Unit 1 Warming Up & Reading (I)必修四

Canyoutellsomegreatandsuccessfulwomenaroundtheworldorinthehistory?Whatdoyouthinkisneededinordertobeagreatwoman?modestdeterminedintelligentresponsiblegreatwomanIwillintroducesomegreatwomenwhoareveryfamoustoyou.Guesswhotheyare….ShewasaninventorandascientistfromPoland.ShewenttoParisandstudiedphysicsandchemistrythere.ShewasgiventheNobelPrizeforChemistryin1911.SheistheonlywomanscientistwhowasawardedNobelPrizefortwotimes.MadameCurie(1867-1934)EmpressWuZetian(624-705)Shewastheonlyfemalemonarch(君主)ofChina.ShelivedinTangDynasty.Sheruledtheempire(帝国)foroverhalfacentury.Whoarethey?SongQingling(1893-1981),ChinaWhatdoyouknowaboutSongQingling?In1915,ShemarriedDrSunYat-sen,founderoftheRepublicofChina.Shewasmadeanhonoraryvice-presidentofthePeople’sRepublic.Shebusiedherselfwithvariouswelfareactivities,rangingfromheadingtheWomen’sFederationtoanumberofcommitteesinvolvingchildren.Whoarethey?Whatdoyouknowaboutthem?AgirlfromthecountrysidewhodressedasamanandwenttofightfortheFrench.ShehelpeddrivetheEnglishoutofFrance.ShewascaughtandputtodeathbytheEnglish.JoanofArc(1412-1431)FranceElizabethFrywasaQuaker.Shehelpedimproveprisonconditionsandgaveprisonersworkandeducation.HerworkhelpedtheQuakersgettheNobelPeacePrizein1947.ElizabethFry(1780-1845),BritainAdoctorwhobecameaspecialistinwomen’sillnesses.ShedevotedallherlifetomedicalworkforChinesewomenandchildren.Herworkencouragedmanyotherwomentobecomedoctors.LinQiaozhi(1901-1983)ChinaJaneGoodallwenttoTanzaniaandstudiedchimpsfrom1960s.ShewentwiththreeAfricanhelperstoliveintheGombeNationalParkinEastAfrica.Herlifewasspentfollowingandrecordingthesociallifeandrelationshipsofthechimps.Becauseofherresearch,wenowknowthatchimpanzeeshuntformeat,usetools,andhavedifferentpersonalities.JaneGoodallJodyWilliamshelpedfoundaninternationalcampaigntostopthemakingoflandmines.Sheworkedhardtomakeasmanycountriesaspossibleagreenottousethem.SheandherorganizationweregiventheNobelPeacePrizein1997.JodyWilliams(1950-),USAWhatdotheyhaveincommon?Whatmakesthemgreat?Giveyourreasons.Personalqualitiesofthegreatpeopledeterminedbraveconfidentwarm-heartedresponsibleunselfishhonestintelligentbroad-and-openmindedgenerouskindmodesthard-workingconsideratehelpfulactiveindependent1.Doyouthinkthatmenhavebeenmakinggreaterachievementsthanwomen?Giveyourreasons.2.Doyouthinktherulesthatmakeagreatmanshouldbedifferentfromthosethatmakeagreatwoman?Why?ReadingAStudentofAfricanWildlife.1.Whoistheprotector?2.Whatanimalareobserved?JaneGoodall.Chimps.3.WhendidJaneGoodallarriveinGombe?Howoldwasshe?4.Whatwasthepurposeofherstudyofthechimps?ShearrivedinGombein1960whenshewas26.Herpurposewastohelptherestoftheworldtounderstandandrespectthelifeofthechimps.DescriptionofawomanscientistExplainherresearchmethodDescribeherworkandachievementsThroughtheeyesofavisitorHerdiscoveriesHerachievementsHercontinuingworkTrue(T)orFalse(F).1.Inordertostudychimps,wehavetostayintheforestforthewholenight.()2.In1960,mostpeopleunderstoodchimpbehaviourandtheirdailyactivities.()3.ItwasnotuntilJane’smotherhelpedherthatshewasallowedtobeginherproject.()4.Janehassuggestedthatwildanimalsshouldleadabusylife.()5.Janedevotedmostofherlifetothestudyofanimals.()TFFTF