Unit+5+Working+the+land+Reading+and+Thinking高中英语人教版选择性必修第一册+

ReadingandThinkingGettoknowagriculturescientist1.Wheredoyouthinkthephoto

wastaken,andwhatisitof?ItwastakensomewhereinsouthernChinabecausetherearefolkhousesbuiltbesidespaddyfield(稻田).2.Haveyoueverbeentoaplace

likethis?Whatwasitlike?Mylifelongpursuitisto

keepallthepeople

awayfromhunger.

--YuanLongping2.Whoisthemaninthephoto?Whatisheholdinginhishands?YuanLongping:holdingbunchesofHybridrice.

Heisthefatherofhybridrice,whoreceivedthehonorforhisgreatcontributionstohybridriceresearchandtheworkhedidtoimprovericeproductionindevelopingcountries.Heiscalledapioneerforallpeople.HepassedawayinMay2021.FastReading1.Scanthetitletogetsomeinformationandpredict:APIONEERFORALLPEOPLEThepeopleallaroundtheworldApersonwhoisthefirsttostudyanewareaofknowledge.WhoWhatHowWhyWhoisthepioneer?Whatdidhedo?Howdidheachieveit?Whyishecalledapioneerforallpeople?2.Skimthetexttomatchthemainideawitheachparagraph.AYuanconductedresearchanddevelopedhybridrice.BYuanworkedhardtofulfilhisdreams.CYuanconsideredhimselfafarmer.DYuandecidedtostudyagriculture.EYuan'sinnovationhashelpedtofeedmorepeople.FYuancaredlittleforfameorwealth.Paragraph1Paragraph2Paragraph3Paragraph4Paragraph5Paragraph6DetailedReadingYuanLongping,knownasthe“fatherofhybridrice”,isoneofChina’smostfamousscientists.Yet,heconsideredhimselfafarmerbecausehecontinuallyworkedthelandinhisresearch.Indeed,hisslimbutstrongbodywasjustlikethatofmillionsofChinesefarmers,towhomhehaddevotedhislife．

1.WhydidYuanLongpingconsiderhimselfafarmer?Becausehecontinuallyworkedthelandinhisresearch.Para.1

2.Why

didYuandecidetostudyagriculture?Becausehewasconcernedthatfarmershadpoorharvestsandsometimesevenhadashortageoffoodtoeat.Para.2YuanLongpingwasbornin1930inBeijing.Hisparentswantedhimtopursueacareerinscienceormedicine.However，whatconcernedhimmostwasthatfarmersoftenhadpoorharvestsandsometimesevenhadaseriousshortageoffoodtoeat.Totacklethiscrisis，hechosetostudyagricultureandreceivedaneducationatSouthwestAgriculturalCollegeinChongqing.

3.Whatisthemainadvantageofhybirdrice?Onecharacteristicofhybridsisthattheyusuallyattainahigheryieldthanconventionalcrops.Para.3Aftergraduatingin1953，heworkedasaresearcher.YuanLongpingrealisedthatlargerfieldswerenotthesolution.Instead,farmersneededtoboostyieldsinthefieldstheyhad.Howthiscouldbedonewasachallengingquestionatthetime.Yuanwasconvincedthattheanswercouldbefoundinthecreationofhybridrice.Ahybridisacrossbetweentwoormorevarietiesofaspecies.Onecharacteristicofhybridsisthattheyusuallyattainahigheryieldthanconventionalcrops.However,whetheritwaspossibletodevelopahybridofself­pollinatingplantssuchasrice

wasamatterofgreatdebate.Thecommonassumptionthenwasthatitcouldnotbedone.Throughintenseeffort,Yuanovercameenormoustechnicaldifficultiestodevelopthefirsthybridricethatcouldbeusedforfarmingin1974.Thishybridenabledfarmerstoexpandtheiroutputgreatly.ReadPara.3againtocompletethedevelopmentofhybridrice.Aftergraduatingin1953，heworkedasaresearcher.YuanLongpingrealisedthatlargerfieldswerenotthesolution.Instead,farmersneededtoboostyieldsinthefieldstheyhad.Howthiscouldbedonewasachallengingquestionatthetime.Yuanwasconvincedthattheanswercouldbefoundinthecreationofhybridrice.Ahybridisacrossbetweentwoormorevarietiesofaspecies.Onecharacteristicofhybridsisthattheyusuallyattainahigheryieldthanconventionalcrops.However,whetheritwaspossibletodevelopahybridofself­pollinatingplantssuchasrice

wasamatterofgreatdebate.Thecommonassumptionthenwasthatitcouldnotbedone.Throughintenseeffort,Yuanovercameenormoustechnicaldifficultiestodevelopthefirsthybridricethatcouldbeusedforfarmingin1974.Thishybridenabledfarmerstoexpandtheiroutputgreatly.realizedworkedconvincedovercamedevelopedasaresearcherneedtoboostyieldstheanswercouldbefoundenormoustechnicaldifficultiesthefirsthybridrice

4.HowhasYuan’sworkhelpedChinaandothercountries?Yuan’sinnovationhashelpedfeednotjustChina,butmanyothercountriesthatdependonriceaswell,suchasIndiaandVietnam.Para.4Today，itisestimatedthatabout60percentofdomesticriceconsumptioninChinaiscomprisedofcropsgeneratedfromYuan'shybridstrains，andhisstrainshaveallowedChina'sfarmerstoproducearound200milliontonsofriceperyear.Yuan'sinnovationhashelpedfeednotjustChina，butmanyothercountriesthatdependonriceaswell，suchasIndiaandVietnam.Becauseofhisinvaluablecontributions，YuanLongpingreceivednumerousawardsbothinChinaandabroad.Today，itisestimatedthatabout60percentofdomesticriceconsumptioninChinaiscomprisedofcropsgeneratedfromYuan'shybridstrains，andhisstrainshaveallowedChina'sfarmerstoproducearound200milliontonsofriceperyear.Yuan'sinnovationhashelpedfeednotjustChina，butmanyothercountriesthatdependonriceaswell，suchasIndiaandVietnam.Becauseofhisinvaluablecontributions，YuanLongpingreceivednumerousawardsbothinChinaandabroad.ReadPara.4againtocompletetheblankswithnumbers.________domesticriceconsumption

produce__________tonsofriceperyear++feed________countries=received________awards60percent200millionmanyothernumerous

5.WhatwasYuan’slatervision?SeawaterricePara.5&Para.6GiventhatYuan'shybridsmadehimquitewealthy，onemightthinkhewouldhaveretiredtoalifeofleisure.However，thisisfarfromthecase.Deepdown，Yuanwasstillverymuchafarmeratheart.Asamanofthesoil，hecaredlittleforcelebrityormoney.Instead，hemadelargedonationstosupportagriculturalresearch.WhatimpressedpeoplemostaboutYuanLongpingwashisongoingabilitytofulfillhisdreams.Longago，heenvisionedriceplantsastallassorghum，witheachearofriceasbigasabroom，andeachgrainofriceashugeasapeanut.Hesucceededinproducingakindofricethatcouldfeedmorepeopleathomeandabroad.Hislatervisionfor“seawaterrice”alsobecameareality，andpotentiallyopenedupnearlyonemillionsquarekilometresofsaltylandinChinaforriceproduction.Eveninhislateryears，YuanLongpingwasstillyoungatheartandfullofvision，andeveryonewasalwaysexcitedtoseewhathewoulddreamupnext.ReadPara.5againtocompletetheblanksaboutYuanLongping.GiventhatYuan'shybridsmadehimquitewealthy，onemightthinkhewouldhaveretiredtoalifeofleisure.However，thisisfarfromthecase.Deepdown，Yuanwasstillverymuchafarmeratheart.Asamanofthesoil，hecaredlittleforcelebrityormoney.Instead，hemadelargedonationstosupportagriculturalresearch.YuanLongpingwasa

and

who

and

.farmeratheartlivedasimpleandplainlifeamanofthesoilcontributedtoworkthelandWhatimpressedpeoplemostaboutYuanLongpingwashisongoingabilitytofulfillhisdreams.Longago，heenvisionedriceplantsastallassorghum，witheachearofriceasbigasabroom，andeachgrainofriceashugeasapeanut.Hesucceededinproducingakindofricethatcouldfeedmorepeopleathomeandabroad．Hislatervisionfor“seawaterrice”alsobecameareality，andpotentiallyopenedupnearlyonemillionsquarekilometresofsaltylandinChinaforriceproduction.Eveninhislateryears，YuanLongpingwasstillyoungatheartandfullofvision，andeveryonewasalwaysexcitedtoseewhathewoulddreamupnext.Mr.Yuan’sdreamslatervision“seawaterrice”longagoriceplantsastallassorghumeachearasbigasabroomeachgrainashugeasapeanutlateryearsyoungatheartandfullofvisionarealityReadPara.6againtocompletetheform.akindofricedreamupnext1.WhatgoodqualitiesdoesYuanLongpinghave？Findoutsomesupportingsentences.1.Heconsidershimselfafarmerbecausehecontinuallyworksthelandinhisresearch.________2.HisslimbutstrongbodyisjustlikethatofmillionsofChinesefarmers,towhomhehasdevotedhislife.______________3.Whatconcernedhimmostwasthatfarmersoftenhadpoorharvestsandsometimesevenhadaseriousshortageoffoodtoeat.______________PostReadingmodestkind-hearteddevoted4.Throughintenseeffort,Yuanovercameenormoustechnicaldifficultiestodevelopthefirsthybridrice.____________/______________5.Deepdown,Yuanisstillverymuchafarmeratheart.________6.Hecareslittleforcelebrityormoney.________7.Instead,hemakeslargedonationstosupportagriculturalresearch._______8.Despitehisadvancedyears,YuanLongpingisstillyoungatheartandfullofvision.___________energeticselflessdeterminedplainmodesthardworking2.Appreciatethewritingtechniqueofusingcontrast.fatherofhybridriceVSfarmerhisparents’wishVS

hisowndecisionfieldsVSyieldsassumptionVSeffortsretiretoleisurelifeVS

continuetowork2.HowdoestheauthorshowYuan’squalities?CriticalThinkingWhyisYuanLongping“apioneerforallpeople”?Heisa(n)_____________________scientistwhocontinuallyworksthelandinhisresearch.Heisa______________________manwhohasdevotedallhislifetoChinesefarmersandconsiderhimselfafarmertoo.Heisa(n)_____________________manwhowantedtosolvethecrisisoffoodshortageforallpeople.Heisan_____________________scientistwhosuccessfullydevelopedthefirsthybridriceandseawaterrice.Heisa____________________manwhomakeslargedonationstosupportagriculturalresearch.earnest/hardworkingdevoted/committed/modestambitious/responsibleinnovative/intelligentselfless/noble-minded1.Thisschoolhas___________thousa