Unit7LivingwithdiseaseReading:BornDyingItisreportedbytheUNthatintheworld40,000,000peoplearelivingwithHIV/AIDS,ofwhom3,100,000havediedthisyear.FiveFivepeopleworldwidedieofAIDSpeopleworldwidedieofAIDSeveryeveryminuteminute..Eachyear,morethanEachyear,morethan5million5millionpeoplepeoplebecomeinfectedwithHIV.becomeinfectedwithHIV.In2002,morethanIn2002,morethan40million40millionpeopleinthepeopleintheworldwerelivingwithHIVorAIDS.worldwerelivingwithHIVorAIDS.Sincethefirstcasewasdiscoveredin1981,Sincethefirstcasewasdiscoveredin1981,nearlynearly27million27millionhavediedofAIDS.havediedofAIDS.IfsomeonebecomeinfectedwithHIV/AIDs,whatwilltheymeet?Whatwillhappentothem?“Weareequaltoyou,weneedfairtreatment.Wealsohavedreamstoreceiveagoodeducation,toenjoythelife!Pleasegiveahandtous!”Likeany12-year-oldLikeany12-year-oldchild,Xiaohuaisahappychild,Xiaohuaisahappygirlwhosmilesalotandgirlwhosmilesalotandlikestotalktoherfriendslikestotalktoherfriendsafterschool.However,afterschool.However,unlikeotherchildren,sheunlikeotherchildren,shehaslosthermotherandhaslosthermotherandwillloseherfather,andwillloseherfather,andherselfwasborndyingherselfwasborndyingwithAIDS…withAIDS…ReadiReadingngWritedownfourquestionsyouthinkwillbeansweredinthetext.1.__________________________2.__________________________3.__________________________4.__________________________Howold?What?How?Who?Thispassagemainlytellsus________.A.howterribleAIDSisB.howmiserableXiaohuaisC.whatweshoulddotowardsAIDSandAIDSpatientsCnewwords•Infection感染;传染病•Virus病毒•Cheer(使)振奋;(使)高兴•Prevention阻止;预防•Persuade劝说•Immune免疫的;免除的•Treatment治疗;对待;•Proper合适的;适当的•Lack缺乏;缺少•unprotected无保护的•Transfusion输血;输液•Available可利用的•Discourage使泄气•Sex性;性别•Specialist专家•Curable可治愈的•Invisible看不见的•defenseless无防备的Gothroughthetextquickly,andanswersomequestions.1.What’sXiaohua’sattitudetoherdisease?Optimisticorpessimistic?Optimistic.2.Howmanychildrenwereinfectedin2002?Asaresult,3.2millionchildrenwereinfectedin2002.Listentothetape,thendosomeTrueorFalsestatements.1.()PeoplewilldieimmediatelyaftertheygetAIDS.2.()InXiaohua’scase,HIVspreadsthroughbirth.3.()ThediseaseisspreadingfastinAmerica&partsofAsia.4.()AmongthosewhohaveAIDS,theyoungsuffersthemost.5.()Xiaohuaknowsthatshewilldiesoonandletthatknowledgediscourageher.6.()Xiaohua’sdreamistobecomeadoctortohelpthoseAIDSpatients.1.()PeoplewilldieimmediatelyaftertheygetAIDS.FMostpeoplewhohaveAIDSmanagetosurviveafewyearsaftertheygetthedisease.2.()InXiaohua’scase,HIVspreadsthroughbirth.T3.()ThediseaseisspreadingfastinAmerica&partsofAsia.FThediseaseisspreadingfastinAfrica&partsofAsia.4.()AmongthosewhohaveAIDS,theyoungsuffersthemost.T5.()Xiaohuaknowsthatshewilldiesoonandletthatknowledgediscourageher.FShedoesnotlettheknowledgediscourageher.6.()Xiaohua’sdreamistobecomeadoctortohelpthoseAIDSpatients.TPara.1Para.1Para.2Para.2Para.3Para.3Para.4Para.4Para.5Para.5Para.6Para.6Para.7Para.7A.What’sAIDS?A.What’sAIDS?D.HowdopeoplegetAIDS?D.HowdopeoplegetAIDS?C.ThousandsofchildrenbecomeC.ThousandsofchildrenbecomeinfectedwithHIVeveryday.infectedwithHIVeveryday.E.WhatkindoflifedoesXiaohualive?E.WhatkindoflifedoesXiaohualive?G.AIDSpatientshavetodealwithG.AIDSpatientshavetodealwithpeople’sfearofthedisease.people’sfearofthedisease.F.LearntolivewithHIV.F.Learnto...
