教材文本 unit 1 reading

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1、Unit1WomenofachievementReadingWHYNOTCARRYONHERGOODWORK?IenjoyedEnglish,biology,andchemistryatschool,butwhichoneshouldIchoosetostudyatuniversity?IdidnotknowtheansweruntiloneeveningwhenIsatdownatthecomputertodosomeresearchongreatwomenofChina.BychanceIcameacrossanarticleaboutadoctorcalledLinQiaozhi,a

2、specialistinwomen’sdiseases.Shelivedfrom1901to1983.Itseemedthatshehadbeenverybusyinherchosencareer,travellingabroadtostudyaswellaswritingbooksandarticles.Oneofthemcaughtmyeye.Itwasasmallbookexplaininghowtocutthedeathratefromhavingandcaringforbabies.Shegavesomesimplerulestofollowforkeepingbabiescle

3、an,healthyandfreefromsickness.Whydidshewritethat?WhowerethewomenthatLinQiaozhithoughtneededthisadvice?Ilookedcarefullyatthetextandrealizedthatitwasintendedforwomeninthecountryside.Perhapsiftheyhadanemergencytheycouldnotreachadoctor.Suddenlyithitmehowdifficultitwasforawomantogetmedicaltrainingattha

4、ttime.Thatwasagenerationwhengirls’educationwasalwaysplacedsecondtoboy’s.Wasshesomuchclevererthananyoneelse?Furtherreadingmademerealizethatitwashardworkanddeterminationaswellashergentlenaturethatgotherintomedicalschool.Whatmadehersucceedlateronwasthekindnessandconsiderationsheshowedtoallherpatients

5、.TherewasstoryafterstoryofhowLinQiaozhi,tiredafteraday’swork,wentlateatnighttodeliverababyforapoorfamilywhocouldnotpayher.BynowIcouldnotwaittofindoutmoreabouther.IdiscoveredthatLinQiaozhihaddevotedherwholelifetoherpatientsandhadchosennottohaveafamilyofherown.Insteadshemadesurethatabout50,000babies

6、weresafelydelivered.BythistimeIwasveryexcited.WhynotstudyatmedicalcollegelikeLinQiaozhiandcarryonhergoodwork?Itwasstillnottoolateformetoimprovemystudies,preparefortheuniversityentranceexaminations,and…1WritedownthreeofLinQiaozh’sachievementsafterreadingthepassage.2Inpairs,askandanswerthefollowingq

7、uestions.1ForwhomandforwhatpurposedidLinQiaozhiwritealittlebookabouthowtolookafterbabies?Whydoyouthinkitwasnecessary?2WasiteasyforawomantogetmedicaltrainingatthetimeLinQiaozhilived?Giveareason.3Whydoyouthinkthewr