Module4GreatScientists科学家在每个人的心目中都具有崇高的地位。古往今来，无数科学家的故事都激励着一代又一代人。你最敬佩的科学家是哪一位呢？下面就让我们一起了解一下中国著名科学家——袁隆平！YuanLongping,aChineseagriculturalist,wasbornin1930.ProfessorYuangraduatedfromSouthwestAgriculturalCollegein1953andhasdevotedhimselftoagriculturaleducationandresearchsincethen.Heiscurrently(目前；当前)anacademicianoftheChineseAcademyofEngineeringandHonorary(名誉)PresidentoftheHunanAcademyofAgriculturalSciences.ProfessorYuanisapioneerinhybridriceresearchandhasmaderemarkableachievementsinthisarea.Hefirstdevelopedhybridriceintheworld.ItisregardedasthefifthinventionafterChina’sFourMajorInventions,andisacclaimed(称赞)astheSecondGreenRevolution.TheachievementsofYuanLongpinggreatlysolvedthefoodshortageandprovidedasolutiontotheworldwidestarvation.Hewasawardedwithmanyinternationalawards,suchasGoldMedalAwardfortheOutstandingInventoroftheUnitedNationsWorldIntellectualPropertyOrganization,etc.AsfarasI’mconcerned,agricultureisveryimportantforacountryandfoodsupplyisalsoimportantforpeople.Wecan’timaginewhattheworldwillbelikeifweloseagricultureandfoodsupply.Butthankstosomegreatagriculturalists,manyproblemsaboutagricultureandfoodsupplyaresolved.Andinthismodulewe’lllearnaboutafamousagriculturalist—YuanLongping.SectionⅠIntroduction&ReadingandVocabulary—Comprehending重点单词写作词汇1.leadingadj.主要的2.figuren.人物3.publishvt.出版4.breakthrough__n．突破5.support__vt.支持6.replace__vt.取代；以……代替拓展词汇7.educatevt.教育→educationn．教育→educatorn．教育工作者；教师8.originaladj.原来的；最初的→originn．起源9.agriculturen．农业→agriculturaladj.农业的10.productionn．产量→producev．生产→producern．生产者11.export__vt.出口→importvt.进口(反义词)12.quantityn．数量→qualityn．质量阅读词汇13.biologyn．生物学14.botanyn.植物学15.geneticsn.遗传学16.zoologyn.动物学17.stapleadj.主要的；重要的18.nicknamen．绰号19.breedingn.培育20.speciesn.(动物或植物的)种21.yieldn.产量22.convertvt.改变；转换重点短语1.bring__up培养；养育2.as__a__result__of由于……的结果3.the__key__to...……的关键4.bring__in引入；挣得重点句型1.不定式作表语：Hethoughtthatthekeytofeedingpeoplewasto__have__more__rice__and__to__produce__it__more__quickly(拥有更多的大米，并且能更快地生产出来).2.thewaytodosth.做某事的方法：Hethoughttherewasonly__one__way__to__do__this(做这件事的唯一方法)—bycrossingdifferentspeciesofriceplant,andthenhecouldproduceanewplantwhichcouldgiveahigheryieldthaneitheroftheoriginalplants.Readthetextandmatchthemainideaofeachparagraph.1．Para.1A．Hisdiscoverieshavebroughtingreatprofit.2．Para.2B．Asaboy,hewascalled“thestudentwhoasksquestions”．3．Para.3C．YuanLongpingisaleadingfigureinthericegrowingworld.4．Para.4D．TheyieldofthenewhybridriceismuchgreaterthanthatofothertypesofricegrowninPakistan.5．Para.5E．Asayoungteacher,hebeganexperimentsincropbreeding.6．Para.6F．Hediscoveredanewtypeofrice.答案：1－6.CBEFADReadthetextcarefullyandchoosethebestansweraccordingtothetext.1．FromthepassageweknowthatYuanLongping________．A．gotinterestedinplantsincollegeB．studiedinanagriculturalschoolwhenhewasaboyC．askedalotofquestionsatschoolwhenhewasaboyD．beganexperimentsincropbreedingwhenhewasacollegestudent2．InYuan’sopinion,theonlywaytoproducemorericeandtoproduceitmorequicklywasto________．A．increasericeplantingareasB．developanewki...
