Unit2WorkingthelandYangShanzhouwasborninYunnanin1927.HejoinedthePartyin1952.YangShanzhouretiredin1988andheturneddowntheeasyoptionofaretiredlifeinabigcity，anddecidedtoreturntohishometowninDaliangMountaintobringgreenbacktothebarrenhills.Yangbelievedplantingtreeswasthefirststeptobringingwealthtothelocalarea.Alongwithfifteenotherpeople，Yangsettleddowndeepinthemountainsandbegantoworkonhisplan.Itwasalifethatwasharderthanmostpeoplecouldeverimagine.Fortenyears，Yanglivedinashed，withnoroads，andnoelectricity.YangShanzhou’ssecretarysaid，“Iwenttovisithimseveraltimes.Hedidn’tevenhavedecentshoesanditwasverycoldatnight.Ijustcouldn’tbeartoseehimlivelikethat.Hewasalmostseventy！”Whenhewasseventytwoyearsold，Yangslippedandfracturedhisleftleg.Butafterjustsixmonthsofrest，heclimbedupmountainsonceagain，supportedbyawalkingstick.Despitebeingproudofhisefforts，Yangfacedtheconstantdilemmaofworkandcareofhisfamily.In2005，hiswifewashospitalized.Yangstayedatherbedsidefortwoweeks.Whenhischildrenaskedhimtorest，hesaidhejustwantedtotakecareofhisfamily.In2010，YangShanzhoupassedaway.HewasburiedinDaliangMountain，accordingtohiswill.Thehillsarenowblanketedwithlushtrees；thebarrenlandisfertile.Byplantingtrees，YangShanzhoualsoplantedhope.1.retirevi.退休2.optionn.选择3.barrenadj.贫瘠的4.decentadj.像样的；体面的5.fracturev.使……折断6.dilemman.两难选择True(T)orFalse(F).1.Yangbelievedplantingtreeswasnotimportanttobringwealthtothelocalarea.(F)2.YangShanzhouretiredattheageofsixtyone.(T)PeriodOneWarmingUp，Prereading&ReadingⅠ.单词检测1.statisticn.数据；统计；统计数字；统计资料2.sunburntadj.晒黑的3.strugglevi.&n.斗争；拼搏；努力4.decaden.十年；十年期5.superadj.特级的；超级的6.outputn.产量；输出7.hungern.饥饿；欲望；vt.&vi.(使)饥饿hungryadj.饥饿的8.disturbingadj.引起烦恼的；令人不安的disturbvt.打扰9.expandvt.&vi.使变大；伸展10.circulatevt.&vi.循环；流传11.battlen.战役；战斗；较量；斗争；vt.&vi.搏斗；奋斗12.freedomn.自由；自主freeadj.自由的13.thereforeadv.因此；所以；因而14.equipvt.&vi.配备；装备15.grainn.谷物；粮食；颗粒16.exportvt.&vi.输出；出口17.nationalityn.国籍nationaladj.国家的；民族的18.occupationn.工作；职业；占领Ⅱ.短语检测1.thanksto幸亏；由于；因为2.rid...of使……摆脱或除去3.besatisfiedwith对……感到满意4.wouldrather宁愿；宁可Ⅰ.阅读课文，匹配各段落的大意Para.1(D)A.YuanLongping’sbrieflifeexperience.Para.2(A)B.YuanLongping’sdreams.Para.3(C)C.YuanLongping’sattitudetowardslife.Para.4(B)D.YuanLongping’sappearanceandachievements.Ⅱ.阅读课文，判断正(T)误(F)1.DrYuan’sriceisoneofthemostsuitablewaysforChina’sfarmland.(T)2.DrYuanissatisfiedwithhislifebecauseheisnowrichandfamous.(F)3.DrYuanenjoyslisteningtoviolinmusic，swimmingandrunning.(F)4.DrYuanisapersonwholovesandcaresforhispeople.(T)Ⅲ.课文阅读理解1.Whatdoestheword“battle”refertointhesecondparagraph?A.Thelowriceoutput.B.Riddingtheworldofhunger.C.Fightingagainstfarming.D.Thefreedomtodoresearch.答案B2.WhydidYuanLongpingspreadhisknowledgetosomelessdevelopedcountries?A.Tomakemoney.B.Todoresearchonhishybridrice.C.Toincreasetheirriceharvests.D.TomakeChinamorefamousintheworld.答案C3.IfYuanLongpingworkswithotherfarmersinthefield，itishardtotellhimfromothersbecause.A.heregardshimselfasafarmerB.heisreallylikeotherfarmersC.hewearssimpleclotheslikeotherfarmersD.peopledon’tknowwhoYuanLongpingis答案B4.Fromthetext，wecanknowthat.A.YuanLongpingfoundawa...
