3.What is its name?

It is called penicillin (In 1928, Sir Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin that could treat/cure/fight infection.)

Step 2 Careful reading

Choose the best answers:

2. who discovered it? When was it discovered?

　　 In 1928, Sir Alexander Fleming discovered it

1. What could the little mould do?

　　 The little mould that could treat/cure/fight infection.

1. medical treatment 2. consult 3.purchase/buy 4. a healthy diet 5. purchase medical insurance. 6. given by the government 7. half the cost 8. health care model 9. purchase medical insurance 10. tests and treatment

C. Answering the questions on P77.

Step 7 Homework

　 Finish all the exercises on Word Study and Grammar on p77-79.

　 Integrating Reading Skills

　 The Little Mould That Could (P79)

Step 1. Scan the passage

　A. The main ideas of each paragraph:

Paragraph 1 Health care in the past was often dangerous and risky.　

Paragraph 2 Alexander Fleming invented many ways to treat the wounded during the First World War .

Paragraph 3 Fleming discovered a mould that can kill bacteria by accident.

Paragraph 4 Fleming was excited about his discovery, which he called Penicillin, but other scientists showed no interest.

Paragraph 5 Penicillin played a very important role during the World War II and at present as well.

　 B. answer after scanning the passage as quickly as possible.

5.The text“A Helping Hand”is mainly about______. 答案：C

　 A. millions of Chinese people in urban areas can’t afford proper health care

B. the Chinese government is taking measures to prevent the spread of AIDS

　 C. a new health care project is being explored and developed in China

　　 D. people must help each other if society is to develop and prosper

B. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with one to three words.

　 The poverty and the poor health care of low-income families The government’s efforts to fight poverty and poor health care

Low-income families cannot afford to pay for 1________, that is to say, they cannot afford to 2 _____a doctor or 3______medicine. ① The government encourages health care form and reduces poverty by designing a health care project which provides poor patients with treatment at 7____or less to help them get treated properly.

② The Chinese government is working with other countries and international organizations to explore and develop a new 8_______ for China.

③ The government encourages people to 9_________ in order that other measures to fight poverty will work.

④ The government has vowed to stop the spread of AIDS by providing free 10_______

Low-income families cannot provide 4___ for their children.

Many low-income families cannot afford to 5_______.

Low-income families live on allowance 6____________.

Keys:

4.According to the United Nations AIDS agency’s report,how many people will be infected by AIDS in China by 2002 unless more is done to prevent the spread of the disease? 答案：B

　 A.9 million. B.10 million. C.11 million. D.12 million.

3.What’s the aim of new health care project? 答案：D

　 A. Helping people get rid of poverty.

　 B. Exploring and developing a new health care model for China.

　 C. Letting sick people treated properly.

　 D. Providing medical insurance for the poor.

2.According to the text, if Wang Lin had had______, the sickness wouldn’t have caused such a big problem. 答案：C

　 A. a good job B. a high income C. insurance D. a good doctor to consult

1.Thanks to______,Wang Lin was able to receive a treatment in time to prevent the disease from ruining his health. 答案：C

　 A. his son in college B. the insurance for his family

　 C. the health care project D. the kindness of his family and neighbors

4. What can we do to care for the weakest members of our society?

　　　 Our country decided to move forward without leaving anyone behind. Now we are taking measures, such as reducing poverty, helping sick people get treated properly and providing medical insurance for the poor. And we all know that the famous programme “Developing the West”, it is an important measure to put an end to poverty. Only by helping each other, can our country develop and prosper.

Step 5 Comprehension

　　 Unemployment—poverty-- bad housing condition/ no healthy diet/ cannot afford to purchase medical insurance/ no good education—AIDS/ accidents-- government programmes

Step 6. Post-reading

A. Choose the best answers: