Today’sgenerationofyoungpeopleisthelargestinhumanhistory.Nearlyhalftheworld’spopulation—morethan3billionpeople—areundertheageof25.Morethanhalftheworld’syoungpeople—about850millionbetweenthe

　　Today’sgenerationofyoungpeopleisthelargestinhumanhistory.Nearlyhalftheworld’spopulation—morethan3billionpeople—areundertheageof25.Morethanhalftheworld’syoungpeople—about850millionbetweentheagesof10and24—liveinAsiaandthePacificregion.

　　ThisrapidlyexpandingyouthpopulationisincreasinglyvulnerabletoHIV. YoungpeopleareatthecenteroftheHIV/AIDSepidemic.Ofthe10millionyoungpeoplelivingwithHIVworldwide21%liveinAsiaandthePacificregion.WhensurveyingofallnewHIV/AIDScasesgloballynearlyaquarterofallpeoplelivingwithHIV/AIDSareundertheageof25.Anestimated6000youngpeopleareinfectedeveryday—oneevery14minutes.Themajorityarewomenandgirls.InSouthAsiawhereover1millionyoungpeoplebetweentheagesof15to24areinfectedwithHIVmorethanhalf(62%)areyoungwomen.

　　YoungpeoplearekeytodefeatingtheHIV/AIDSepidemic.Yetinmostcountriestheylacktheinformationeducationandservicesthatwillenablethemtomakeinformedandhealthychoicesabouttheirhealthandtheneedsofyouthsareoftenignored.UNESCOincollaborationwithotherUNagenciesgovernmentsNGOsandcommunity-basedorganizationsmakeseffortstoensurethehealthneedsofyouthsincludingHIVpreventioneducationprogramsandpoliciesimplementedthroughoutAsiaandthePacificregion.

　　59.HowmanyyoungpeoplewithHIVliveinAsiaandthePacificarea?

　　A.3billion B.850million C.100million D.2.1million

　　60.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?

　　A.It’syoungpeoplethemselvesthatcandefeatHIV.

　　B.MostcasesinfectedwithHIVareyoungpeople.

　　C.MostyoungpeoplewhoareinfectedwithHIVarewomen.

　　D.HalfoftheworldpopulationisinfectedwithHIV.

　　61.Fromthepassagewecanconcludethat________.

　　A.moreandmoreyoungpeoplewillbeinfectedwithHIV

　　B.it’sbecauseofnotbeinginformedthatyoungpeopleareeasytobeinfected

　　C.peopleinAsiaandthePacificregionareeasytobeinfected

　　D.thereisnopolicyforteenagers’preventionofHIV