U2P2Reading必修四

1、Working the land Unit 2ReadingA PIONEER FOR ALL PEOPLEThe passage is mainly about _.A. a farmer named Yuan Longping B. how Yuan Longping became rich and famousC. an agricultural pioneer named Yuan Longping who worked hard to produce a new strain of rice D. a new strain of rice which is called super

2、hybrid rice Reading Comprehension ISkimmingPara 1Para 2Para 3Para 4A. Dr Yuans dreamsB. Dr Yuans personalityC. Dr Yuans appearance and his achievementD. Dr Yuans biographyMatch the following headings with the right paragraphs.1. When and who did become the first agricultural pioneer in the world to

3、grow rice that has a high output?In 1974, Yuan Longping.Reading Comprehension II2. Whats his main achievement?He grows super hybrid rice.ScanningName:Nationality:Age:Occupation:Education:Dream:Yuan LongpingChinese83 (as of 2013) scientist/farmergraduated from Southwest Agriculture College in 1953 to

4、 export his hybrid rice so that it can be grown around the globeReading Comprehension IIIScanningAchievement:Hobbies:listening to violin music, playing mah-jong, swimming and readingin 1974, developed hybridrice which produces 1/3 more than normal rice1. Dr Yuans rice is one of the most suitable way

5、s for Chinas farmland.2. Dr Yuan doesnt care about being famous.3. Dr Yuan enjoys listening to violin music, swimming and running. 4. Dr Yuan is quite satisfied with his life.Reading Comprehension IVScanningWhich of the following description about Dr Yuans appearance is not mentioned? A. He has a sl

6、im and strong body. B. He has a sunburnt face. C. He is very tall. D. He looks more like a farmer than a scientist. Reading Comprehension VScanning2. Which of the following description about Dr Yuans personality is not true? A. He is satisfied with his life because he is now rich and famous. B. He c

7、ares little about money and fame. C. He would rather work than lead a comfortable life. D. He enjoys a simpler life than most rich and famous people.3. The Dr Yuans dream about rice was not that _. A. each ear of rice was as big as an ear of corn B. the rice plants as tall as sorghum C. each grain o

8、f rice was as huge as a peanut D. the rice plants as tall as sunflowerIndividual activityYuan Longping is known as Chinas “father of _ rice”. Because Yuan Longping grows what is called _ hybrid rice. _ in 1930, Dr Yuan _ from Southwest Agricultural College in _. When Yuan Longping saw the great need

9、 hybridsuperBorngraduated1953I. Retell the text by filling the following blanks.for _ the rice output, he _ for a way to increase rice harvests without _ the area of the fields. The increased harvests mean that 22% of the worlds people are _ from just 7% of the farmland in China. He became the _ agr

10、icultural _ in the world to grow rice that has a high _. Yuan devoted himself to the research into agriculture. increasingsearchedexpandingfedfirstpioneeroutputII. Multiple choice. Progress so far has been very good. _, we are sure that the project will be completed on time. (2006浙江)A. However B. Ot

11、herwise C. Therefore D. Besides III. Complete the following sentences with proper words.1. Fishermen with sun_ faces sat on the beach mending their nets.2. Ive been _ (努力) to understand this article all afternoon.3. The Natural History Museum is a _ (excellent) place for kids.4. I cant believe that

12、that enormous meal wasnt enough to satisfy your h_. sunburntstrugglingsuperhunger5. The following programme contains scenes that may be dis_ to some viewers.6. Hot water _ (循環(huán)) through the heating system.7. I used weedkiller to get _ (除去) of the weeds in the garden.disturbingcirculatesrid8. Enjoy th

13、e fr_ of the outdoors.9. We were unable to get funding and _ (for that reason) had to abandon the project. 10. French cheeses are _ (出口) to many different countries. freedomthereforeexported1. 它是全世界最有名的大學(xué)之一。 Its _ colleges in the world. 2. 宇宙飛船使去月球旅行成為可能。 Spaceships _ to the moon. 3. 演講者特別闡述了教師極為缺乏的

14、情況。 The speaker dwelt especially on _. IV. Translation.one of the most famousmake it possible to travelthe great need for teachers4. 幸虧你及時幫忙，我們才按時完成了 任務(wù)。 It was _ that we accomplished the task on time. 5. 怎樣才能擺脫困境仍是個大問題。 How to _ is still a great problem. 6. 農(nóng)民對那年的收獲感到非常滿意。The farmer _ the harvest that year. thanks to your timely helpget rid of the difficultieswas very satisfied withBob _ _ buying a new car. awoke