17．85-year-old Tu is awarded the Nobel Prize for her contribution to reducing the death rate of malaria（疟疾），minimizing patients'suffering and promoting mankind's health．This is what science is all about．
Tu's name"Youyou"，came from the Classic of Poetry．The characters depict（描绘） the cheerful sounds deer make when calling for mates．Tu's finding has saved millions'lives during the 40years．This also proves the value of her research product．The moment of joy and satisfaction when she discovered the artemisinin （青蒿素） in 1971after all kinds of failures in experiments is eternal．
Tu has won some attention when she got the Lasker Award in 2011．But there is no way to compare her popularity back to the attention she is receiving today．She studied at the Peking University Health Science Center，Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences，from 1951to 1955．
Let's backtrack to 40years ago．Tu finished the findings without using any advanced equipment，communication with outside world and papers to research．Nowadays，Chinese scientists have the passion to invent．As Premiere Li Keqiang mentioned in his letter，"Tu's winning the prize marks China's progress in scientific and technological field"．
Tu's winning will help people come to realize that all those international publications，whether it is the Nobel Prize，SCI publishing，Nature，or Science，are all just gimmicks（花招） of measuring（衡量） tools．The sole key is to be oneself and try one's best with confidence．There had been doubts about"whether there would be a Chinese national awarded the Nobel Prize．"This sort of doubts is unnecessary．The scientific awards are equal to all，as long as the research findings are good enough．
The fact that Tu has none of these three backgrounds also reminds us that science should be more accessible（易接近的） to all．One shall be able to become a scientist no matter what kind of background he or she comes from，as long as one devotes into scientific research．They work so hard to prove the wrong way so that the future researcher will be closer to the right one．
Artemisinin and science saved lived around the world．Tu saved the confidence of Chinese scientists，who will care less about whether a Chinese scientist be awarded the Nobel Prize in the future．
（Translated by Shen Chen and Joanna Law from Commentary《屠呦呦获诺奖 让我们更自信更自省》，published on People's Daily，Oct.6，2015）
54．What does the writer think science is？B
A．Winning the Nobel Prize
B．Promoting mankind's health
C．Discovering the artemisinin
D．Making contribution to the country
55．What does the word"eternal"mean？C
A．无价的
B．荣耀的
C．永恒的
D．成功的
56．What's the right order of Tu's life？B
①Tu is awarded the Nobel Prize．
②Tu was given the name"Youyou"，came from the Classic of Poetry．
③Tu got the Lasker Award in 2011．
④Tu studied at the Peking University Health Science Center．
⑤Tu discovered the artemisinin after all kinds of failures in experiments．
A．①②③④⑤
B．②④⑤③①
C．②③①⑤④
D．②③④①⑤
57．Tu's winning tells us thatD．
A．There would be a Chinese national awarded the Nobel Prize
B．We'd better have a name came from the Classic of Poetry
C．The artemisinin can reduce the death rate of malaria，minimize patients'suffering and promote mankind's health．
D．A scientist should devote into scientific research no matter what kind of background he or she comes from．
分析 文章大意：这是一篇人物故事类阅读，主要介绍2015年中国女科学家屠呦呦因为发现了青蒿素而获得了诺贝尔奖医学奖，屠呦呦获得诺贝尔奖，拯救了中国科学家的信心，标志着中国在科学和技术领域的进步，也是她多年不懈追求精神的完美回报．
解答 54．答案：B．细节理解题．根据第一段minimizing patients'suffering and promoting mankind's health．This is what science is all about．减少患者痛苦，促进人类健康．这就是科学的真谛．可知，科学是促进人类健康，选B．
55．答案：C．词义猜测题．根据第二段第二行The moment of joy and satisfaction喜悦与满足的时刻可知，经过各种实验失败后发现的青蒿素那一刻时，喜悦和满足是"永恒的"，选C．
56．答案：B．阅读排序题．根据第二段第一句Tu's name"Youyou"，came from the Classic of Poetry．Tu的名字"悠悠"，是来自古典诗歌．可知，②Tu被命名为"悠悠"，是来自古典诗歌．排在第一位．根据第三段She studied at the Peking University Health Science Center，Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences，from 1951to 1955．她在北京大学医学部药学系学习，从1951年到1955年．可知，④Tu曾就读于北京大学医学部．排在第二位．根据she discovered the artemisinin （青蒿素） in 1971．她在1971年发现青蒿素．可知，⑤Tu在各种实验失败后发现了青蒿素．排在第三位．根据第三段第一句she got the Lasker Award in 2011．她在2011获得拉斯克奖 可知，③在2011获得拉斯克奖，排在第四位．最后2015年获得诺贝尔奖．①Tu被授予诺贝尔奖．排在第五位．因此屠呦呦的一生的顺序是②④⑤③①，选B．
57．答案：D．主旨大意题．根据第六段One shall be able to become a scientist no matter what kind of background he or she comes from，as long as one devotes into scientific research．可知只要一个人致力于科学研究，不管他或她来自什么样的背景，他都能成为科学家．选D．
点评 阅读题型，要注重句子与句子之间、段落与段落之间逻辑关系以及对篇章的整体理解．根据所给问题选择正确选项完成试题．
