热点58 学习奉献者的奋斗精神-备战2021年中考英语考前时事热点话题阅读+题型专练

备战2021年中考英语考前时事热点话题阅读+题型专练 热点58 学习奉献者的奋斗精神 一、阅读理解 1 Tu Youyou, an 84yearold female(女性)scientist, became the first Chinese to win a Nobel Prize in science on Oct. 5.Before that, she ever won the 2011 Lasker Award for finding out artemisinin(Qinghaosu), which saved millions of lives.She was grateful(感激的)for the Lasker prize, but said, “It is just a scientist's duty.I will go on fighting for the health of all humans.” Tu kept her work in the 1960s and 1970s.In that age, Malaria(疟疾)could take away people's health.Scientists all over the world had already tried over 240 000 times but failed.Tu Youyou, a member of the Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing, began to study Chinese herbs. Before 2011, people didn't know Tu very much.Many friends played jokes with her “the Professor of Three None's” : no degree(学位), no study experience abroad, not a member of any Chinese national colleges.But she is hardworking.She read a lot of traditional Chinese medicine books and did a lot of researches on the disease. In February, 2012, Tu was named National Outstanding Females(One of the Ten). Tu is now a model of Chinese medical workers. 1. Artemisinin is used to ________. A. make medicine B. make food C. get award D. do the experiment 2. In the 1960s and 1970s ________ could find ways to stop the Malaria. A. scientists in China B. only Tu Youyou C. scientists all over the world D. no scientist 3. Tu Youyou became very famous ________. A. in the 1960s B. in 1970 C. before 2011 D. after 2012 4. From Tu Youyou's story, we know that she is a ________ woman. A. friendly B. kind C. clever D. hard-working 5. What can't we learn from the passage? A. Tu Youyou was the winner of 2011 Lasker Award. B. Tu Youyou was a professor of much experience abroad. C. Tu Youyou is the finder of artemisinin. D. Tu Youyou was one of the ten National Outstanding Females. 2 The people’s Republic of China (PRC) celebrated its 70th founding anniversary last year. Over the past decades（几十年）, many