1、人教版英語選擇性必修第一冊Unit1 People of achievement Period 1 Reading and thinking Tu YouYou Awarded Noble PrizeCan you name some Chinese doctors who used herbs(草藥) for treatment in ancient times? Hua Tuo was a renowned physician during the Eastern Han Dynasty and Three Kingdoms era of China. The Book of Later

2、Han records Hua Tuo as the first person in China to use anesthesia(麻醉) during surgery. He used a general anesthetic combining wine with an herbal concoction called mafeisan (麻沸散)Li Shizhen was a famous medical scientist in Ming Dynasty. He wrote a famous book Compendium of Materia Medica(本草綱目), whic

3、h is a collection of Chinese herbs . It included 2000 Chinese herbs with millions of characters . He visited mountains, tasted different kinds of herbs and even did experiments on himself . It took him 37 years to finish the book ，which is considered to be a great contribution to the development of

4、Chinese medicine. Tu Youyou,born in 1930 in Ningbo, has been a pharmacologist at the China Academy of Chinese Medicine Science since 1965, engaging in research of the combination of TCM and WM. TCM: traditional Chinese medicine WM: western medicineCan you name a modern scientist who uses artemisinin

5、 as a new treatment for malaria?點擊輸入標題呦呦鹿鳴，食野之蒿。詩經(jīng).小雅.鹿鳴Her name is taken from the Book Of Songs（詩經(jīng)）Tu Youyou won Nobel Prize for the discovery of Artemisinin(青蒿素). The discovery of artemisinin and its treatment of malaria is regarded as a breakthrough oftropical medicinein the 20th century. For her

6、 work, Tu received the 2011 Lasker Award in clinical medicine and the 2015 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.Tu Youyou received her 2015 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in Sweden.ReadingTu Youyou AwardedNobel PrizePara. 1Para. 3Para.2Para.4Task 1: Match the main ideas with each paragraph.F

7、ast readingB. The honor of the discovery. Tus way to the treatment for malaria. C. The significance of Tus discoveryD. The discovery of the artemisinin.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. Which two pieces of information

8、 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 was awarded. G. Wh

9、y artemisinin is an important discovery.Task 2: Choose the correct answers.1930Tested the medicine on themselves and later on patients. The medicine became a standard treatment for malaria.1955Chosen to be the first researchers to discover a new treatment for malaria.Graduated from Peking University

10、 Medical School1969Born in Ningbo, China Careful reading1971Became the head of the project in Beijing and decided to find traditional botanical treatments for the disease.Awarded the Nobel Prize for Physiology and Medicine.Find out what happened to Tu in the following years.1967Tu and her discovery2

11、015Careful readingPara.1Why is the discovery of artemisinin important?Can you list the exact number?Over 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 l

12、ives, and has led to improved health for millions of people. crucial / vitalCareful 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 promis

13、e in the fight against malaria. After failed more than_times, the team finally succeeded in 1971.2.000280.000380 190 盡心盡力的;堅定的鍥而不舍的堅持的determinedpersistent scientific spiritspatientcommittedperseverantqualitiesRead for data: (Paras. 2-3)What qualities do the research team possess according to the dat

14、a?through trial and errorTus team examined _,_and evaluated _ 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 wor

15、mwoodand using the liquid this did not work either.They used 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 malariaHow was artemisinin disco

16、vered?What was the key to getting a good extract from the wormwood?Post readingThinking and discussing1. Why could Tu Youyou achieve great success?2. Which is more important for making a great discovery，talent or effort?3. Which is more important, Chinese medicine or western medicine?intelligentconf

17、identgenerousmodestunselfishhard-workingknowledgeableresponsibleperseverantdeterminedcarefulpatientenergeticTus qualityteam workscientific spirirscommitted1. Why could Tu Youyou achieve great success?braveWhich is more important talent or effort ?effort talentWhich is more important,Chinese medicine or western medicine ?Chinese medicine western medicine Combining the two can promote the health in the world. The discovery of artemisinia is an example.