1、Unit 1 People of AchievementReading and Thinking阿尔伯特爱因斯坦（Albert Einstein），是著名的德国犹太裔理论物理学家，思想家及哲学家。查尔斯达尔文（Charles Robert Darwin），英国生物学家，进化论的奠基人。屠呦呦，中国第一位获得诺贝尔科学奖项的本土科学家，第一位获得中国国家最高科学技术奖的女性科学家。2019年9月29日，89岁的屠呦呦又获得人生中的重要荣誉：中华人民共和国首次授予的“共和国勋章”。正如那句话：“凡是过去，皆为序曲（Whats past is prologue-Shakespeare）。然而，序曲就
2、是一种准备。”这位耄耋老人时刻准备着，为人类健康造福。What kind of person makes great discoveries?Which is more important for making a great discovery,talent or effort?1.vital adj.必不可少的，极其重要的；充满生机的mitted adj.尽心尽力的；坚信的；坚定的3.evaluate vt.评价，评估4.distinct adj.清晰的，清楚的，有区别的5.acknowledge vt.承认（属实、权威等）；（公开）感谢，确认/告知收到6.defeat n.失败，挫败 v
3、t.击败，战胜7.conclude vt.作出结论，结束，完成8.apparently adv.显而易见；看来；显然9.insist vi.&vt.坚持，坚决要求；坚称；坚决认为In 1967,the Chinese government formed a team of scientists with the objective of discovering a new treatment for malaria,and Tu Youyou was among the first researchers chosen.过去分词作定语In the beginning,Tu Youyou wen
4、t to Hainan,where malaria was more common,to study malaria patients.不定式短语作目的状语Upon hearing that she had been awarded the Nobel Prize,she said：“The honour is not just mine.”介词on/upon后面可跟动名词或名词作宾语，构成介宾结构，在句中作状语，可以转换为as soon as引导的时间状语从句。1、Where would you most likely find this passage?A.In a blog.B.In a
5、 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 feelingsC.both active and passive voice/mostly contain facts3、Which two pieces of information were not included in the passage?A.A quote from T
6、u YouyouB.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 was awarded.G.Why artemisinin is an important discovery.1 D 2 C 3 CD1 Why is t
7、he discovery of artemisinin important?2 What was the key to getting a good extract from the wormwood、3 What numbers are mentioned in the text?What do they suggest?4 Why is TuYouyou considered a great person?Tu Youyous team examined over 2000 old medical texts,and evaluated 280000 plans.They found a
8、medical text suggesting using the extract from sweet wormwood to treat a fever.They texted a collection of dried wormwood leaves.They tried boiling fresh wormwood and using the liquid obtained from this to treat malaria,but this didnt work.They used lower temperature to draw out the sweet wormwood e
9、xtract.They tested the medicine on themselves to see if safe.They tested the medicine on malaria patients.The medicine became a standard treatment for malaria.你知道迄今有多少中国人荣获诺贝尔奖吗？两位中国籍人：1、屠呦呦，1930年12月30日生于浙江宁波。2015年10月，屠呦呦获得诺贝尔生理学或医学奖，理由是她发现了青蒿素，这种药品可以有效降低疟疾患者的死亡率。她成为首获科学类诺贝尔奖的中国人。2、莫言，1955年2月17日出生于山东高密。2012年获得诺贝尔文学奖，亦是第一个获得诺贝尔文学奖的中国籍作家，获奖理由是：通过幻觉现实主义将民间故事、历史与当代社会融合在一起。九位外籍华人：高锟 钱永健 高行健 崔琦 朱棣文 李远哲 丁肇中 杨振宁 李政道Thank you!
