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.HeiscurrentlyanacademicianoftheChineseAcademyofEngineeringandHonorary(名誉)PresidentoftheHunanAcademyofAgriculturalSciences.ProfessorYuanisapioneerinhybridriceresearchandhasmaderemarkableachievementsinthisarea.Hefirstdevelopedhybridriceintheworld.ItisregardedasthefifthinventionafterChina'sFourMajorInventions，andisacclaimedastheSecondGreenRevolution.TheachievementsofYuanLongpinggreatlysolvedthefoodshortageandprovidedasolutiontotheworldwidestarvation.Hewasawardedwithmanyinternationalawards，suchasGoldMedalAwardfortheOutstandingInventoroftheUnitedNationsWorldIntellectualPropertyOrganization，ect.AsfarasI'mconcerned，agricultureisveryimportantforacountryandfoodsupplyisalsoimportantforpeople.Wecan'timaginewhattheworldwillbelikeifweloseagricultureandfoodsupply.Butthankstosomegreatagriculturalists，manyproblemsaboutagricultureandfoodsupplyaresolved.Andinthismodulewe'lllearnaboutafamousagriculturalist—YuanLongping.1．currentlyadv.目前；当前2．acclaimv.称赞1.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inParagraph2referto?________________________________________________________________2．What'stheinfluenceofYuanLongping'sachievementsontheworld?________________________________________________________________【答案】1.Hybridrice.2．Theygreatlysolvedthefoodshortageandprovidedasolutiontotheworldwidestarvation.
