Unit1WomenofachievementAChinesesayinggoes:Womencanholduphalfofthesky.ElizabethFrySoongChinglingJaneGoodallJodyWilliamsLinQiaozhiElizabethFrywasaQuaker.Shehelpedimproveprisonconditionsandgaveprisonersworkandeducation.HerworkhelpedtheQuakersgettheNobelPeacePrizein1947.ElizabethFry(1780-1845),BritainShewasborninaQuakerfamilyonMay21,1780.In1812shefirstvisitNewgatePrisoninLondonandwasveryshockedattheconditionsthere.FromthenonshebegantoworktoimproveprisonconditionsinBritain.In1816,shebeganherprisonschool.SongQingling(1893-1981),ChinaIn1915,ShemarriedDrSunYet-sen,founderoftheRepublicofChina.Afterherhusbanddiedin1925,shesupportedtheCommunistPartyeventhoughmostofherfamilyweremembersoftheKuomintang.Shewasmadeanhonoraryvice-presidentofSongQinglingthePeople’sRepublic.Shebusiedherselfwithvariouswelfareactivities,rangingfromheadingtheWomen’sFederationtoanumberofcommitteesinvolvingchildren.JodyWilliamshelpedfoundaninternationalcampaigntostoptheuseoflandmines.Shealsoworkedhardtomakeasmanycountriesaspossibleagreenottousethem.SheandherorganizationweregiventheNobelPeacePrizein1997.JodyWilliams(1950-),USAAgirlfromthecountrysidewhodressedasamanandwenttofightfortheFrenchandtodrivetheEnglishoutofFrance.ShewascaughtandsentencedtodeathbytheEnglish.JoanofArc(1412-1432)FranceShewasborninthesmallvillageinFrance.ShelivedatthetimewhentherewasawarbetweenEnglandandFrancecalled“TheHundredYearsWar”.SheshowedtheFrencharmyhowtowinbattlesandinspiredthemwiththeconfidence.Adoctorwhobecameaspecialistinwomen’sillnesses.ShedevotedallherlifetomedicalworkforChinesewomenandchildren.Herworkencouragedmanyotherwomentobecomedoctors.LinQiaozhi(1901-1983)ChinaShewasborninXiamen.HerparentswereChristiansandherfatherbelievedintheeducationofwomen.Atelementaryschooloneofherteachersencouragedhertobecomeadoctor.In1929,ShegraduatedfromtheUniversitywithaPhysicalDr.degreeingynecology([,gaini'kɔlədʒi]妇科学).JaneGoodallwenttoTanzaniaandstudiedchimpsfrom1960s.ShewentwiththreeAfricanhelperstoliveintheGombeNationalParkinEastAfrica.Herlifewasspentfollowingandrecordingthesociallifeandrelationshipsofthechimps.JaneGoodallBecauseofherresearch,wenowknowthatchimpanzeeshuntformeat,usetools,andhavedifferentpersonalities.In1965,sheearnedherPhDinEthology([i:'θɔlədʒi]动物行为学)fromCambridgeUniversity.Asayounggirl,shealwayswantedtostudyanimals.ShewenttoAfricaandstudiedchimps.Herresearchshowedtheconnectionsbetweenchimpsandhumanbeings.Sheworkstoprotectchimpseverywhere.JaneGoodall(1934-),BritainchimpsbehavelikehumanbeingsReadingAStudentofAfricanWildlife.Afteraglanceatthetitle,whatdoyouthinkthepassageisabout?PredictingSkimming1.Whoisthestudent?2.Whatanimalsareobserved?JaneGoodall.Chimps.3.WhendidJaneGoodallarriveinGombe?Howoldwasshe?4.Whatwasthepurposeofherstudyofthechimps?ShearrivedinGombein1960whenshewas26.Herpurposewastohelptherestoftheworld(to)understandandrespectthelifeofthechimps.ASTUDENTOFAFRICANWILDLIFEReadingFirstReading(getthemainideaofeachparagraph)MainideasPara1:Para2:Para3:Para4:HowthegroupfollowedJane'swayofstudyingchimpsinthewildWhatJanediscoveredaboutchimpsJane’sachievementsHowJanetriestoprotectthelivesofchimpsintheirnaturalhabitat1.Whatdidthegroupdofirstinthemorning?A.wentintotheforestslowlyB.leftthechimpsfamilysleepinginatree.C.observedthefamilyofchimpswakeup.D.helpedpeopleunderstandthebehaviorofthechimps.Para12.Howdot...
