高中英语必修4第2单元(阅读-原创精美实用)

Unit2WorkingtheLand1ApoemFarmersweedingatnoon,Sweatdownthefieldsoon.Whoknowsfoodonatray,Duetotheirtoilingday.23Farming

sowingploughingirrigatingcropsweather&climatericetransplanting播种犁地灌溉(插秧)庄稼天气/气候Doyouknowthefollowingwordsaboutfarming?4plow(犁田)

5sow(播种)6inserttheyoungplantsintothefield7fertilize8irrigating(灌溉)9harvest10rice11WhatisthemainfoodinallEastAsianandSoutheastAsiancountries?Rice.Itissaidthatthereare2.4billionpeopletoeatriceeverydaythroughouttheworld.12Iftherewasnoriceoneday,whatwouldhappen?1314

Hunger15Dosomethingtohelpendhunger

intheworld!!!16Inthelate1990s,Brown,anAmericanscholar,cameupwith

thetheoryofChineseMenace(威胁),whichsaidthatinthe2030s,Chinesepopulationwilladdupto1.6billion,andhadthequestionwhowouldfeedthelargepopulationinChinaaswellasintheworld.17Justatthattime,aChinesescientistdeclaredtotheworldthatChinacansolvetheproblembyhimselfandhelptosolvethesameproblemintheworld.18FatherofHybridRiceAPioneerForAllPeople191.Whenandwhodidbecomethefirstagriculturalpioneerintheworldtogrowricethathasahighoutput?2.WhatdidYuanLongpinginvent?In1974,YuanLongpingHybridriceTask1Skimming20Task2ScanningFindoutthemainideaofeachparagraph.21Para1A.DrYuan’sdreams.Para2B.DrYuan’spersonality.Para3C.DrYuan’sbiography.Para4D.DrYuan’sappearanceandhisachievement.APIONEERFORALLPEOPLE

Matchthefollowingheadingswiththerightparagraphs.22afarmernamedYuanLongpinghowYuanLongpingbecamerichandfamousC.anagriculturalpioneernamedYuanLongpingwhoworkedhardtoproduceanewstrainofriceD.anewstrainofricewhichiscalledsuperhybridrice

Whichofthefollowingstatementstellsthemainideaofthetext?It’sabout____.23Task3Carefulreading:Readthepassagecarefullyandfinishthefollowingactivities.24Para.1DrYuan’sappearanceandhis

achievementCarefulreadingQ1:WhatdoesDrYuanlooklike?Hehasasunburntfaceandarmsandaslim,strongbody.Heismorelikeafarmerthanascientist.Q2:Whatishisachievement?Hegrowswhatiscalledsuperhybridrice,whichmakesitpossibletoproduceone-thirdmoreofthecropinthesamefields.

25a.Hewas

bornintoapoorfarmer’sfamily.b.HegraduatedfromSouthwestAgriculturalcollege.c.Chinesefarmersproducedfiftymilliontonsofrice.d.Hebecamethefirst

agriculturalpioneere.Hesearchedforawaytoincreasericeoutputswithoutexpandingtheareaoffields.f.Hehelpsridtheworldofhungerbycirculatinghis

knowledgeinlessdevelopedcountries.Properorder:acbedfPara2.Putthefollowingsentencesinrightorder.

1930195319501974asayoungmannow26WhichofthefollowingdescriptionaboutDrYuan’spersonalityisnottrue?He

issatisfiedwith

hislifebecauseheis

nowrichandfamous.B.Hecareslittleaboutmoneyandfame.C.He

wouldrather

workthan

leada

comfortable

life.D.Heenjoysasimplerlifethanmostrich

andfamouspeople.Para.3DrYuan’spersonality27HisdreamsPara41)Thefirstdream2)Theseconddream28Produceakindofricethatcouldfeedmorepeople

AshugeasapeanutThefirstdreamAstallassorghum

Asbigasacorn

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ToexporthisricesothatitcanbegrownallovertheworldTheseconddream30DrYuanismoreafarmerthanascientist.DrYuan’skindofriceisthemostsuitableforChina’sfarmland.DrYuanwouldratherworkthanrelax.DrYuanhasdreamswhenheisasleepandalsowhenheisawake.5.DrYuanenjoysasimplerlifethanmostrichandfamouspeople.SecondReadingReadthetextagainandanswertheTrueorFalsequestions:TFTTTlike31Readthetextcarefullyandchoosethebestanswers.1.Whatdoestheword“battle”refertointhesecondparagraph? A.Thelowriceoutput. B.Riddingtheworldofhunger. C.Fightingagainstfarming. D.Thefreedomtodoresearch.Readingtest322.Fromthepassage,wecanknow______.A.YuanLongpingisnotapioneerbutascientistintheresearchofthehybridriceB.Yuan’sparentsarebothagriculturalscientistsC.morethan60%ofthericeproducedintheworldisfromthehybridstrainD.usingthehybridrice,farmersareproducingharveststwiceaslargeasbefore

333.Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthat______.A.YuanknewtheimportanceofriceimportB.YuanisinterestedinplayingtheviolinC.YuanisproudofhisachievementsD.Yuan’sricearegrowninmanycountries34Task5Revision.(personalinformation)Name:Nationality:Age:Occupation:Education:Dream:

Achievements:

Hobbies:35PersonalinformationName:Nationality:Age:Occupation:Education:Dreams:YuanLongpingChinese