-1-Unit3ProtectingourselvesFiveyoungAmericansspenttwomonthstravelingacrosstheUnitedStatesrecentlyonatwomonthbusjourney.Butthiswasnotaromanticcrosscountrytripofselfdiscovery.ThesefiveyouthswereonamissiontoraisemoneytocombatAIDSinAfrica.Thedriverofayellowschoolbusrevsitsengine.Ablackandwhitemuralpaintedonthebus'ssideshowschildren'sfaces,thephrase“ClosetheGap”,andalargenumber“three”.AccordingtotheUNAIDSorganization,nearlythreemillionpeoplewerenewlyinfectedwithHIVinSubSaharanAfricalastyear.NearlythreemillionpeoplearoundtheworldlastyeardiedofAIDS.FiveyoungAmericansspenttwomonthsoftheirsummeronthisrenovatedschoolbus.Theytraveledacrossthecountry,withstopsin23U.S.states,andspeakingengagementsatdozensofschools,churchesandyouthrallies.Thefiveshareonemission—educatingyoungAmericansabouttheAIDScrisisinAfrica.EighteenyearoldNathanielElliotcameupwiththeideaafterhelearnedasoberingfact.“Twoyearsago,Ifoundoutthat,bythetimeIgraduatedfromhighschool,therewouldbemorethan40millionpeopleHIVpositive,andmostlyinAfrica,and,forsomereason,thatgrabbedme(caughtmyattention),”saidElliot.So,theteenagerdecidedtoseewhathecoulddotohelp.“Originally,myfriendandIhadalwaysplanned,justforthefunofit,todriveacrossthecountry—noreason,justforfunforoursenioryear,”Elliotexplained.“But,whenIfoundoutthatfact,Irealizedwecoulduseitforsomethinggood,andnotjustourownpleasure.And,throughthat,theideaofbuildingschoolscamearound,youknow,spreadingawarenessisamajorgoal.”ElliotspreadthewordthathewaslookingforpeopletosharehismissionofeducatingyoungAmericans,andgettingtheminvolved.Ananonymousdonorgavehimthebus.Andabout30peopleappliedforthetrip.Elliothelpedselectfourofthem,ages17—23.Duringthecoasttocoasttrek,thefiveyoungmenstoppedinWashingtontospeakataChristianyouthrally.Theylooklikeaveragecollegeagedboys—shorthair,-2-shortsorjeans.Buttheystandapartfromthethousandsofyoungpeopleinthecrowd.TheyareeachwearingabrightorangeandblackTshirtemblazonedwithamapofAfricaandthenameoftheirmissionmotto:“LivingHope.”[诱思导读]1.WhatisthemissionthatfiveyoungAmericansspenttwomonthstravelingacrosstheUSA?2.WhatdoyouthinkwecandotohelpthepeoplewhogetAIDSinAfrica?【答案】1.ThemissionistoraisemoneytocombatAIDSandtoeducateyoungAmericansabouttheAIDScrisisinAfrica.2.略SectionⅠWelcometotheunit&Reading—PreparingⅠ.词义搭配1.batheA.suddenandunexpected,ofteninanunpleasantway2.abruptB.allthethingsthatneedtobedoneorthatneedtobethoughtaboutorsolved3.weepC.towashsomeoneinabath4.sneezeD.anattempttodosomething5.bidE.todecidethatsomethingistrueafterlookingatalltheevidenceyouhave6.agendaF.totreatsb.unfairlybecauseoftheirreligion,race,orotherpersonalfeatures7.concludeG.anactorsoundofsneezing8.discriminateH.tocrybecauseyoufeelunhappyorhavesomeotherstrongemotion【答案】1.C2.A3.H4.G5.D6.B7.E8.FⅡ.短语填空-3-burstonthescene;befamiliarwith;devote...to;dieof/from;aswellas;atarate;sofar;haveaccessto1.Everystudentherethelibraryonweekends.2.Aterriblediseaseafterthebigearthquake.3.ThenumberofthepeoplewhogetAidsisincreasingfrightening.4.Wethecauseofthedisease.5.InAfrica,nowmorechildrenAids.【答案】1.hasaccessto2.burstonthescene3.ata;rate4.arefamiliarwith5.diedofⅢ.背诵下列教材中出现的句型,体会黑体部分的用法1.HIVisspreadingacrosstheworldatahighrate,withabout7,000peoplecatchingthevirusdaily.艾滋病毒在全球以高速度传播,大约每天有7000人受到感染。2.Theworkofinternationalorganizationsisevenmoreimportantwhenyouconsiderhowmuchmoreseverethesituationcouldbecome.当考虑到这一形势会变得多么严峻时,国际组织的工作就显得更加重要了。3.AlthoughmostpeoplearefamiliarwithAidsandhowitisspread,manypeoplethinkthatHIVandAidsareanAfricanproblem,becausetherearesomanyHIVandAidsvictimsinAfrica.虽然多数人熟悉艾滋病及其传播方式,但很多人认为艾滋病毒和艾滋病是非洲的问题,因为非洲的艾滋病毒携带者和艾滋病人特别多。Ⅰ.从三个选项中选择最佳答案1.HowmanypeoplecatchtheHIVeverydayaccordingtothepassage?A.7,000.B.4million.C.740,000.2.WhichisnotthewaythattheHIVisspread?A.Throughunprotectedsex.B.Throughblood.C.Throughmosquitoes,acoughorsneeze.3.WhichisnotthemeasurethatthegovernmenttakestocontroltheAidsinChina?A.Toopenlabstomonitorthedisease.-4-B.ToprovidefreedrugforAidspatients.C.Tosetuptreatmentcentres.【答案】1.A2.C3.CⅡ.完成下列表格AidstodayIntroduction(Paragraph1)InanAfricanvillage,11yearoldAjaniwasbathinghisyoungersisterwhenhismother1.Aids,thesamediseasethattookhisfather.ThecauseofAids(Paragraph2)Aidsiscausedbya2.calledHIV.IfsomeonehasAids,hisbody's3.willbecomesoweakthathewilllosetheabilitytofightotherillnesses.ThespreadofAids(Paragraph3)HIVisspreadinthreeways:through4.sex,through5.andfromamothertoherchild.ThenumberofthepeoplewhogetAids(Paragraph4)Nowthereare30millionpeoplelivingwithHIVworldwide.Aidshasbecomeaseriousproblemnotonlyin6.butalsoaroundtheworld.ThemeasurestofightagainstAids(Paragraphs5~8)InChina:openlabsto7.thedisease;startprovidingfreedrugsforAidspatients.Intheworld:theUNfoundedtheUNAIDStohelppreventthespreadofAids;toprovidepeoplewithHIVtestingandHIVorAidsmedicalcare;toteachyoungpeoplehowtopreventAids;tosetup8.Conclusion(Paragraph9)Fortunately,Ajaniandhissisterdidn'tgetHIVandiscaredforbytheirgrandfathernow.Hebelievesthat9.aswellasmedicaltreatmentisthekeytostoppingthedisease10..【答案】1.diedof2.virus3.immunesystem4.unpro