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高二上學期9月英語摸底考試卷

I.ListeningComprehension(略)

II.Grammar(25')

SectionA

SectionA(15')

Directions:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.For

theblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useoneword

thatbestfitseachblank.

/一winningmultipleawardsandbeingthemostsearched-forbookonGoodreadsduringitsdebutyear,thisyoung

adultnovel2.(challenge)andbannedinschoollibrariesandcurricular3druguseandoffensivelanguage.

Directions:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblanks(omakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.For

(heblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useoneword

(hatbestfitseachblank.

Whenyoucrossdeepwaterdrivingt(x)fast,yourisk4(splash)waterupintotheairboxandhavingitget

5(suck)in(otheinternalengine.6ismorecommon(hanyouthink.Therearcafewstepsyoushouldtaketo

clearthewaterout7youtrytostartit.

Directions:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomake(hepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.For

theblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperfonnofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useoneword

thatbestfitseachblank.

JackLondonwrotestoriesaboutworkingpeopleandthehardtimetheyhad2(make)aliving.Heknewtheir

problemsfirsthand.Heworkedasasailor,fanner,railroadworker,andgoldprospector.Q(name)justafewofhis

manyjobs.

Directions:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.For

theblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperfonnofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useoneword

thatbestfitseachblank.

TheGuinnessBookofRecordsfirstsetitssighton(satisfy)man'sinborncuriosityaboutthenaturalworld.

Itstwoprincipalfactfindersmovedwildlyaround(heglobetocollectfacts.Itwastheirtaskstofindaspectsoflife

canbesensedorobserved,thingsthatcanhequantifiedormeasured.Itwasduringthisperiodthatsomeofthe

remarkablerecords工2(document),answeringsuchquestions'Whatisthebrighteststar?”and“Whatis

thebiggestspider?”"(originate)asasimplebarbook,theGuinnessBookofRecords15(evolve)over

decadestoprovideinsightintothefullrangeofmodernlife.

SectionBPassage(10')

Directions:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.For

theblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useoneword

thatbestfitseachblank.

ManyeducationalistsconsiderPhilosophyofEducationaweakandimprecisefield,toofar一16一(rcmovc)from

thepracticalapplicationsoftherealworldtobeuseful.Butphilosophers27(date)backtoPlatoandtheAncient

Greekshavegiventheareamuchthoughtandemphasis,andthereislittledoubt力8iheirworkhashelpedshapethe

practiceofeducationoverthemillennia.

Platoistheearliestimportanteducationalthinker,andeducationisanessentialelementin“TheRepublic''(hismost

importan:workonphilosophyandpolitics,writtenaround360B.C.).inwhichheadvocatesIQ(apply)soincrather

extrememethods:removingchildrenfromtheirmothers,care,raisingthemaswardsofthestate,anddifierentiating

childrensuitabletothevariouscastes,thehighestreceivingthemosteducation,2.0theycouldactasguardiansofthe

cityandcareforthelessable.Hebelievedthateducation2工beholistic,includingfacts,skills,physicaldiscipline,

musicandart.Platobelievedthattalentandintelligenceisnotdistributedgeneticallyandthusistobefoundinchildren

borntoallclasses.

Aristotleconsideredhumannature,habitandreasontobeequallyimportantforcestobecultivatedineducation,the

ultimateaimofwhichshouldbe22(produce)goodandvirtuouscitizens.Heproposedthatteachersleadtheir

studentssystematicallyandthatrepetition23(use)asakeytooltodevelopgoodhabits,unlikeSocrates'emphasis

24questioninghislistenerstobringouttheirownideas.Heemphasizedthebalancingofthetheoreticalandpractical

aspectsofsubjects,amongwhichheclearlymentionsreading,writing,mathematics,music,physicaleducation,literature,

history,andawiderangeofsciences.25.play,whichhealsoconsideredimportant.

III.Vocabulary(2(T)

(A)

Directions:Completethepassagewiththewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Notethatthereisoneword

morethanyouneed.

A.evolutionaryB.highlightC.leapD.specificallyAB.differs

AC.establishedAD.trackBC.lackBD.potentiallyCD.matuieABC.

spot

Technologyisplayingavitalroleinpreservationandecologyresearch.Dronesholdhugepotentialinthefightlosave

theworld'sremainingwildlifefromextinction.Soresearcherscannow2.6wildanimalsthroughdenseforestsand

monitorwhalesinvastoceans.Ifsestimatedthatuptofivelivingspeciesbecomeextincteveryday,makingiturgentthat

universitiesdevelopedtechnologiestocapturethedatathatcanpersuadeauthoritiestoact.

TheBritishInternationalEducationAssociationhostedaconferenceinJanuaryto2.7theimportanceof

technologicalsolutionsinprotectingvulnerablespeciesandecosystems.Speakersunderlinedhowtechnologycanhelp

preservation:dronescancirclehighabovetheoceanto28whales,whilecertaincamerascanidentifymembersofan

individualspecies.

AccordingtoClaudioSillcro,biologyprofessoratOxfordUniversity,technologyischanginghowpreservation

research:sdone-butit'sina(n)2Qway.Astechnologygetsbetterandcheaper,researchersbecomebetteratdoing

whattheywerealreadydoing.Forexample,remotesensingusedtoheaverytechnicaltoolbutisnowwidespread,and

everyoneusesglobalpositioningsysteni(GPS)forsurveying.

But(cachingpreservationandecologycoursesinuniversity-B.Someteachdronesurveyingmethodsindepth

whileothersdon'tevenmentionthem."Thefactis,usingdronesisquitea■二totheinterdisciplinary'unknown'of

engineering,and'52anareawherelecturersmaynotfeelconfidenttoteachyet,“SergeWich,anexpertinprimate

biologysays."Studentsarctaughtaboutwell”technologiessuchasautomaticsoundrecorders,butdronesarc

oftenmissingfromuniversityteaching.Consequently,droneuseamongresearchsrsisstillfairlylimitedandfocusedon

gettingphotos.,5

Wich'steamofresearchersusedtechniquestodevelopafullyautomateddronetechnologysystemthattracksand

monitorsthehealthofendangeredanimalsglobally.It'sdesignedtobecheap,stableandsimpletouse,sothatlocal

communitiesindevelopingcountriescanoperateitindependentlywithouttechnicalbackground.Yetit'snotmorewidely

usedonthegroundsofresearchers'34ofskillstousethistechnology.Inbiology,wheredronesareused,fewcan

programanalgorithm'55fortheirpresenationorresearchproblem."There'smuchthatneedstobedone:o

bridgethosetwoworldsandtomakeAlmoreuser-friendlysothatpeoplewhocan'tprogramcanstillusethetechnology.^^

Wichsays.

(B)

Directions:Completethepassagewiththewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Notethatthereisoneword

morethanyouneed.

A.introductionB.roughlyC.mainstreamD.educationalAB.emergence

AC.appliedAD.nearnessBC.identifyBD.accessCD.widelyABC.subject

Thetenn'darktourism'isfarnewerthanthepractice,whichlongpredates(早于)Pompeii's.36asadark

attraction.DrPhilipStone,perhapstheworld'sleadingacademicexpertondarktourism,considerstheRomanColosseum

tobeoneoffirstdarktouristsites,wherepeopletravelledlongdistancestowatchdeathassport.Later,untilthelate18"

century,theappealwascruderincentralLondon,wherepeoplepaidmoneytositingrandstandstowatchmasshangings.

Dealersv/ouldsellpiesatthesite,whichwas37whereMarbleArchstandstoday.

Itwasonlyin1996that4darktourism'enteredthescholarlyvocabularywhentwoacademicsinGlasgow-2it

whilelookingatsitesassociatedwiththemurderofJohnF.Kennedy.ThosewhostudydarktourismX.plentyof

reasonsfbr(hegrowingphenomenon,includingraisedawarenessofitasanidcniifiablcthing.46>tositeshasalso

impiovccwithihuanivalofcheapctiiliavcl.Il,slutidloimaginedialtheAusclinilz-Birkcuaumciiioiialandmuscuni

wouldnowwelcomemorethantwomillionvisitorsayearwereitnottoritstoKrakow'sinternationalairport.

PeterHohenhaus,a42travelleddarktouristbasedinVienna,alsopointslothebroaderriseinoff-the-beatentrack

tourism,beyond(heterritoryofpopularguidebooksandTripAdvisorrankings.4tAlotofpeopledon'twant43

tourismandthatoftenmeansengagingwithplacesthathaveamorerecenthistory.^^hesays."YougotoSarajevoandmost

peoplerememberthewarbeinginthenewssoitfeelsclosertoone'sownbiography.^^Hohenhausisalsoaflmofbeautyin

decay,thecontemporaryculturalmovementinwhichurbanruinshavebecome44matterfbrexpensivecoffee-table

booksandathousandInstagramaccounts.Thecrossoverwithdeathisclear."Ihavealwaysbeendrawntoruinedthings,“

the54-year-oldsays.Butwhile,likeanytourism,darktourismatitsbestis45,theexampleofGrenfellTower(a

Londontowerblock,destroyedbyafirein2017with71deaths)hintsattheuneasefeltatsomesites.44...Iwouldno:stand

inthestreettakingaselfiemerrily.''

IV.Clozetest(a(F)

Directions:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,C

andD.Fillineachblankwiththewordofphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.

(A)

Studiesshowthatolderpeopletendtorememberthepositivethingsinliferatherthanthenegativethings,while

youngerpeoplerememberthepositiveandnegativeequallywell.Thedominantpsychologicaltheorytoexplainthisisthat

olderpeopleareawareoftheirlimitedtimeleft,sothey46positiveemotionalexperiences.Butaboutadecaceago,I

workedwithbiologistRobertTriversonhisideathattherewasa(n)47basisforolderpeople'sincreasedpositive

outlook.Ourresearchtookusinthefascinatingdirectionofexploringhow(hebody48itsenergy.

Whenour4^neededmoreenergythanusualperhapswhilebeingchasedbyatiger,theyhadtoget(hatenergy

fromsomewhereinthebody.Couldtheyborowitfromthebrain?Thatorganuses20percentofourmetabolicoutput,

whetherwearcsolvingmathproblemsorwatchingtelevisionreruns.Ductothisconstantenergyrequirement,borrowing

energyfromthebrainwhenourneed5C>theavailablesupplyisnotanoption.Perhapswecouldborrowenergyfrom

ourmuscles.Becauseweusefarmoremuscleenergywhenweareactivethanwhenatrest.51.wecouldbonow

energywhenwearesitting.Buttheproblemis(hatmostoftheenergy-demandingemergenciesofourancestors52a

muscularresponse.Therewasnowaytobonowenergyfromourmusclesduringanemergencybecauserelaxingwhena

tigershowedupwasnota(n)53response.Thisbringsustoourimmunesystem,which,whenS4protectsus

frommanyillnessesanddiseases.Like(hebrain,theimmunesystemworksatgreatmetaboliccost,butlargelyinthe

55ofkeepingushealthyin(hefuture.Wehaveanenormousnumberofimmunecellscoursingthroughourbody,

a(n)56breakfromproductionisfine.So,whenourbodyneedsextraenergy,oneoftheplacesitgoesisour

immunefunction.Whenyou'rebeingchasedbyatiger,youdon'tneedtowasteenergymakingimmunecellstofightoff

tomorrow'scold.Whatyouneedisto57allavailableenergyresourcestoyourlegs,withthehopethatyouwill

livetoexperienceanothercoughorsneeze.

58_____ourimmunesystemevolvedtoruninmaximumamountswhenwe'rehappy,buttoslowdown

dramaticallywhenwe'renot.Withthisbackgroundinmind,Triverssupposedthatolderpeopleevolvedastrategyof

turningthisrelationshiponitshead,becomingmore5"thepositivethingsinlifeinanefforttoenhancetlicir

immunefunctioning.Thiswashelpedalongbyiheirknowingmuchmoreabouttheworldthanyoungeradults,sotheycan

dealwithsomeoftheGOthingsinlifemoreeasily.

46.A.switchB.energizeC.prioritizeP.undergo

47.A.regularB.evolutionaryC.solidD.fundamental

48.A.usesB.squeezesC.spreadsD.classifies

4q.A.bodies13.generationsC.ancestorsD.seniors

50.A.surpassesB.meetsC.respondsD.requires

51.A.atrandom8.inprincipleC.attimesD.incase

$2.A.rejected8.neglectedC.expectedP.required

53.A.objective13.effectiveC.emergentD.negative

54.A.vulnerableB.efficientC.defensiveD.strong

55.A.service13.basisC.searchP.shift

56.A.momentary8.voluntaryC.energeticD.intensive

57.A.submit13.activateC.shiftD.accumulate

58.A.Inthemeantime13.OnthecontraryC.IntheendD.Asaresult

5Q.A.addictedto8.freeofC.focusedonD.enthusiasticabout

66>.A.emotional13.crucialC.unforgettableD.depressing

(B)

FaceshapeletsAIspotraredisorders

Peoplewithgeneticsyndromessometin'.eshaverevealingfacialfeaturesbutusingthemtomakeaquickandcheap

diagnosiscanbegiventherearehundredsofpossibleconditionstheymayhave.Anewneuralnetworkthat

analysesphotographsoffacescanhelpdoctors&2(hepossibilities.

YaronGurovichatbiotechnologyfirmFDNAinBostonandhisteambuiltneuralnetworktolookattheoverall

impressionoffacesandalistofthe10geneticsyndromesapersonismostlikelytohave.

They64theneuralnetworkcalledDeepGestalt,on17.000imagescorrectlylabelledtomatchmorethan200

geneticsyndromes.TheteamthenaskedtheAltoGSpotentialgeneticdisordersfromafurther502photosofpeople

withsuchconditions.Itincludedthecorrectansweramongitslistof10responses91percentofthetime.

Gurovichandhisteamalso&&theneuralnetwork'sabilitytodistinguishbetweenthedifferentgenetic

mutations(變異)thatcanleadtothesamesyndrome.TheyusedphotographsofpeoplewithNoonansyndrome,whichcan

resultfrommutationsinanyoneoffivegenes.DeepGestaltcorrectlyidentifiedthegeneticsourceofthephysical

appearance64percentofthetime.Ifsclearlynot67butit'sstillmuchbetterthanhumansareattryingtodothis.

Asthesystemmakesitsassessments,thefacialregionsthatweremosthelpfulinthedeterminationare68and

madeavailablefordoctorstoview.Thishelpsthemtounderstandtherelationshipsbetweengeneticmake-upandphysical

appearance.

Thefactthatihediagnosisisbasedonasimplephotographraisesquestionsabout6^?Iffacescanrevealdetails

aboutgenetics,(henemployersandinsuranceproviderscould,inprinciple,secreilyusesuchtechniquesto7。

againstpeoplewhohaveahighprobabilityofhavingcertaindisorders.7*.Gurovichsaysthetoolwillonlybe

availableforusebyclinicians.

Thistechniquecouldbring72.tothosewhohavegeneticsyndromes.Therealvaluehereisthatforsomeof

theseultra-rarediseases,the73ofdiagnosiscanbemany,manyyears.Thiskindoftechnologycanhelpnarrow

downthesearchspaceandthen74:hediagnosisthroughcheckinggeneticmarkers.Forsomediseases,itwillcut

downthetimetodiagnosisdramatically.Forothers,itcouldperhapsaddmeansoffindingotherpeoplewiththedisease

and,75helpfindnewtreatmentsorcures.

61.A.convincingB.trickyC.reliableD.feasible

&2.A.bringabout13.resultfromC.naiTowdownP.ruleout

63.A.return13.inputC.lopP.feed

64.A.based13.imposedC.focusedD.(rained

65.A.identify13.distinguishC.shiftP.cure

66.A.tested13.demonstratedC.recognizedP.acquired

67.A.acceptable13.perfectC.reliableD.workable

68.A.covered13-excludedC.highlightedP.supervised

GQ.A.objectivity13.accuracyC.credibilityP.privacy

70.A.discriminate8.fightC.argueD.vote

7X.A.Furthermore3.ThereforeC.OtherwiseP.However

72.A.challenges8.benefitsC.damagesD.concerns

73.A.treatmentB.responseC.remedyD.process

74.A.replied13.confirmedC.eliminatedP.addressed

75.A.bycontrastB.inturnC.inadditionD.onthecontrary

V.ReadingComprehension(30')

Directions:Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsor

unfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheone

thatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.

(A)

Thetworoads

ItwasNewYear'sNight.Anagedmanwasstandingatawindow.Heraisedhismournfuleyestowardsthedeepblue

sky.wherethestarswerefloatinglikewhiteliliesonthesurfaceofaclearcalmlake.Whenhecastthemontheearth,where

afewmorehopelesspeoplebesideshimselfnowmovedtowardstheircertaingoal---thetomb.Hehadalreadypassedsixty

of(hestagesleadingtoit.andhehadbrough:fromhisjourneynothingbuterrorsandregrets.Nowhishealthwaspcor,his

mindvacant,hisheartsorrowful,andhisoldageshortofcomforts.

Thedaysofhisyouthappearedlikedreamsbeforehim.andherecalledtheseriousmomentwhenhisfatherplacedhim

at(heentranceofthetworoads---oneleadingtoapcaccfuksunnyplace,coveredwithflowers,fruitsandresoundingwith

soft,sweetsongs;(heotherleadingtoadeep,darkeave,whichwasendless,wherepoisonflowedinsteadofwaterand

wheredevilsandpoisonoussnakehissedandcrawled.

Helookedtowards(heskyandcriedpainftilly,"O,myfather,placemeoncemoreattheentrancetolife,andI'll

choosethebetterway!”Butbothhisfatherandthedaysofhisyouthhadpassedaway.

Hesaw(helightsflowingawayin(hedarkness.Thesewere(hedaysofhiswastedlife;hesawastarfallfromthesky

anddisappeared,andthiswasthesymbolofhimself.Hisregret,whichwaslikeasharparrow,struckdeeplyintohisheart.

Thenherememberedhisfriendsinhischildhood,whoenteredonlifewithhim.But(heyhadmadetheirwaytosuccessand

werenowhonoredandhappyonthisNewYear'snight.

Theclockinthechurchtowerstnickandthesoundmadehimrememberhisparents?earlyloveforhim.Theyhad

taughthimandprayedtoGodforhisgood.Buihechosethewrongway.Withshameandgriefhedarednolongerlook

towardstheheavenwherehisfatherlived.Hisdarkenedeyeswerefulloftears,andwithadespairingeffort,heburstouta

cry:"Comeback,myearlydays!Comeback”

Andhisyouthdidreturn,forallthiswasonlyadreamwhichhehadonNewYearNight.Hewasstillyoungthoughhis

faultswerereal;hehadnotyetenteredthedeep,darkcave,andhewasstillfreeiowalkon(heroadwhichleadstothe

peacefulandsunnyland.

Thosewhostilllingerat(heentranceoflife,hesitatingtochoosethebrightroad,remember(hatwhenyearsarcpassed

andyourfeetstumbleonthedarkmountains,youwillcrybitterly,butinvain:"0youth,return!Ohgivemebackmyearly

days^^^

76.In(he3rdparagraph(hemancriedpainfullybecause

A.allthehopelesspeopleweremovingtowardsdeath

8.Hehadlostforeverthechancetotaketherightroad

C.Hisparentsandihehappydaysofhisyouthweregone

P.Herefusedtotaketheroadleadingtoadeepdarkcave

77.Whathappenedtothemanbeforehissuddenrealization?

A.Hewasathisfather'sfuneralfarewell.

13.HewasenjoyingtheNewYear'seve.

C.Hewaswanderingattheentrancetolife.

P.Hewashavingadrcamofhislifeinoldage.

78.Wecaninferfromthestorythat.

A.Theman'schildhoodfriendsledajoyfullifelikehim

B.Themanstillhadtheopportunitytochosetherightway

C.boththeman'sparentspassedawaywhenhewasyoung

P.theman'sfatherwasquitestrictwithhissonbeforedeath

79.Thepassageismainlywrittenfor.

A.anewdrivergeninglostonadetour

8.aconcernedmotherwithtwochildrentoraise

C.anexperiencedteacherwithagoodreputation

D.ahesitatingyoungadultfacingatoughlifechoice

MBufTalobuflaloBuffalobuffalobuffalobufTaloBuffalobuffalo”isarealseatence.

How?

Let'sbreakirdown,staringwithasimplephrase:

MonkeysfromPisabullydeerfromLondon.

OK,admittedlyifsanimplausiblescenario,butifsagrammaticallyfinesentence.InEiglishwecanuse

placenamesasadjectives,solet'sshortenthesentencealittle.

PisamonkeysbullyLondondeer.

NowweUlthrowinsomegirsffesfromParistoeventhescorewiththosemeanmonkeys.

Pisamonkeys,whomParisgiraffesintimidatebullyLondondeer.

w

Englishispeculiarinthatyoucanomitrelativepronouns,e.g.9thepersonwhomIlove》canbeexpressed

as“thepersonIlove.”Lefsdothattothissentence.

PisamonkeysParisgiraflesintimidatebullyLondondeer.

Thiskindofpronounremovalcanbealittlemoredifficulttograspwhenwrittenthanwhenspoken.Saying

theabovesentenceswithpausesaftermonkeysandintimidatecanhelp.Nowweneedtoreplacebothofthe

verbs,infimidateandbully,withtheir(admittedlyuncommon)synonym,bufTalo.

PisamonkeysParisgirafTesbufTalobufTaloLondondeer.

Again,pauseshelpkeepthemeaninginmind:Putapauseaftermonkeysandthefirstbuffalo.NowweMl

replacealltheworldwideplacenameswiththesecond-largestcityinNewYorkState.Buffalo.

(ThafsBuffalo'stallestbuilding.OneSenecaTower,below.)

BuffalomonkeysBufTalogiraffesbuffalobuffaloBuffalodeer.

Youcanprobablyguesswbatthenextstepis.Butbeforewereplacealltheanimalswiththecommonname

fortheAmericanbison,notehowthecapitallettersintheabovesentencehelpyoukeeptheplacenames

separatefromtheotherusagesoftheword.OK,heregoes:

BufTalobufTaloBufTalobuffalobufTalobufTaloBufTalobufTalo.

Onelastthingtonote:Thisexceptionalsentenceispossiblebecausethepluraloftheanimalbuffalois

buffalo,notbufTalos,othenviseallthewordswouldn'tbeidentical.

Englishisstrangeandwonderful!

SO.Howshouldwereadthefollowingsentencewithproperpauses?

A.BuffcdobuffaloBuffalo/buffalobuffalo/buffaloBuffalobuffalo

B.Buffalobuffalo/Buffalobuffalobuffalo/buffaloBuffalobuffalo

C.BuffalobuffaloBuffalo/buffalobuffalobuffalo/Buffalobuffalo.

P.Buffalobuffalo/Buffalobuffalo/buffalobuffaloBuffalobufTalo.

81.Whatisthekeyelementtomake(hissentencepossible?

A.TherelativepronounsinEnglishcanbeomitted.

B.InEnglish,placenamescanbeusedasadjectives.

C.ThecityhasthesamenamewithakindofAmericanbison.

P.Thewordbuffalohasthesameformofsingularandplural

82.Wherecanyouprobablyfindthisarticle?

A.WanderingtheEarth

B.LinguisticsAroundUs

C.PopularAnimalScience

D.CollinsEnglishGrammar

(C)

Likeeverydog,everydiseasenowseemstohaveitsday.WorldTuberculosis(infectionsdiseaseinwhichgrowths

appearonthelungs)DayisonSaturdayMarch24th.

Tuberculosiswasonceteniblyfashionable.Dyingof^consumption''seemstohavebeenaiavoriteactivityofgarret-

dwelling19th-centuryartists,has,however,beenneglectedoflate.Researchersinthefieldnevertireofpointingoutthat

TBkillsalotofpeople.AccordingtofiguresreleasedearlierthisweekbytheWorldHealthOrganization,1.6million

peoplediedofthediseasein2005,comparedwithabout3mforAIDSand1mformalaria.Buiitreceivesonlyafractionof

theresearchbudgetdevotedtoAIDS.America'sNationalInstitutesofHealth,forexample,spends20timesasmuchon

AIDSasanTB.Nevertheless,everyoneseemstogettinginontheTB-dayactthisyear.

TheGlobalFundaninternationalorganizationresponsiblefurfightingallthreediseasesbutbestknownforitsworkon

AIDS,hasusedtheoccasiontotrumpetitstuberculosisprojects.Thefundclaimsthatitsanli-TBactivitiessinceitopened

forbusinessin2002havesavedthelivesofoverImpeople.TheWorldHealthOrganizationhasissuedareportthat

containssomeg(x)dnews.AlthoughthenumberofTBcasesisstillrising,therateofillnessseemstohavestabilized:the

caseload,inotherwords,isgrowingonlybecausethepopulationitselfisgoingup.

Evendrugcompaniesareinvolved.Inthenin-uptothedayitself,EliLillyannounceda$50mboosttoitsMDRTB

GlobalPartnership.MDKstandsformulti-dnig