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14.Tu Youyou has become the first Chinese woman to win a Nobel Prize,for her work in helping to create an anti-malaria(疟疾) medicine.The 84-year-old's route to the honour has been anything but traditional.In China,she is being called the"three nos"winner:no medical degree,no doctorate,and she's never worked overseas.
In 1967,malaria,a then deadly disease,spread by mosquitoes was decimating Chinese soldiers fighting Americans in the jungles of northern Vietnam.A secret research unit"Mission 523"was formed to find a cure for the illness.Two years later,Tu Youyou was instructed to become the new head of"Mission 523".
"Mission523"read ancient books carefully for a long time to find historical methods of fighting malaria.When she started her search for an anti-malarial drug,more than 240,000compounds(化合物) around the world had already been tested,without any success.Finally,the team found a brief reference to one substance,sweet wormwood(青蒿),which had been used to treat malaria in China around 400AD.The team took out one active compound in wormwood,and then tested it.But nothing was effective until Tu Youyou returned to the original ancient text.After another careful reading,she changed the drug recipe one final time,heating the compound without allowing it to reach boiling point.
After the drug showed promising results in mice and monkeys,Tu Youyou volunteered to be the first human recipient of the new drug."
In any case,Tu Youyou is consistently praised for her drive and passion.One former colleague.Lianda Li,says Ms Tu is"unsociable and quite straightforward",adding that"if she disagrees with something,she will say it."
Another colleague,Fuming Liao,who has worked with Tu Youyou for more than 40years,describes her as a"tough and stubborn woman".Stubborn enough to spend decades piecing together ancient texts,she applies them to modern scientific practices.The result has saved millions of lives.

52.According to Para.I,we can learn thatC.
A.Tu is the first woman to win a Nobel Prize
B.Tu has a medical degree
C.Tu's road to success is not traditional
D.Tu discovered a cure for malaria
53. The underlined word"decimating"can be replaced byB.
A.encouraging       B.killing
C.annoying          D.benefiting
54. Which of the following statements is true?D
A.Tu first invented the idea of using sweet wormwood as a cure.
B.Tu was inspired by medical textbooks published in northern vietnem.
C.The compound needs to be heated to the boiling point to be effective.
D.Over 240,000compounds were proved ineffective before Tu's seareh.
55.Tu Youyou can be best described as aA person.
A.devoted and stubborn
B.straightforward and mean
C.considerate and tough
D.sociable and generous.

分析 本文介绍了中国第一个诺贝尔医学奖获得者屠呦呦并讲述了她利用青蒿素治疗疟疾的研究过程以及周围的人对她的评价.

解答 52.C 细节理解题.根据本段第二句The 84-year-old's route to the honour has been anything but traditional.句中的"anything but"意为"绝不…",可知屠呦呦的成功之路和传统的成功之路完全不一样.故C正确.
53.B 猜测词义题.根据句中a then deadly disease可知当时疟疾是一种致命的疾病,这种并可以导致人死亡.所以本句In 1967,malaria,a then deadly disease,spread by mosquitoes was decimating Chinese soldiers fighting Americans in the jungles of northern Vietnam.中的下划词意为"killing",指这种疾病正在杀死在越南作战的中国士兵.故B正确.
54.D 细节理解题.根据第三段第二句When she started her search for an anti-malarial drug,more than 240,000 compounds(化合物) around the world had already been tested,without any success.屠呦呦实验了二十四万多种化合物,但是都没有成功.结果证明这些化合物对于疟疾这种病是无效的.故D正确.
55.A 推理判断题.根据文章倒数第二句Stubborn enough to spend decades piecing together ancient texts,she applies them to modern scientific practices.可知屠呦呦性格很固执,固执地研究了几十年的古代典籍.根据第三段第二句When she started her search for an anti-malarial drug,more than 240,000 compounds(化合物) around the world had already been tested,without any success.屠呦呦实验了二十四万多种化合物,这说明她很努力认真,对于自己的研究项目很投入.故A正确.

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