Tu Youyou, an 84yearold female(女性)scientist, ...

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.

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Tu Youyou, an 84-year-old scientist, became the first female (女性)Chinese to win a Nobel Prize in science on Oct,5. She shared the 2015 Nobel Prize for medicine because of the new medicine for malaria(疟疾). Tu started the research in the 1970s that made her find artemisinin(青蒿素), a kind of medicine that has saved many people’s lives. It comes from Chinese traditional medicine and now is a good way to treat malaria.

When the news came that Tu was given the prize, there were cheers as well as questions. Some said that her achievement(成就) was the result of lots of Chinese scientists working together. So it is unfair to give the prize only to Tu.

However, Tu was awarded for “three firsts”. She was the first to bring artemisinin to her team, the first to extract(提取) artemisinin that can stop malaria, and the first to finish the experiment.

Giving prizes to scientists with great ideas is the best way to keep national innovation(创新).

1.What kind of prize did Tu Youyou win at the Nobel Prize ceremony?

A. peace　　　　 B. physics

C. medicine　　　 D. literature（文学）

2.What kind of illness can artemisinin be used to treat?

A. cold　　　　 B. flu　　　 C. malaria　　 D. cancer

3.Why did someone say it was unfair to give the prize only to Tu Youyou?

A. because it was many scientists’ hard work together.

B. because Tu was a woman

C. because malaria was not a serious illness

D. because artemisinin comes from Chinese medicine.

4.For what did Tu get the prize?

A. for her kindness　　　　 B. for the great ideas

C. for her old age　　　　　 D. for her teamwork

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Tu Youyou，__1. 84-year-old scientist， became the first female (女性)Chinese to ___2.__(win) a Nobel Prize in science on Oct，5. She ___3._(share) the 2015 Nobel Prize for medicine because __4._ the new medicine for malaria(疟疾). Tu was awarded （授予奖项）for”three firsts”. She was the first to bring artemisinin(青蒿素) to her team， the first to extract(提取) artemisinin that can stop malaria， __5._ the first to finish the experiment.

She first tried the medicine on _6._(she)， because she wanted to make sure that it was safe (安全). “As the head of the group， I had the responsibility(责任).” The scientist spoke to CCTV about her work. Artemisinin is a gift for the world people. It has saved many people’s __7._(life). It comes from Chinese traditional medicine and now is a good way to treat malaria. Tu Youyou expects Chinese medicine to help _8._(many) people all over the world.　

We can learn a lot from Tu Youyou. We should do something useful for people. If we want to be _9.__(success)， we should keep on _10.(work) hard with our group and never give up.

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Tu Youyou， ____1.___ 84-year-old scientist， became the first female (女性)Chinese to ____2.___(win) a Nobel Prize in science on Oct，5. She ___3.___(share) the 2015 Nobel Prize for medicine because ___4.__ the new medicine for malaria(疟疾). Tu was awarded （授予奖项）for”three firsts”. She was the first to bring artemisinin(青蒿素) to her team， the first to extract(提取) artemisinin that can stop malaria， ___5.___ the first to finish the experiment.

She first tried the medicine on ___6._(she)， because she wanted to make sure that it was safe (安全). “As the head of the group， I had the responsibility(责任).” The scientist spoke to CCTV about her work. Artemisinin is a gift for the world people. It has saved many people’s ___7._(life). It comes from Chinese traditional medicine and now is a good way to treat malaria. Tu Youyou expects Chinese medicine to help __8.__(many) people all over the world.　

We can learn a lot from Tu Youyou. We should do something useful for people. If we want to be ____9.___(success)， we should keep on __10.__(work) hard with our group and never give up.

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Tu Youyou, an 84-year-old Chinese female scientist, was awarded the 2015 Nobel Prize in Physiology (生理学) or Medicine on Oct. 5. She found a medicine that cures the deadly disease called malaria(疟疾). Tu shared the prize with two scientists from the US and Japan. Tu is the first native Chinese person to get the Nobel Prize in natural science.

Tu found artemisinin (青篙素) in sweet wormwood(青篙) back in 1971. She spent the following years trying to improve the medicine. According to World Health Organization, about 200 million people suffer from malaria around the world, and about half a million die each year. Today, artemisinin is still the most useful medicine that fights against malaria.

When Tu joined the national research team to find the malaria medicine in the 1960s and the 1970s, things were hard. The team didn’t have advanced equipment then. Tu used to medicines by taking them herself. Tu’s team searched old Chinese medicine books by hand and tested over 2,000 traditional recipes (配方).

To do research, Tu also had to travel a lot. Once she returned to her family after six months away from home. Her little daughter didn’t recognize her and hid from the “strange woman”. However, Tu never complained. “ I feel rewarded when I see so many cured patients,” she said.

1.Malaria is a kind of 　　　　　 .

A. food　　　　 B. deadly disease　　　　 C. cancer

2.How many people shared the 2015 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine?

A. 2　　　　　　　　 B. 3　　　　　　　　　 C. 4

3.Tu Youyou found artemisinin 　　　　　 .

A. at the age of 40

B. after an American scientist found it

C.When she joined the national research team in the 1960s

4.Why did Tu use to test the medicine by taking them herself?

A. Because she liked to do so.

B. Because someone forced her.

C. Because she didn’t have good equipment.

5.Which is True according to this passage?

A. About 100 million people die from malaria every year.

B. Old Chinese medicine books are useless.

C. Tu’s little daughter didn’t know her after she left home for six months.

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—Do you know about the scientist Tu Youyou?

—Yes, She won the 2015 Noble Prize in medicine because of her great____.

A.record B.achievement C.fiction D.performance

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—Tu Youyou is the first Chinese scientist to get the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.

—That’s great. We should ___________ her and work hard from now on.

A．learn to　　　　　　 B．learn from

C．learn for　　　　　 D．learn about

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I want to be a scientist like Tu Youyou when I ________ in the future.

A. grow up　　　　 　　　　 B. wake up　　 　　　 　　 C. stay up

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I want to be a scientist like Tu Youyou when I ________ in the future.

A. grow up　　 B. wake up　　 C. stay up

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I want to be a scientist like Tu Youyou when I __________ in the future.

A.grow up B.wake up C.stay up D.turn up

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