PeopleofAchievement

Unit1ReadingandThinkingTrytobecomenotamanofsuccess,buttryrathertobecomeamanofvalue.——AlbertEinstein

努力不是為了功成名就，而是為了成為有價值的人。Whoisthewomaninthephoto?Whatishappeninginthephoto?What’sthereactionofpeoplepresentwhenthisishappening?why?Everyonepresentisstandinguptoshowrespectandadmirationtoher.SheisTuYouyou.SheisbeingawardedtheNobelPrize.LeadinPre-reading:HowmuchdoyouknowaboutTuYouyou?malaria瘧疾artemisinin青蒿素

Malaria

【reason】:mosquito【symptoms】chill(著涼),fever(發(fā)熱),sweat(出汗)extract提取物sweetwormwood青蒿curePre-readingSkimming:Readthetitleandanswerthequestions.

1.Wherewouldyoumostlikelyfindthispassage?AInablogBInabookCInaletterDInanewspaper2.Passageslikethisaremostoftenwrittenin_____

and_____.Atheactivevoice/offermanyopinionsBthefirstperson/talkaboutfeelingsCbothactiveandpassivevoices/mostlycontainfactsTobemoreobjectiveandmoreconvincing.3.Whichtwopiecesofinformationwerenotincludedinthepassage?A.AquotefromTuYouyouB.Thedetailsofhowartmisininwasdiscovered.C.TuYouyou’simportantcontributionsotherthanthediscoveryofartmisinin.D.TuYouyou’spersonallife.E.TuYouyou’sroadtodiscoveringartmisninin.F.WhatTuYouyouwasawarded?G.Whyartmisininisanimportantdiscovery.Para.4Para.3Para.2&3Para.1Para.1Skimming:skimthepassageandanswerthequestion.

Scanning:Matchthemainideawitheachparagraph

Tu’sresponsetotheawardTheintroductionofTuYouyouandherteamThediscoveryoftheartemmisininTuYouyouwontheNobelPrizeReadfortextstructureDividethetextintothreeparts

part1part2part3ThenewstheresearchprocessThesignificanceReadthetextagainandanswerthequestions.1.Whyisthediscoveryofartemisininimportant?Artemisininhassavedhundredsofthousandsoflivesandhasimprovedthehealthformillionsofpeople.2.Whatwasthekeytogettingagoodextractfromthewormwood?Usingalowertemperaturetodrawouttheextract.3.Whatnumbersarementionedinthetext?Whatdotheysuggest?200million;

600,000;

100,000;

2,000;

280,000;

380;

190Thesenumberssuggestthreethings:howbigahealthproblemmalariais,howmuchtimeTuYouyouspentinlookingforapossiblenewtreatmentformalaria,

andhowpatientandpersistentTuYouyouandherteamweretotacklethedisease.4.WhyisTuYouyouconsideredagreatperson?Sheisconsideredagreatpersonbecausethroughhereffortsmanyliveshavebeensaved.CarefulReading

Para2&3TuYouyou'slifeexperience193019551967196919712015_______on30Dec.1930.Ningbo,China_________fromPekingUniversity_________tobethefirstresearchersto...becamethe______oftheprojectinBeijing___________indiscoveringartemisininwas________theNobelPrizeforPhysiologyorMedicinewasborngraduatedwaschosenheadsucceededawardedtheleadingresearcher44yearstried

____________________________________________________________but_____________________________Tu’steamexamined

____________________________,andevaluated_____________________________________over2,000old280,000medicaltextsplantsfortheirmedicalproperties.Theydiscoveredandtested__________________________________________380distinctancientChinesemedicaltreatmentsfoundonemedicaltextsuggesting

______________________________________________________________usingtheextractfromsweetwormwoodtotreatafever.tested

___________________________________________________________acollectionofdriedwormwoodleavesbutfoundnoeffectandusingtheliquidobtainedfromitthisdidn’tworkeither.boilingfreshwormwooduseda_______________________________thesweetwormwoodextract.lowertemperature

todrawouttestedthemedicine_____________toseeifsafe.

onthemselvestestedthemedicineon_____________.

malariapatientsThemedicinebecame__________________formalaria.astandardtreatmetPara2&3Howwasartemisinindiscovered?WhatcontributestoTuYouyou’sdiscovery?firmsupportfromthecountryprofessionalknowledgepersonalqualities(committed;patient;perseverant...)teamworkofherteaminspirationfromancientTraditionalChineseMedicinePara4Tu’sresponsetotheawardThinkinganddiscussingWhichismoreimportantformakingagreatdiscovery，talentoreffort?Whichismoreimportanttalentor

effort?effort

talent

Weneedtalenttolearnquicklyandtothinksharply.Weshouldsparenoefforttoexperimentthroughtrialanderror.Geniusisonepercentinspirationandninety-ninepercentperspiration.anewsreportTitle:TuYouyouawardedtheNobelPrizeIntroduction(Para.1)Body(Para2-3)Conclusion(Para4)who,when,what,whyHowtofindtheartemisininTuYouyou’sattitudetohonourSummaryRetellingTuYouyouwasawardedtheNobelPrizein2015forherresearch,_____ledtothediscoveryofartemisinin.Artemisinin__________(save)alargenumberoflivessinceitwasdiscovered.After_________(graduate)fromuniversity,TuYouyouworkedattheChinaAcademyoftraditionalChineseMedicine.In1967,TuYouyou__________(choose)asaresearcherofateamofscientistswith___purposeofdiscoveringanewtreatmentformalaria.They________(evaluate)280,000plantsandtested380distinctancientChinesemedical________(treat).Onemedicaltextsuggestedusingtheextractfromsweetwormwoodtotreatafever.TuYouyouanalyzedthemedicaltextsagain,and___chance,shefoundonesentencesuggestingadifferentway.Soonshefoundasubstancethatworkedby______(boil)thesweetwormwoodatalowertemperature.Theteam'shardworkeventuallypaidoffin1971.TuYouyouthoughtthediscoveryofartemisininwasateameffortandtheNobelPrizewasanhonorforChina’s_________(science)researchandChinesemedicinetobespreadaroundtheworld.whichhassavedgraduatingwaschosentheevaluatedtreatmentsbyboilingscientificThisyear’sNobelPrizeforPhysiologyorMedicinehasbeenawardedtoTuYouyou(co-winner),whoseresearchledtothediscoveryofartemisinin,acrucialnewtreatmentformalaria.Artemisininhassavedhundredsofthousandsoflives,andhasledtoimprovedhealthformillionsofpeople.Over200millionpeoplearoundtheworldgetmalariaeachyear,andabout600,000diefromit.Artemisininhasbecomeavitalpartofthetreatmentformalaria,andisthoughttosave100,000livesayearinAfricaalone.Para1TuYouyou,acommittedandpatientscientist,wasborninNingbo,China,on30December1930,andgraduatedfromPekingUniversityMedicalSchoolin1955.Aftershegraduated,sheworkedattheChinaAcademyofTraditionalChineseMedicineinBeijing.In1967,theChinesegovernmentformedateamofscientistswiththeobjectiveofdiscoveringanewtreatmentformalaria,andTuYouyouwasamongthefirstresearcherschosen.Inthebeginning,TuYouyouwenttoHainan,wheremalariawasmorecommon,tostudymalariapatients.In1969,shebecametheheadoftheprojectinBeijing,anddecidedtoreviewancientChinesemedicaltextstofindtraditionalbotanicaltreatmentsforthedisease.Herteamexaminedover2,000oldmedicaltexts,andevaluated280,000plantsfortheirmedicalproperties.Fromtheirresearch,theydiscoveredandtested380distinctancientChinesemedicaltreatmentsthatshowedpromiseinthefightagainstmalaria.Para2Onemedicaltextfromthefourthcenturysuggestedusingtheextractfromsweetwormwoodtotreatafever.Tu’steamtestedacollectionofdriedwormwoodleavesbutfoundnoeffect.Theythentriedboilingfreshwormwood,andusingtheliquidobtainedfromthistotreatmalaria,butthisdidnotworkeither.Theirprojectgotstuck.However,TuYouyouwouldnotacknowledgedefeat.Sheanalysedthemedicaltextsagain,andbychance,shefoundonesentencesuggestingadifferentwaytotreatthewormwood.Sheconcludedthatboilingthesweetwormwoo