Unit1 People of Achievement 课本重编练习-2024-2025学年高中英语人教版（2019）选择性必修第一册

Unit1复习材料 1.按提示填写相关短语及语法内容 TU YOUYOU AWARDED NOBEL PRIZE 6 October 2015 This year’s Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to Tu Youyou (co-winner), research led to the discovery of artemisinin, （一种至关重要的新的治疗方式） for malaria. Artemisinin has saved hundreds of thousands of lives, and has led to improved health for millions of people. Over 200 million people around the world get malaria each year, and about 600,000 die from it. Artemisinin has become （一个必不可少的部分） the treatment for malaria, and is thought to save 100,000 lives a year in Africa alone. Tu Youyou, a （尽心尽力且有耐心的） scientist, （出生于）Ningbo, China, on 30 December 1930, and （毕业于） Peking University Medical School in 1955. After she graduated, she worked at the China Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Beijing. In 1967, the Chinese government formed a team of scientists （以...为目标） discovering a new treatment for malaria, and Tu Youyou was among the first researchers （choose). In the beginning, Tu Youyou went to Hainan, malaria was more common, to study malaria patients. In 1969, she became the head of the project in Beijing, and decided to review ancient Chinese medical texts to find traditional botanical treatments for the disease. Her team examined over 2,000 old medical texts, and evaluated 280,000 plants for their medical properties. From their research, they discovered and tested 380 distinct ancient Chinese medical treatments showed promise in the (反抗）malaria. One medical text from the fourth century suggested （use) the extract from sweet wormwood to treat a fever. Tu’s team tested a collection of dried wormwood leaves but found no effect. They then tried boiling fresh wormwood, and using the liquid (obtain) from this to treat malaria, but this did not work either. Their project（ 陷入困境）. However, Tu Youyou would not（ 承认失败）. She analysed the medical texts again, and（ 偶然；意外地）, she found one sentence （suggest） a different way （treat）the wormwood. She concluded that (boil）the sweet wormwood (apparent) destroyed its medical properties.Using a lower temperature to (取出） the extract, she found a substance that worked. After failing more than 190 times, the team finally succeeded in 1971. Tu Youyou and her team members even （ 坚持要求）testing the medicine on themselves to make sure that it was safe. Later, the medicine was tested on malaria patients, most of recovered. This medicine, which was called artemisinin, soon became a standard treatment for malaria. （ 根据；依据） Tu Youyou, the discovery of artemisinin was a team effort. （一听到...） she had been awarded the Nobel Prize, she said, “The honour is not just mine. There is a team behind me, and all the people of my country. This success proves the great value of traditional Chinese medicine. It is indeed an honour for China’s scientific research and Chinese medicine to be spread around the world. ” 2.按提示填写相关短语及语法内容 THE MAN WHO CHANGED OUR UNDERSTANDING OF THE UNIVERSE Albert Einstein, who is perhaps the greatest scientist in modern physics, is often considered one of the smartest men who ever lived. He made numerous contributions to the world, the most well-known being the general theory of relativity and the famous formula E=mc2 .Einstein was not only （一个天才）; he was a courageous and kind figure (love) by many people. This gentle genius was born in Germany on 14 March 1879. When he was 16, he tried to enter university in Switzerland, but failed (由于) his low scores in the general part of (入学考试）, despite obtaining exceptional scores in maths and physics.After studying for another year, he （设法通过考试）, entering university in 1896 and graduating in 1900. After two years of looking for work as a teacher, Einstein took a job as a clerk in the Swiss patent office. While (work) there, (出于对...的热情） knowledge, he （继续做某事） study, earning a doctorate in physics in 1905. That same year, which was later recorded as a miracle year in science, he published four extraordinary physics papers. Following this, he gradually became famous throughout the world as the new Isaac Newton. After four years, he was able to quit his job at the patent office and enter research full-time at a university. In 1922, he （award） the 1921 Nobel Prize for Physics for his explanation of the photoelectric effect. Circumstances changed in 1933, when Hitler （上台） in Germany. Einstein, was Jewish, found the doors of academic institutions closed to him. （结果）, he had to flee Germany. After spending time in Europe, he finally （担任；任职） as a researcher at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, USA. Following that, he continued to（ 在某方面做出巨大成就） physics and mathematics. To the public, he was seen as a slightly odd-looking but kind and funny man. He had a thick moustache and long white hair, which sometimes stood on end as though he had just received an electric shock. Although he was a genius, he sometimes forgot things, like his friends ’ birthdays. But despite his peculiarities, he was loved by his friends and neighbours. There is even a story about how he helped a little girl who （敲击）his door and asked for help with her homework. In fact, Einstein often encountered people on the street who would stop him and ask him to help explain things. After many such occasions, he finally started saying, “Pardon me! Sorry! Always I am mistaken for Professor Einstein!” On 18 April 1955, （据报道） Einstein （已经去世了）, and the whole world mourned the great loss of a brilliant scientist. 3.用所给单词的正确形式完成句子。 circumstance appearance property collection consequence substance objective insist device 1 Apparently, the two plants have quite similar physical . 2 Professor Stephen Hawking used a special vocal . 3 Afterwards, the company filed a patent for a new chemical . 4 Everyone was amazed at his grandfather's youthful . 5The researchers the questionnaires back from the patients. 6 I will try my best and work hard to achieve my of studying economics at a top university. 7 If you on doing so, you'll have to suffer the . 8 Banks have acknowledged that they need to pay more attention to customers' financial when evaluating loan applications. 4. 选择适当的单词完成句子。 who whom which whose when where in/of/for which of whom 1. Some people always talk loudly in public, is really annoying. 2. Professor Lu, you spoke to, specialises in constitutional law. 3. Please come back at four o'clock, your herbal medicine will be ready. 4 .What do you want to write about these people, stories I have just told you? 5. Have you been to the Louvre Museum, you can see the Mona Lisa on display? 6. There are 45 students in our class, out only 10 are taking an optional art course. 7. Her mother works in a company, employees are all women. 8 .It is vital to learn to use these software programmes, both can help you with collection and evaluation. 5.阅读文章并判断正误。 HEROES IN YOUR EYES Everyone knows the people who have helped to change the face of the world in recent years. From Bill Gates to Steve Jobs to Jack Ma, few would not recognise their names. However, those who work tirelessly behind the scenes often go unnoticed, in spite of their great achievements. If you know anyone who deserves to have their contributions recognised, we would love to hear from you! Let us know how these people have helped to make a difference in your eyes. The person I respect most is the geophysicist Huang Danian, who helped China to make many technological advances. Huang was a remarkable scientist. He had studied and worked in Britain for 18 years, but when he felt that his country needed him, he gave up his well-paid job and returned to China. Over the next seven years, Huang worked to develop many devices needed for deep-Earth exploration. Unfortunately, such achievements didn’t come cheap.Due to the frantic pace of his research, Huang was absent from his father’s funeral, and even his own cancer went undetected as he had no time to see a doctor. To sum up, Huang sacrificed everything for his research, and I think more people should honour him.（Zhang Keyu,Hubei) I want to tell everyone about two teachers on Changyu Island, Wang Kaiquan and Lin Zhujin. Few people know about this hometown of mine. The island is beautiful, but it’s quite isolated, and there aren’t many modern conveniences. In bad weather, even our water and power supplies are unstable. People who have never been to our island are often surprised by this and find it hard to adjust. Many who live on the island dream of leaving. These two primary school teachers, however, have stayed on for 23 long years! They are the only teachers here, and they plan to stay for as long as there are children who need to attend school. I want to thank them, and let the world know about these teachers who work tirelessly every day for the sake of the children.(Chen Xueyin, Fujian) My mother, Liu Shurong, is my greatest inspiration. She is 47 years old and works as a cashier at a neighbourhood supermarket. I used to think her job was pretty easy, but now that I am older, I realise that my mother deserves respect for doing an amazing job all these years. She works long hours every day for the sake of our family, and she still finds the time to help with household chores and spend time with me. My mother takes pride in her work. She faces customers with a smile and works hard even when she is tired. Because of her, I have learnt to stay positive even when times are hard.(Luo Tengfei, Jilin） 1 .The magazine wants readers to send in stories about famous people. 2 .Huang Danian returned to China because he wanted to work on deep-Earth exploration. 3 .The people who live on Changyu Island must be prepared to put up with difficulties when storms arise. 4 .The teachers on Changyu Island want to live there for as long as there are Children on the island. 5 .Luo Tengfei respects his mother for being a cashier because he admires the job. 6. Luo Tengfei has learnt to look at life in a positive way. 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$