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1、高二英語暑假作業(yè)（3）第一局部閱讀理解第一節(jié)閱讀以下短文，從每題所給的A、B、C和D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最正確選項(xiàng)。AArchitect Daniel Libeskind is the designer of some global landmarks such as New Yorks One World Trade Center and Berlins Jewish Museum. In his new book, he reviews his life*s work and its inspirationsincluding these books.Alices Adventures in

2、Wonderland & Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll. I love Lewis Carroll; hes a total genius （天才）His two classic works are childrens books for grown-ups because they show aspects of the creative mind that we all have but seldom use in adulthood. Inspired by Carroll, I make a habit of trying to

3、learn seven amazing things before breakfast.Ulysses by James Joyce. Joyce once said that if Dublin were destroyed, you could recreate the entire city from this novel. You cant do urban planning without Ulysses because it is a labyrinth （迷宮）you can never leave.In Search of Lost Time by Marcel Proust.

4、 Prousts great novel is really a book of reflections about how architecture-our living spaces一creates a blueprint （藍(lán)圖）for our dreams, our desires, our emotions, and our memories. Where we have lived, what we have eaten, and what kind of cups we useall of those aspects are examined here in minute det

5、ail.Emily Dickinsons Herbarium about Emily Dickinsons work. From childhood onward, Dickinson collected, pressed, and classified the plants she grew in her garden in Amherst. Through the pictures in this book, you can see how her poetry-all her symbols, all her metaphors （隱喻）,the colors she mentions

6、mirrors nature. You dont even have to read her poetry to see what a great artist she was.1 .Which of the following books is set in Dublin?A. Ulysses.In Search of Lost Time.Alices Adventures in Wonderland & Through the Looking-Glass.Emily Dickinsons Herbarium.Who was interested in various plants?A. J

7、ames Joyce.B. Emily Dickinson.C. Marcel Proust.D. Lewis Carroll.What can be learned about the books mentioned in the text?They are all novels.They are written for children.They offer inspirations to Daniel Libeskind.They focus on the power of nature.答案以及解析第一局部閱讀理解第一節(jié)A答案：1-3 ABC解析：1.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第三段中的U/

8、ysses by James Joyce. Joyce once said that if Dublin were destroyed, you could recreate the entire city from this novel.可知在 尤利西斯 書中，喬伊斯曾經(jīng)說過，如果都柏林被摧毀了，你可以從這部小說中重建整個(gè)城市。由此 可知該書的背景為都柏林。應(yīng)選A。.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第五段中的From childhood onward, Dickinson collected, pressed, and classified the plants she grew in her gard

9、en in Amherst.可知從孩提時(shí)代起，狄金森就開始 收集、整理和分類她在花園里種植的植物。所以她對(duì)各種各樣的植物感興趣。應(yīng)選B。.推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章第一段中的In his new book, he reviews his lifes work and its inspirationsincluding these books.可知他在新書中回顧了他一生的工作及其靈感包括文 章中提到的書籍。由此可知文中提到的書為他提供了靈感。應(yīng)選C。B答案：1-4 DBAC解析：1.推理判斷題。根據(jù)第一段中的The AlphaGo programs victory is an example of h

10、ow smart computers have become.”可知，AlphaGo的例子，是為了說明電腦非常聰明。應(yīng)選D。.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第三段最后一句Teaching ethics to a machine even more intelligent than we are will be the bigger challenge J可知，具有挑戰(zhàn)性的事情是教會(huì)人工智能有關(guān)倫理 道德的知識(shí)。應(yīng)選B。.推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章第四段中的She was designed to slowly improve her ability to handle conversations, but so

11、me people were teaching Taylor racist ideas. When she started saying nice things about Hitler”可知，Taylor區(qū)分不清善與惡。應(yīng)選A。.推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章最后一段中He thinks AI will be positive for humans.可知，他認(rèn)為 人工智能對(duì)人類是有價(jià)值的。應(yīng)選C。C答案：1-4 BACD解析：1.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。文中第一段提到Many believe that music helps boost creativity, but an international study

12、 conducted by British and Swedish researchers is challenging that belief.”作者 以莫扎特和金屬樂隊(duì)的音樂為例，提出人們在畫畫、寫作的時(shí)候都會(huì)聽音樂，很多人認(rèn)為 音樂會(huì)幫助他們激發(fā)創(chuàng)造力，然而英國和瑞士的一項(xiàng)研究卻發(fā)現(xiàn)事實(shí)正好相反。另外，分 析文章可知，本文為說明文，文章第一段通過舉例子來引出文章的主旨，B項(xiàng)符合題意。 應(yīng)選B。.詞義猜想題。文中第一段第二句提到Many believe that music helps boost creativity, but an international study conduct

13、ed by British and Swedish researchers is challenging that belief.大多 數(shù)人都認(rèn)為音樂能刺激創(chuàng)造力，但一項(xiàng)研究說明他們的發(fā)現(xiàn)可能會(huì)挑戰(zhàn)大多數(shù)人的信仰， 即音樂會(huì)阻礙人們的創(chuàng)造力。block阻礙;boost增加；inspire激發(fā)；strengthen加強(qiáng)。A項(xiàng)符 合文意。應(yīng)選A。.推理判斷題。文章第二段提到participants were given three words, such as dress, dial, and flower.form a common phrase or word.”在這項(xiàng)實(shí)驗(yàn)中，實(shí)驗(yàn)者會(huì)給參與者

14、三個(gè)單詞，然后 要求參與者找出和這三個(gè)單詞相關(guān)聯(lián)的詞，同時(shí)還可以組成共同的短語或詞。根據(jù)題意， work與這三個(gè)詞可以組成相關(guān)聯(lián)的詞：fire+work=firework煙火，place+work=workplace工作 場所，book+work=workbook練習(xí)冊。C項(xiàng)符合題意。應(yīng)選C。.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。文中第二段提到The tasks were simple word games.”故A項(xiàng)錯(cuò)誤。第二段最 后句提至Participants completed the tasks in either a quiet room, or a room with three different ty

15、pes of music”故B項(xiàng)錯(cuò)誤。最后一段提至.regardess of the presence of the semantic (語義 的)content (no lyrics, familiar lyrics or unfamiliar lyrics)故C項(xiàng)錯(cuò)誤。第四段提到the library background noises having seemingly no effect, the studys authors believe that was the case because library noises create a steady state11 environm

16、ent that doesnt disrupt concentration1, D 項(xiàng)符合文意。應(yīng)選D。D 答案：1-3 DBA解析：1.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第一段中的In the 1860s as the drug called chloroquine began to lose its effectiveness, malaria began to appear again in Southeast Asia.KT知，19世紀(jì)60年代, 隨著氯喳開始失效，瘧疾開始在東南亞重新出現(xiàn)。由此可知，氯喳過去對(duì)瘧疾是有效的。 應(yīng)選D。2,推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章第三段中的But later, when

17、Tu found a relevant passage written by Ge Hong of the Tsin Dynasty, it occurred to her that high temperatures destroy artemisinins effectiveness it needs a low temperature to work properly.可知后來屠呦呦發(fā)現(xiàn)了晉朝葛洪的一 篇相關(guān)文章，她意識(shí)到高溫會(huì)破壞青蒿素的功效，它需要低溫才能正常發(fā)揮作用。由此可 知，屠呦呦讀了葛洪的一篇文章后，她試圖用低溫加熱提取物。應(yīng)選B。3.推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章最后一段中的At t

18、he age of 39, Tu began to devote her life to her research.In 2015, at the age of 85, she received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.可知從 39歲開始，屠呦呦開始獻(xiàn)身于她的研究。2015年，85歲的她獲得了諾貝爾生理學(xué)或醫(yī)學(xué) 獎(jiǎng)。由此可推知，屠呦呦腳踏實(shí)地，畢生投入到青蒿素的研究當(dāng)中，故”種瓜得瓜，種豆得 豆”最能概括屠呦呦成功的主要原因。應(yīng)選A。弟一下答案：-DEAGB解析：根據(jù)上文提示”我們都認(rèn)為自己知道如何放松。但是在電視或電腦前放松并不是真

19、 正的放松。（這取決于你在看什么或做什么，它甚至?xí)屇愀o張。）酒精、毒品和煙草 也是如此。”可知，此處承接上文，D 項(xiàng)They may seem to relieve anxiety or stress, but its a false and temporary state of relaxation.（它們似乎可以緩解焦慮或壓力，但這是一種虛假的、 暫時(shí)的放松狀態(tài)）”切題。該項(xiàng)中的they指代上文提到的酒精等東西。應(yīng)選D。根據(jù)上文提示“想讓你的身心感到平靜和強(qiáng)大，足以應(yīng)對(duì)生活的起起伏伏嗎？ ”和下文提 示”吃得好：選擇水果、蔬菜、精益蛋白和全谷物，以獲得長期的能量（而不是因?yàn)閿z入過 多的

20、糖或咖啡因而導(dǎo)致的短暫能量爆發(fā)）”可知，此處承上啟下，E項(xiàng)Get the right amount of sleep for your needs一not too much or too little.（根據(jù)你的需要保證適當(dāng)?shù)乃?，不要睡?太多或太少）”切題。應(yīng)選E。此空是一個(gè)小標(biāo)題，應(yīng)該用短小精悍的祈使句，所以在A和B中選擇。根據(jù)空格下文內(nèi) 容”花時(shí)間和朋友或家人在一起。有組織的活動(dòng)很好，但只是閑逛也行?！蓖浦?，A項(xiàng) “Connect with others.（與他人聯(lián)系）”切題。應(yīng)選A。根據(jù)下文內(nèi)容”（選擇一個(gè)你覺得平安的地方，這樣你可以放松，享受周圍的環(huán)境。）步 行、徒步旅行、越野自行

21、車或雪鞋健行提供了鍛煉的額外好處。”可知，空格引出下文，G 項(xiàng)Heading out for a walk in the park or a hike in the woods can help too.（去公園散步或在樹林 里遠(yuǎn)足也有幫助）”切題。應(yīng)選G。根據(jù)上文提示“讓我們的思想遠(yuǎn)離煩惱的一個(gè)好方法是把我們的思想集中在好的、美麗 的、積極的事情上。”和下文提示”允許自己去夢想，去許愿，去想象可能發(fā)生的最好的事 情”可知，此處承上啟下，B項(xiàng)Appreciate the small, everyday blessings.（感激每天的小恩 惠）”切題。應(yīng)選B。第二局部語言知識(shí)運(yùn)用第一節(jié)答案：1

22、-5.BACBD; 6-10.CADBD; 11-15.ACCDA解析：1 .考查動(dòng)詞。句意:但不管他學(xué)了多少，參加了多少測試，他從來都沒有被選上在太空飛 行。A.注意;B.選擇;C.邀請;D.允許。此處可以理解為一種選拔，通過后文的關(guān)鍵詞selection 也可知選B。.考查名詞。句意:也就是說，他永遠(yuǎn)也無法實(shí)現(xiàn)他的夢想了。A.夢想;B.任務(wù);C.閑暇;D.信 念。根據(jù)上文可知，成為宇航員是Parker從小的夢想。應(yīng)選A。.考查名詞。句意:想想Parker為成為一名宇航員所付出的所有時(shí)間和努力，人們都為他感到 遺憾。A.名譽(yù);B.力量;C.努力;D.實(shí)踐。上文說Parker為了成為宇航員學(xué)了

23、很多，參加了很多 測試，這些都是他為夢想付出的努力。應(yīng)選C。.考查形容詞。句意同上。A.開心的;B.遺憾的;C.緊張的;D.關(guān)鍵的。根據(jù)上文可知,Parker為 成為一名宇航員付出了很大的努力，卻一直未能如愿,人們?yōu)樗械竭z憾。應(yīng)選B。.考查動(dòng)詞。句意:盡管Parker被告知的是他必須放棄他的夢想，但是他繼續(xù)訓(xùn)練和學(xué)習(xí)，仿 佛下個(gè)月他就要去考試一樣。A.忽視;B.忘記C開展;D.放棄。上文說他已經(jīng)超過了參加選 拔考試的最大年齡，所以這里指他被告知放棄自己的飛天夢。應(yīng)選D。.考查連詞。句意同上。A.以便;B.既然,由于;C仿佛;D.即使。Parker繼續(xù)訓(xùn)練和學(xué)習(xí)，仿佛 下個(gè)月他就要去考試一樣。

24、應(yīng)選C。.考查動(dòng)詞短語。句意:隨著年齡的增長，他繼續(xù)學(xué)習(xí)和訓(xùn)練，當(dāng)他很老的時(shí)候,他聽說他們正 在做一些非常重要的醫(yī)學(xué)實(shí)驗(yàn)。A.繼續(xù);B.呈現(xiàn);C關(guān)掉:D.下車。應(yīng)選A。.考查形容詞。句意:為了進(jìn)行那些實(shí)驗(yàn)，他們需要一個(gè)年紀(jì)非常大的字航員。A.生病的;B.有 經(jīng)驗(yàn)的;C.積極的;D.老的。根據(jù)下文was the only old man in the whole world可知，他們所需要 的是一位年紀(jì)大的宇航員。應(yīng)選D。.考查動(dòng)詞。A.計(jì)劃;B.訓(xùn)練;C.被迫;D.拒絕。根據(jù)上文可知，盡管Parker因超齡而被告知必 須放棄夢想,但多年來他一直堅(jiān)持學(xué)習(xí)和訓(xùn)練。應(yīng)選B。.考查名詞。句意:因此,P

25、arker發(fā)現(xiàn)自己在太空遨游，這完全是在科學(xué)的幫助下進(jìn)行的。A. 寂靜;B.危險(xiǎn);C.行動(dòng);D.太空。根據(jù)第一段中的“he was never 1 to fly in space”可知此處指”在 太空遨游”。應(yīng)選D。.考查名詞。句意:顯然，在那些任務(wù)中所獲得的知識(shí)有助于治愈老年人最嚴(yán)重的疾病 之。A.知識(shí);B.友誼;C.錢;D.機(jī)會(huì)。應(yīng)選A。.考查動(dòng)詞。句意:Parker被人們稱贊為英雄。A.代替;B.教育;C.贊揚(yáng);D.影響。根據(jù)“as a hero”可知,Parker被人們稱贊為英雄。應(yīng)選Co.考查動(dòng)詞。句意:這個(gè)拄著拐杖沒有牙齒的宇航員的照片在全世界傳播開來，這些照片成 了“你再怎么訓(xùn)練

26、和學(xué)習(xí)都不為過?！边@句話的象征。A.移動(dòng);B.飛;C傳播;D.拿走。根據(jù)”疝 over the world”可知,此處指”在全世界傳播開來”。應(yīng)選Co.考查名詞。句意:這說明了堅(jiān)持不懈的努力總會(huì)帶來回報(bào)，即使這種回報(bào)的形式可能不像 我們開始期待的那樣。A.獎(jiǎng)，獎(jiǎng)品;B.獎(jiǎng)賞;C.結(jié)果;D.回報(bào),報(bào)償。Parker憑借堅(jiān)持不懈的努力 最后才實(shí)現(xiàn)了飛天夢，這充分證明了努力終會(huì)換來回報(bào)。應(yīng)選D。.考查動(dòng)詞。句意同上。A.期待;B.猜;C建議;D證明。根據(jù)上文的講述,Parker年輕時(shí)為了 實(shí)現(xiàn)自己的飛天夢一次次嘗試卻一次次失敗，沒想到在風(fēng)燭殘年的時(shí)候?qū)崿F(xiàn)了自己的夢想，但 夢想并不是以最初他所期待的那

27、種形式實(shí)現(xiàn)的。應(yīng)選A。第二節(jié)答案：where held (Dawareness a Dating to make guidance were given enjoyable on解析：句意為:眾所周知，江西景德鎮(zhèn)是世界瓷器的中心，當(dāng)?shù)氐拇善鞣浅屖?。分析句?結(jié)構(gòu)可知，設(shè)空處引導(dǎo)定語從句并在從句中作地點(diǎn)狀語，修飾先行詞Jingdezheno故填 where o根據(jù)時(shí)間狀語Last year可知，此處應(yīng)用一般過去時(shí)。故填held。設(shè)空處作build的賓語,其前有名詞所有格students修飾,應(yīng)用名詞。故填awarenesso 句意為:我們的第一站是中國陶瓷博物館,它收藏了一批獨(dú)特而精美的瓷器,

28、這些瓷器是用 陶土和石頭等材料制成的。collection為可數(shù)名詞,此處泛指”一批獨(dú)特精美的瓷器收藏品二 且unique的發(fā)音以輔音音素開頭,其前應(yīng)用不定冠詞a。故填a。句意為:早在新石器時(shí)代,陶土就被用來制作陶器,人們用它們來裝水和食物。was used為 主句的謂語,動(dòng)詞date與其之間無連詞連接,應(yīng)用非謂語形式作狀語。動(dòng)詞date與其邏輯主 語clay之間為主動(dòng)關(guān)系，應(yīng)用現(xiàn)在分詞。故填Dating。be used to do為固定短語，意為”被用來做故填to make。設(shè)空處作介詞Under的賓語,且前有定冠詞the,后有介詞of,應(yīng)用名詞形式,表示“指導(dǎo)”。 故填 guidanceo

29、此處講述的事情發(fā)生在過去,且復(fù)數(shù)主語we與give之間為被動(dòng)關(guān)系,應(yīng)用一般過去時(shí)的 被動(dòng)語態(tài)，故填were given o句意為:這個(gè)為期兩天的活動(dòng)非常令人愉快且意義非凡。設(shè)空處作表語，修飾activity,且 與meaningful并歹U,應(yīng)用形容詞。故填enjoyableoon one*s own為固定搭配，意為獨(dú)立地；單獨(dú)地”。故填on。第三局部寫作第一節(jié)答案：Dear Tony,Learning that you are fond of the ancient Chinese buildings, I strongly recommend the Forbidden City to y

30、ou. Located in the center of Beijing, the Forbidden City has a history of over 600 years. It is the largest wooden royal palace in the world, where you can see various buildings and decorations featuring the splendid Chinese culture and reflecting the wisdom of ancient Chinese architects. To get a b

31、etter knowledge of it, I suggest you go with a professional guide.I heartily hope you can come and visit the Forbidden City. Im sure it wont fail you.Yours,Li Hua 第二節(jié) 答案：Inspired hy his own life story, David decided to do something for that boy. He went to the woman, who immediately recognized him b

32、ecause she had read his books and seen his pictures. David started to chat with her. He told her that what she said to her boy was not appropriate. Then he told her about the encouragement he once got from Mrs Brown. In the end, he said, nI couldnt have become a writer if I had believed T was good a

33、t nothing.nThe mother was ashamed when she heard that. She realized that she shouldnt have called her son a stupid boy, which would make him lose confidence in himself. So she said, nThank you for your advice. Til never say such things to him again. Instead, Til find out what he*s good at and encour

34、age him. The woman then left with the boy. Looking at the back of the boy, David felt relieved, hoping his action could make a difference to the boy.The AlphaGo programs victory is an example of how smart computers have become. But can artificial intelligence (AI) machines act ethically-can they be

35、honest and fair?One example of AI is driverless cars. They are already on California roads, so it is not too soon to ask whether we can program a machine to act ethically. As driverless cars improve, they will save lives. They will make fewer mistakes than human drivers do. Sometimes, however, they

36、will face a choice between lives. Should the cars be programmed to avoid hitting a child running across the road, even if that will put their passengers at risk? What about making a sudden turn to avoid a dog? What if the only risk is damage to the car itself not to the passengers?Perhaps there will

37、 be lessons to learn from driverless cars, but they are not super-intelligent beings. Teaching ethics to a machine even more intelligent than we are will be the bigger challenge.About the same time as AlphaGos victory, Microsofts chatbot took a bad turn. The software, named Taylor, was designed to a

38、nswer messages from people aged 18一24. Taylor was supposed to be able to learn from the messages she received. She was designed to slowly improve her ability to handle conversations, but some people were teaching Taylor racist ideas. When she started saying nice things about Hitler, Microsoft turned

39、 her off and deleted her ugliest messages.AlphaGos victory and Taylofs defeat happened at about the same time. This should be a warning to us. It is one thing to use AI within a game with clear rules and clear goals. It is something very different to use AI in the real world. The unpredictability of

40、 the real world may bring a troubling software problem to the surface.Eric Schmidt is one of the bosses of Google, which owns AlphaGo. He thinks AI will be positive for humans. He says people will be the winner, whatever the outcome. Advances in AI will make human beings smarter, more able and “just

41、 better human beingsH.1 .What does the author want to show with the example of AlphaGo*s victory?Computers will surpass human beings.Computers have unmatched potential.Computers are mans potential opponents.Computers can become highly intelligent.What is said to be the bigger challenge in the AI age

42、?How to make super-intelligent AI machines share human feelings.How to ensure that super-intelligent AI machines act ethically.How to prevent AI machines doing harm to humans.How to avoid being over-dependent on AI machines.What do we learn about Microsoffs nchatbotn Taylor?She could not distinguish

43、 good from bad.She could turn herself off when necessary.She was not made to handle strange situations.She was good at performing routine tasks.What does Eric Schmidt think of artificial intelligence?It will be superior to human beings.It will keep improving as time goes by.It will prove to be valua

44、ble to human beings.It will be here to stay whatever the outcome.CFrom Mozart to Metallica, tons of people enjoy listening to various types of music while they paint or write. Many believe that music helps boost creativity, but an international study conducted by British and Swedish researchers is c

45、hallenging that belief. Their findings indicate that music actually stymies creativity.To come to their conclusions, researchers had participants complete verbal insight problems designed to inspire creativity while sitting in a quiet room, and then again while music played in the background. They f

46、ound that background music significantly damaged the participants ability to complete tasks associated with verbal creativity. The research team also tested background noises such as those commonly heard in a library, but found that such noises had no impact on subjects* creativity. The tasks were s

47、imple word games. For example, participants were given three words, such as dress, dial, and flower. Then, they were asked to find a single word associated with all three that could be combined to form a common phrase or word. The single word, in this case, would be nsunn (sundress, sunflower, etc).

48、 Participants completed the tasks in either a quiet room, or a room with three different types of music: music with unfamiliar lyrics, instrumental music, or music with familiar lyrics.nWe found strong evidence of damaged performance when playing background music in comparison to quiet background co

49、nditions,1 says co-author Dr. Neil McLatchie of Lancaster University.Dr. McLatchie and his colleagues theorize that music interferes with the verbal working memory processes of the brain, blocking creativity. Also, as far as the library background noises having seemingly no effect, the studys author

50、s believe that was the case because library noises create a “steady state* environment that doesnt disrupt concentration. Its worth mentioning that even familiar music with well known lyrics damaged participants1 creativity, regardless of whether or not it caused a positive reaction, or whether part

51、icipants typically studied or created while listening to music.To conclude, the findings here challenge the popular view that music strengthens creativity, and instead demonstrate that music, regardless of the presence of the semantic (語義的)content (no lyrics, familiar lyrics or unfamiliar lyrics ),

52、consistently disrupts creative performance in insight problem solving, the study reads.1 .Why are Mozart and Metallica mentioned at the beginning?To prove they are very creative.To introduce the topic of the text.To show the importance of music.To offer some background information.2.What does the un

53、derlined word stymies, in the first paragraph probably mean?A. Blocks.B. Boosts.C. Inspires.D. Strengthens.3.1f the participants were given the words fire, place and book during the game, a proper answer could be.A. manB. storeC. workD. birth4.What do we know about the study?The tasks were very diff

54、icult for participants to finish.All participants were exposed to two different types of music.Music with famous lyrics didnt harm participants* creativity.Library background noises hardly affected participants* creativity.DThe disease malaria （瘧疾）has caused mankind trouble throughout history. In th

55、e 1860s as the drug called chloroquine began to lose its effectiveness, malaria began to appear again in Southeast Asia. Every country in the world then poured large quantities of human resources into discovering another antimalarial drug. In 1964, China put forward the plan to break new ground in t

56、raditional Chinese medicinal herbs. There was no great discovery until 1981, when Chinese scientist Tu Youyou gave a speech titled Chemical Research into Artemisinin （青蒿素）at an international conference of the WHO. The speech was regarded as a lifeline for malaria sufferers.Tu Youyou graduated from P

57、eking University Health Science Center. In 1969, just as the research into treating malaria had reached a dead end, 39-year-old Tu, in order to overcome this terrible problem, took on the job as head of a research team of this problem. The first thing Tu did was interview experienced doctors of Chin

58、ese medicine. Then she and her colleagues conducted various kinds of experiments on hundreds of kinds of Chinese medicinal herbs, including the artemisia. However, the results were disappointing: even those involving artemisinin, which had been universally well-regarded, were less than satisfactory.

59、But later, when Tu found a relevant passage written by Ge Hong of the Tsin Dynasty, it occurred to her that high temperatures destroy artemisinins effectiveness: it needs a low temperature to work properly. The discovery helped Tu and her research team to think outside the box. Finally, in 1972, art

60、emisinin was found to be one hundred percent effective against the disease!In 2000 WHO announced artemisinin was a leading antimalarial drug, and promoted it worldwide. So far, it has been playing a great role in the battle against malaria. At the age of 39, Tu began to devote her life to her resear