A Chinese saying goes:Women can hold up half of the sky. Can you tell some great and successful women around the world or in Chinese history??Mulan Mulan’s father is draft( 选派 )ed into the Emperor’s army, but he is old and ill. He has no sons to stand in（代替） for him. His only child is a girl and girls are forbidden to enter the army. Mulan, disguised （伪装） as a boy, volunteered for service in place of （取代） her father. She was the only female monarch （皇帝，君主） of China, and remains the most remarkable, influential and mysterious woman in Chinese history.Empress Wu Zetian in Tang Dynasty She developed the science of radioactivity( 放射 ). She is the only person to win two Nobel prizes. She did not patent( 申请专利 ) her discoveries but made them available （可获得的） to everyone. She encouraged the use of X-rays for medical treatment （医疗） . But she was not fully aware of （意识到） the dangers of radium （镭） and died of leukemia( 白血病 ) because of too much contact with radium.Marie CurieJane Goodall(1934-),Britain As a young girl, she always wanted to study animals. she went to Africa and studied chimps instead of going to university. Her research showed the connections between chimps and human beings. She works to protect chimps everywhere. What qualities do you think are needed in order to be a great woman?Warming upbravegreatwomenintelligentconfidentgenerousmodestunselfishhard-workingwarm-heartedconsiderateknowledgeableresponsibleperseverantdeterminedcarefulpatientenergeticpassionate After a glance at the title, what do you think the passage is about? A Student of African Wildlife.Skimming 1. Who is the student?2. What animal are observed?Jane Goodall.Chimps.3. When did Jane ...
