Unit6AmazingAchievements.ppt

1、Miracle in the Rice Field,上海市行知实验中学 沈裕华,father of hybrid rice(“杂交水稻之父”),中国农民说，吃饭靠“两平”，一靠邓小平（责任制）， 二靠袁隆平（杂交稻）。 西方世界称，杂交稻是“东方魔稻”。他的成果不仅在很大程度上解决了中国人的吃饭问题，而且也被认为是解决下个世纪世界饥饿问题的法宝。国际上甚至把杂交稻当作中国继四大发明之后的第五大发明，誉为“第二次绿色革命”。,袁隆平,1931年9月7日生，中国工程院院士，现任国家杂交水稻工作技术中心暨湖南杂交水稻研究中心主任、湖南省政协副主席。中国研究杂交水稻的创始人，世界上成功利用水稻杂交优势

2、的第一人。他于1964年开始从事杂交水稻研究，用九年时间于1973年实现了三系配套，并选育了第一个在生产上大面积应用的强优高产杂交水稻组合-南优2号。为此，他于1981年荣获我国第一个国家特等发明奖，被国际上誉为“杂交水稻之父”。他先后获得了联合国知识产权组织“杰出发明家”金质奖、联合国教科文组织“科学奖”、英国让克基金会“让克奖”、美国费因斯特基金会“拯救世界饥饿奖”、联合国粮农组织“粮食安全保障奖”、日本“日经亚洲大奖”、作物杂种优势利用世界“先驱科学家奖”、“日本越光国际水稻奖”等八项国际奖。,Brief Introduction,I saw rice plants as tall as

3、 Chinese sorghum,” said Yuan Longping of a dream he once had, “each ear of rice as big as a broom and each grain of rice as huge as a peanut. I could hide in the shadow of the rice crops with a friend. Yuan was just awarded 5-million-yuan State Supreme Science and Technology Prize for his high yield

4、 hybrid rice species. This award is viewed as Chinese Nobel Prize.,He came up with an idea for hybridizing rice in the 1960s, when a series of natural disasters and inappropriate policies had plunged China into an unprecedented famine that caused many deaths. Since then, he has devoted himself to th

5、e research and development of a better rice breed.,His wealth is estimated more than 100 million yuan (US$12 million), making him one of the richest in China. But he cares for nothing more than his research. That figure means nothing, he says in a heavy local accent. Im satisfied with my life. Too m

6、uch money means a burden. My mind is on my research only. But he admits that the listing may help Chinas hybrid rice in international market and may bring more funds for future projects.,big rice plants,making a speech,“东方魔稻”,care for nothing more than his research in his spare time ?,A2 Skim the te

7、xt and match the headings with the paragraphs.,1.A young mans ambitious but realistic dream 2.Family and basic professional background 3.The arising and realization of a wonderful idea 4.A scientist with a wide range of interests 5.Scientific achievement more essential than material gain 6.An organi

8、zations plan to promote the Chinese hybrid rice 7.A little boys special and mature dream 8.A world-famous and highly honored Chinese scientist 9.Further evidence to prove the success of the research,Para. G Para. B Para. C Para. I Para. H Para. D Para. A Para. F Para. E,Scan the text (ParaA-D)and an

9、swer the following questions.,In 1953.,China.,To get involved in the work of spreading the coverage of Yuans high-yield hybrid rice.,1931 1953 1960s 1970s,What happened in following years?,Retell ParaE-F,In the following years,further showed the success of; This made him firmly believe that This bre

10、akthrough in rice cultivation.in China and ;. has won him from,Para.G,However,wont take a break; In his mind there always exists a dream.;If the new .,the present grain output would be .;,Post-reading 1.Retelling：To tell the partner the brief story of the great scientist 2.Discussing： （1）The spirit of the great scientist （2）What qualities can we learn from him? （3）If you meet with difficulties in your study, what will you do? （4）To