1、Section A Reading and Thinking 1. vital be anxious for sb. /about sth. It is vital that.=It is vital to do sth. 很重很重 要要 absolutely vital 至关重要至关重要 vital importance 至关重要至关重要 vital information 关键信息关键信息 vital interests 切身利益切身利益 vitally adv. 极其；绝对极其；绝对 练习：练习：It is _ to keep promises. vital vital organs 重
2、要器官 vital role 重要作用 vital signs 生命体征 2. committed be committed to (doing) sth 对对坚定；忠坚定；忠 于于；致力于；致力于 commit v. 犯罪；做错事；承诺；投入犯罪；做错事；承诺；投入 commit a crime/ mistake 犯罪犯罪/ 犯错犯错 commit oneself/ sb to(doing) sth 承诺；保证（做某事、承诺；保证（做某事、 遵守协议或安排等），致力于遵守协议或安排等），致力于 commit sth to sth 把某物（钱、时间、精力等）投入把某物（钱、时间、精力等）投入
3、某事（某事（to为介词）为介词） commit oneself to do 承诺；保证（做某事、遵守协承诺；保证（做某事、遵守协 议或安排等）议或安排等） commitment n.承诺；奉献；投入承诺；奉献；投入 make a commitment 作出承诺作出承诺 练习：练习：She is _ to working on her project. committed 3. distinct distinction n. 区别；卓越区别；卓越 clear/ sharp distinction 明显的不同明显的不同 make/ draw a distinction between A and
4、B 区区 别别A和和B distinctive adj. 特别的，独特的特别的，独特的 distinctly adv. 清楚地；非常清楚地；非常 练习：练习：They are _ from each other. distinct 4. acknowledge acknowledge (doing) sth 承认（做了）某事承认（做了）某事 acknowledge sb/ sth to be/ as. 承认某人承认某人/ 某事某事 是是 It is acknowledged that. 是大家公认的是大家公认的 acknowledgement n. 承认；感谢承认；感谢 练习：练习：It is
5、 universally _ that the olive branch stands for peace. acknowledged 5. conclude conclude (sth) with/ by doing. 以（做）以（做） 结束（某事）结束（某事） conclude.from. 从从中推断出中推断出 conclude (from.) that. （从（从）推断出，）推断出， 断定断定 to conclude 总而言之；最后总而言之；最后 It is/ was concluded that. 结论是结论是 conclusion n. 结论；推论；结束结论；推论；结束 come t
6、o/ reach/ draw a conclusion 得出结论得出结论 in conclusion (=to conclude) 最后；结论是最后；结论是 练习：练习：What do you _ from the facts? conclude Who is the woman in the photo? This is Tu Youyou. She is a scientist from China. What is happening in this photo? Tu Youyou is receiving the award from King Carl XVI Gustaf of
7、Sweden. What more can you find from this photo? The Nobel Prize award ceremony was held in a magnificent hall. Everyone was standing up when Tu Youyou received her award. Many people think that talent is an integral part of the discovery process, but it was Thomas Edison who said, Genius is one perc
8、ent inspiration, ninety-nine percent perspiration, and reflecting on the many false starts in the invention of the lightbulb, I didnt fail 1,000times. The light bulb was an invention with1, 000 steps. Therefore, a case can be made that great discoveries are more often the result of effort than talen
9、t, and that the kind of people who make great discoveries are those who work harder than others. 1. What kind of person makes good discoveries? Most great discoverers are brilliant and hard-working. Many are perfectionists who are unwilling to accept anything but the best. Before you read, discuss t
10、hese questions in groups. I think both talent and effort are important for making discoveries. If a person doesnt have some talent, it is possible that even though he or she works hard, it will be difficult to succeed. On the other hand, people even those with great talent, rarely achieve anything w
11、ithout putting in efforts. 2. Which is more important for making a great discovery, talent or effort? Scan the text and find descriptive words about Tu Youyou Reading and thinking Usually, such words would be adjectives, so you should look for TuYouyous name and then search for any adjectives that d
12、escribe her. In the text, the most obvious adjectives describing her are committed and patient. Skimming Whats the main idea of each part? Main Idea Part Part Part Para. 1 The news about Tu Youyou winning the Nobel Prize and the significance of discovering artemisinin. Para. 2-3 The process of disco
13、vering artemisinin by Tu Youyou and her team. Para. 4 Tu Youyous comment when hearing the news. 1. Where would you most likely find this passage? A. In a blog B. In a book C. In a letter D. In a newspaper 2. Passages like this are most often written in _ and _. the active voice/ offer many opinions
14、the first person/ talk about feelings C. both active and passive voices/ mostly contain facts. Circle the answers to the questions below. D C 3. Which two pieces of information were not included in the passage? A. A quote from Tu Youyou. B. The details of how artemisinin was discovered. C. Tu Youyou
15、s important contributions other than the discovery of artemisinin. D. Tu Youyous personal life. E. Tu Youyous road to discovering artemisinin. F. What Tu Youyou was awarded. G. Why artemisinin is an important discovery. Circle the answers to the questions below. C；D 1. Why is the discovery of artemi
16、sinin important? Artemisinin has saved hundreds of thousands of lives and has improved the health for millions of people. Read the text again and answer the questions. Using a lower temperature to draw out the extract. 2. What was the key to getting a good extract from the wormwood? 3. What numbers
17、are mentioned in the text? What do they suggest? 200 million; 600,000; 100,000; 2,000; 280, 000; 380; 190 These numbers suggest three things: how big a health problem malaria is, how much time Tu Youyou spent in looking for a possible new treatment for malaria, and how patient and persistent Tu Youy
18、ou and her team were to tackle the disease. Read the text again and answer the questions. She is considered a great person because through her efforts many lives have been saved. 4. Why is Tu Youyou considered a great person? Tu Youyous team examined_ _ _, and evaluated _ _ _. Complete the flow char
19、t. Then tell the story of how artemisinin was discovered. They found a medical text suggesting_ _ _ _ _. They tested_ _ _ _. They tried_ _ _ _, but_ _. They medicine became_ _ for malaria. They tested the medicine on_ _. They tested the medicine _ to see if safe. They used a _ _the sweet wormwood ex
20、tract. (over 2, 000) old medical texts 280,000 plants (for their medical properties) using the extract from sweet wormwood to treat a fever (a collection of) dried wormwood leaves boiling fresh wormwood and using the liquid this did not work either lower temperature to draw outon themselvesmalaria patients a standard treatment
