1、Unit1 People of AchievementReadingWho is she?Is she a great women?As a winner of the 2015 Nobel Prize in Physiology(生理学)or Medicine,she discovered an entirely new anti-malarial(抗疟疾药)treatment,artemisinin(青蒿素),which made possible the treatment of thousands of patients in China in the 1980s.Fast readi
2、ngB.The honor of the discovery.A.Tus way to the treatment for malaria.C.The significance of Tus discoveryD.The discovery of the artemisinin.Task 2:Choose the correct answers.1.Where would you most likely find this passage?A.In a blog.B.In a book.C.In a letter.D.In a newspaper2.Passage like this are
3、most often written in _and _.A.the active voice/offer many opinions B.the first person/talk about feelings C.both active and passive voices/mostly contain facts3.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
4、C.Tu Youyous 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.1930Tested the medicine on themselves and later on patients.The medicine becam
5、e a standard treatment for malaria.1955Chosen to be the first researchers to discover a new treatment for malaria.Graduated from Peking University Medical SchoolBorn in Ningbo,ChinaBecame the head of the project in Beijing and decided to find traditional botanical treatments for the disease.Awarded
6、the Nobel Prize for Physiology and Medicine.1967Careful readingCareful readingOver 200 million people around the world get malaria each year,and about 600,000 die from it.Artemisinin has saved 100,000 lives a year in Africa alone.Because it has saved hundreds of thousands of lives,and has led to imp
7、roved health for millions of people.Careful reading Her team examined over_ old medical texts,and evaluated _ plants for their medical properties.From their research,they discovered and tested _ distinct ancient Chinese medical treatments that showed promise in the fight against malaria.After failed
8、 more than_times,the team finally succeeded in 1971.2.000280.000380190 尽心尽力的尽心尽力的;坚定的坚定的锲而不舍的锲而不舍的坚持的determinedpersistent scientific spiritspatientcommittedperseverantqualitiesRead for data:(Paras.2-3)What qualities do the research team possess according to the data?Tus team examined _,_and evaluate
9、d _ over 2000 old medical texts8,000 plants for properties.They found a medical text suggesting _using the extract from sweet wormwood to treat a fever.They tested _dried wormwood leaves but found no effectThey tried _but_ _boiling fresh wormwoodand using the liquid this did not work either.They use
10、d a _ the sweet wormwood contract.lower temperatureto draw outThey tested the medicine_ _ to see if safe.onthemselvesThey tested the medicine on_.malaria patientsThe medicine became _.a standardtreatment for malaria1.After she graduated,she worked at the China Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine
11、 in Beijing.2.Tu Youyou was among the first researchers chosen.In 1969,she became the head of the project in Beijing.Her team examined over 2,000 old medical texts,and evaluated 280,000 plants for their medical properties.remarkable,knowledgeable,intelligent committed,patient1.However,Tu Youyou woul
12、d not acknowledge defeat.2.After failing more than 190 times,the team finally succeeded in 1971.persistent,determinedTu Youyou and her team members even insisted on testing the medicine on themselves to make sure that it was safe.Tu Youyou owes the success to the team and the country.selfless,devote
13、d,bravemodest,team work,patriotic Born in Ningbo,in 1930,Tu Youyou 1.(graduate)from Peking University Medical School in 1955 and then worked at the China Academy of traditional Chinese Medicine in Beijing.She joined a team of scientists 2._ the objective of discovering a new treatment for malaria in
14、 1967 and two years 3.(late),she was appointed the head of the project.She and her team decided 4.(review)ancient Chinese medical texts to find traditional botanical treatments for the disease and they discovered and tested 380 distinct ancient Chinese 5.(medicine)treatments that showed promise in t
15、he fight against malaria.graduated withlaterto reviewmedicalOne medical text from the fourth century suggested 6._ (use)the extract from sweet wormwood to treat a fever.They did repeated experiments and 7.(final)found a substance by lowering the temperature to draw out the extract.After many 8._ (fail),they at last found artemisinin,9._ soon became a standard treatment for malaria and has saved millions of lives worldwide.For this,Tu Youyou 10._(award)the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine in 2015.usingfinallyfailureswhichwas awardedThanks for your listening
