(江苏版)2016-2017学年高中英语 Unit 3 Protecting ourselves

Unit 3 Protecting ourselves

Five young Americans spent two months traveling across the United States recently on a two－month bus journey.But this was not a romantic cross－country trip of self－discovery.These five youths were on a mission to raise money to combat AIDS in Africa.The driver of a yellow school bus revs its engine.A black－and－white mural painted on the bus's side shows children's faces, the phrase “Close the Gap”， and a large number “three”．

According to the UNAIDS organization, nearly three million people were newly infected with HIV in Sub－Saharan Africa last year.Nearly three million people around the world last year died of AIDS.

Five young Americans spent two months of their summer on this renovated school bus.They traveled across the country, with stops in 23 U．S.states, and speaking engagements at dozens of schools, churches and youth rallies.

The five share one mission—educating young Americans about the AIDS crisis in Africa.

Eighteen－year－old Nathaniel Elliot came up with the idea after he learned a sobering fact.

“Two years ago, I found out that, by the time I graduated from high school, there would be more than 40 million people HIV－positive, and mostly in Africa, and, for some reason, that grabbed me (caught my attention)，” said Elliot.So, the teenager decided to see what he could do to help.

“Originally, my friend and I had always planned, just for the fun of it, to drive across the country—no reason, just for fun for our senior year，” Elliot explained.“But, when I found out that fact, I realized we could use it for something good, and not just our own pleasure.And, through that, the idea of building schools came around, you know, spreading awareness is a major goal.” Elliot spread the word that he was looking for people to share his mission of educating young Americans, and getting them involved.An anonymous donor gave him the bus.And about 30 people applied for the trip.Elliot helped select four of them, ages 17—23.

During the coast－to－coast trek, the five young men stopped in Washington to speak at a Christian youth rally.They look like average college－aged boys—short

hair, shorts or jeans.But they stand apart from the thousands of young people in the crowd.They are each wearing a bright orange－and－black T－shirt emblazoned with a map of Africa and the name of their mission motto: “Living Hope.”

1．What is the mission that five young Americans spent two months traveling across the USA?

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2．What do you think we can do to help the people who get AIDS in Africa? ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________

【答案】 1.The mission is to raise money to combat AIDS and to educate young Americans about the AIDS crisis in Africa.

2．略

Section Ⅰ Welcome to the unit & Reading —Preparing

词义搭配 1．Bathe 2．abrupt 3．weep 4．sneeze 5．bid

6．agenda

7．conclude 8．discriminate

A．sudden and unexpected，often in an unpleasant way B．all the things that need to be done or that need to be thought about or solved C．to wash someone in a bath D．an attempt to do something

E．to decide that something is true after looking at all the evidence you have

F．to treat sb.unfairly because of their religion， race，or other personal features G．an act or sound of sneezing

H．to cry because you feel unhappy or have some other strong emotion

【答案】 1.C 2.A 3.H 4.G 5.D 6.B 7.E 8.F

短语填空

burst on the scene；be familiar with；devote...to；die of/from；as well as；at a rate；so far；have access to 1．Every student here ____________the library on weekends. 2．A terrible disease ________________after the big earthquake.

3．The number of the people who get Aids is increasing ________frightening ________．

4．We________________ the cause of the disease. 5．In Africa，now more children ____________Aids.

【答案】 1.has access to 2.burst on the scene 3．at a；rate 4.are familiar with 5.died of

背诵下列教材中出现的句型，体会黑体部分的用法

1．HIV is spreading across the world at a high rate, with about 7，000 people catching the virus daily.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．The work of international organizations is even more important when you consider how much more severe the situation could become.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．Although most people are familiar with Aids and how it is spread，many people think that HIV and Aids are an African problem，because there are so many HIV and Aids victims in Africa.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。

从三个选项中选择最佳答案

1．How many people catch the HIV every day

according to the passage?

A．7，000. B．4 million. C．740，000. 2．Which is not the way that the HIV is spread? A．Through unprotected sex. B．Through blood.

C．Through mosquitoes，a cough or sneeze.

3．Which is not the measure that the government takes to control the Aids in China?

A．To open labs to monitor the disease. B．To provide free drug for Aids patients. C．To set up treatment centres. 【答案】 1.A 2.C 3.C

完成下列表格

Aids today

Introduction (paragraph 1) In an African village，11－year－old Ajani was bathing his younger sister when his mother 1.______Aids，the same disease that took his father. The cause of Aids is caused by a 2.______called HIV.If someone has Aids，his Aids(paragraph body's 3.______will become so weak that he will lose the ability 2) The spread of Aids(paragraph 3) The number of the people who get Aids to fight other illnesses. HIV is spread in three ways：through 4.______ sex，through 5.______and from a mother to her child. Now there are 30 million people living with HIV worldwide.Aids has become a serious problem not only in 6.______but also around the world. In China：open labs to 7.______the disease； start providing free drugs for Aids patients. In the world：the UN founded the UNAIDS to help prevent the spread of Aids； to provide people with HIV testing and HIV or Aids medical care； to teach young people how to prevent Aids； (paragraph 4) The measures to fight against Aids (paragraphs 5 ～8)