Unit 5 Working the Land 课文改编语法填空- 高二上学期英语人教版（2019）选择性必修第一册

APIONEERFORALLPEOPLEYuanLongping,known1the“fatherofhybridrice”,isoneofChina’smostfamous2(scientist).Yet,heconsidershimselfafarmerbecausehecontinuallyworksthelandinhisresearch.Indeed,hisslim3strongbodyisjustlikethatofmillionsofChinesefarmers,to4hehasdevotedhislife.YuanLongpingwasborn51930inBeijing.Hisparentswantedhimtopursueacareerinscienceormedicine.However,whatconcernedhimmostwas6farmersoftenhadpoorharvestsandsometimesevenhadaseriousshortageoffoodtoeat.7(tackle)thiscrisis,hechosetostudyagricultureandreceivedaneducationatSouthwestAgriculturalCollegeinChongqing.After8(graduate)in1953,heworked9aresearcher.YuanLongpingrealisedthatlargerfieldswerenotthe10(solve).Instead,farmersneededtoboostyieldsinthefieldstheyhad.Howthis,couldbedonewasa11(challenge)questionatthetime.Yuanwasconvincedthattheanswercould12(find)inthecreationofhybridrice.Ahybridisacrossbetweentwoormore13(variety)ofaspecies.Onecharacteristicofhybridsis14theyusuallyattaina15(high)yieldthanconventionalcrops.However,whetheritwaspossible16(develop)ahybridofself-pollinatingplantssuchasricewasamatterofgreatdebate.Thecommonassumptionthenwas17itcouldnotbedone.Throughintenseeffort,Yuanovercameenormoustechnicaldifficultiestodevelopthe18(one)hybridricethatcouldbeusedforfarmingin1974.Thishybridenabledfarmers19(expand)theiroutput20(great).Today,itisestimatedthatabout60percentofdomesticriceconsumptioninChinaiscomprisedofcrops21(generate)fromYuan’shybridstrains,andhisstrainshaveallowedChina’sfarmers22(produce)around200milliontonsofriceperyear.Yuan’sinnovationhashelpedfeednotjustChina,butmanyothercountries23dependonriceaswell,suchasIndiaandVietnam.Becauseofhisinvaluablecontributions,YuanLongpinghasreceivednumerousawardsbothinChina24abroad.GiventhatYuan’shybridshavemadehimquitewealthy,onemightthinkhewouldretiretoalifeofleisure.However,thisisfarfromthecase.Deepdown,Yuanisstillverymuchafarmeratheart.Asamanofthesoil,hecareslittleforcelebrityormoney.Instead,hemakeslargedonations25(support)agriculturalresearch.26impressespeoplemostaboutYuanLongpingishisongoingability27(fulfill)hisdreams.Longago,heenvisionedriceplantsastallassorghum,witheachearofriceasbigasabroom,andeachgrainofriceashugeasapeanut.Hesucceeded28producingakindofrice29couldfeedmorepeople30homeandabroad.Hislatestvisionfor“seawaterrice”hasalsobecomeareality,and31(potential)openedupnearlyonemillionsquarekilometresofsaltylandinChinaforriceproduction.Despitehisadvancedyears,YuanLongpingisstillyoungatheartandfullofvision,andeveryoneiswaitingtosee32hewilldreamupnext.Keys:asscientistsbutwhominthatTotacklegra