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Tu Youyou, an 84-year-old female 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 thankful for the Lasker prize, but said, “It is just a scientist’ 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 could took 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, no study experience abroad, not a member of any Chinese national colleges. But she is hard-working. 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. no scientist

C. Scientists all over the world　　

D. only Tu Youyou　

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.The underlined word in paragraph2 probably means a kind of _____

A. herb　　　　　　　 B. medicine

C. disease　　　　 D. virus

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Tu Youyou, an 84-year-old 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’ 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 took 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 hard-working. 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

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1.Tu Youyou, a Chinese woman scientist, was _______(授予) the Nobel Prize in Medicine for her discovery.

2.The ____________(起源) of this custom sounds very funny.

3.Roast duck in his restaurant is quite popular with c_______, for it is very delicious.

4.Natural resources on the earth are very l　　 , so we should make good use of them and protect them.

5. Henry Adams was _______ (漫步) down the pavement in London when a servant invited him to a big house.

6.I was caught in the traffic jam after work. As a result, I missed the first two ______(场) of the play.

7.We didn’t win the game this time and we all think it was Bill’s ____________(过错).

8.Only after we answered the guard’s questions were we p_______to enter the building.

9.To their surprise, the medicine produced a ____________(猛烈的) reaction.

10.Our school bus c_______into a tree yesterday and luckily none was seriously injured.

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Tu Youyou, born in December, 1930, is a Chinese scientist and educator. She is best known for discovering artemisinin (青蒿素) used to treat malaria (疟疾), which has saved millions of lives. For her work, Tu received the 2015 Nobel Prize in Medicine.

Scientists worldwide had tried over 240, 000 medicines to treat malaria without success. In 1969, Tu Youyou, then 39 years old, decided to turn to traditional Chinese herbs(草药) for possible solutions. She looked into the Chinese medical classics in history, visiting traditional Chinese doctors all over the country on her own. She gathered her findings in a notebook, in which she recorded 640 methods of treating malaria. She and her team also experimented with over 2, 000 traditional Chinese herbs.

During this time, her husband was forced to work in the countryside, and their young daughter had to take care of herself in Beijing.

Years of research all came down to one type of herb named qinghao. The animal tests showed it was completely effective in mice and monkeys, So Tu volunteered to be the first human subject. “As head of this research group, I had the responsibility’ she said. It was safe with, her; so she continued to try it out with more human patients.

In 2007, her office was in an old apartment building in Beijing. Before 2011, Tu Youyou had been described as “almost completely forgotten by people1”, Yet in 2015, the Nobel Prize committee said her discoveries had given the world powerful new ways to fight a powerful disease which affected hundreds of millions of people every year. In terms of improving human health and reducing suffering, Mrs. Tu’s contribution is beyond words.

1.How did Tu Youyou find qinghao as a treatment?

A. By testing it on children.　　 B. By researching for years.

C. By reading foreign books.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. By asking malaria patients.

2.What does the underlined word “effective” mean in Paragraph 4?

A. Successful.　　 B. Useless.　　 C. Unclear.　　 D. Normal

3.What can we infer from the last paragraph about Mrs. Tu?

A. She couldn’t afford an apartment in Beijing.

B. She didn’t want her findings to be known.

C. She didn’t care much, for fame while researching.

D. She wasn’t able to describe her findings dearly

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An 82-year-old Chinese female pilot has set a record in the country's airline industry after flying a small plane for 40 minutes in Beijing. Miao Xiaohong, one of China's second batch （一批）of female pilots, controlled the Tecnam P2010 plane to take off, turn, climb, dive and land safely at the Shifosi Airport in Pinggu District of Beijing.

In 1956, Miao Xiaohong, who graduated from a high school in Jinan, won a position in the second batch. She graduated from the flight school in 1958. In the following years, she flew many important missions （任务）.In 1963, she undertook a mission to airdrop materials for the flood-stricken areas in Hebei Province. Poor visibility （能见度）prevented her locating the target areas as the clouds were about 100 meters above the ground, but she managed to finish the task.

In 1989, she retired and started her writing career. When she collected materials for her books, she found that many aged pilots in other countries still flew, and she had the idea to return to the sky. To prepare for the flight, she walked 3 ,000 steps every day and moved her arms to meet the requirements for high-altitude flight during the past two months. Different from past flights for missions, this time her goal was to enjoy the flight. She said that it was exciting and fresh. " Seeing the boundless blue sky unfold in front of me, I feel it is very open," she said.

The trainer said that Miao Xiaohong could finish 30 hours of flight to get a license for commercial flight. She said, "My physical condition is good enough to finish the 30-hour flight but it is not so important for me to get such a license. After achieving my dream of returning to the sky, I hope to encourage young women to join the airline industry. I'm 82 years old and I can fly again. You, the young people, can fly and will fly better than me."

1.What can we learn from the airdrop mission carried out by Miao Xiaohong?

A.She was a very brave pilot.

B.She had excellent flying skills.

C.She suffered from poor eyesight.

D.She usually completed hard tasks.

2.What made Miao Xiaohong have the idea of flying a plane at the age of 82?

A.Her deep love for flight.

B.Her wish to set a flying record .

C.The requirements of her books.

D.The influence of other aged pilots .

3.Which of the following words can best describe Miao Xiaohong?

A.Faithful B.Energetic

C.Determined D.Promising

4.What might be the best title for the passage?

A.Returning to the blue sky

B.Coming to join in the flight

C.Managing to finish difficult tasks

D.Improving yourself to set a record

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Tu Youyou together with William Campbell and Satoshi Omura won the 2015 Nobel Prize for their work against parasitic diseases. Irish-born Campbell and Japanese Omura won half of the prize for discovering a new drug, avermectin, that has helped the battle against river blindness and lymphatic filariasis, as well as showing effectiveness against other parasitic diseases. The Chinese scientist Tu Youyou, an 85-year-old female scientist, was awarded the other half of the prize for the discovery of artemisinin(青篙素), a drug cure for malaria(疟疾) that has saved millions of lives all over the world, especially in the developing world.

When the news broke that Tu won the Nobel Prize, there were cheers as well as doubts. It also has highlighted differences in prize-awarding practices between China and the West. Some said the achievement was the result of collective efforts by lots of Chinese scientists, so it was unfair to award the prize only to Tu. Indeed, Chinese science awards are mainly presented to projects, instead of individual scientists. But Western awards tend to honor individual scientists who are the first to come up with a new idea or method. Li Zhenzhen, a researcher of the China Academy of Sciences said that the West believes that the advancement of science comes from individuals’ creative minds.

In 1969, Tu started to hold a government project aimed at eliminating malaria. Tu and her teammates experimented with 380 extracts in 2,000 candidate recipes before they finally succeeded in getting the pure substance qinghaosu, later known as artemisinin. In 2011, Tu was awarded the Lasker Debakey Clinical Medical Research Award, commonly referred to as “America’s Nobel Prize”. (278 words)

1.Why Tu Youyou could be awarded the Nobel Prize for ?

A. Because she discovered the avermectin, a drug cure for malaria

B. Because she contributed to the traditional Chinese medicine

C. Because she discovered the artemisinin which shows effectiveness against other parasitic diseases

D. Because she has saved millions of lives for the discovery of artemisinin.

2.What is the difference in prize-awarding practices between China and the West?

A. Chinese science awards are mainly presented to individual scientists, instead of projects

B. Chinese believes that the advancement of science comes from individuals’ creative minds

C. Western awards tend to honor individual scientists who are the first to come up with a new idea or method

D. Western awards are presented to both individual scientists and projects

3.How old was Tu Youyou when she was awarded the “America’s Nobel Prize”.

A. 85　　　　　 B. 81　　　　　　　　 C. 46　　　　　 D. 39

4.What is the best title of the passage?

A. Why Tu Youyou could be awarded the 2015 Nobel prize

B. Why Tu received the “America’s Nobel Prize”.

C. Tu Youyou won the 2015 Nobel Prize for the discovery of artemisinin

D. The difference in prize-awarding practices between China and the West

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An 8-year-old Nigerian, Tani Adewumis, whose family is homeless, won first place at the New York State chess championship without a single defeat at the beginning of 2019 and he says he is not done yet.

“I want to be the youngest grandmaster,” Tani told The New York Times. Tani placed first in the tournament for kindergarten through third grade — an outstanding win for anyone. “It’s unheard of for any kid, let alone one in a homeless shelter,” said Russell Makofsky, who is in charge of the chess program.

Tani hasn’t had an easy life. His family left northern Nigeria in 2017 fearing attacks on Christians, and moved to New York City over a year ago where the boy learned how to play chess at school. School chess coach Shawn Martinez saw Tani’s potential after observing him stand out in the game a few weeks after first learning it early last year. He reached out to Tani’s family about joining in the school’s chess program, and learned they were unable to pay costs associated with membership. Shawn decided to abandon Tani’s fees, which can easily reach thousands with travel and chess camp admissions.

Seven victories later, the elementary school boy is one of the top players in the country for his age group. “He works very hard at his game,” Martinez said, believing Tani could achieve master status in the next year or two. The world’s youngest grandmaster qualified at the age of 12.

As Tani’s story hits national headlines, more people want to help. Makofsky, who set up a GoFundMe for Tani, said the family has received offers for a car, legal services, jobs and even housing. “My hope is that he’ll be in a home tonight,” Makofsky said.

1.How did Makofsky find Tani’s achievement?

A.Confusing. B.Amusing.

C.Amazing. D.Ridiculous.

2.Shawn decided to abandon Tani’s fees because　 .

A.Makofsky told him to do so

B.Tani's family were unable to pay costs associated with their daily life.

C.Shawn took charge of the chess program

D.Tani had a great gift for chess.

3.What can we learn from Tani’s story?

A.All things are difficult before they are easy.

B.A good beginning makes a good ending.

C.A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.

D.God helps those who help themselves.

4.What’s the best title for the text?

A.A Chess Coach Helped to Support a Nigerian Child

B.A Nigerian Family Hit National Headlines in the USA

C.A Homeless Nigerian Won the State Chess Championship

D.An 8-year-old Became the Youngest Grandmaster in 2019

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It’s her ________ of time to medical research that helped Tu Youyou win the Nobel Prize.

A.supply B.respect C.devotion D.arrangement

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Tu Youyou was honored with the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine on Oct. 5th, 2015. She was the first Chinese citizen 1.(earn) a Nobel Prize in science. Tu shared the prize with the Irish-born William Campbell and Satoshi Omura of Japan.

Tu is a researcher at the China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences now. She was given the prize 2. developing artemisinin（青蒿素）--- 3. new drug method against malaria, with 4. millions of lives worldwide have been saved 5.(incredible).

Tu and her colleagues joined a government project to find a new malaria drug in the late 1960s. 6. nearly two hundred failures Tu's team experienced, they finally found an extract（提取物） that was 100% effective against malaria in 1971. In 2001, artemisinin 7.(make) the first choice in the treatment of malaria by the World Health Organization.

It was considered by some foreign scientists that 8. Tu discovered would definitely bring great reputation for herself. However, Tu said, "The discovery of artemisinin itself is a gift to human from traditional Chinese medicine. It's the 9.(achieve) of the research team. " As China Daily has reported, 10.(win) the prize is an honour for Chinese science and medicine.

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An 18-year-old student at Stanford University was struggling to pay his fees.Not knowing where to turn for money,he came up with a bright______.He and a friend decided to host a musical concert on campus to______money for their education.

They______out to the great pianist Ignacy J.Paderewski.His manager______a guaranteed fee of $2,000 for the piano recital（独奏会).A deal was______and the boys began to work to make the concert a______.

The big day arrived.But______,they had not managed to sell enough tickets.The total______was only $ 1,600. Disappointed,they went to Paderewski and explained their plight (困境).They gave him the entire $ 1,600,plus a______for the balance $400.They promised to honour the cheque at the______possible.Paderewski tore up the cheque,______the $ 1,600 and told the two boys to keep the money they needed for the fees.The boys were______,and thanked him heartedly.

It was a small act of______.But it clearly marked out Paderewski______a great human being.______should he help two people he did not even know?We all______situations like these in our lives.And______of us only think “If I help them,what will happen to me?”The truly______people think, “If I don’t help them,what will happen to them?” They don't do it______something in return.They do it________they feel it’s the right thing to do.

1.A. time　　 B. task　　 C. decision　　 D. idea

2.A. receive　　 B. borrow　　 C. raise　　 D. donate

3.A. turned　　 B. reached　　 C. pointed　　 D. called

4.A. demanded　　 B. covered　　 C. considered　　 D. increased

5.A. struck　　 B. refused　　 C. cancelled　　 D. attracted

6.A. success　　 B. career　　 C. background　　 D. performance

7.A. uncertainly　　 B. unbelievably　　 C. unfortunately　　 D. undoubtedly

8.A. cost　　 B. bill　　 C. collection　　 D. tip

9.A. benefit　　 B. interest　　 C. charge　　 D. cheque

10.A. soonest　　 B. latest　　 C. longest　　 D. farthest

11.A. took　　 B. counted　　 C. saved　　 D. returned

12.A. puzzled　　 B. surprised　　 C. frightened　　 D. interested

13.A. devotion　　 B. kindness　　 C. respect　　 D. teamwork

14.A. like　　 B. for　　 C. as　　 D. to

15.A. How　　 B. Where　　 C. When　　 D. Why

16.A. come across　　 B. deal with　　 C. settle into　　 D. think of

17.A. both　　 B. few　　 C. none　　 D. most

18.A. able　　 B. rich　　 C. great　　 D. famous

19.A. taking　　 B. expecting　　 C. offering　　 D. preparing

20.A. because　　 B. though　　 C. before　　 D. so

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