Unit10MoneyPeriodOneWarmup&Lesson1AMaterialWorldⅠ.阅读理解ASimonalivesinBucharest，Romania.SheisnineyearsoldandHIVpositive.WhenSimona’smotherfoundoutaboutherillnessfiveyearsago，herfirstreactionwastotelleveryone，lookingforsupport.“That’swhenIfoundoutwhoreallywasmyfriend，andwhowasn’t，”shesaid.“QuiteafewpeoplestoppedvisitingmeandaskedtheirchildrennottoplaywithSimonaanymore.Becauseofthis，quarrelsbeganinmyfamily.MyhusbandbecamemoreandmoreunfriendlytowardsmeandtowardsSimonawitheachtroublebroughtaboutbyherdiagnosis.Hedidn’tunderstandhowimportantitwasforSimonatoreceiveregularexaminationsbyadoctororwhysheneededpropertreatmentforhersickness.”Whenhermothertriedtoenroll(登记)Simonainschool，theteacherwarnedherthatwhenotherparentsfoundoutaboutherillnessshewouldbeshunnedbytheotherchildren.Simona’smotherlookedforhelpandfoundasocialworkerfromtheCommunityResourceCenter.ThesocialworkerhelpedherenrollSimonainanotherschoolandprovidedemotional，financial，andmaterialsupportforthefamily.Simona’sparentswereabletoeasethetensioninthefamily.HermotheralsonowattendsparentingclassesandsupportgroupsattheCommunityResourceCenter.TheCommunityResourceCenternotonlyprovidesmuchneededresources，italsoprovidesaplacewherewomencangainskillsandselfconfidence.Itprovideschildrenwithaplacewheretheyareaccepted—regardlessoftheirhealthstatusortheirethnicity.Atthecenterparentsandchildrenfindaplacewheretheycangrowandfindthesupporttheyneedtostaytogetherandcareforeachother.1．ManypeoplepreventedtheirchildrenplayingwithSimonabecause________.A．SimonahadnotruefriendsB．SimonawasanaughtygirlC．SimonawasHIVpositiveD．Simonawaslovedbynobody答案C解析细节理解题。结合上下文的意思可知，家长不让他们的孩子和Simona玩耍，主要是因为她是艾滋病病毒携带者。2．Simona’sfatherthoughtthatSimona________.A．shouldn’tbringsomuchtroubletothemB．shouldreceiveexaminationsregularlybyadoctorC．shouldneverseethedoctorforhersicknessD．shouldbetreatedproperlyforhersickness答案A解析细节理解题。由第二段中的“MyhusbandbecamemoreandmoreunfriendlytowardsmeandtowardsSimonawitheachtroublebroughtaboutbyherdiagnosis.”可知，父亲对Simona生病带来的麻烦感到很不满。3．WhichoneofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothispassage?A．SimonahasbeenlivingwithHIVforfiveyears.B．FewpeoplevisitedSimona’smotherforSimona’sillness.C．Simona’smotherreceivedhelpfromasocialworker.D．Simonawasadmittedfinallybythefirstschool.答案D解析细节理解题。A、B和C三项分别和第一段、第二段和第四段的有关内容相符；D项和第四段中的前两句话相冲突。4．Theunderlinedword“shunned”inthethirdparagraphmeans“________”．A．refusedB．avoidedC．acceptedD．received答案B解析词义猜测题。由上下文内容可知当其他家长发现Simona的病时，他们会让孩子们躲避她。可推测该词的意思是“躲避”。BManyyearsago，whenIwasfreshoutofschoolandworkinginDenver，Iwasdrivingtomyparents’homeinMissouriforChristmas.Istoppedatagasstation(加油站)about50milesfromOklahomaCity，whereIwasplanningtostopandvisitafriend.WhileIwasstandinginlineatthecashregister(收款台)，Isaidhellotoanoldercouplewhowerealsopayingforgas.Itookoff，buthadgoneonlyafewmileswhenblacksmokepouredfromthebackofmycar.IstoppedandwonderedwhatIshoulddo.Acarpulledupbehindme.ItwasthecoupleIhadspokentoatthegasstation.Theysaidtheywouldtakemetomyfriend’s.Wechattedonthewayintothecity，andwhenIgotoutofthecar，thehusbandgavemehisbusinesscard.Iwrotehimandhiswifeathankyo...
