选一Unit 5 Working the Land a pioneer for all people

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conventional adj. 传统的;习惯的 pollinate vt. 授粉;传粉
assumption n. 假定;设定;(责任的)承担;(权利的)
获得
intense adj. 热切的;十分强烈的;激烈的 overcome vt. 克服;解决;战胜
expand vt. & vi. 扩大;增加 vt. 扩展;发展(业务) output n. 产量;输出;输出量 vt. 输出 estimate vt. 估计;估价;估算 n. 估计;估算 domestic adj. 本国的;国内的;家用的;家庭的
4. What is the purpose of the last paragraph? A. To tell us about Yuan's dreams. B. To introduce Yuan's achievements. C. To have a description of Yuan's rice. D. To state the importance of a dream.
consumption n. 消耗;消耗量;消费 comprise vt. 包括;包含;由……组成
be comprised of 包括;包含;由……组成(或构成) generate vt. 产生;引起 strain n. (动、植物的)系; 品种; 拉伤; 压力 leisure n. 闲暇;休闲;空闲
2. From the text, we can know that ___________. A. Yuan Lonping found a way to increase rich harvests by expanding the area of fields B. Yuan Longping is satisfied with his life because he is famous and rich C. the first hybrid rice available for farming was developed in 1974 D. his way of increasing rich harvests only works in some Asian countries
each paragraph.
P50 2
Paragraph 1 Paragraph 2 Paragraph 3 Paragraph 4 Paragraph 5 Paragraph 6
A. Yuan conducted research and developed hybrid rice.
B. Yuan is old but still working hard to fulfil his dreams.
2. Where can you find such a piece of writing?
A. A letter. B. A story book. C. A magazine. D. A science report.
Read the text. Match the main idea with
hybrid n. 杂交植(动)物;合成物;混合动力车 devote vt. 把……献(给); 把……专用于;专
心于
devote … to 把……用于不a足f;ter缺t少he;t短ap缺e and tacklespvte.a解k决o(u难t题t)h;e C应h付in(局es面e);处理 crisis n. 危i机m;m危ed急ia关te头ly.
C. Yuan considers himself a farmer.
D. Yuan decided to study agriculture.
E. Yuan's innovation has helped to feed more people.
F. Yuan cares little for fame or wealth.
200
allowed China's farmers to produce around
million 200 million tonnes of rice per year
Read the text again and answer the questions.
1. Why does Yuan Longping consider himself a farmer?
3. What is the main advantage of hybrid crops?
Read the title and the first sentence of each paragraph. Answer the following questions.
1. What kind of writing do you think the text is?
A. Narration (记叙文). B. Exposition (说明文). C. Practical writing (应用文). D. Argumentation (议论文).
deep down 在内心深处;本质上;实际上 soil n. 泥土;土壤;国土;领土
celebrity n. 名望;名誉;名人;名流 envision vt. 展望;想象
sorghum broom grain vision reality salty
n. 高粱;高粱米 n. 扫把;扫帚;金雀花 n. 谷物;谷粒;颗粒 n. 想象;视力;视野;影像 n. 现实;实际情况;事实 adj. 含盐的;咸的
Read and finish the tasks as quickly as possible.
What's the main idea of the text?
The text mainly talks about Yuan Longping, a _p_io_n_e_e_r_ of agriculture in China. He _d_e_v_o_t_e_s_ his life to producing more rice. Because of his hard work, farmers can expand their _o_u_t_p_u_t_ and the problem of _h_u_n_g_e_r_ can be solved.
1974 developed the first hybrid rice
60%
about 60 percent of domestic rice consumption in China is comprised of crops generated from Yuan's hybrid strains
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Possible answer:
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Read the text again and choose the best answer.
1. Which of the following description about Yuan's appearance is not mentioned? A. He has a slim body. B. He has a strong body. C. He is very tall. D. He looks more like a farmer than a scientist.
Pay attention to the numbers and state the relevant information about the numbers.
1930 Yuan Longping was born
1953 Yuan Longping graduated from university and worked as a researcher
3. What is Yuan Longping's attitude towards money? A. Too much money will cause a lot of troubles. B. He cares little for money. C. Money is not important at all. D. One has to spend all his money on his own research.
boost vt. 使增长;使兴旺
n. 增长;提高;激励
yield n. 产量;产出 vt. 出产(作物);产生(收益、
效益等)vi. 屈服;让步
convince vt. 使相信;使确信;说服
characteristic n. 特征;特点;品质 adj. 典型的;独特的
attain vt. (通常经过努力)获得;得到
2. Have you ever been to a place like this?
What was it like?
Unit 5 Reading and Thinking
Get to know an agricultural scientist
Look at the photo and the title of the text. Discuss these questions in groups.
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relieve(减轻t)othweorhkunthgeelrapndro(b=legmro?w crops on it, It expresses his desire to prevenettc.) 耕耘
A PIONEER FOR ALL PEOPLE
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man? hands?
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Because he continually works the land in his research.
2. Why did Yuan decide to study agriculture?
He was concerned that farmers had poor harvests and
sometimes even had a shortage of food to eat.
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