible infections. The hope is to make the patient pull through the infection so their immune system can eventually clear the virus. The people who survive Ebola have created enough antibodies to kill it. This is harder to achieve in rural health systems in West Africa that are tasked with treating thousands of patients with poor resources.
There are several promising drugs and vaccines in development, but since Ebola is less common—and research about it is not well funded — there is no drug or vaccine that has been approved for use in humans. Many of the other drugs and vaccines have not yet been tested in humans. The WHO (World Health Organization) is meeting next week to discuss whether experimental treatments should be used during this outbreak.
63. According to the passage, Ebola only spreads through _____.
A. polluted air              B. bodily fluids C. flying birds         D. river water
64. Which is not the possible reason why Ebola spreads in West Africa quickly?
A. The health resources are poor.                    B. Infected people are kept together.
C. The protective clothing is adequate.               D. Three western countries share a border.
65. Why have there been no cures used for Ebola in humans so far?
A. The drugs for Ebola are being developed now.
B. Ebola is rare and its research money is lacking.
C. Ebola does far more harm to patients than Aids.
D. The WHO hasn’t decided whether to use them.
66. Which of the following can be the best title?
A. Help the poorest West Africa.                     B. No cure for the virus “Ebola”.
C. The deadliest Ebola outbreak.                     D. Introduction to the virus “Ebola”.
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