Unit 1 People of Achievemen Reading and Thinking 课文预习单-2025-2026学年高中英语人教版（2019）选择性必修第一册

XB1 U1 TU YOUYOU AWARDED NOBEL PRIZE 6 October 2015 This year’s Nobel Prize（ ） for Physiology（ ） or Medicine（ ） has been awarded to（be awarded to sb ） Tu Youyou (co-winner（ ）), whose research（ ） led to the discovery of artemisinin（ ）, a crucial（ ） new treatment（ ） 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 a vital part of（ ） the treatment for malaria, and is thought（ ） to save 100, 000 lives a year in Africa alone（ ）. Tu Youyou, a committed （ ）and patient scientist（ ）, was born in Ningbo, China, on 30 December 1930, and graduated from（ ） 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（ ） with the objective of（ ） discovering（ ） a new treatment for malaria, and Tu Youyou was among（ ） the first researchers（ ） chosen（ ）. In the beginning（ ）, Tu Youyou went to Hainan, where 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 that showed promise （ ）in the fight against（ ） malaria. One medical text（ ） from the fourth century suggested using（suggest doing sth ） 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（ ） obtained（ ） from this to treat malaria, but this did not work（ ） either（ ）. Their project got stuck（ ）. However, Tu Youyou would not acknowledge defeat（ ）. She analysed（ ） the medical texts again, and by chance（ ）, she found one sentence（ ） suggesting（ ） a different way to（ ） treat the wormwood. She concluded（ ） that boiling（ ） the sweet wormwood apparently（ ） destroyed its medical properties（ ）. Using a lower temperature （ ）to draw out 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 insisted on（ ） testing the medicine on themselves to make sure（ ） that it was safe（ ）. Later（ ）, the medicine（ ） was tested on malaria patients, most of whom recovered（ ）. This medicine（ ），which was called （ ）artemisinin, soon became a standard（ ） treatment for malaria. According to（ ） Tu Youyou, the discovery（ ） of artemisinin was a team effort（ ）. Upon hearing（ ） that 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（ ）.” 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $ XB1 U1 TU YOUYOU AWARDED NOBEL PRIZE 6 October 2015 This year’s Nobel Prize（ 诺贝尔奖 ） for Physiology（ 生理学 ） or Medicine（ 医学 ） has been awarded to（be awarded to sb 被授予某人 ） Tu Youyou (co-winner（ 共同获奖者 ）), whose research（ 研究 ） led to the discovery of artemisinin（导致了青蒿素的发现）, a crucial（重要的，关键的 ） new treatment（ 疗法 ） for malaria（ 疟疾 ）. Artemisinin has saved hundreds of thousands of lives（ 拯救了成千上万的生命 ）, and has led to improved health（ 改善了健康 ） for millions of （ 数百万 ）people. Over 200 million people around the world（ 全世界 ） get malaria each year, and about 600, 000 die from（ 死于 ） it. Artemisinin has become a vital part of（ 成为...的重要组成部分 ） the treatment for malaria, and is thought（ 被认为... ） to save 100, 000 lives a year in Africa alone（ 单单，仅在 ）. Tu Youyou, a committed （ 坚定的 ）and patient scientist（ 耐心的科学家 ）, was born in Ningbo, China, on 30 December 1930, and graduated from（ 毕业于 ） Peking University Medical School in 1955. After she graduated, she worked at the China Academy（ 研究院 ） of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Beijing. In 1967, the Chinese government（ 政府 ） formed a team of scientists（ 组成了一个科学家团队 ） with the objective of（ 目的是 ） discovering（ 发现 ） a new treatment for malaria, and Tu Youyou was among（ 在...之中 ） the first researchers（ 研究者 ） chosen（ 被选中的 ）. In the beginning（ 起初 ）, Tu Youyou went to Hainan, where malaria was more common（ 常见的 ）, to study malaria patients（ 研究疟疾患者 ）. In 1969, she became the head （ 领导 ）of the project（ 项目 ） in Beijing, and decided to （ 决定 ）review（ 回顾 ） ancient Chinese medical texts（ 古代中医文献） to find traditional botanical treatments（ 传统植物疗法 ） for the disease（ 疾病 ）. Her team examined （ 检查 ）over（ 超过 ） 2, 000 old medical texts, and evaluated（ 评估 ） 280, 000 plants（ 植物 ） for their medical properties（ 药用特性 ）. From their research（ 研究 ）, they discovered（ 发现 ） and tested （ 测试 ）380 distinct（不同的 ） ancient Chinese medical treatments that showed promise （ 显示出希望 ）in the fight against（ 对抗 ） malaria. One medical text（ 文献 ） from the fourth century suggested using（suggest doing sth 建议做某事 ） the extract（ 提取物 ） from sweet wormwood（ 青蒿 ） to treat a fever（ 治疗发热 ）. Tu’s team tested a collection of dried wormwood leaves（ 一批干青蒿叶 ） but found no effect（ 效果 ）. They then tried boiling fresh wormwood（ 尝试煮沸新鲜的青蒿 ）, and using the liquid（ 液体 ） obtained（ 获得 ） from this to treat malaria, but this did not work（起作用 ） either（ “也”，用于否定句）. Their project got stuck（ 陷入僵局 ）. However, Tu Youyou would not acknowledge defeat（ 承认失败 ）. She analysed（ 分析 ） the medical texts again, and by chance（ 偶然 ）, she found one sentence（ 句子） suggesting（ 建议，表明 ） a different way to（ 方式/方法去... ） treat the wormwood. She concluded（ 得出结论 ） that boiling（ 煮沸 ） the sweet wormwood apparently（ 显然 ） destroyed its medical properties（ 破坏它的药用价值 ）. Using a lower temperature （ 较低的温度 ）to draw out the extract（ 提取提取物 ）, she found a substance（ 物质 ） that worked. After failing （ 失败 ）more than 190 times（ 超过190次 ）, the team finally succeeded（ 成功 ） in 1971. Tu Youyou and her team members（ 团队成员 ） even insisted on（ 坚持 ） testing the medicine on themselves to make sure（ 确保 ） that it was safe（ 安全的 ）. Later（ 后来 ）, the medicine（ 药物 ） was tested on malaria patients, most of whom recovered（ 康复 ）. This medicine（ 药物 ），which was called （ 称为 ）artemisinin, soon became a standard（ 标准 ） treatment for malaria. According to（ 根据 ） Tu Youyou, the discovery（ 发现 ） of artemisinin was a team effort（ 努力 ）. Upon hearing（ 一听到...；upon doing sth一做... ） that she had been awarded（ 授予 ） the Nobel Prize, she said, “The honour（ 荣誉 ） is not just（ 不仅仅是 ） mine. There is a team behind me, and all the people of my country. This success（ 成功 ） proves（ 证明 ） the great value（ 价值 ） of traditional Chinese medicine. It is indeed（ 确实是 ） an honour for China’s scientific research（ 科学的研究 ） and Chinese medicine to be spread around the world（ 在全球传播 ）.” 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $