1、 People of Achievement Unit 1Period 1 Reading and thinking Hua Tuo was a renowned physician during the Eastern Han Dynasty and Three Kingdoms era of China.The Book of Later Han records Hua Tuo as the first person in China to use anesthesia(麻醉)during surgery.He used a general anesthetic combining win
2、e with an herbal concoction called mafeisan(麻沸散)Li Shizhen was a famous medical scientist in Ming Dynasty.He wrote a famous book Compendium of Materia Medica(本草纲目),which is a collection of Chinese herbs.It included 2000 Chinese herbs with millions of characters.He visited mountains,tasted different
3、kinds of herbs and even did experiments on himself.It took him 37 years to finish the book，which is considered to be a great contribution to the development of Chinese medicine.Tu Youyou,bornin1930inNingbo,hasbeenapharmacologistattheChinaAcademyofChineseMedicineSciencesince1965,engaginginresearchoft
4、hecombinationofTCMandWM.TCM:traditionalChinesemedicine WM:westernmedicine Rending for the main idea1.What is the theme of the text about?A.Tu Youyou and her team.B.Tu Youyous life experience.C.Tu Youyous research achievement.D.Tu Youyous being awarded the Nobel Prize.Find out the main idea of each p
5、aragraph.A.The process of the discovery of artemisinin.B.Tu Youyous attitude to the discoven of artemisinin.C.Tu Youyou was awarded the Nobe Prize because of the discovery artemisinin.D.Tu Youyous life experience and the decision of finding the treatments for disease.Para.I Para.2 Para.3 Para.4 Read
6、 for the details.阅读文章第一段，完成第1一2题。1.What result did the research bring by Youyous team?(no more than 4 words)2.How many people are saved by are one year in Africa?(no more than 7 words)The discovery of artemisinin.It is thought to saved 100,000 lives.阅读文章第二，第三段，完成第3一6题3.Where did Tu Youyou work first
7、 afer graduation?(no more than 9 words)4.Why did Tu Youyou g to Hainan?(no more than 6 words)The China Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Beijing.Because malaria was more common there.5.Tu Youyous team reviewed the ancient Chinese medical texts toA.assess Chinese medical propertiesB.explore
8、the unknown field in medicineC.experience Chinese rich medical resourcesD.find traditional botanical treatments for malaria6.What is the significance of Tu Youyous teams research according to the passage?A.Improving the peoples awareness of health.B.Showing promise in fighting against malaria.C.Obta
9、ining some important materials about malaria.D.Promoting the development of traditional Chinese medicine.阅读文章第四段，完成第7题8.What can we infer from the last passage?A.The honour doesnt just belong to Tu Youyou,but her team as well.B.Tu Youyou and traditional Chinese medicine are worthy of admiration.C.Tu
10、 Youyou decides to spread traditionaChinese medicine around the world.D.Tu Youyou and her team are very excite about being awarded the Nobel Prize.课文缩写填空Tu Youyou 1._(award)the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine in 2015.Her research led 2._ the discovery of artemisinin,which is thought 3._(save)
11、100,000 lives a year in Africa alone.Tu Youyou,a 4._(commit)and patient scientist,graduated from Peking University Medical School in 1955.In 1969,she decided to review ancient Chinese medical texts to find 5._(tradition)botanical treatment for the disease.One medical text suggested 6._(use)the extra
12、ct from sweet wormwood to treat a fever.Later,by experiments,she concluded that boiling the sweet wormwood 7._(apparent)destroyed its medical properties.Finally,they succeeded 8._ discovering artemisinin.Upon hearing that she had been awarded the Nobel Prize,Tu Youyou said that the honour belonged t
13、o all the people of the country.It is indeed 9._ honour for Chinas 10._(science)research and Chinese medicine to be spread around the world.was awardedtoto savecommittedtraditionalusingapparentlyinanscientificPost-readingWhy is the discovery of artemisinin important?Because it has saved hundreds of
14、thousands of lives,andhas led to improved health for millions of people.Why is Tu Youyou considerd a great person?As BBC listed,the reasons why Tu Youyou is considered agreat person:Firstly,uphold scientific ideals in difficult times;Secondly,never forget to look back to the past;Thirdly,her achievements span the world.intelligentconfidentgenerousmodestunselfishhard-workingknowledgeableresponsibleperseverantdeterminedcarefulpatientenergeticteam workscientific spirirscommittedbrave
