Question

【题目】

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 QinghaosuB.she grew some new herb

C.she studied traditional Chinese medicineD.she saved many lives with Chinese herbs

【2】Tu Youyou became interested in medicine as ________.

A.a member of an academyB.a Junior school student

C.a high school studentD.a college student

【3】Tu Youyou is a successful scientist with ________.

A.a high degreeB.a sense of duty

C.an unhealthy bodyD.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.funnyB.friendlyC.seriousD.hard-working

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】C

【3】B

【4】C

【5】D

【解析】

短文主要介绍2015年诺贝尔生理学或医学奖获得者屠呦呦。

【1】句意：屠呦呦获得2015年诺贝尔生理学或医学奖是因为她发现了青蒿素。

细节理解题。A. 她发现了青蒿素。B.她种了些新草药。C.她学习中医。D.她用中药救了许多人的命。短文首段第二句说：She won the2015 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for finding out artemisinin (also known as Qinghaosu)...（她因发现青蒿素而获得2015年诺贝尔生理学或医学奖……）故选A。

【2】句意：屠呦呦高中时便对医学感兴趣。

细节理解题。A.研究院的成员，B.初中生，C.高中生，D.大学生。首段第三句说：When Tu was a high school student, she became interested in both traditional Chinese medicine and modern western medicine.（当屠呦呦还是个高中生的时候，她对中医和现代西医都很感兴趣。）故选C。

【3】句意：屠呦呦是一位有责任感的成功科学家。

推理判断题。A.高学历，B.责任感，C.身体不健康，D.海外求学经历。短文第三段第三句说，屠呦呦被朋友嘲笑是“三无”教授（no high degree, no study experience abroad, not a member of any Chinese national academies）。由此可判断A、D两项错误。短文首段最后几句说：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, began to study Chinese herbs (那时，疟疾夺走了人们的生命。世界科学家已经尝试了240,000多次，但都没有成功。屠呦呦开始研究药草).由此可判断“屠呦呦是个有责任感的科学家”。短文未提及C项内容。故选B。

【4】句意：屠呦呦多少岁时被评为“全国优秀女性”？

推理判断题。短文末段首句说：In February, 2012, Tu was named “National Outstanding Females”.（ 2012年2月，屠呦呦被评为“全国优秀女性”。）且首段提及屠呦呦出生于1930年那么，2012年2月，屠呦呦被评为“全国优秀女性”时是82岁。故选C。

【5】句意：从文章中，我们可以看出屠呦呦是一个工作努力的女人。

细节理解题。A. funny滑稽的，B. friendly友好的，C. serious严肃的，D. hard-working工作努力的。短文第二段倒数第二句说：But she is hard-working.（但是她努力工作。）故选D。