Module4（人教版）Unit2WorkingtheLandReading霍州市二中高一年级韩娟娟PoemByLiShenFarmersweedingatnoon,Sweatdownthefieldsoon.Whoknowsfoodonatray,Duetotheirtoilingday.WhatisthemainfoodinallEastAsianandSoutheastAsiancountries?Rice.Itissaidthatthereare2.4billionpeopletoeatriceeverydaythroughouttheworld.Answerthefollowingquestions:Pre-readingWhatdoyouthinkwouldhappenifthereweresuddenlynothingtoeat?•sufferfromstarvationandstarvetodeath.•feelscared/bepanic(惊慌).•fightforfood,evenkilleachother•andthewholecountrywouldgetintotrouble.Inthelate1990s,Brown,anAmericanscholar,cameupwiththetheoryofChineseMenace(威胁),whichsaidthatinthe2030s,Chinesepopulationwilladdupto1.6billion,andhadthequestionwhowouldfeedthelargepopulationinChinaaswellasintheworld.Justatthattime,aChinesescientistdeclaredtotheworldthatChinacansolvetheproblembyhimselfandhelptosolvethesameproblemintheworld.YuanLongping--FatherofHybridRiceRevisethenewwordsandexpressions•sunburnt•struggle•decade•super•output•crop•hunger•disturbing•expand•circulate•thanksto•battle•rid…of•besatisfiedwith•Freedom•Wouldrather•therefore•equip•grain•exportFastreading•Whobecamethefirstagriculturalpioneerintheworldin1973togrowricethathasahighoutput?•Whatarehisachievements?Para1A.DrYuan’sdreams.Para2B.DrYuan’spersonality.Para3C.DrYuan’sbiography.Para4D.DrYuan’sappearanceandhisachievement.APIONEERFORALLPEOPLEMatchthefollowingheadingswiththerightparagraphs.Choosethebestanswersaccordingtothetext.1)DrYuanLongpinglookslike_____.A.scientistB.astrongmanC.afarmerD.apioneer2)Whathashebeendoingforsomanyyear?A.Hehasbeenworkinginthericefieldlikeotherfarmers.B.Hehasbeendoingresearchtoraisetheoutputofrice.C.Hehasbeenmanagingalargefarm.D.Hehasbeencarryingoutexperimentinhislab.Choosethebestanswersaccordingtothetext.3)DrYuanLongping’smainachievementisthat_______.A.hehashelpedotherless-developedcountriesB.hehasearnedalotofmoneyfromhisresearchC.hehashelpedtheUnitedNationstogetridofhungerintheworldD.hehasgreatlyraisedtheproductionofrice4)What’shisattitudetomoney?A.Hetrieshisbesttoearnenoughmoney.B.Hethinksthatoneshouldownalargesumofmoneyinhislife.C.Hedoesn’tvaluemoneyverymuch.D.Hehatesmoneyverymuch.PersonalinformationName:Nationality:Age:Occupation:Education:YuanLongpingChinese87scientist/farmerGraduatedfromSouthwestAgricultureCollegein1953CarefulReadingIn1974,developedhybridricewhichproduces1/3morethannormalriceachievementshobbies:Listeningtoviolinmusic,playingmah-jong,swimmingandreadingtoexporthishybridricesothatitcanbegrownaroundtheglobeDream:Postreading1.WhydidYuanLongpingwanttoincreasethericeoutputwhenhewasyoung?2.IsDrYuanmoreofascientistormoreofafarmer?Doyouthinkheisabusinessman?DrYuanwantedtoincreasethericeoutputbecausehesawmanypeoplegohungrywhenhewasyoung.Ithinkheismoreofascientist.Hismainpurposeisnottomakeaprofitforhimselfbuttostudyagricultureandusethatknowledgetoimprovefarmingforfarmerseverywhere.Idonotthinkheisabusinessman,becausehisgoalisnottomakemoney.3.HowwouldyoudescribeDrYuan’spersonality?Usethreeorfouradjectives.Becauseofhisworkwithdevelopinghybridrice,itseemsthatDrYuanmustbeaverypatientandcarefulman.Hedidn’tgiveupbutkeptworkingonhisproject.HeAlsoseemstobeaverykindman,whocaresforothers.Hewantstousehisinventiontohelphungrypeoplearoundtheworld.4.Whatdoyouthinkisthemainreasonforhissuccess?IthinkDrYuanwassuccessfulbecausehekeptworkinganddidnotgiveup.Healsogrewupinapoorfamily,sohewasverymotivatedtosucceedandhelpotherfarmersaroundChina.5.DrYuanthinksthatapersonwithtoomuchmoneyhasmoreratherthanfewertroubles.Doyouagreeordisagree?Why?Imostlyagree.Ithinkbeingrichcancausealotofproblems,butitreallydependsonthelifeandattitudeofthepersonwhoisrich.Peoplewhoarerichcertainlyhavedifferentproblemsfrompeoplewhoarenot.WriteashortbiographyaboutDr.Yuan.(about100words)Writingpractice
