1.Medical studies show that AIDS virus cannot be transmitted via the following routes：cups，glasses，toilet seats，swimming pools，mosquitoes，other insects or blood donation.P.49
2.AIDS is a disease that breaks down the body's immune system and leaves a person defenceless against infections and illness.P.51
3.People get AIDS after having been infected with the HIV virus.P.51
4.People transmit HIV by having unprotected sex，by receiving infected blood transfusions or，as in Xiaohua's case，through birth.P.51
5.Xiaohua's mother contracted the HIV virus when she was 28，and she died of AIDS only three years after Xiaohua was born.P.51
6.The disease is spreading faster in Africa and parts of Asia，mainly because of a lack of proper health care，prevention and education.P.51
7.The drugs that are available are much too expensive and difficult to find.P.51
8....but she does not let that knowledge discourage her.P.51
9.She also goes to visit other AIDS patients in hospitals across the country to support them and cheer them up.P.51
10.The disease is not the only thing that AIDS patients have to suffer from.P.52
11....that can persuade hospitals and companies to allocate more funds for AIDS research and education.P.52
12.Xiaohua has learnt to live with HIV and the fact she will eventually get AIDS.P.52
13.Two years ago，Dr Richards had asked me a great many questions and had taken samples of my blood.P.55
14.Mum held my hand and I saw that she was weeping.P.55
15.Cancer is a disease that begins in cells.P.55
16.In my body，the production of cells is disrupted.P.55
17.Doctors do know that cancer is not caused by injury and is not contagious—it does not spread from one person to another.P.55
18.The cancer in my body has been defeated for the moment.P.55
19.Living with cancer has made me realize how precious life is and how important it is for us to take every chance to live life to the fullest.P.55
20.Every day is a new opportunity and I have learnt to appreciate every minute of each day.
Ⅱ.Language points and grammar focus语言点和语法重点
1.HIV/AIDS is incurable...P.49
AIDS is a disease that...leaves a person defenceless against infections and illness.P.51
2.People get AIDS after having been infected with the HIV virus.P.51
3.As with most diseases and disasters，the young suffer the most.
“定冠词 + 形容词/过去分词”表示“一类人”的用法的小结
4.I had been feeling sick for a long time and my mum had taken me to hospital to have me examined.P.55
2“to have + 宾语 + 过去分词”的两个内涵及用法
5.The treatment was successful and I was able to go home after exactly fourteen months，two days and six hours in hospital.P.55
was/were able to do与could do在内涵上的区别及各自的用法
6.I have been living with cancer for two years and...P.55
Ⅲ.Skills of the four essential abilities：listening，speaking，reading and writing听、说、读、写四项基本能力的学习技巧
1.Listening：Master the main idea of a long dialogue through the inner connections among the questions so as to have better understanding of the questioned details
从各设问间的内在联系把握较长对话的中心思想，更好理解各检测点的细节
2.Speaking：Talk about deadly diseases and attitudes towards AIDS，cancer，etc.
3.Reading：Make full use of informational words and phrases
4.Writing：How to write a personal narrative
