He was just 12 years old when he died. But

题目内容：

He was just 12 years old when he died. But he brought courage and hope to people around the world.

Nkosi Johnson, who died last June, is remembered today as an AIDS fighter. Th

is young boy challenged his government’s AIDS policies and millions of South Africans in the fight against the disease.

Johnson was the longest survivor born HIV positive（艾滋病病毒携带者）.He survived with this deadly disease for 12 years before it claimed his life.

At first, Johnson was expected to live for nine months when his foster mother, Gail Johnson took him in at the age of two. She now runs Nkosi’s Haven across town from her house in Melville. The Haven is home to 20 children living with HIV or AIDS, and 11 of their mothers.

Johnson attracted the world’s attention and stole the hearts of thousands of people across the world at the 13^th International AIDS Conference in Durban in July 2000. He stood in front of a large audience including South African President Thabo Mbeki. He told them that he wanted AZT, a drug used to treat AIDS patients, to be given to HIV-positive pregnant（怀孕的） women to prevent the disease being passed on to their unborn babies. He received a loud cheer at the end of his speech.

Johnson’s speech

was broadcast live across the world. With views beyond his age and even a sense of humor, Johnson soon became an internatio nal sign of the fight against AIDS and HIV.

小题1:The underlined words “claimed his life” (Paragraph 3) means _______.

A．did harm to Johnson’s life

B．helped Johnson to survive

C．caused the death of Johnson

D．made Johnson weak小题2:The main idea in paragraphs 5 and 6 is ________.

A Johnson attracted the world’s attention

B．Johnson stood in front of South African President Thabo Mbeki

C．Johnson wanted AZT to treat AIDS pregnant women

D．Johnson helped prevent the disease being passed on to an unborn baby

小题3:The AIDS child gave the speech in order to _________.

A．steal the hearts of thousands of people

B．be an AIDS fighter

C．get more help from the world

D．fight against the government小题4:From the passage we can infer that _______.

A．the government’s AIDS policies have to be improved

B．the government did nothing to help those with HIV positive

C．the boy’s speech changed the government’s policies

D．no one lived longer than the boy小题5:The best title for this passage is .

A．The Sad Story of an AIDS Child.

B．The Courage of an AIDS Child

C．AIDS, a Deadly Disease

D．A Hero in South Africa

最佳答案：

小题1:C

小题1:A

小题1:C

小题1:A

小题1:D

答案解析：

略

考点核心：

人物传记类文章的文体特征：

人物传记是记叙文体的一种，主要描写某人的生平事迹、趣闻轶事、生活背景、个性特征、成长奋斗历程等，包含记叙文的时间、地点、人物、事件等要素。其特点是以时间的先后或事件的发展为主线，空间或逻辑线索贯穿文章始终，脉络清楚，可读性较强。