unit2Fitforlifereading（译林牛津版选修7）.doc

第  PAGE 3 页 共  NUMPAGES 3 页 ● Reading Two life-saving medicines Step 2: Fast reading for general ideas Go through the passage as quickly as possible and try to find answers to the three questions in part A on Page 18. Pay attention to the title so that you can identify the most important information as soon as possible. Answers A 1. Aspirin and penicillin. 2. In 1900. 3. The Nobel Prize. Step 3: Detailed reading for important information 1. Read the passage a second time and complete Part C1 and Part C2. Answers C1 1. About 2,500 years ago. 2. In 1897. 3. It can also help reduce the risk of heart attacks by thinning blood, prevent a stroke, reduce the risk of colon cancer, increase the length of people’s lives and help with diabetes. 4. In the mould that killed bacteria. 5. It can be used to treat bacterial illnesses and other illnesses including pneumonia. 6. Because Fleming discovered penicillin and the others turned it into the great drug which saved millions of lives. Answers C2 proved to be a blood-thinning medicine sold in shops as a tablet as the best-selling painkiller recorded in the Guinness Book used to prevent a stroke ASPIRIN used to reduce blood sugar levels World War II 1945 1928 1900 2003 1977 1950 1971 PENICILLIN all the scientists shared the Nobel Prize found new chemical techniques to purify it discovered by Alexander Fleming 2. Read the article again and fill in the form below so that you can understand the use of the two medicines introduced in the article. Effects of aspirinreduce fever help stop body pains reduce the risk of heart attacks prevent a stroke reduce the risk of colon cancer increase the length of people’s lives ● help with diabetesEffects of penicillinhelp in treating wounds and infections treat other illnesses including pneumonia3. Pay attention to the medical terms in the reading passage. Underline the words and put them in correct categories. Words c