Unit1PeopleofachievementPeriod1ReadingandThinking

---Describepeopleofachievementwormwood(n)NobelPrize(n)

artemisinin(n)malaria(n)Reviewwords&phrase生理學(xué)提取物；摘錄植物學(xué)的至關(guān)重要的評價；評估physiology(n)botanical(adj)extract(n)evaluate(n)crucial(adj)屠呦呦Whatdoyouthinkwillbetalkedaboutinthispassage?TuYouyouAwardedNobelPrizeThepassagewillbeaboutTuYouyouandherimportantscientificdiscovery.Whoisthewomaninthephoto?Whatishappeninginthephoto?What’sthereactionofpeoplepresentwhenthisishappening?why?Everyonepresentisstandinguptoshowrespectandadmirationtoher.SheisTuYouyou.SheisbeingawardedtheNobelPrize.知識探究一SkimmingWhatisthemainideaofthetext?A.TuYouyou'sBirthandEducationB.Artemisinin'sDiscoveryandRoleinMalariaTreatmentC.GlobalImpactofMalariaD.StudyofAncientChineseMedicalBooksThisyear'sNobelPrizeforPhysiologyorMedicinehasbeenawardedtoTUYouyou(Co-winner),whoseresearchledtothediscoveryofartemisinin,acrucialnewtreatmentformalaria.Artemisininhassavedhundredsofthousandsoflives,andhasledtoimprovedhealthformillionsofpeople.Over200millionpeoplearoundtheworldgetmalariaeachyear,andabout600,000diefromit.Artemisininhasbecomeavitalpartofthetreatmentformalaria,andisthoughttosave100,000livesayearinAfricaalone.1.Circleallthenumbers;2.Findtwoadjectivesdescribingthediscoveryofartemisinin.Whatdothenumberssuggest?goodeffectsofartemisinin;severesituationbecauseofmalariawhenwhatwhowhyPara1知識探究二Intensivereading:theuseofnumbers知識探究三ReadforfeaturesThetitleThedateTheleadTheillustrationsWherewouldyoumostlikelyfindthispassage?InanewspaperNewsstoryReadforfeatures2.Passageslikethisaremostoftenwrittenin_____and_______?A.theactivevoice/offermanyopinionsB.thefirstperson/talkaboutfeelingsC.bothactiveandpassivevoices/mostlycontainfacts主動和被動語態(tài)Whatwasthekeytogettingagoodextractfromthewormwood?Para3Usingalowertemperaturetodrawouttheextract.TuYouyou'slifeexperience193019551967196919712015_______on30Dec.1930.Ningbo,China_________fromPekingUniversity_________tobethefirstresearchersto...becamethe______oftheprojectinBeijing___________indiscoveringartemisininwas________theNobelPrizeforPhysiologyorMedicinewasborngraduatedwaschosenheadsucceededawardedtheleadingresearcher44yearsPara2&3Completetheflowchartofdiscovering.artemisinin.Tu’steamexamined_____________________________,andevaluated________________________________________Theydiscoveredandtested________________________________________Theytested________________________________________________________Theytried_________________________________________________________but______________________________Theyuseda____________________________thesweetwormwoodextract.Theyfoundonemedicaltextsuggesting___________________________________________________Theytestedthemedicine_____________toseeifsafe.Theytestedthemedicineon___________.Themedicinebecame__________________________formalaria.over2,000old280,000380distinct

usingtheextractfromsweetwormwoodtotreatafever.acollectionofdried

boilingfreshwormwoodandusingtheliquidobtainedfromitthisdidn’tworkeither.lowertemperaturetodraw

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malariapatientsastandardmedicaltextsplantsfortheirmedicalproperties.ancientChinesemedicaltreatmentswormwoodleavesbutfoundnoeffecttreatmentoutWhile-readingPara2&3Whatdo

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thegreatdifficultyofthediscoverythegreateffortsoftheteamHowdoyouunderstandwhatshesaid?

“Thehonourisnotjustmine.Thereisateambehindme,andallthepeopleofmycountry.ThissuccessprovesthegreatvalueoftraditionalChinesemedicine.ItisindeedanhonourforChina'sscientificresearchandChinesemedicinetobespreadaroundtheworld.”

1.Teameffortsandthesupportofmycountryplaysacrucialroleinthediscovery.2.TraditionalChinesemedicineandthewisdomofancestorshelpalot.3.It'sagreatopportunitytointroduceChinesescientificresearchworldwide.Para42.WhatkindofpersonisTuYouyouaccordingtoherquote?thinkslittleoffameandmoneyselflesscooperativemodest3321Onemedicaltextfromthefourthcenturysuggestedusingtheextractfromsweetwormwoodtotreatafever.Tu'steamtestedacollectionofdriedwormwoodleavesbutfoundnoeffect.Theythentriedboilingfreshwormwood,andusingtheliquidobtainedfromthistotreatmalaria,butthisdidnotworkeither.Theirprojectgotstuck.Intensivereading

3321However,TuYouyouwouldnotacknowledgedefeat.Sheanalysedthemedicaltextsagain,andbychance,shefoundonesentencesuggestingadifferentwaytotreatthewormwood.Sheconcludedthatboilingthesweetwormwoodapparentlydestroyeditsmedicalproperties.Intensivereading

3321Usingalowertemperaturetodrawouttheextract,shefoundasubstancethatworked.Afterfailingmorethan190times,theteamfinallysucceededin1971.TuYouyouandherteammemberseveninsistedontest