1、Unit 1 People of AchievementReading and ThinkingThe famous scientist is known as the“father of hybrid rice”.Yet,he considers himself a farmer because he continually works the land in his research.Indeed,his slim but strong body is just like that of millions of Chinese farmers,to whom he devoted his
2、life.Guess who I am?After the novel coronavirus breakout,he boarded a night train to Wuhan.He got down to business as soon as he settled down in his seat,trying to contain（控制）the spread of the virus,even at the risk of infection.He,perhaps the greatest scientist in modern physics,is often considered
3、 one of the smartest men who ever lived.His most famous contributions are the general theory of relativity(相对论)and the famous formula E=mc.She was a doctor who became a specialist（专家）in womens illness.She devoted all her life to medical work for Chinese women and children.Her work encouraged many ot
4、her women to become doctors.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.Who is the woman in the photo?The woman is Tu Yo
5、uyou.What is happening in the photo?She is being awarded the Nobel Prize.Whats the reaction of people present when this is happening?why?Everyone present is standing up to show respect and admiration to her.Try to become not a man of success,but try rather to become a man of value.-Albert Einstein努力
6、不是为了功成名就，而是为了成为有价值的人。阿尔伯特.爱因斯坦wormwood 蒿artemisinin青蒿素malaria 疟疾extract 提取物Spread of malariaWhat do you think will be talked about in this passage?The passage will be about Tu Youyou and her important scientific discovery.Read the title and answer the questions.1.Where would you most likely find thi
7、s passage?A In a blog B In a book C In a letter D In a newspaper2.Passages like this are 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 facts To be more objective and more convincing 1.Skim th
8、e passage and match the main idea to each paragraph.The process of discovering artemisinin by Tu Youyou and her team.The news about Tu Youyou winning the Nobel Prize and the significance of discovering artemisinin.Tu Youyous comment when hearing the news.Paragraph 1 Paragraphs 2&3 Paragraph 4 2.Whic
9、h 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 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
10、was awarded.G Why artemisinin is an important discovery.Para 4Para 3Para 2&3Para1Para11.Why is the discovery of artemisinin important?2.What was the key to getting a good extract from the wormwood?Read the text again and answer the questions.Artemisinin has saved hundreds of thousands of lives and h
11、as improved the health for millions of people.Using a lower temperature to draw out the extract.3.What numbers are mentioned in the text?What do they suggest?200 million;600,000;100,000;2,000;280,000;380;190These numbers suggest three things:how big a health problem malaria is;how much time Tu Youyo
12、u spent in looking for a possible new treatment for malaria;how patient and persistent Tu Youyou and her team were to tackle the disease.4.Why is Tu Youyou considered a great person?She is considered a great person because through her efforts many lives have been saved.Complete the flow chart.Then t
13、ell the story of how artemisinin was discovered.Tu Youyous team examined _ and evaluated _.They found a medical text suggesting _.They tested_.over 2,000 old medical texts280,000 plants for their medical properties using the extract from sweet wormwood to treat a fever a collection of dried wormwood
14、 leavesThey tried _,but _.boiling fresh wormwood and using the liquidthis did not work eitherThey used a _ sweet wormwood extract.They tested the _ to see if safe.lower temperature to draw outon themselvesThey tested the medicine on _.The medicine became _ for malaria.malaria patientsa standard treatment
