1、 Reading and thinking: A pioneer for all people Pioneer n. person who is the first to study a new area of knowledge. 1.Whats the main idea of the passage? A.Ways to increase the rice output. B.Yuan Longpings dreams. C.Yuan Longpings super hybrid rice. D.Yuan Longpingan agricultural pioneer. Paragrap
2、h 1 Paragraph 2 Paragraph 3 Paragraph 4 Paragraph 5 Paragraph 6 A. Yuan conducted research and developed hybrid rice. B . Yuan is old but still working hard to fulfil his dreams. C. Yuan considers himself a farmer D. Yuan decided to study agriculture. E. Yuans innovation has helped to feed more peop
3、le. F. Yuan cares little for fame or wealth. Choose the best answer. 1.From the first paragraph，we know that Yuan Longping . A.is a farmer B.looks like a farmer C.has a weak body D.is Chinas most famous scientist 2.Why did Yuan Longping choose to study agriculture? A.Because his parents wanted him t
4、o do so. B.Because he wanted to win awards in this field. C.Because farmers sometimes suffered from serious shortage of food at that time. D.Because he wanted to make more money by selling seeds. 3.How long did it take Yuan Longping to develop his super hybrid rice? A.12 years. B.14 years. C.21 year
5、s. D.30 years. 4.Which of the following can we know from the passage? A.Yuan Longping is living a life of leisure. B.Most experts on agriculture agreed on the possibility of developing a kind of hybrid rice. C.“Seawater rice” is a kind of rice that has a low output. D.Yuan Longping is not interested
6、 in becoming famous or wealthy. “我做过一个梦，梦见杂交水稻的茎秆像高粱一样高，穗子像扫我做过一个梦，梦见杂交水稻的茎秆像高粱一样高，穗子像扫 帚一样大，稻粒像玉米一样大，我和我的助手们一块在稻田里散帚一样大，稻粒像玉米一样大，我和我的助手们一块在稻田里散 步，在水稻下面乘凉。步，在水稻下面乘凉。”袁隆平袁隆平“禾下乘凉梦禾下乘凉梦” Ihadadream, I sawmy super hybrid riceplantashighassorghumandthe panicle as large as besom and the grains asbigasthe
7、peanuts. I was very happy, and I with my assistant to rest under the panicles. Yuan Longping Whats your impression on professor Yuan? Please use some adjectives to describe professor Yuan according to your understanding of him. Great personGreat person dedicated diligent devoted hard-working outstan
8、ding Dr. Yuan ambitious modest selfless Suppose you are attending the UN conference representing your country. You will give your countrys measures to end starvation. What measures will you give? Measures to end hunger 1. Use our energy and food wisely. Dont waste. 2. Educate farmers so that they can use high technology in farming. 3. Find some new ways to stop the pollution to the environment and protect the soil in the field. 4. Find a new sort of fertilizer to give rice enough nutrition. 5. Control the population in the world.
