1、Unit 1 People of AchievementReading and ThinkingTry to become not a man of success,but try rather to become a man of value.-Albert EinsteinGuess who I am?Yuan LongpingThe famous scientist is known as the“father of hybrid rice”.Yet,he considers himself a farmer because he continually works the land i
2、n his research.Indeed,his slim but strong body is just like that of millions of Chinese farmers,to whom he devoted his life.Zhong NanshanAfter 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 spre
3、ad of the virus,even at the risk of infection.Albert EinsteinHe,perhaps the greatest scientist in modern physics,is often considered one of the smartest men who ever lived.His most famous contributions are the general theory of relativity and the famous formula E=mc.Lin QiaozhiShe was a doctor who b
4、ecame a specialist（专家）in womens illness.She devoted all her life to medical work for Chinese women and children.Her work encouraged many other women to become doctors.She built a girls school that is only for the poor girls.The girls can study in this school for free.As the headmaster of the school,
5、she works so hard that she has got more than ten diseases.But she still keeps on working.In the past ten years,she has helped more than one thousand poor girls enter some universities.She was honored with one of the“Moving China”figures of 2020 and awarded the July1 Medal by the Party Central Commit
6、tee.Tu YouyouAs a winner of the 2015 Nobel Prize in Physiology(生理学)or Medicine,she discovered an entirely new anti-malarial treatment,artemisinin,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 Youyou.What is happening in
7、 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.What do you think will be talked about in this passage?The passage will be about Tu Youyou and her important scientifi
8、c discovery.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.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
9、To be more objective and more convincing Read the title and answer the questions.Skim the 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 artemisini
10、n.Tu Youyous comment when hearing the news.Paragraph 1 Paragraphs 2&3 Paragraph 4 Read the passage andfinish the exercises on PAGE 5,三维设计KEY:BDCBWhich 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 impo
11、rtant 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.Para 4Para 3Para 2&3Para1Para1Read the text again and answer the questions.u Why is the discove
12、ry of artemisinin important?Artemisinin has saved hundreds of thousands of lives and has improved the health for millions of people.u What was the key to getting a good extract from the wormwood?Using a lower temperature to draw out the extract.uWhat numbers are mentioned in the text?What do they su
13、ggest?200 million;600,000;100,000;2,000;280,000;380;190how big a health problem malaria is;how much time Tu Youyou spent in looking for a possible new treatment for malaria;how patient and persistent Tu Youyou and her team were to tackle the disease.Why is Tu Youyou considered a great person?She is
14、considered a great person because through her efforts many lives have been saved.19301955Awarded the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine.1967Find out what happened to Tu Youyou in the following years.crucial years succeeded in discovering artemisininChosen to be the first researchers to discover
15、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.Complete the flow chart.Then tell the story of how artemisinin was discovered.Tu Youyous team
16、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 leavesThey tried _,but _.boiling fresh wormwood and using the l
17、iquidthis 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 treatmentWhat contributes to Tu Youyous discovery?l firm support from the countryl professional knowledgel personal qualities(committed;patient;perseverant.)l team work of her teaml inspiration from ancient Traditional Chinese Medicinedeterminedpersistent scientific spiritspatientcommittedWhat qualities does she have?intelligenthard-workingresponsibleunselfish
