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高考资源网（ ），您身边的高考专家 欢迎广大教师踊跃来稿，稿酬丰厚。 高考资源网（ ），您身边的高考专家 欢迎广大教师踊跃来稿，稿酬丰厚。 Section 1 A text structure analysis of Two life-saving medicines I. Summary of Two life-saving medicines Main idea of the passageThe history and the uses of two life-saving medicines: aspirin and penicillin. Main idea of Part 1 (paragraph 1) A simple introduction of the two medicines.Main idea of Part 2 (paragraph 2-3)The history and the uses of aspirin.Main idea of Part 3 (paragraph 4-5)The history and the uses of penicillin.Two life-saving medicines II. A tree diagram of the text : 1950, appeared in Guinness Book of Records treating wounds and illnesses caused by bacteria, pneumonia widespread use of penicillin during World War II discovered by Flaming in 1928 the uses of penicillin the history of penicillin reduce fever, stop pain, reduce the risk of heart attacks and colon cancer, prevent a stroke, reduce blood sugar levels aspirin penicillin 1899, first trials of the medicine 1990, sold in shops 1897, made a medicine About 2,500 years ago, made a juice from the bark of a kind of tree 3,500years ago, drinking a kind of tea to reduce pain the uses of aspirin the history of aspirin  第  PAGE 7 页 共  NUMPAGES 7 页 III.A retold version of the text Two life-saving medicines: Aspirin and penicillin are two important medicines that have changed people’s lives. Medical historians think that aspirin was invented in 1897. But it has a long history. That is to say, its history can date back to about 2,500 years ago and even 3,500 years ago. The first trials of the medicine took place in 1899 and in 1900 it was sold in shops. Aspirin has many uses. For example, it can reduce fever and help stop pain. It can also reduce the risk of heart attacks, prevent a stroke and reduce the risk of colon cancer and blood sugar levels. Penicillin was discovered by a Scottish scientist Fleming in 1928. But its widespread use was during World War II. It helped save many liv