【创新设计】2016-2017学年度高中英语 Unit 10 Money Period One课时作业 北师大版必修4.docVIP

Unit 10　Money Period One　Warm-up Lesson 1　A Material World Ⅰ.阅读理解 A Simona lives in Bucharest，Romania.She is nine years old and HIV-positive.When Simona’s mother found out about her illness five years ago，her first reaction was to tell everyone，looking for support. “That’s when I found out who really was my friend，and who wasn’t，” she said.“Quite a few people stopped visiting me and asked their children not to play with Simona any more.Because of this，quarrels began in my family.My husband became more and more unfriendly towards me and towards Simona with each trouble brought about by her diagnosis.He didn’t understand how important it was for Simona to receive regular examinations by a doctor or why she needed proper treatment for her sickness.” When her mother tried to enroll(登记) Simona in school，the teacher warned her that when other parents found out about her illness she would be shunned by the other children. Simona’s mother looked for help and found a social worker from the Community Resource Center.The social worker helped her enroll Simona in another school and provided emotional，financial，and material support for the family.Simona’s parents were able to ease the tension in the family.Her mother also now attends parenting classes and support groups at the Community Resource Center. The Community Resource Center not only provides much needed resources，it also provides a place where women can gain skills and self-confidence.It provides children with a place where they are accepted—regardless of their health status or their ethnicity.At the center parents and children find a place where they can grow and find the support they need to stay together and care for each other. 1．Many people prevented their children playing with Simona because________. A．Simona had no true friends B．Simona was a naughty girl C．Simona was HIV-positive D．Simona was loved by nobody 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’s father thought that Simona______