Unit 1 Reading and Thinking 课件-2022-2023学年高中英语人教版（2019）选择性必修第一册

选择性必修一 Unit 1 Try 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。 What can you see in the photo? Tu Youyou, a Chinese female scientist, is being awarded the Nobel Prize. the Nobel Prize award ceremony 2 1 What kind of person makes great discoveries? 2 Which is more important for making a great discovery, talent or effort? P. 2 Most great discoverers are brilliant and hard-working. Many are perfectionists who are unwilling to accept anything but the best. I think both talent and effort are important for making discoveries. If a person doesn't have some talent, it is possible that even though he or she works hard, it will be difficult to succeed. On the other hand, people — even those with great talent — rarely achieve anything without putting in efforts. P. 2 2 Scan the text and find descriptive words about Tu Youyou. committed; patient P. 3 3 Circle the answers to the questions below. 1 Where would you most likely find this passage? A In a blog. B In a book. C In a letter. D In a newspaper. 2 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 passive voices / mostly contain facts 3 Which two pieces of information were not included in the passage? A. A quote from Tu Youyou. B. The details of how artemisinin was discovered. C. Tu Youyou’s important contributions other than the discovery of artemisinin. D. Tu Youyou’s personal life. E. Tu Youyou’s road to discovering artemisinin. F. What Tu Youyou was awarded. G. Why artemisinin is an important discovery. P. 3 4 Read the text again and answer the questions. 1 Why is the discovery of artemisinin important? 2 What was the key to getting a good extract from the wormwood? 3 What numbers are mentioned in the