将结核病列为全球卫生资助的优先事项
Prioritizing Tuberculosis in Global Health Funding
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Part I. QUESTIONS
Listen to the news and choose the best answer to each question you hear.
Q1. What challenge does the US President’s foreign aid freeze pose?
A. It limits the Global Fund’s ability to combat infectious diseases.
B. It increases the prevalence of tuberculosis in impoverished nations.
C. It reduces funding for malaria and HIV prevention programs.
D. It affects global development, especially in fighting diseases.
Q2. How has the Global Fund contributed to malaria prevention?
A. By developing vaccines for malaria eradication.
B. By providing bed nets and rapid diagnostic tests.
C. By allocating $6.48 billion to malaria research.
D. By focusing on improving healthcare accessibility.
Q3. Why does tuberculosis receive less funding compared to malaria and HIV?
A. It affects fewer people globally.
B. It is considered less preventable than other diseases.
C. It is largely ignored despite its high death toll.
D. It thrives in wealthy nations with better healthcare systems.
Q4. Why does the author argue that eradicating tuberculosis is achievable?
A. Because tuberculosis affects fewer people than malaria and HIV.
B. Because research shows that increased investment can save millions of lives.
C. Because tuberculosis is less complex and easier to treat than other diseases.
D. Because wealthy nations are committed to eradicating tuberculosis globally.
Q5. What is the main topic of the passage?
A. The need for increased funding to combat tuberculosis.
B. The challenges of eradicating malaria and HIV globally.
C. The role of foreign aid in global health development.
D. The achievements of the Global Fund in disease prevention.
Part II. TRANSCRIPT
Prioritizing Tuberculosis in Global Health Funding
(Q1) US President Donald Trump’s foreign aid freeze presents challenges for global development, especially in combating diseases. Amid these uncertainties, the Geneva-based Global Fund remains a vital force in fighting infectious diseases like malaria, HIV, and tuberculosis.
malaria n. 疟疾
tuberculosis n. 结核病
The Global Fund has achieved significant progress in malaria and HIV treatment. (Q2) From 2023-25, it allocated $4.17 billion to malaria prevention, which has reduced cases and deaths in countries like Rwanda and Zambia through bed nets and rapid diagnostic tests. For HIV, $6.48 billion has been spent on antiretroviral therapy and prevention education, transforming HIV into a manageable condition.
allocate v. 分配，拨款
diagnostic adj. 诊断的，鉴别的
However, tuberculosis receives only $2.4 billion - just 18% of the budget - despite killing more people than malaria and HIV combined. Tuberculosis disproportionately affects impoverished communities, thriving where living conditions are poor and healthcare is inaccessible.
disproportion n. 不成比例，失衡
impoverish v. 使贫困
(Q3) Historically devastating in wealthier nations, it is now largely ignored, even though it claims 1.3 million lives annually, surpassing HIV/AIDS and malaria combined.
devastate v. 毁灭，极度震惊
surpass v. 超越，超过
(Q4) Eradicating tuberculosis is achievable with increased investment. Research shows that $6.2 billion annually could save 1 million lives each year, reducing deaths by 90% by 2030. This investment offers a remarkable return, with benefits outweighing costs by 46 to 1.
eradicate v. 根除，消灭
outweigh v. 超过，胜过
(Q5) The Global Fund must reassess its priorities to allocate more resources to tuberculosis, a preventable and curable disease that continues to kill millions. Greater global generosity and focus on tuberculosis could transform lives and deliver unparalleled health outcomes.
Part III. KEY
Q1. D.【解析】细节题。根据“US President Donald Trump’s foreign aid freeze presents challenges for global development, especially in combating diseases.”，可知美国总统冻结外国援助给全球发展带来了挑战，尤其是在抗击疾病方面。因此，正确答案为D。
Q2. B.【解析】细节题。根据“From 2023-25, it allocated $4.17 billion to malaria prevention, which has reduced cases and deaths in countries like Rwanda and Zambia through bed nets and rapid diagnostic tests.”，可知从2023到2025年，全球基金拨款41.7亿美元用于疟疾预防，通过提供蚊帐和快速诊断测试减少了卢旺达和赞比亚等国家的病例和死亡人数。因此，正确答案为B。
Q3. C.【解析】细节题。根据“Historically devastating in wealthier nations, it is now largely ignored, even though it claims 1.3 million lives annually, surpassing HIV/AIDS and malaria combined.”，尽管结核病每年夺去130万人的生命，超过艾滋病和疟疾的总和，但现在却被大幅忽视。 因此，正确答案为C。
Q4.B.【解析】推理题。根据“Eradicating tuberculosis is achievable with increased investment. Research shows that $6.2 billion annually could save 1 million lives each year, reducing deaths by 90% by 2030.”，可知通过增加投资，消除结核病是可以实现的。研究表明，每年投入62亿美元可以挽救100万人的生命，到2030年将死亡人数减少90%。因此，正确答案为B。
Q5. A.【解析】主旨题。根据“The Global Fund must reassess its priorities to allocate more resources to tuberculosis, a preventable and curable disease that continues to kill millions.”，最后一段呼吁全球基金必须重新评估其优先事项，将更多资源分配给结核病。因此，正确答案为A。
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