Unit5WorkingthelandReadingandThinking课件-高二英语人教版选择性

YouLovetheLandEntirelyAlifewithnoregretwillnotsurrendertodespair.Justcloseyourhandsondreamswhenyourheartgetsbroken.EntertheconfusedwindandrainExperiencethedeathandgriefthatturnsusintoseedsharvestedinspring,transformedintospungold.DeeploveforhislandPursuitforhisdreamsDeeploveforhislandAAllPioneerforPeople—AstoryofadreamingseedMylifelongpursuitistokeepallthepeopleawayfromhunger.—YuanLongpingAAllPioneerforPeopleMylifelongpursuitistokeepallthepeopleawayfromhunger.—YuanLongpingPre-reading(predicting)Skimthepassageandsummarizethemainideaofeachpart.While-reading(Activity1)PartI(Para.1)PartII(Para.2)PartIII(Para.3-6)Anintroduction/description/hisidentity/statusHiseducation/motivation/reason/decisionHiscontributions/achievementsWhile-reading(Identity)YuanLongping,knownasthe“fatherofhybridrice”,wasoneofChina’smostfamousscientists.Yet,heconsideredhimselfafarmerbecausehecontinuallyworkedthelandinhisresearch.Indeed,hisslimbutstrongbodywasjustlikethatofmillionsofChinesefarmers,towhomhehaddevotedhislife.APioneerforAllPeopletowhomhehaddevotedhislife.fatherscientistfarmerYuan’sdevotiontofarmersandfarming.P1FindasmanyevidencesaspossibletoproveYuan’sdevotion.While-reading(Activity2)How

hasYuanbecomeapioneerforallpeople?How

verbsYuan’sdevotiontofarmersandfarming.APioneerforAllPeople’sforAllPeopleAPioneerforAllPeopleYuanLongping,knownasthe“fatherofhybridrice”,wasoneofChina’smostfamousscientists.Yet,heconsideredhimselfafarmerbecausehecontinuallyworkedthelandinhisresearch.

Indeed,hisslimbutstrongbodywasjustlikethatofmillonsofChinesefarmers,towhomhehaddevotedhislife.YuanLongpingwasbornin1930inBeijing.Hisparentswantedhimtopursueacareerinscienceormedicine.However,whatconcernedhimmostwasthatfarmersoftenhadpoorharvestsandsometimesevenhadaseriousshortageoffoodtoeat.Totacklethiscrisis,hechosetostudyagricultureandreceivedaneducationatSouthwestAgriculturalCollegeinChongqing.Aftergraduatingin1953,heworkedasaresearcher.YuanLongpingrealisedthatlargerfieldswerenotthesolution.Instead,farmersneededtoboostyieldsinthefieldstheyhad.Howthiscouldbedonewasachallengingquestionatthetime.Yuanwasconvincedthattheanswercouldbefoundinthecreationofhybridrice.Ahybridisacrossbetweentwoormorevarietiesofaspecies.Onecharacteristicofhybridsisthattheyusuallyattainahigheryieldthanconventionalcrops.However,whetheritwaspossibletodevelopahybridofself-pollinatingplantssuchasricewasamatterofgreatdebate.Thecommonassumptionthenwasthatitcouldnotbedone.Throughintenseeffort,Yuanovercameenormoustechnicaldifficultiestodevelopthefirsthybridricethatcouldbeusedforfarmingin1974.Thishybridenabledfarmerstoexpandtheiroutputgreatly.Today,itisestimatedthatabout60percentofdomesticriceconsumptioninChinaiscomprisedofcropsgeneratedfromYuan’shybridstrains,andhisstrainshaveallowedChina’sfarmerstoproducearound200milliontonsofriceperyear.Yuan’sinnovationhashelpedfeednotjustChina,butmanyothercountriesthatdependonriceaswell,suchasIndiaandVietnam.Becauseofhisinvaluablecontributions,YuanLongpingreceivednumerousawardsbothinChinaandabroad.GiventhatYuan’shybridsmadehimquitewealthy,onemightthinkhewouldhaveretiredtoalifeofleisure.However,thisisfarfromthecase.Deepdown,Yuanwasstillverymuchafarmeratheart.Asamanofthesoil,hecaredlittleforcelebrityormoney.Instead,hemadelargedonationstosupportagriculturalresearch.WhatimpressedpeoplemostaboutYuanLongpingwashisongoingabilitytofulfillhisdreams.Longago,heenvisionedriceplantsastallassorghum,witheachearofriceasbigasabroom,andeachgrainofriceashugeasapeanut.Hesucceededinproducingakindofricethatcouldfeedmorepeopleathomeandabroad.Hislatestvisionfor“seawaterrice”alsobecameareality,andpotentiallyopenedupnearlyonemillionsquarekilometresofsaltylandinChinaforriceproduction.Eveninhislateryears,YuanLongpingwasstillyoungatheartandfullofvision,andeveryonewasalwaysexcitedtoseewhathewoulddreamupnext.

YuanLongping,knownasthe“fatherofhybridrice”,wasoneofChina’smostfamousscientists.Yet,heconsidered

himselfafarmerbecausehecontinuallyworkedthelandinhisresearch.

Indeed,hisslimbutstrongbodywasjustlikethatofmillonsofChinesefarmers,towhomhehaddevotedhislife.YuanLongpingwasbornin1930inBeijing.Hisparentswantedhimtopursueacareerinscienceormedicine.However,whatconcernedhimmostwasthatfarmersoftenhadpoorharvestsandsometimesevenhadaseriousshortageoffoodtoeat.Totacklethiscrisis,he

chose

tostudyagricultureandreceivedaneducationatSouthwestAgriculturalCollegeinChongqing.Aftergraduatingin1953,heworkedasaresearcher.YuanLongpingrealisedthatlargerfieldswerenotthesolution.Instead,farmersneededtoboostyieldsinthefieldstheyhad.Howthiscouldbedonewasachallengingquestionatthetime.Yuanwasconvinced

thattheanswercouldbefoundinthecreationofhybridrice.Ahybridisacrossbetweentwoormorevarietiesofaspecies.Onecharacteristicofhybridsisthattheyusuallyattainahigheryieldthanconventionalcrops.However,whetheritwaspossibletodevelopahybridofself-pollinatingplantssuchasricewasamatterofgreatdebate.Thecommonassumptionthenwasthatitcouldnotbedone.Throughintenseeffort,Yuanovercameenormoustechnicaldifficultiestodevelopthefirsthybridricethatcouldbeusedforfarmingin1974.

Thishybridenabledfarmerstoexpandtheiroutputgreatly.Today,itisestimatedthatabout60percentofdomesticriceconsumptioninChinaiscomprisedofcropsgeneratedfromYuan’shybridstrains,andhisstrainshaveallowedChina’sfarmerstoproducearound200milliontonsofriceperyear.Yuan’sinnovationhashelpedfeednotjustChina,butmanyothercountriesthatdependonriceaswell,suchasIndiaandVietnam.Becauseofhisinvaluablecontributions,YuanLongpingreceivednumerousawardsbothinChinaandabroad.GiventhatYuan’shybridsmadehimquitewealthy,onemightthinkhewouldhaveretiredtoalifeofleisure.However,thisisfarfromthecase.Deepdown,Yuanwasstillverymuchafarmeratheart.Asamanofthesoil,hecaredlittleforcelebrityormoney.Instead,hemadelargedonationstosupportagriculturalresearch.WhatimpressedpeoplemostaboutYuanLongpingwashisongoingabilitytofulfillhisdreams.Longago,heenvisionedriceplantsastallassorghum,witheachearofriceasbigasabroom,andeachgrainofriceashugeasapeanut.He

succeededinproducingakindofricethatcouldfeedmorepeopleathomeandabroad.Hislatestvisionfor“seawaterrice”alsobecameareality,andpotentiallyopenedupnearlyonemillionsquarekilometresofsaltylandinChinaforriceproduction.Eveninhislateryears,YuanLongpingwasstillyoungatheartandfullofvision,andeveryonewasalwaysexcitedtoseewhathewoulddreamupnext.APioneerforAllPeopleFindasmanyevidencesaspossibletoproveYuan’sdevotion.While-reading(Activity2)WhyYuan’sdevotiontofarmersandfarming.APioneerforAllPeople’sforAllPeopleWhyisYuancalledapioneerforallpeople(Goodqualities)IthinkYuanisdetermined

because/forthereasonthat

...Yuanisadeterminedpersonwho......descriptivewordsFindasmanyevidencesaspossibletoproveYuan’sdevotion.While-reading(Activity2)wasconvincedsucceededfeedhardworkingdevotedcommittedcreativedeterminedgenerousselflesshumblemodestperseverantpersistentconsideredworkedconcernedchoseovercamedevelopcaredmadeWhyHow

While-reading(Activity3)AllPeopleWhile-reading(Activity3)AllPeoplescientistsstudentsresearcherscelebritiesdreamers

…farmersWhile-reading(Activity3)scientistsstudentsresearcherscelebritiesdreamers

…farmersAllPeoplePioneerfromforWhathaveyoulearntfromYuan(inspiration/personalities/spirit/attitude/...)PostreadingAsateacher,IthinkYuanisacommittedpersonwho/because...developedHybridricetokeepallpeopleawayfromhunger.

WhatIhavelearntfromYuanis...hisdevotiontoworkandhisdeterminationtofulfilhisdreams.

WhatIhavelearntfromYuanishisdevotiontoworkandhisdeterminationtofulfilhisdreamBesides,...hisachievementsalsoinspiredme.