1、 Unit 1 Reading and ThinkingTry to become not a man of success,but try rather to become a man of value.Albert Einstein 努力不是为了功成名就，而是为了成为有价值的人。努力不是为了功成名就，而是为了成为有价值的人。Who is the woman in the photo?What is happening in the photo?Whats the reaction of people present when this is happening?why?uEveryone
2、present is standing up to show respect and admiration to her.uShe is Tu Youyou.uShe is being awarded the Nobel Prize.Lead inPre-reading:How much do you know about Tu Youyou?malaria 疟疾artemisinin青蒿素 Malaria 【reason】:mosquito 【symptoms】chill(着凉),fever(发热),sweat(出汗)extract 提取物sweet wormwood 青蒿cureSkimm
3、ing:Read the title and answer the questions.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 pass
4、ive voices/mostly contain facts To be more objective and more convincing.3.Which two pieces of information were not included in the passage?A.A quote from Tu YouyouB.The details of how artmisinin was discovered.C.Tu Youyous important contributions other than the discovery of artmisinin.D.Tu Youyous
5、personal life.E.Tu Youyous road to discovering artmisninin.F.What Tu Youyou was awarded?G.Why artmisinin is an important discovery.Para.4Para.3Para.2&3Para.1Para.1Skimming:skim the passage and answer the question.Tus response to the awardThe introduction of Tu Youyou and her teamThe discovery of the
6、 artemmisininTu Youyou won the Nobel Prizepart1part2part3The news the research processThe significance Read the text again and answer the questions.1.Why is the discovery of artemisinin important?Artemisinin has saved hundreds of thousands of lives and has improved the health for millions of people.
7、2.What was the key to getting a good extract from the wormwood?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 m
8、uch time Tu Youyou spent in looking for a possible new treatment for malaria,and 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.Careful R
9、eading Para 2&3Tu Youyous life experience193019551967196919712015_ on 30 Dec.1930.Ningbo,China_ from Peking University _ to be the first researchers to.became the _ of the project in Beijing _ in discovering artemisinin was _ the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine was borngraduated was chosenhea
10、dsucceededawardedthe leading researcher44 yearstried _but_Tus team examined _,and evaluated _ _over 2,000 old280,000medical textsplants for their medical properties.They discovered and tested _ _380 distinctancient Chinese medical treatmentsfound one medical text suggesting _using the extract from s
11、weet wormwood to treat a fever.tested _a collection of dried wormwood leaves but found no effect and using the liquid obtained from it this didnt work either.boiling fresh wormwood used a _ _ the sweet wormwood extract.lower temperature to draw outtested the medicine _ to see if safe.on themselveste
12、sted the medicine on_.malaria patientsThe medicine became _ for malaria.a standard treatmetPara 2&3What contributes to Tu Youyous discovery?lfirm support from the countrylprofessional knowledgelpersonal qualities(committed;patient;perseverant.)lteam work of her teamlinspiration from ancient Traditio
13、nal Chinese MedicinePara 4 Tus response to the awardWhich is more important talent or effort?effort talent We need talent to learn quickly and to think sharply.We should spare no effort to experiment through trial and error.Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration.a new
14、s reportTitle:Tu Youyou awarded the Nobel PrizeIntroduction(Para.1)Body(Para 2-3)Conclusion(Para 4)who,when,what,whyHow to find the artemisininTu Youyous attitude to honourSummary Tu Youyou was awarded the Nobel Prize in 2015 for her research,_ led to the discovery of artemisinin.Artemisinin _(save)
15、a large number of lives since it was discovered.After _(graduate)from university,Tu Youyou worked at the China Academy of traditional Chinese Medicine.In 1967,Tu Youyou _(choose)as a researcher of a team of scientists with _ purpose of discovering a new treatment for malaria.They _(evaluate)280,000
16、plants and tested 380 distinct ancient Chinese medical _(treat).One medical text suggested using the extract from sweet wormwood to treat a fever.Tu Youyou analyzed the medical texts again,and _ chance,she found one sentence suggesting a different way.Soon she found a substance that worked by _(boil
17、)the sweet wormwood at a lower temperature.The teams hard work eventually paid off in 1971.Tu Youyou thought the discovery of artemisinin was a team effort and the Nobel Prize was an honor for Chinas _(science)research and Chinese medicine to be spread around the world.whichhas savedgraduatingwas ch
18、osentheevaluatedtreatmentsbyboilingscientificThis years Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to Tu Youyou(co-winner),whose research led to the discovery of artemisinin,a crucial new treatment for malaria.Artemisinin has saved hundreds of thousands of lives,and has led to improved
19、health for millions of people.Over 200 million people around the world get malaria each year,and about 600,000 die from it.Artemisinin has become a vital part of the treatment for malaria,and is thought to save 100,000 lives a year in Africa alone.Para 1Tu Youyou,a committed and patient scientist,wa
20、s born in Ningbo,China,on 30 December 1930,and graduated from Peking University Medical School in 1955.After she graduated,she worked at the China Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Beijing.In 1967,the Chinese government formed a team of scientists with the objective of discovering a new tre
21、atment for malaria,and Tu Youyou was among the first researchers chosen.In the beginning,Tu Youyou went to Hainan,where malaria was more common,to study malaria patients.In 1969,she became the head of the project in Beijing,and decided to review ancient Chinese medical texts to find traditional bota
22、nical treatments for the disease.Her team examined over 2,000 old medical texts,and evaluated 280,000 plants for their medical properties.From their research,they discovered and tested 380 distinct ancient Chinese medical treatments that showed promise in the fight against malaria.Para 2One medical
23、text from the fourth century suggested using the extract from sweet wormwood to treat a fever.Tus team tested a collection of dried wormwood leaves but found no effect.They then tried boiling fresh wormwood,and using the liquid obtained from this to treat malaria,but this did not work either.Their p
24、roject got stuck.However,Tu Youyou would not acknowledge defeat.She analysed the medical texts again,and by chance,she found one sentence suggesting a different way to treat the wormwood.She concluded that boiling the sweet wormwood apparently destroyed its medical properties.Para 3Using a lower tem
25、perature to draw out the extract,she found a substance that worked.After failing more than 190 times,the team finally succeeded in 1971.Tu Youyou and her team members even insisted on testing the medicine on themselves to make sure that it was safe.Later,the medicine was tested on malaria patients,m
26、ost of whom recovered.This medicine,which was called artemisinin,soon became a standard treatment for malaria.Para 3According to Tu Youyou,the discovery of artemisinin was a team effort.Upon hearing that she had been awarded the Nobel Prize,she said,“The honour is not just mine.There is a team behind me,and all the people of my country.This success proves the great value of traditional Chinese medicine.It is indeed an honour for Chinas scientific research and Chinese medicine to be spread around the world.”Para 4
