1、Module 4The Student Who Asked Questions Skimming Task 1 This article is most probably taken from a _.A travel guideB novel C newspaperD business reportc newspaperTask 2 Which of the following can describe the structure of the passage?APara1Para 2/3/4/5/6/BPara1Para2Para3/4Para5/6CPara 1/2Para 3/4/Pa
2、ra5/6Scanning Task1:read the text again and decide which statement is true or false.1 China produces less rice than other countries.2 Yuan Longping asked a lot of questions at school.3 He developed a new kind of fast-growing rice.4 The government helped him a little in his research.5 The new rice re
3、placed vegetables in 100 thousands square kilometers.6 The new rice is now only grown in China.Task 2:Fill in each blank with proper words or phrases.Rice,which is a _food in the hungry world,is grown in many countriesin the world and the Chinese scientist,Yuan Longping,is a _ figure.He was born and
4、 _in China.In his childhood,he was given the_,“the student who asks questions.”After he became a teacher incollege he began experiments in _.In his opinion,_feedingpeople was to have more rice and to produce it more quickly.Finally,in 1970 a naturally _male rice plant was discovered,which was the_.B
5、ecause of this,the production of rice in China rose _47.5 percent in the 1990s.Following this,his rice was _to many othercountries.Whats more,a new _rice has been developed by the YuanLongping High-tech Agricultural Company of China.staple leadingbrought upnicknamebreeding the key tosterilebreakthro
6、ughbyexported hybrid12011511010510095908580757065605550454035302520109 8 76543210Time is up.GO!LANGUAGE POINTS1 He thought the key to feeding people was to have more rice and to produce itmore quickly.the key(to):the most important thing Exercise:成功的关键在于努力工作成功的关键在于努力工作。The key to success lies in har
7、d work.2 50 thousands square kilometers of rice fields were converted to growing vegetables and other cash crops.convert to :change from one form to anotherExercise:当大坝完工，水将被转化为电。当大坝完工，水将被转化为电。Water will be converted into electricity,when the dam is finished.1234567TRANSLATIONIn the rice growing wor
8、ld,the Chinesescientist,Yuan Longping,is a leading figure.在水稻种植领域，中国科学家袁隆平是位杰出人士。在水稻种植领域，中国科学家袁隆平是位杰出人士。Replace the phraseYuan Longping was born and brought up inChina.raised Find out which sentence in the text is the closest in meaning to the following one.In order to get a higher yield than either
9、 of the original plants,he used thehybrid to achieve this goal.He thought there was only one way to do this-by crossing different species of rice plant,and then he could produce a new plant which could give a higher yield than either of the original plants.Choose the main ideaA Yuan Longping was a g
10、reat scientist.B Yuan Longping was once a student who asked questionsC Yuan Longping established a research center.B Yuan Longping was once a student who asked questionMultiple choiceA hybrid is a plant which comes from_.(a)one plant (b)two different plants(b)two different plants Give the full sente
11、nceThis is the _（突破）。（突破）。breakthroughSing an EnglishSing an Englishsong and if yousong and if youcancant you cant you canask your groupask your groupfor help.for help.What makes a scientist?Discussion dream ,curiosity,interest,courage,perseverance,intelligence,hard workconfidence,patriotic1 reading skills 2 word-guessing by context3 structure4 emotional educationFeedbackHOMEWORKWrite an e-mail to Yuan Longping to learn more about him.
