Word Bank of Listening

Directions: In this section you will listen to a short passage entitled “AIDS Education”. The following words and phrases may be of some help.

AIDS       n.      [U] 

Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome; a very serious disease caused by a virus which breaks down the body’s natural defences against infection 

艾滋病，获得性免疫缺损综合征

HIV        n.  

human immunodeficiency virus; the virus which causes the disease AIDS 

人体免疫缺损病毒，艾滋病病毒

infection        n.       [C; U] 

the act or result of infecting, or a disease spread by infecting    传染，感染；传染病

ignorant        a. 

not knowing facts or information that you ought to know     无知的

virus        n.  

a living thing even smaller than bacteria which causes infectious disease in the  body, in plants, etc.     病毒

cure        n.  

[C, U (for)]     treatmentor substance that cures; remedy 

[常与for连用]   疗法；药物

transmit       vt.  

[(to)] send or pass from one person, place, or thing to another 

[常与to连用]传播，传染

positive        a.  

(of a medical test) showing signs of the presence of a substance or growth 

（医学试验）阳性的

HIV-positive            艾滋病检查呈阳性的

community      n.  

the people living together and / or united by common background,  nationality, etc.

团体；社区

Listening and Respond

Task: Focusing on the Main Ideas

Choose the best answer to complete each of the following statements according to the information contained in the listening passage.

1)      One of the reasons for the annual increase in HIV infections is that __________.

        A) people show little concern about HIV

        B) no effective curefor AIDS has been found yet

        C) people are unaware of the danger of HIV

        D) there is no way to prevent HIV from spreading

2)  The first reason given for AIDS education is _____________.

       A) to prevent new infections from taking place

       B) to help people know where HIV infections may happen

       C) to tell people how to protect themselves from HIV and AIDS

       D) to tell people about the two processes of prevention from HIV infections

3)  The second reason for AIDS education is _____________.

       A) to curb the HIV infection

       B) to ask hospitals to offer more help

C) to improve the quality of life for HIV-positive people

D) to give financial aid to AIDS patients

4)  The third reason for AIDS education is _____________.

       A) to reduce the fear of HIV and AIDS

       B) to bring down the death rate of AIDS

       C) to prevent the spread of HIV

       D) to protect HIV-positive people or AIDS patients

5)  The purpose of the passage is ____________.

       A) to explain why we should overcome the fear of AIDS

       B) to criticize schools for neglecting AIDS education

       C) to prove that the danger of AIDS has been overstated (夸大)

       D) to give the reasons for AIDS education