1、Unit 2 Fit for life,Reading,Reading Two life-saving medicines,Reading,Part A Read the text quickly and answer these questions. 1. What are the two medicines mentioned in the article?,Aspirin and Penicillin,How much do you know about the two medicines？,aspirin,penicillin,Alexander Fleming,3. What awa
2、rd did Fleming, Florey and Chain share?,In 1928.,The Nobel Prize in Medicine.,2. When was Penicillin first discovered?,1. When was aspirin first made?,Nearly 3,500 years ago.,Part C 1,Read the passage carefully and answer some detailed questions:,In 1897.,2. When did people find that drinking a spec
3、ial kind of tea could reduce body pains and fever?,3. What other things can aspirin help with besides reducing fever and pain?It can also help reduce the risk of heart attacks by thinning blood, prevent strokes, reduce the risk of some cancers, increase the length of peoples lives and help with diab
4、etes. 4. Where did Alexander Fleming find penicillin?In a mould that killed bacteria.,5. What illnesses did Alexander Fleming think the mould might be used to treat?It might be used to treat illnesses caused by bacteria.6. What difficulties did Fleming have in developing penicillin as a drug?First h
5、e was unable to find a procedure to make penicillin pure enough to work as a medicine. Second, it was difficult to produce penicillin in the ample quantities needed to be effective.,Further reading: Read the passage again and try to fill in the form below.,reduce fever and help stop pain,reduce the
6、risk of heart attacks,prevent a stroke,reduce the risk of some cancer,reduce blood sugar levels, help people with diabetes,help in treating wounds and illness caused by bacteria,Part C2,Sold in shops in the form of tablets,1900,1928,Discovered by Alexander Fleming,1940,Made and tested in large quant
7、ities,Mass production began,1944,Proved to reduce the risk of heart attacks,1971,1977,2003,1900,1928,1944,Proved to reduce the risk of heart attacks,1971,1977,2003,Used to prevent a stroke,Used to reduce blood sugar levels,1. revolution,2. beneficial,3. possess,4. circulate,5. astonish,6. approval,7
8、. accelerate,a. having a good effect,b. surprise someone very much,c. agreement to go ahead with a plan or an idea.,d. have or own something,e. make something happen faster than usual,f. a great change that affects many people,g. move around a place or system without stopping.,Part D,Answers to Part E,Potential effectiveunable abnormalapplicationsicknesses,
