Unit1WomenofachievementWomenofachievementWomenofachievementWomenofachievementWomenofachievementWomenofachievementUnit1WomenofachievementWomenofachievementWomenofachievementWomenofachievementAChinesesayinggoes:Womencanholduphalfofthesky.Iwilldescribesomepeopletoyou,pleaseguesswhotheyareaccordingtomydescription.ShewasDrSunYat-sen’swife.ShewasoneofthetopleadersinmodernChinesehistory.Sheconcernedherselfwithwelfareprojects,especiallytheChinaWelfareInstituteforwomenandchildren.SongQingling(1893-1981),ChinaShewastheonlyfemalemonarch(君主)ofChina,andremainsthemostremarkable(非凡的),influentialandmysteriouswomaninChinesehistory.EmpressWuZetian(624-705),TangDynastyawomaninancientChinajoinedthearmyinsteadofherfatherfoughtbravelyinthewarMuLanShewasaninventorandascientistfromPoland.ShewenttoParisandstudiedphysicsandchemistrythere.SheistheonlywomanscientistwhowasawardedtwoNobelPrizes.OnJuly4,1934,shediedinParis,killedbyherownexperiments.MarieCurie(1867-1934),FranceShewasadoctorwhobecameaspecialistinwomen’sillnesses.ShedevotedallherlifetomedicalworkforChinesewomenandchildren.Herworkencouragedmanyotherwomentobecomedoctors.LinQiaozhi(1901-1983),China1.Doyouknowwhothesewomenare?ElizabethFrySongQinglingJaneGoodallJodyWilliamsJoanofArcLinQiaozhiI.WarmingUpJoanofArc(l412--l43l),FranceShewasagirlfromthecountrysidewhodressedas穿得像amanandwenttofightfor为…而战theFrench.ShehelpeddrivetheEnglishoutof驱逐出France.ShewascaughtandputtodeathbytheEnglish.ElizabethFry(1780--l845),BritainElizabethFrywasaQuaker.Shehelpedimproveprison改善监狱条件conditionsandgaveprisonersworkandeducation.HerworkhelpedtheQuakersgettheNobelPeacePrizeinl947.SongQingling(l893--l98l),ChinaSongQingling,DrSunYat-sen'swife,wasoneofthetopleadersinmodernChinesehistory.Sheconcernedherself关心withwelfareprojects,especiallyChinaWelfareInstituteforwomenandchildren.LinQiaozhi(l90l--l983),ChinaShewasadoctorwhobecameaspecialistinwomen'sillnesses.Shedevotedallher奉献,投身于lifetomedicalworkforChinesewomenandchildren.Herworkencouragedmanyotherwomentobecomedoctors.JodyWilliams(l950--),USAShehelpedfoundaninternationalcampaigntostoptheuseoflandmines.Shealsoworkedhard地雷tomakeasmanycountriesas尽可能多的possibleagreenottousethem.SheandherorganizationweregiventheNobelPeacePrizeinl997.JaneGoodall(l934--),BritainAsayounggirl,shealwayswantedtostudyanimals.ShewenttoAfricaandstudiedchimpsinsteadofgoingtouniversity.Her而不是researchshowedtheconnectionsbetweenchimpsandhumanbeings.Whatdothesegreatwomenhaveincommon?1.Workhardattheirchosencareers.2.Sticktotheirideawithoutanywithdrawal.3.Overcomeallsortsofdifficulties.4.Giveupthingslikefamiliesorlifetoachievetheirambition.5.Makegreatcontributionstothesociety.modestdeterminedintelligentgreatpeopleIthinkagreatpersonshouldbe…responsiblekindGreatwomenandfamouswomenFamouswomenvsGreatwomenAgreatwomanissomeonewhodevotesherlifetohelpothers.Greatwomenareimportantinalonghistory,whilefamouswomenareimportantinacertaintimeAfamouswomanisawell-knownpersonwhoworksharderatherjobandmakeahugesuccess.1934April.3borninEnglandInchildhoodspentmuchtimeoutdoorsexploringvariouscreaturesAt17decidedtogotoAfricaFor40yearshasbeendoingresearchinGombe,In1965receivedherPh.DIn2002honouredasapeacefighterbytheUNIntroductionofJaneGoodallAstudentofAfricanwildlife1.Firstactivity:____________________________________2.Mostofthetime:chimpseither__________________________________.3.However,theeveningmakesit__________.wewatchthemotherchimpandherbabies__________4.Forthenight:weseethem________________intheirnest.WatchingafamilyofchimpswakeupfeedorcleaneachotherworthwhilegotosleeptogetherplayinthetreePara1.AdayintheparkThefirstthingThesecondthingShediscoveredthatchimpshuntandeatmeat.Sheobservedchimpsasagrouphuntingamonkeyandtheneatingit.Shealsodiscoveredhowchimpscommunicatewitheachother.ThesecondparagraphJane’swaytostudychimpsandherdiscoveries...Para31.Shearguedthatanimalsshouldbeinthewildandnotusedforor2.Shehashelpedtosetup______wheretheycanlivesafely.wildleftentertainmentadvertisementspecialplacesContributionsandattitudetotheanimalwithanimalsintheirownenvironmentadoctor’sdegreeforherstudiesthatwomencanliveintheforestasmencanPara4:Working_________________________Gaining________________________Showing_________________________ashortsummarytoherExercises:Choosethecorrectanswersafterreadingthepassage.1.Whatdidthegroupdofirstinthemorning?They———A.wentintotheforestslowlyB.leftthechimpfamilysleepinginatreeC.observedthefamilyofchimpswakeupD.helpedpeopleunderstandthebahaviourofthechimpsCNobodybeforeJanefullyunderstoodchimpsbehaviour.Shespentyearsobservingand1_________(record)theirdailyactivities.2______herchildhoodshehadwantedtoworkwithanimalsintheirownenvironment.However,thiswasnoteasy.3_______shefirstarrivedinGombein1960,itwas4__________(usual)forawoman5_________(live)intheforest.recordingSinceWhenunusualtoliveOnly6________hermothercametohelpherforthefirstfewmonthswassheallowedtobeginherproject.Herworkchangedthewaypeoplethinkaboutchimps.Forexample,oneimportantthingshediscovered7_____(be)thatchimpshuntandeatmeat.afterwas