A United Nations official says nearly 95 percent of African children living with AIDS do not have a way to get treatment for the disease.

Michel Sidibe is executive(行政的) director of the Joint UN Programme on HIV/AIDS. Researchers have shown that infection with HIV, the human immunodeficiency(免疫缺陷) virus, leads to development of the disease.

Mr. Sidibe spoke Tuesday during a visit to Cameroon. There, people living with AIDS reported shortages of antiretroviral (抗逆转录病毒)drugs.

The UN official said that more than 90 percent of the three million children infected with AIDS live in African countries south of the Sahara. Patients living with AIDS in sub-Sarahan Africa often do not have access to medical treatment.

"We need to think about treatment for children. This is really a major challenge for me because it is a forgotten phase," Mr. Sidibe said. He added that only six percent of children living with AIDS in Africa have access to treatment.

UNAIDS reported that only 24 percent of children worldwide needing antiretroviral treatment received it in 2013. That same year, 190,000 children died of the disease.

Mr. Sidibe said many people with AIDS die in silence. In many places in Africa, talking about the disease remains a taboo(禁忌) subject – something that should not be discussed.

Minyim Jean has been living with AIDS for 15 years. He says it is very difficult to get complete treatment for the disease. Some medical supplies are not always available. Some doctors even change treatment for some patients because they do not have enough supplies.

UNAIDS research shows that sub-Saharan Africa has the most serious problem with HIV and AIDS in the world. The disease has had major social and economic effects on the area. Twenty-five million people with AIDS live in sub-Saharan Africa. That represents about 70 percent of all cases.

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1.From the passage we know a person infected with HIV will possibly develop_________.

A AIDS

B deficiency

C virus

D disease

解析：选A。A。细节理解题。由第二段可知，人们一旦感染了HIV病毒，就容易患AIDS疾病。

2.What do the children with AIDS need for their disease?

A immunodeficiency virus

B a United Nations official

C an executive director

D antiretroviral drugs

解析：选D。D。细节理解题。由第三段可知，艾滋病患者所需的是抗逆转录病毒药（D选项）。

3.The underlined word “phase” in paragraph 5 probably means___________.

A period

B place

C situation

D aspect

解析：选D。D。词义猜测题。这里说的是我们应考虑儿童艾滋病患者的治疗问题，而这个方面（aspect)正是被社会遗忘了的。

4.Why do so many people with AIDS die in silence in Africa?

A Because it is difficult to get complete treatment for the disease.

B Because they think AIDS shouldn't be talked about.

C Because AIDS is a terrible disease in the world.

D Because doctors change treatment for the patients.

解析：选B。B。推理判断题。不少人选择默默地死去，是因为在非洲，他们把艾滋病看做是一个禁忌的话题，大家都不能说（B选项）。

5.How many people in the world are now living with AIDS?

A About 70 million.

B About 45 million.

C About 35 million.

D About 25 million.

解析：选C。C。计算题。由最后一段可知，在sub-Saharan Africa有2500万艾滋病患者，这个数字占了全世界的70%, 据此推算，全球现在的艾滋病患者应为3500万。