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1、Unit-2-Working-the-Unit-2-Working-the-Land-warming-up-Land-warming-up-&-reading&-readingBy Li ShenFarmers weeding at noon,Sweat down the field soon.Who knows food on a tray,Due to their toiling day.DoyouknowtheChinesepoem?PoemHaveyoueverworkedinthefield?Doyouknowhowthefoodweeatisplanted?Usericeasane
2、xample.describethestepswiththehelpofthepicture.First,thefarmersploughthefield.Theyhavetomakethesoillooseenoughtoplantcrops.Second,thefarmersputseedsinthesoil.Third,theygrowsomeyoungplants.Fourth,theyinserttheyoungplantsintothefield.Fifth,theyirrigate(灌溉灌溉)thefieldwhenitisdry. Sixth,theyharvestthegra
3、insfromthefield. Seventh,theywinnowtogetgrainseparatedfromtheplants. riceReadthestatisticsbelow.Whatproblemdotheyshow?Manypeoplestarveforlackoffoodeventodaybecauseoftheunbalancedworldeconomy.AccordingtotheWorldHealthOrganization:Theworldproducesenoughfoodforeveryone.Morethan800millionpeoplegotobedhu
4、ngryeveryday.Iftomorrowtherewassuddenlynoricetoeat,whatwouldhappen?Letsgettoknowtheworldhunger.Todayourworldhousesmorethan6.5billionpeople.Worldwide,morethan1billionpeoplecurrentlylivebelowtheinternationalpovertyline,earninglessthan$1perday.854millionpeopleacrosstheworldaresufferingfromhunger,upfrom
5、852millionayearago.Sixmillionchildrenundertheageof5dieeveryyearasaresultofhunger.Everyday,almost16,000childrendiefromhunger.Onechildeveryfiveseconds.IfyouhadthechancetodoonethingtoIfyouhadthechancetodoonethingtohelpendhungerintheworld,whathelpendhungerintheworld,whatwouldyoudo?wouldyoudo?inventanewk
6、indofplanttoproduceinventanewkindofplanttoproducemorefood.morefood.makeakindoffertilizertogivericeenoughnutritionandletthemgrowquicklyandhavehighproduct.TheonlywaytosolvethefoodTheonlywaytosolvethefoodshortageproblemistoincreaseshortageproblemistoincreasetheyieldofthegraincroppertheyieldofthegraincr
7、opperlandareathroughthelandareathroughtheadvancementofscienceandadvancementofscienceandtechnology.technology.Justatthattime,aChinesescientistdeclaredtotheworldthatChinacansolvetheproblembyhimselfandhelptosolvethesameproblemintheworld.Guesswhoheis.FatherofHybridRiceHeisfatherofhybridrice,whowasawarde
8、d“theNobelPrizeofAsia”.Hereceivedthehonorforhisgreatcontributionstohybridriceresearchandworkhedidtoimprovericeproductionindevelopingcountries.Heiscalledapioneerforallpeople.DrYuanLongping(袁隆平博士袁隆平博士)thericethathasahighoutputSuperHybridRicehybridcottonNameotherkindsofhybridproducts.hybridpearsuperhyb
9、ridricehybridpepperhybrideggplanthybridcornWhatdoyouplantodotogetridoftheworldhunger?worktheland 在田间工作在田间工作 forthepastfivedecades 在过去的五十年里在过去的五十年里 growhybridrice 种植杂交水稻种植杂交水稻agriculturalpioneer农业先驱农业先驱haveahighoutput产量高产量高bebornintoapoorfamily 出生在一个贫苦家庭出生在一个贫苦家庭 increasethericeoutput增加水稻产量增加水稻产量sear
10、chforawaytodosth.寻求做某事的途径寻求做某事的途径circulateonesknowledge传播知识传播知识thanksto幸亏；由于幸亏；由于ridtheworldofhunger摆脱摆脱/消除世界饥饿消除世界饥饿twiceaslargeasbefore是原来的两倍是原来的两倍besatisfiedwith对对感到满意感到满意keeptimeforoneshobbies 有时间从事个人的爱好有时间从事个人的爱好playmah-jong 打麻将打麻将leadacomfortablelife 过着舒适的生活过着舒适的生活equipsb.forsth. 供给某人从事供给某人从事p
11、refertodosth. 喜欢喜欢/宁愿做某事宁愿做某事wishfor希望得到希望得到earofrice 稻穗稻穗earofcorn玉米穗玉米穗grainofrice 稻粒稻粒awakefromonesdream从梦中醒来从梦中醒来withthehopeof 带着带着的希望的希望Thepassageismainlyabout_.A.afarmernamedYuanLongpingB.howYuanLongpingbecamerichandfamousC.anagriculturalpioneernamedYuanLongpingwhoworkedhardtoproduceanewstrain
12、ofriceD.anewstrainofricewhichiscalledsuperhybridriceSkimmingPara1Para2Para3Para4A.DrYuansdreamsB.DrYuanspersonalityC.DrYuansappearanceandhisachievementD.DrYuansintroductionMatchthefollowingheadingswiththerightparagraphs.1.Whenandwhodidbecomethefirstagriculturalpioneerintheworldtogrowricethathasahigh
13、output?In1974,YuanLongping.2.Whatshismainachievement?Hegrowssuperhybridrice.ScanningName:Nationality:Age:Occupation:Education:Dream:YuanLongpingChinese82(asof2012)scientist/farmergraduatedfromSouthwestAgricultureCollegein1953toexporthishybridricesothatitcanbegrownaroundtheglobeScanningAchievement:Ho
14、bbies: listeningtoviolinmusic,playingmah-jong,swimmingandreadingin1974,developedhybridricewhichproduces1/3morethannormalrice1.DrYuansriceisoneofthemostsuitablewaysforChinasfarmland.2.DrYuandoesntcareaboutbeingfamous.3.DrYuanenjoyslisteningtoviolinmusic,swimmingandrunning.4.DrYuanisquitesatisfiedwith
15、hislife.Scanning1.Whichofthefollowingdescriptionabout2.DrYuansappearanceisnotmentioned?3.A.Hehasaslimandstrongbody.B.Hehasasunburntface.C.Heisverytall.D.Helooksmorelikeafarmerthanascientist.Scanning2.WhichofthefollowingdescriptionaboutDrYuanspersonalityisnottrue?A.Heissatisfiedwithhislifebecauseheis
16、nowrichandfamous.B.Hecareslittleaboutmoneyandfame.C.Hewouldratherworkthanleadacomfortablelife.D.Heenjoysasimplerlifethanmostrichandfamouspeople.3.TheDrYuansdreamaboutricewasnotthat_.A.eachearofricewasasbigasanearofcornB.thericeplantsastallassorghumC.eachgrainofricewasashugeasapeanutD.thericeplantsas
17、tallassunflowerYuanLongpingisknownasChinas“fatherof_rice”.BecauseYuanLongpinggrowswhatiscalled_hybridrice._in1930,DrYuan_fromSouthwestAgriculturalCollegein_.WhenYuanLongpingsawthegreatneedhybridsuperBorngraduated1953I.Retellthetextbyfillingthefollowingblanks.for_thericeoutput,he_forawaytoincreasericeharvestswithout_theareaofthefields.Theincreasedharvestsmeanthat22%oftheworldspeopleare_fromjust7%ofthefarmlandinChina.Hebecamethe_agricultural_intheworldtogrowricethathasahigh_.Yuandevotedhimselftotheresearchintoagriculture.increasingsearchedexpandingfedfirstpioneeroutput
