Unit 1 Warming Up& Reading (I)

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1、Unit1WomenofachievementWarmingUp＆Reading(I)AChinesesayinggoes:Womencanholduphalfofthesky.GuessinggameIwilldescribesomewomentoyou,pleaseguesswhotheyareaccordingtomydescription.WarmingUpMadameCurie(1867-1934)Intheyear1903,sheandanotherscientistwereawardedtheNobelPrizeinPhysicsfortheirdiscoveryofradi

2、um.OnJuly4,1934,shediedinParis,killedbyherownexperiments.Shediedofradiationpoisoning.JoanofArc(1412-1431)AgirlfromthecountrysidewhodressedasamanandwenttofightfortheFrenchandtodrivetheEnglishoutofFrance.ShewascaughtandsentencedtodeathbytheEnglish.LinQiaozhi(1901-1983)Adoctorwhobecameaspecialistinwom

3、en’sillnesses.ShedevotedallherlifetomedicalworkforChinesewomenandchildren.Herworkencouragedmanyotherwomentobecomedoctors.EmpressWuZetian(624-705)Shewastheonlyfemalemonarch(君主)ofChina.ShelivedinTangDynasty.Sheruledtheempire(帝国)foroverhalfacentury.ThinkingWhatqualitiesdoyouthinkagreatpersonshouldhav

4、e??Ithinkagreatpersonshouldbegreatpeopleinsistentunselfishhard-workingmodestdeterminedwillingtosacrificeconsiderateresponsiblekindintelligentReadingASTUDENTOFAFRICANWILDLIFEchimpsbehavelikehumanbeingSkimming简·古道尔(JaneGoodall,1934—)生于伦敦。自幼即对动物行为极感兴趣。18岁离开学校，来到非洲，她曾先后担任过秘书以及影片制作助理。此后，她在非洲担任古生物学家路易斯·里

5、基的助手，与里基的合作经验使她能于1960年在贡贝动物保护区设立一个营区，得以观察该地黑猩猩的行为。1965年获剑桥大学动物行为学博士学位。1977年她建立了“简·古道尔人、动物与环境研究所”。1991年，她倡议并成立了“根与芽”组织，目的是使从幼儿园到大学的年轻一代都能够行动起来，为了环境、动物和他们自己的社区创造一个更加美好的世界。1995年，被英国女王授予勋爵士。简·古道尔撰有许多书籍和论文，最著名的是《生活在人类的阴影中》(1971),此著作已被翻译成15种文字。Skim:1.Whoistheprotector?2.Whatanimalsareobserved?JaneGoodall

6、.3.WhendidJaneGoodallarriveinGombe?Howoldwasshe?ShearrivedinGombein1960whenshewas26.4.Whatwasthepurposeofherstudyofthechimps?Herpurposewastohelptherestoftheworldtounderstandandrespectthelifeofthechimps.Chimps.ThepassageismainlyabouthowJaneGoodallworkedwith____________________________andhelpedpeople

7、__________________________oftheseanimals.chimpsintheirenvironmentunderstandandrespectthelifeMainideasPara.1:Para.2:Para.3:Para.4:HowthegroupfollowedJane’swayofstudychimpsinthewildWhatJanediscoveredaboutchim