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Unit5WorkingthelandPartOneTextOneApioneerforallpeopleYuanLongping,knownas“thefatherofhybridrice”,wasoneofChina’smostfamousscientists.Yet,heconsideredhimselfafarmerbecausehecontinuallyworkedthelandinhisresearch.Indeed,hisslimbutstrongbodywasjustlikethatofmillionsofChinesefarmers,towhomhehaddevotedhislife.YuanLongpingwasbornin1930inBeijing.Hisparentswantedhimtopursueacareerinscienceormedicine.However,whatconcernedhimmostwasthatfarmersoftenhadpoorharvestsandsometimesevenhadaseriousshortageoffoodtoeat.Totacklethiscrisis,hechosetostudyagricultureandreceivedaneducationatSouthwestAgriculturalCollegeinChongqing.Aftergraduatingin1953,heworkedasaresearcher.YuanLongpingrealizedthatlargerfieldswerenotthesolution.Instead,farmersneededtoboostyieldsinthefieldstheyhad.Howthiscouldbedonewasachallengingquestionatthetime.Yuanwasconvincedthattheanswercouldbefoundinthecreationofhybridrice.Ahybridisacrossbetweentwoormorevarietiesofaspecies.Onecharacteristicofhybridsisthattheyusuallyattainahigheryieldthanconventionalcrops.However,whetheritwaspossibletodevelopahybridofselfpollinatingplantssuchasricewasamatterofgreatdebate.Themonassumptionthenwasthatitcouldbedone.Throughintenseeffort,Yuanovercameenormoustechnicaldifficultiestodevelopthefirsthybridricethatcouldbeusedforfarmingin1974.Thishybridenabledfarmerstoexpandtheiroutputgreatly.Today,itisestimatedthatabout60percentofdomesticriceconsumptioninChinaisprisedofcropsgeneratedfromYuan’shybridstrains,andhisstrainshaveallowedChina’sfarmerstoproducearound200milliontonsofriceperyear.=1\*GB3①Yuan’sinnovationhashelpedfeednotjustChina,butmanyothercountriesthatdependonriceaswell,suchasIndiaandVietnam.Becauseofhisinvaluablecontribution,YuanLongpingreceivednumerousawardsbothinChinaandabroad.=2\*GB3②GiventhatYuan’shybridsmadehimquitewealthy,onemightthinkhewouldhaveretiredtoalifeofleisure.However,thisisfarfromthecase.Deepdown,Yuanwasstillverymuchafarmeratheart.Asamanofthesoil,hecaredlittleforcelebrityormoney.Instead,hemadelargedonationstosupportagriculturalresearch.WhatimpressedpeoplemostaboutYuanLongpingwashisongoingabilitytofulfilhisdreams.Longago,heenvisionedriceplantsastallassorghum,witheachyearofriceasbigasabroom,andeachgrainofriceashugeasapeanut.Hesucceededinproducingakindofricethatcouldfeedmorepeopleathomeandabroad.Hislatervisionfor“seawaterrice”alsobecameareality,andpotentiallyopenedupnearlyonemillionsquarekilometresofsaltylandinChinaforriceproduction.Eveninhislateryears,YuanLongpingwasstillyoungatheartandfullofvision,andeveryonewasalwaysexcitedtoseewhathewoulddreamupnext.知识点链接=1\*GB3①Yuan’sinnovationhashelpedfeednotjustChina,butmanyothercountriesthatdependonriceaswell,suchasIndiaandVietnam. notjust…but…aswell(notonly…but(also)…不仅…而且…1)notonly…but(also)…连接两个分句时,若notonly位于句首表示强调,notonly所在的分句要用部分倒装,but(also)后面的分句不倒装[例]Notonlydoessinginghelpincreaseyourlungcapacity,butithelpsstimulatecirculation.2)notonly…but(also)…连接并列主语时,谓语动词的数要遵循“就近一致”[例]Notonlytheteacherbutalsothestudentsweredeeplymovedbythestory.=2\*GB3②GiventhatYuan’shybridsmadehimquitewealthy,onemightthinkhewouldhaveretiredtoalifeofleisure. giventhat…考虑到…,鉴于…(consideringthat…)[例]Giventhatthey’reinexperienced,they’vedoneagoodjob.注意:given1)prep.考虑到,鉴于2)adj.制定的,特定的(常作前置定语)[例]Theyweretomeetatagiventimeandplace.PartOneTextTwoChemicalversusorganicfarmingChemicalpesticidesandartificialfertilizershavebeeninwidespreaduseinfarmingsincethemiddleofthe20thcentury.Whentheywerefirstintroduced,manyfarmersweledthemasagreatwaytofightcropdiseaseandincreaseproduction.Overtime,however,whatsomescientistshavefoundisthattheirlongtermusecansometimesharmboththelandandpeople’shealth.Forexample,pesticidescandamagethelandbykillingnotonlyharmfulbacteriaandinsects,butalsohelpfulones.Inaddition,thesechemicalscanstayinthesoilandundergroundwatersourcesforalongtime.Thisaffectsthecropsgrownonthelandand,inturn,theanimalsandhumanswhodigestthem.Manypeopleworrythatthesechemicalsmaymakethemillandevencausecancer.Infact,somepesticideslikeDDThavebeenprohibitedinmostcountriesbecauseofthedamagetheycausetopeopleandtheenvironment.Asforchemicalfertilizers,cropsgrownwiththemusuallygrowtoofasttoberichinnutrition.Theymaylookbeautifulontheseaside,butinsidethereisusuallymorewaterthanessentialminerals,andtheyoftenhavelessflavoraswell.Asanalternative,somefarmershaveswitchedtoorganicfarming,andmanycustomershaveturntoorganicfoodwhentheyshopatthelocalgrocery.Organicfarmingissimplyfarmingwithoutusinganychemicals.Organicfarmersfocusonkeepingtheirsoilrichandfreeofdiseasethroughnaturalmeans.Forexample,manyorganicfarmersusenaturalwastefromanimalsasfertilizer.Thismakesthesoilintheirfieldsricherinminerals.Italsokeepstheair,soil,water,andcropsfreeofchemicals.Organicfarmersalsousemanyothermethodstoproducerichsoil.Theyoftenchangethekindofcropgrownineachfieldeveryyear.Forinstance,theymaygrowcornorwheatinafieldoneyear,andthengrowbeanstherethenext.Whydifferentcropsaregrownisthattheyputimportantmineralsbackintotheground,makingitreadyforthenextbatchofcrops.Organicfarmersalsoplantdiversecropsthatusedifferentdepthsofsoiltohelpkeepitrich.Forexample,peanutsgrowontheground’ssurface,butmanyothervegetablesputdowndeeproots.Thegoalofusingdifferentorganicfarmingmethodsistogrowgoodfoodwhileavoidingdamagetotheenvironmentortopeople’shealth.Somepeoplewouldprefertostoptheuseofmanmadechemicalsinagricultureentirely.=1\*GB3①Whatkeepsthemfromdoingsoisthefactthatchemicalfarmingservesthehighdemandforfoodaroundtheworld.Organicfarmingisnowherenearabletomeetthatneed.Therefore,thereisstillalongwaytofindasuitablesolutionthatputssufficientfoodonthedinnertablewhilekeepingpeopleandtheenvironmentashealthyaspossible.知识点链接=1\*GB3①Whatkeepsthemfromdoingsoisthefactthatchemicalfarmingservesthehighdemandforfoodaroundtheworld. 同位语从句1)可以跟同位语从句的名词通常有news,belief,evidence,proof,idea,fact,promise,question,doubt,thought,hope,message,suggestion,word,possiblity等[例]Heaskedmethequestionwhethertheworkwasworthdoing.2)同位语从句的连接词有:从属连词:that,whether连接代词:who,whom,whose,what,which连接副词:why,when,where,how等[例]Ihavenoideawhichwineisbest.It’samatterofpersonaltaste.3)分离同位语从句,有时同位语从句和它所说明的名词被谓语分开[例]Thestorygoesthattwofriendsarewalkingthroughthedesert.拓展:that引导同位语从句和定语从句区别1)that引导同位语从句时,对前面的名词作进一步解释说明,that只起连接作用,不作成分,没有意义,通常不能省略2)that引导定语从句时,修饰限定先行词,that指代先行词,在从句中作主语、宾语或表语,有时可用which代替,作宾语时可用省略PartTwoKeyWord1.hybridn.杂交植(动)物;合成物;混合动力车2.devote1)vt.献身,专心,致力_______________献身于/致力于(做)某事_______________把某人的时间/精力/注意力…用到(做)某事上[拓展]同根词_______________adj.挚爱的,忠诚的,全心全意的_______________深爱/忠于…;致力于…_______________n.奉献,忠诚;关爱3.devote…to把…用于;献身;致力;专心4.shortagen.缺少;短缺;不足5.tacklevt.解决(难题);应付(局面);处理6.crisisn.危机;危急关头7.boostvt.使增长;使兴旺n.增长;提高;激励8.yieldn.产量;产出vt.出产(作物);产生(收益)vi.屈服;让步9.convincevt.使相信;使确信;说服_______________使某人相信某事_______________使某人相信…_______________说服某人做某事_______________[拓展]同根词_______________adj.令人信服的_______________adj.确信的;深信的;坚信的_______________确信…;相信…10.characteristicn.特征;特点;品质adj.典型的;独特的11.attainvt.(通常指经过努力)获得;得到_______________实现目标_______________达到…状态[拓展]同根词_______________n.达到;获得_______________adj.可获得的12.conventionaladj.传统的;习惯的13.pollinatevt.授粉;传粉14.assumptionn.假定;设定;(责任的)承担;(权利的)获得_______________对…做出假设_______________假定…;假设…[拓展]同根词_______________vt.假定,认为;承担(责任)_______________普遍/通常认为…_______________假定…是…,认为…是…_______________conj.假如,假设_______________假定…15.intenseadj.热切的;十分强烈的;激烈的16.overevt.克服;解决;战胜_______________被…(某种情绪)控制,受到…的极大影响17.expandvt.&vi.扩大;增加vt.扩展;发展(业务)_______________把…扩展成…_______________扩大称为…_______________充分叙述;详细阐明18.outputn.产量;输出;输出量vt.输出19.estimate1)vt.估计;估价;估算_______________估算某物为…_______________…被估计为…_______________据估计…2)n.估计;估算[拓展]同根词_______________n.(对水平、数量等的)估计_______________v.&n.低估_______________v.&n.高估20.domesticadj.国内的;本国的;家用的;家庭的21.consumptionn.消耗;消耗量;消费22.prisevt.包括;包含;由…组成[拓展]近义词_______________组成,构成_______________由…组成/构成23.beprisedof包括;包含;由…组成24.generatevt.产生;引起25.strainn.(动、植物的)系;品种;拉伤;压力26.leisuren.闲暇;空闲;休闲27.deepdown在内心深处;本质上;实际上28.soiln.泥土;土壤;国土;领土29.celebrityn.名望;名誉;名人;名流30.envisionvt.展望;想象31.sorghumn.高粱;高粱米32.broomn.扫把;扫帚;金雀花33.grainn.谷物;谷粒;颗粒34.visionn.想象;视力;视野;影像35.realityn.现实;实际情况;事实_______________事实上,实际上_______________脱离现实_______________使…成为现实_______________使…回到现实[拓展1]近义词______________[拓展2]同根词_______________adj.真的;真正的,真实的_______________adj.现实的,实事求是的_______________adv.真正地,真实地;事实上_______
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