阶段二学习作业（姜小波）

1、Unit 2 Working the landEnjoy a PoemBy Li ShenFarmers weeding at noon,Sweat down the field soon.Who knows food on a tray,Due to their toiling day. Have you ever grow any plant? Do you know how to grow a plant? How do you think to grow our main foodrice?Warming upFirst, the farmers plough the field. T

2、hey have to make the soil loose enough to plant crops.What are they doing?Second, they grow some young plants.Third, they insert the young plants into the loose field.What a big harvest!RICEPre-readingRead the statistics on Page 9. Did you know these facts before? What problem do they show ?Worldwid

3、e , more than 1 billion people currently live below the international poverty line, earning less than $1 per day.6 million children under the age of 5 die every day as a result of hunger. Every day ,almost 16,000 children die from hunger, one child every five seconds.If that happened, people might d

4、ie of hunger. The whole world would get into trouble.What do you think would happen if tomorrow there was suddenly no rice to eat? HungerDo something to help end hunger in the world!A Pioneer *For All People*Reading: Look at the title of the passage and the picture. What do you predict this passage

5、is going to talk about? Then skim the passage to check if you were right.Yuan Longping“Father of Hybrid Rice” Skimming:The main idea of each paragraph Para.1 Yuan Longpings_.Para.2 Yuan Longpings biography.Para.3 Yuan Longpings _.Para.4 Yuan Longpings _.achievementspersonalitydreamsScanning Name _ A

6、ge _Nationality _Occupation _Education _ Dream _Achievement _Hobbies _Appearance_Yuan Long ping79 (as of 2009) agriculture scientist / farmer to export his hybrid rice so that it can be grown around the globe.In 1974, developed hybrid rice which produces 1/3 more than normal rice graduated from Sout

7、hwest Agricultural College in 1953.Chinese violin music, mahjong, swi m ming, readingSunburnt face and arms and his slim,strong bodyare just like a Chinese farmer.Careful reading: Read the passage carefully and finish the following activities.T or F 1 Dr Yuan is more a farmer than a scientist. （F） 2

8、 Dr Yuans rice is one of the most （T） suitable ways for Chinas farmland. 3 Dr Yuan would rather work than relax. （ T ） 4 Dr Yuan has dreams when he is asleep and also when he is awake. （ T ） 5 Dr Yuan enjoys a simpler life than most rich and famous people. （ T ）What does Dr. Yuan look like? Why?2. W

9、hat happened to him in 1974?Para 1: He looks like a farmer because he always works under the sun for a long time. He became the first agricultural pioneer in the world to grow rice that has a high output.Para 2:Why did Dr. Yuan want to increase the rice output when he was young?2. How does he help r

10、id the world of hunger?Because at that time, hunger was a serious problem in many parts of the countryside. He saw many people were suffering from hunger when he was young.He works hard to produce the hybrid rice that has a high output.Which of the following description about Dr Yuans personality is

11、 not true? He is satisfied with his life because he is now rich and famous.B. He cares little about money and fame.C. He would rather work than lead a comfortable life.D. He enjoys a simpler life than most rich and famous people.Para. 3 Dr Yuans personalityPara41.What does “Wishing for things, howev

12、er, costs nothing.” mean?2.Dr Yuan has dreams not only when he is _ but also when he is_.Dreams are free and everybody can have ideas about what they would like their future life to be.asleepawakeWishing for things costs nothing愿望是不花本钱的Achieve your goal !Yuans dreams1) The first dream2) The second d

13、reamProduce a kind of rice that could feed more peopleAs huge as a peanutThe first dream As tall as sorghum As big as a corn To export his rice so that it can be grown all over the worldThe second dreamTo feed the _!worldPersonal informationAchievements:Hobbies:grow rice that has a high outputcircul

14、ate his knowledge abroadgive money to equip others for their research playing his violinlistening to violin musicplaying mah-jongswimmingriding his motorcycle to his rice fieldsDiscussing Even if Dr. Yuans dreams come true, can this really solve starvation?If you had the chance to do something to help end hunger in the world, what would you do ?How to solve hunger? making good use of the waste land developi