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Before Hurricane Sandy hit the east coast of the United States, it had killed 54 people in Haiti and left tens of thousands more homeless. Haiti is especially tender because of its underdevelopment, so people die there—as they did during the earthquake in January 2010—in greater numbers than they would in other countries subject to the same natural disasters. But there is one disaster that was brought to Haiti directly by people, now by nature. It was not caused by extreme weather. That disaster is the cholera that struck Haiti two years ago. Most people I talk to don’t even know that United Nations troops brought this deadly disease to Haiti in October of 2010. There hadn’t been any cholera in Haiti for at least 100 years, if ever, until some UN troops from /south Asia poured human waste into a branch of the country’s main water supply. Since then, more than 7,600 Haitians have died and over 600,000 have gotten sick. However, the UN is still denying its responsibility, despite studies published by the New England Journal of Medicine, tracking the origin of Haiti’s cholera bacteria to UN soldiers. A study by a team of 15 scientists last year produced even more conclusive evidence, using whole genome sequence typing (基因系列归类) and two other methods that matched the cholera strain in Haiti to a sample from Nepal that was taken at the time when the Nepalese UN troops arrived in the country. In short, there is proof beyond reasonable doubt that the UN mission is responsible fro bringing this disease to Haiti. So there is one obvious source of money fro ridding the country of cholera, but so far, only about 53% of the $5.35 billion promised by international donors has been delivered. For the US government, it is just 27%, or $ 250 millions. If these governments want to help the UN fix the mess that they created, they should have already committed the funds to do so. 57.       By mentioning the hurricane and earthquake happening in Haiti in Paragraph 1, the author implies________. A. natural disasters are unmerciful B. many deaths could have been avoided C. Haitians are easy to become victims in face of disasters D. America should be responsible for them 58.       How does the author show the origin of Haiti’s cholera bacteria? A. By providing supporting evidences.                      B. By analyzing the results. C. By making further investigations.                           D. By challenging the UN. 59.       How much money should the American government have offered to Haiti? A. 2.84 billion dollars.      B. 925 million dollars.        C. 67.5 million dollars.        D. 250 million dollars. 60.       What does the author write the passage most probably for? A. To introduce the serious cholera situation in Haiti. B. To ask for more financial help from UN. C. To prove the direct cause of Haiti’s cholera outbreak. D. To condemn the attitude of international community towards Haiti’s cholera. 答案：CABD

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