Unit+5+Working+the+Land+Reading+and+Thinking+高中英語人教版（2019）選擇性必修第一冊+

ReadingandThinkingMylifelongpursuitistokeepallthepeopleawayfromhunger.—YuanLongpingAPioneerForAllPeople行業(yè)PPT模板http:///hangye/APioneerforAllPeopleThefirsttodiscoverartemisinin(青蒿素)formalaria(瘧疾)ThefirsttodiscoverGeneralTheoryofRelativityApersonwhowasthefirsttostudyanewareaofknowledge.ThefirstChinesescientistwhodevelopedhybridrice.Thepeopleallaroundtheworld1.Whoisthemaninthephoto?Whatisheholdinginhishands?

YuanLongping:holdingbunchesofHybridrice.2.Let’slearnsomethingaboutYuanLongping.Readthe

titleandanswerthequestion.1.Whois“APioneerforAllPeople”?A.YuanLongping B.TuYouyou C.LinQiaozhi

D.EinsteinReadparagraph1andanswerthequestion.2.WhatisYuanLongpingknownas?A.the“fatherofhybridrice”B.motheroftenthousandbabiesC.MadameCurieofChina D.ironhammerReadparagraph1andanswerthequestion.3.WhydidYuanLongpingconsiderhimselfasafarmer?A.becauseheisafarmer B.becauseheworkedthelandinhisresearchC.becausehisparentsarefarmersD.becausehelovesfarmingverymuchDetailedReading1.ReadPara.1toanswerthequestion.YuanLongping,knownasthe“fatherofhybridrice”,isoneofChina’smostfamousscientists.Yet,heconsideredhimselfafarmerbecausehecontinuallyworkedthelandinhisresearch.Indeed,hisslimbutstrongbodywasjustlikethatofmillionsofChinesefarmers,towhomhehaddevotedhislife．Readparagraph2

andanswerthequestion.4.WhereandWhenYuanLongpingwasborn?A.In1945,inShanghai B.In1930,inTianjinC.In1930,inBeijing D.In1945,inHangzhou2.ReadPara.2tofinishthefollowingexercises.YuanLongpingwasbornin1930inBeijing.Hisparentswantedhimtopursueacareerinscienceormedicine.However，whatconcernedhimmostwasthatfarmersoftenhadpoorharvestsandsometimesevenhadaseriousshortageoffoodtoeat.Totacklethiscrisis，hechosetostudyagricultureandreceivedaneducationatSouthwestAgriculturalCollegeinChongqing.Readparagraph2

andanswerthequestion.5.WhatcareerdidYuan’sparentswanthimtopursue?A.agriculture B.scienceormedicineC.botanic D.physiology2.ReadPara.2tofinishthefollowingexercises.YuanLongpingwasbornin1930inBeijing.Hisparentswantedhimtopursueacareerinscienceormedicine.However，whatconcernedhimmostwasthatfarmersoftenhadpoorharvestsandsometimesevenhadaseriousshortageoffoodtoeat.Totacklethiscrisis，hechosetostudyagricultureandreceivedaneducationatSouthwestAgriculturalCollegeinChongqing.Readparagraph2

andanswerthequestion.6.WhydidYuandecidedtostudyagriculture?A.HisparentsmadehimtostudyagricultureB.HewasconcernedthatfarmershadpoorharvestC.HisfamilyhasaseriousshortageoffoodtoeatD.Hewasconcernedthathisfamilyhadpoorharvest2.ReadPara.2tofinishthefollowingexercises.YuanLongpingwasbornin1930inBeijing.Hisparentswantedhimtopursueacareerinscienceormedicine.However，whatconcernedhimmostwasthatfarmersoftenhadpoorharvestsandsometimesevenhadaseriousshortageoffoodtoeat.Totacklethiscrisis，hechosetostudyagricultureandreceivedaneducationatSouthwestAgriculturalCollegeinChongqing.Readparagraph3andanswerthequestion.7.WhenandWherehedidgraduate?A.fromSouthAgriculturalCollege,in1953B.fromChinaAgriculturalUniversity,in1953C.fromSouthAgriculturalCollege,in1935D.fromChinaAgriculturalUniversity,in19353.ReadPara.3toanswerthequestion.Aftergraduatingin1953，heworkedasaresearcher.YuanLongpingrealisedthatlargerfieldswerenotthesolution.Instead,farmersneededtoboostyieldsinthefieldstheyhad.Howthiscouldbedonewasachallengingquestionatthetime.Yuanwasconvincedthattheanswercouldbefoundinthecreationofhybridrice.Ahybridisacrossbetweentwoormorevarietiesofaspecies.Onecharacteristicofhybridsisthattheyusuallyattainahigheryieldthanconventionalcrops.However,whetheritwaspossibletodevelopahybridofself-pollinatingplantssuchasrice

wasamatterofgreatdebate.Thecommonassumptionthenwasthatitcouldnotbedone.Throughintenseeffort,Yuanovercameenormoustechnicaldifficultiestodevelopthefirsthybridricethatcouldbeusedforfarmingin1974.Thishybridenabledfarmerstoexpandtheiroutputgreatly.Readparagraph3andanswerthequestion.8.WhendidYuandevelopedthefirsthybridricethatcouldbeusedforfarming?A.in1953 B.in1947 C.in1930 D.19743.ReadPara.3toanswerthequestion.Aftergraduatingin1953，heworkedasaresearcher.YuanLongpingrealisedthatlargerfieldswerenotthesolution.Instead,farmersneededtoboostyieldsinthefieldstheyhad.Howthiscouldbedonewasachallengingquestionatthetime.Yuanwasconvincedthattheanswercouldbefoundinthecreationofhybridrice.Ahybridisacrossbetweentwoormorevarietiesofaspecies.Onecharacteristicofhybridsisthattheyusuallyattainahigheryieldthanconventionalcrops.However,whetheritwaspossibletodevelopahybridofself-pollinatingplantssuchasrice

wasamatterofgreatdebate.Thecommonassumptionthenwasthatitcouldnotbedone.Throughintenseeffort,Yuanovercameenormoustechnicaldifficultiestodevelopthefirsthybridricethatcouldbeusedforfarmingin1974.Thishybridenabledfarmerstoexpandtheiroutputgreatly.Readparagraph3andanswerthequestion.9.Whatisthemainadvantageofhybridcrops?A.hybridricelooknicerthanconventionalriceB.hybridcropsneedlargerfieldC.attainhigheryieldthanconventionalcropsD.hybridcropsneedlesswater3.ReadPara.3toanswerthequestion.Aftergraduatingin1953，heworkedasaresearcher.YuanLongpingrealisedthatlargerfieldswerenotthesolution.Instead,farmersneededtoboostyieldsinthefieldstheyhad.Howthiscouldbedonewasachallengingquestionatthetime.Yuanwasconvincedthattheanswercouldbefoundinthecreationofhybridrice.Ahybridisacrossbetweentwoormorevarietiesofaspecies.Onecharacteristicofhybridsisthattheyusuallyattainahigheryieldthanconventionalcrops.However,whetheritwaspossibletodevelopahybridofself-pollinatingplantssuchasrice

wasamatterofgreatdebate.Thecommonassumptionthenwasthatitcouldnotbedone.Throughintenseeffort,Yuanovercameenormoustechnicaldifficultiestodevelopthefirsthybridricethatcouldbeusedforfarmingin1974.Thishybridenabledfarmerstoexpandtheiroutputgreatly.Readparagraph4andanswerthequestion.

10.Whichisnottrueaccordingtothe4th.paragraph?A.YuanLongpingreceivednumerousawardsbothinChinaandabroadB.About60%ofdomesticriceconsumptioninChinaisfromYuan’shybridstrainC.Hybridstrainshaveproducearound200milliontonesofriceperyearD.Yuan’sinnovationhashelpedfeedjustChinaToday，itisestimatedthatabout60percentofdomesticriceconsumptioninChinaiscomprisedofcropsgeneratedfromYuan'shybridstrains，andhisstrainshaveallowedChina'sfarmerstoproducearound200milliontonsofriceperyear.Yuan'sinnovationhashelpedfeednotjustChina，butmanyothercountriesthatdependonriceaswell，suchasIndiaandVietnam.Becauseofhisinvaluablecontributions，YuanLongpinggreceivednumerousawardsbothinChinaandabroad.4.ReadPara.4toanswerthequestion.Read

paragraph5

andanswerthequestion.

11.WhatdidYuandoinhislateyears?A.Hehaveretiredtoalifeofleisure B.HecaredalotforcelebrityandmoneyC.Hemadedonationsforagriculturalresearch D.Hebecameafarmer5.ReadPara.5toanswerthequestion.GiventhatYuan'shybridsmadehimquitewealthy，onemightthinkhewouldhaveretiredtoalifeofleisure.However，thisisfarfromthecase.Deepdown，Yuanwasstillverymuchafarmeratheart.Asamanofthesoil，hecaredlittleforcelebrityormoney.Instead，hemadelargedonationstosupportagriculturalresearch.Readparagraph6andanswerthequestion.

12.WhatimpressedpeoplemostaboutYuanLongping?A.Heenvisionedricegrainsashugeaspeanuts B.Heenvisionedriceplantsasbigasbrooms.C.Heenvisionedriceplantsastallassorghum D.Hisongoingabilitytofullfillhisdreams.Hehasadreamthatriceistallerthansorghumandeachgrainofriceashugeasapeanut.Heandhisassistantenjoyedthecoolunderrice.WhatimpressedpeoplemostaboutYuanLongpingwashisongoingabilitytofulfillhisdreams.Longago，heenvisionedriceplantsastallassorghum，witheachearofriceasbigasabroom，andeachgrainofriceashugeasapeanut.Hesucceededinproducingakindofricethatcouldfeedmorepeopleathomeandabroad．Hislatervisionfor“seawaterrice”alsobecameareality，andpotentiallyopenedupnearlyonemillionsquarekilometresofsaltylandinChinaforriceproduction.Eveninhislateryears，YuanLongpingwasstillyoungatheartandfullofvision，andeveryonewasalwaysexcitedtoseewhathewoulddreamupnext.6.ReadPara.6toanswerthequestion.Readparagraph6andanswerthequestion.13.WhatwasYuan’slatervision?A.seawaterrice B.saltwaterrice C.freshwaterrice D.dese