Unit2Unit2WorkingthelandReadingMinNongByLiShenFarmersweedingatnoon,Sweatdownthefieldsoon.Whoknowsfoodonatray,Duetotheirtoilingday.Doyouknowthesegrains(谷物)?wheat

ricesorghum高粱corncottonpeanutsoybean大豆Haveyoueverbeentothecountryside?Whatdidyouseeordothere?Areyoufromafarmer’sfamily?Whatdoyouknowaboutfarming?Haveyouevergrownanyplants?Ifso,whatdidyoudotogrowthem?Ifnot,whatkindofplantwouldyouliketogrow?Howwillyougrowit?selecttheseedsploughthesoilturnoverthesoilsowtheseedsremovetheweedsfertilizefarmingstepsFarming

sowingploughing

irrigating

(灌溉)cropsweather&climatericetransplanting

(插秧)ploughing(犁田)seedingfertilizing(施肥)irrigating灌溉transplanting插秧harvestingwinnowing(揚谷)riceTolearnsomebasicknowledgeaboutagricultureTosummarizeandretellthemainideaofthepassage3.Toknowmoreaboutthegreatscientist,YuanLongpingObjectivesWhatisthemainfoodinallEastAsianandSoutheastAsiancountries?Rice.Itissaidthatthereare2.4billionpeopletoeatriceeverydaythroughouttheworld.Answerthefollowingquestions:AccordingtotheWorldHealthOrganization:Readthestatisticsbelow.Didyouknowthesefactsbefore?Whatproblemdotheyshow?Theworldproducesenoughfoodforeveryone.Morethan800million

peoplegotobedhungry

everyday.WHY?Todayourworldhousesmorethan7billionpeople.Nearly870millionpeople,oroneineight,weresufferingfromchronic(長期的)hungryundernourishment(營養不良)in2010-2012,accordingtothenewUNhungerreport.ChildrengatherinapoorneighbourhoodintheMawzaavillageofthesouthernYemeniprovinceofTaizJuly1,2012.Whatdoyouthinkwouldhappeniftomorrowtherewassuddenlynoricetoeat?sufferfromstarvationandstarvetodeathfeelscared/bepanic(驚慌)fightforfood,evenkilleachotherandthewholecountrywouldgetintotrouble.Doyouthinkpeoplehaveenoughfoodtoeatintheworld?Ifyouhadthechancetodosomethingtohelpendhungerintheworld,whatwouldyoudo?Howtosolvehunger?makinggooduseofthewastelanddevelopingthetechnologyto…inventinganewkindoffood…improvingthequalityofthesoil

preventingthepestsfromeatingourcropsOnewaytosolvethefoodshortageproblemistoincreasetheyieldofthegrainthroughtheadvancementofscienceandtechnology.Hedidit.Whenyoueatrice,whatdoyouthinkof?SaysomethingaboutYuanLongping.

DiscussionWhatdoyoupredictthispassageisgoingtotalkabout?While-readingFatherofHybridRiceAPioneerForAllPeopleHeisfatherofhybridrice(雜交水稻),whowasawarded“theNobelPrizeofAsia”.Hereceivedthehonorforhisgreatcontributions(貢獻)tohybridriceresearchandworkhedidtoimprovericeproductionindevelopingcountries.NowheisheadoftheNationalHybridRiceResearchandDevelopmentCenterinHunanProvince,China(中國湖南省國家雜交水稻研究與發展中心).Heiscalledapioneerforallpeople.

DrYuanLongping(袁隆平博士)Thetextisabouta(n)1.__________________namedYuanLongpingwhomadeagreatcontributiontofindingwaysto2.______________.agriculturalgrowmorericepioneer

FastreadingPara1A.DrYuan’sdreams.Para2B.DrYuan’spersonality.Para3C.DrYuan’sbiography.Para4D.DrYuan’sappearanceandhisachievement.APIONEERFORALLPEOPLEMatchthefollowingheadingswiththerightparagraphs.Readthetextcarefullyandfillintheblanks.YuanLongpingAppearance_________faceandarms,slimandstrongbodysunburnt Carefulreading_______________developedsuperhybridricebecamethefirst__________________intheworldtogrowhighoutputricehelpstheUNreduce_______intheworldagriculturalpioneer

Achievements

hunger

Experiences

bornin1930and__________fromSouthwestAgriculturalCollegein1953findingwaystogrowmorericehasbeenhislife_____to________hisknowledgeinlessdevelopedcountriessuchasIndiaandVietnamcirculate

graduatedgoalPersonalitiesissatisfiedwithhislifedoesn’tcareaboutbeingfamousgivesalargeamountofmoneytohelpotherstodotheirresearchin___________hasmanydreamsandnevergivesuplovesand________hispeopleagriculturecares

fortoproduceakindofricethatcould

_____morepeopleto_______hisricesothatitcanbegrownaroundtheglobe________

feedDreamsexportReadthetextanddecidewhetherthefollowingstatementsareTrue(T)orFalse(F).1.YuanLongpingbecamethefirstagriculturalpioneerintheworldtogrowsuperhybridriceattheageof40.2.Morethan60%ofthericeintheworldisfromthehybridstrain.FF3.Accordingtothetext,farmersinChinaareproducingriceharvestsnearly4timesaslargeasthatin1950.4.YuanLongpingwasafarmerwhenhewasyoung.5.Thesuperhybridricecanproduce20%moreofthecropwithoutexpandingthefield.TFT6.YuanLongpingwasdeterminedtofindwaystogrowmorericeasayoungman.

7.YuanLongpingisnowteachinghisknowledgeinmanycountriestogetmorehonours.8.TheUNismoreconfidentaboutgettingridofhungerintheworldnow.TTF9.YuanLongpingistryingtoliveacomfortablelife.10.YuanLongpingisnowseekingtorealisehisdreamofgrowinghisricearoundtheworld.FTReadthetextandmatchthetimewiththeevents.Time

Events1.1930

A.OnlyfiftymilliontonsofricecouldbeproducedinChina.2.1950

B.YuanLongpingbecamethefirstpersontogrowsuperhybridrice.3.1953

C.YuanLongpingwasborn.4.1973

D.YuanLongpinggraduatedfromcollege.Choosethebestanswers.1.Whatdoestheword“battle”refertointhesecondparagraph? A.Thelowriceoutput. B.Riddingtheworldofhunger. C.Fightingagainstfarming. D.Thefreedomtodoresearch.2.Fromthepassage,wecanknow______.A.YuanLongpingisnotapioneerbutascientistintheresearchofthehybridriceB.Yuan’sparentsarebothagriculturalscientistsC.morethan60%ofthericeproducedintheworldisfromthehybridstrainD.usingthehybridrice,farmersareproducingharveststwiceaslargeasbefore3.Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthat______.A.YuanknewtheimportanceofriceimportB.YuanisinterestedinplayingtheviolinC.YuanisproudofhisachievementsD.Yuan’sricearegrowninmanycountriesWhydidYuanLongpingwanttoincreasethericeoutputwhenhewasyoung?YuanLongpingwantedtoincreasethericeoutputbecausehesawmanypeoplegohungrywhenhewasyoung.Answerthesequestionsbasedonyourunderstandingofthepassage.2.IsYuanLongpingmoreofascientistormoreofafarmer?Doyouthinkheisabusinessman?Giveyourreasons.

Ithinkheismoreofascientist,althoughheworksinthefieldslikeafarmer.Hismainpurposeisnottomakeaprofitforhimselfbuttostudyagricultureandusethatknowledgetoimprovefarmingforfarmerseverywhere.Idonotthinkheisabusinessman,becausehisgoalisnottomakemoney.3.HowwouldyoudescribeYuanLongping’spersonality?Usethreeorfouradjectives.

Becauseofhisworkwithdevelopinghybridrice,itseemsthatYuanLongpingmustbeaverypatientandcarefulman.Hedidn’tgiveupbutkeptworkingonhisproject.Healsoseemstobeaverykindman,whocaresforothers.Hewantstousehisinventiontohelphungrypeoplearoundtheworld.4.YuanLongpingwasabletodevelopasuccessfulagriculturalproductwhenthousandsofotherfarmerscouldnot.Whatdoyouthinkisthemainreasonforhissuccess?

IthinkYuanLongpingwassuccessfulbecausehekeptworkinganddidnotgiveup.HewasalsoverymotivatedtosucceedandhelpotherfarmersaroundChina.5.YuanLongpingthinksthatapersonwithtoomuchmoneyhasmoreratherthanfewertroubles.Doyouagreeordisagree?Why?

Imostlyagree.Ithinkbeingrichcancausealotofproblems,butitreallydependsonthelifeandattitudeofthepersonwhoisrich.Peoplewhoarerichcertainlyhavedifferentproblemsfrompeoplewhoarenot.6.YuanLongpingdevelopedsuperhybridricetohelpChinesefarmersandhungrypeoplearoundtheworld.Canyouthinkofanyothermajordevelopmentthatwouldmakeagreatdifferencetoworldhunger?Writeoutyourideaandthencompareitwithyourpartner.Ithinkdevelopingotherhybridgrainswouldmakeagreatdifferenceintheproblemofworldhunger.HybridgrainsthatcansurviveinverydryorveryhotareaswouldbeveryusefulinAfricaandotherareas.Hybridgrainsthatcannoteasilybekilledbyinsectsanddiseaseswouldbeusefularoundtheworld.YuanLongping__________himselfafarmer,___he