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3 Scientists Awarded

The 2015 Nobel Prize In Physiology Or Medicine

1.William C. Campbell was born in _______.

A. Ireland　　 　　 B. Japan 　　　　　 　　 C. China　　　　　 　　 D. Germany

2.Among the three scientists, who is the youngest?

A. Youyou Tu.　　 B. Satoshi Omura.

C. William C. Campbell.　　 D. We don’t know.

3.Suppose the total prize for the 3 scientists is $1,000,000, how much will Youyou Tu get?

A. $250,000　　 B. $750,000　　 C. $500,000　　 D. $1,000,000

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— Tu Youyou who won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 2015 is ______ excellent Chinese scientist.

— I can’t agree more. In fact, she is _______ pride of China.

A. the; a　　 B. an; the　　 C. an; a　　 D. the; the

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Tu Youyou, born in 1930, is a Chinese medical scientist. She won the 2015 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for finding out artemisinin (also known as Qinghaosu), which saved millions of lives. When Tu was a high school student, she became interested in both traditional Chinese medicine and modern western medicine. She kept her work in the1960s and1970s. In that age, Malaria (疟疾) could take away people's lives. 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 (药草).

Before 2011, people didn’t know Tu very much. Many friends played jokes on her “the Professor of Three None’s”: no high degree (学历), no study experience abroad, not a member of any Chinese national academies. But she is hard-working. She read a lot of traditional Chinese medicine books and did a lot of research.

In February, 2012, Tu was named “National Outstanding Females” (One of the Ten). Tu is now a model of Chinese medical workers.

1.Tu Youyou won the2015 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine because ________.

A.she found out Qinghaosu B.she grew some new herb

C.she studied traditional Chinese medicine D.she saved many lives with Chinese herbs

2.Tu Youyou became interested in medicine as ________.

A.a member of an academy B.a Junior school student

C.a high school student D.a college student

3.Tu Youyou is a successful scientist with ________.

A.a high degree B.a sense of duty

C.an unhealthy body D.a study experience abroad

4.How old was Tu Youyou when she was named “National Outstanding Females”?

A.80 years old. B.81 years old. C.82 years old. D.83 years old.

5.From the passage, we can lean Tu Youyou is a ________ woman.

A.funny B.friendly C.serious D.hard-working

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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 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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Tu Youyou, 　　　　　 85-year-old Chinese female scientist, was awarded 　　　　 Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine in 2015.

A. a, the　　 B. the, an　　 C. an, the　　 D. the, an

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—Tu Youyou won the Nobel Prize for physiology and medicine, do you know?

—Yeah. 　　　　 exciting news.

A. How　　　　　 　　　　 B. What

C. What a　　　　　　 　 　 D. What an

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Tu Youyou, an 84-year-old Chinese female (女性) 　 1.　 , was awarded the 2015 Nobel Prize in Physiology (生理学) or Medicine on Oct.5. She found a medicine that cures the malaria (疟疾) and became the first native Chinese person to get the Nobel Prize in natural science.

Tu found artemisinin (青蒿素) in sweet wormwood (青蒿) back in 1971. She 2.　　 the following years trying to improve the medicine. According to World Health Organization, about 200 million people suffer from malaria 　 3.　　　　　　 the world, and about half a million die each year. Today, artemisinin is still the most 　 4.　 medicine that fights against malaria.

5.　　 Tu joined the national research team to find the malaria medicine in the 1960s and 1970s, things were hard. The team didn’t have advanced equipment (先进设备) then. Tu even tested medicines by taking them 　　 6.　　 . That was actually very dangerous for her. 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 　 7.　　 six months away from home, her little daughter didn’t recognize(认出) her and hid from the “strange woman”. 　　 8.　 , Tu never complained. “I feel happy when I see so many cured patients,” she said.

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﹣Do you know about the scientist Tu Youyou？

﹣Yes，she won the 2015 Nobel Prize in medicine because of her great______．

A.surprise 　 B.achievement

C.education 　　 D.satisfaction

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— Have you ever heard of Tu Youyou?

— Yes, she _________ the Nobel Prize in medicine in 2015.

A. won 　　　 B. winned 　　 C. wins 　　 D. has won

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—Have you heard of Tu Youyou, the famous doctor who won Nobel Prize in 2015?

—She devoted as much time as she could ______ on the project artemisinin(青蒿素).

A. working B. to work C. worked D. to working

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