新視野大學英語聽說教程第一冊unit 5

Unit 5

Warming Up

Join us in The Battle Against AIDS now. Everyone can play a part1!

The Battle Against AIDS puts us all on the same side. No disease on the face of the earth does more harm than AIDS, and there is no enemy in war more terrible than AIDS. Combating(與…斗爭)this awful disease is a life and death struggle.

One thing that you can do is join an organization that works towards ending this epidemic(流行病，傳染病). Organizations around the world not only offer people the opportunity to work with doctors and researchers, they also offer a chance to work with others. You can improve AIDS education by handing out literature about AIDS. Or you can write letters to government leaders, pressing them to support AIDS research.

注釋：

1. play a part 扮演角色，參與，有影響;

play one’s part 盡職，盡本分

do one’s part 盡自己的本分，盡自己的力量

Understanding Short Conversations

Now you will hear ten short conversations. A question will follow each conversation. Listen carefully and choose the best answer from the four possible choices.

1. M: The battle against AIDS involves all of us, you know.

W: Sure. I’m doing my part by teaching AIDS awareness-raising classes.

Q: How is the woman doing her part in the battle against AIDS?

2. W: Some doctors say that AIDS will be cured in ten years.

M: Maybe. But even so, we shouldn’t stop our battle against AIDS.

Q: What do some doctors say?

3. M: What can we do for the 8,000 people who die of AIDS every day?

W: let’s write letters to the leaders in the federal government and ask them to support AIDS research.

Q: What is the purpose of writing letters?

4. W: Have you heard that our group is forming a network with other groups?

M: Yes. We need more AIDS groups to join together so our efficiency will improve.

Q: Why are the groups forming a network?

5. M: Let’s explore ways to fight AIDS that we haven’t tried yet.

W: OK. What do you think about writing a publication to educate the public?

Q: What is the woman’s idea for teaching people about AIDS?

6. W: I’m confident we can stop AIDS by teaching people about it.

M: Education will help. But AIDS won’t be stopped until a cure is found.

Q: When will AIDS be stopped according to the man?

7. M: Some AIDS groups emphasize education and some emphasize research.

W: Yeah, maybe you’re like me, and you don’t know which to join.

Q: What is the woman having trouble with?

8. W: If people were more giving(慷慨，大方), our group would have more resources in the battle against AIDS.

M: You’re right, but we can’t force people to help.

Q: What would happen if people gave more?

9. M: I’ve been thinking about joining an AIDS organization after graduation.

W: Don’t wait that long! AIDS is a world crisis, so we must fight against it now!

Q: Why must the man act now?

10. W: I started educating people about AIDS when I discovered I was infected.

M: Lots of people help for many different reasons. I’m glad you’re here.

Q: Why did the woman start educating people about AIDS?

Understanding a Long Conversation

Now you will hear a long conversation followed by five questions. Listen carefully and choose the best answer from the four possible choices.

W: I know many people who are active in the battle against AIDS. Take my uncle for example. He’s trying to find a cure.

M: That’s great! Has he made any progress?

W: Some. Right now he’s working on a medicine to clean1 the AIDS virus out of the body.

M: How is this medicine different2 from others?

W: Some AIDS medicines can help a little. But the AIDS virus is so good at hiding that it remains. This new medicine will be able to find the virus and get rid of it.

M: So why isn’t this medicine being used now?

W: Well, it’s not ready yet. Doctors are concerned about the side effects(副作用), like a bad reaction to the use of other AIDS medicines.

M: I’m very impressed with what your uncle has done. I’d like to do the same kind of work some day.

W: That would be good. But until then, you could at least give money to support research.

1. Who does the woman know?

2. How is the new AIDS medicine different from others?

3. What concern do doctors have about the new medicine?

4. What would the man like to do in the future?

5. What can the man do now to support the AIDS research according to the woman?

注釋：

1. clean out 把…打掃干凈，把…清空;用完，耗盡;把…趕走

2. be different from與…不同，與…相異

Understanding a Passage

Now you will hear a passage followed by five questions. Listen carefully and choose the best answer from the four possible choices.

A young man with AIDS refuses to take medicine that could make his life longer and more comfortable, because he’s afraid the medicine will kill him. Incorrect beliefs about AIDS are common, and they cause greater pain and help to spread the disease.

This is why the United Nations sends educators to the world’s poorest places, where people have the least education about AIDS. Once there, they talk with people, giving classes and meeting in clinics(診所) to discuss living with1 AIDS. They tell people what doctors have discovered about the disease, and ask them to trust AIDS medicines.

In order to stop the spread of AIDS, education must reach more people. It is not enough only for money to be sent. And more medicines won’t solve all of the problems.

1. Why does the young man NOT want to take his medicine?

2. What is the result of NOT taking AIDS medicines?

3. Who goes to the world’s poorest places for the battle against AIDS?

4. What are people told to trust?

5. What must be done for AIDS to stop spreading?

注釋：

1. live with 與…住在一起;和…同居;容忍，忍受

Homework

Supplementary Listening

Task 1

Now you will hear a long conversation followed by five questions. Listen carefully and choose the best answer from the four possible choices.

L: Hi, Janet! You wouldn’t believe how happy I am to be home. My day at work was so busy! How was your day?

J: I probably shouldn’t talk about it.

L: Why not? We’re friends, aren’t we? You can tell me anything.

J: Yeah, I know, Linda, but you’ve had a tough(勞累的) day, too. I don’t want to bother you with my problems. And you’ve helped me out(幫助解決困難) so many times already. Having a friend like you gives me a lot of hope.

L: But Janet…

J: OK, OK. I talked to my grandfather today and told him that I have AIDS. I thought that he would help me because I don’t have any money for medicine. He was pretty upset by the whole thing and said that he wouldn’t help me. So far, you’re only person who has been trying to help me. Thank you so much for sharing the apartment with me.

L: No problem. That’s what friends are for, right? And about your family…well, it’s tough. A lot of people don’t understand AIDS. When my uncle was diagnosed with(被診斷患… 病) AIDS, people from his neighborhood called him names(謾罵某人), threw stones, and even painted nasty(骯臟的，難聽的) words on his house. He finally had to move away from there. But that was no good because the same thing happened in his new neighborhood.

J: But these people are my family.

L: I understand. So what do you want to do?

J: There’s nothing I can do, is there? I guess I’ll just have to wait and hope that my grandfather’s feeling change with time.

1. How does Linda help her friend Janet?

2. How does Janet feel about Linda’s help?

3. How did the neighbors treat Linda’s uncle?

4. What happened to Linda’s uncle when he moved to another neighborhood?

5. What is Janet going to do now?

Task 2

Now you will hear a passage followed by five questions. Listen carefully and choose the best answer from the four possible choices.

On November 23, 1984, I was diagnosed with AIDS. The doctor told me that I had only six months to live, but---I did not die. I was given two more years, then another four. Now I have been living with the virus for 10 years.

Needless to say, the first six months were horrible. Every day, I lived in fear of (擔心，害怕) dying and losing my friends, my family, and my job. Later, I realized this fear was killing me as much as the illness itself. That’s when I started to fight back, seeing my doctor as my partner, talking to my friends about my illness, doing exercise, and making plans for the future. I made it(達到預定目標，做到，成功;及時趕到).

What I’m trying to say is that our biggest enemy is fear, not the illness itself. So, cheer up(高興起來，振作起來). HIV won’t win. It’s the strong mind that will. Remember, there’s light at the end of the tunnel.

1. When was the speaker diagnosed with AIDS?

2. What did the doctor tell the speaker at first?

3. How were things going with the speaker in the first few months?

4. What happened to the speaker later?

5. What does the speaker mean by saying “Remember, there’s light at the end of the tunnel.”?

答案

Unit 5 The battle Against AIDS

Short Conversations1.B 2.A 3. C 4.A 5.C 6.B 7.D 8.A 9.C 10.C

Long Conversation1.D 2.B 3.C 4.A 5.C

Understanding a Passage1.A 2.C 3.C 4.D 5.A

Homework Listening:

Task 1:1.D 2.B 3.B 4.A 5.C, Task2: 1.C 2.D 3.A 4.C 5.B

TASK3: 1.efforts 2.living 3.central, 4.extended 5.violence,

6.appears, 7.questioned, 8.culturally unacceptable, 9.media, 10.entertainment