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1、How do farmers grow rice?First, buy or select the seeds from the store.Second, we need to plough or turn over the soil.Third , we sow the seeds in the soil.Finally, we can harvest our grain.Growing should be done properly to the occasion. 谷雨前后，谷雨前后， 立夏到小满，立夏到小满， 过了芒种，过了芒种， 一步赶不上，一步赶不上， 要使庄稼好，要使庄稼好，

2、头伏萝卜二伏菜，头伏萝卜二伏菜， 节气抓不好，节气抓不好， 宁可早一日归仓，宁可早一日归仓， 霜降不刨葱，霜降不刨葱， 种瓜点豆。种瓜点豆。 种啥也不晚。种啥也不晚。 不可强种。不可强种。 步步不跟趟。步步不跟趟。 一年四季早。一年四季早。 有利没有害。有利没有害。 一年白拉到。一年白拉到。 不可迟一日留场。不可迟一日留场。 越长越心空。越长越心空。 It is said that there are 2.4 billion people who eat rice every day throughout the world. HungerWhat can we do to help thos

3、e suffering from hunger? More than 800 million people go to bed hungry every day !A Chinese scientist has found a way to help Chinese farmers to produce more rice with good quality in the same field than before. Para1 A. Dr Yuans dreams. Para2 B. Dr Yuans personality. Para3 C. Dr Yuans biography Par

4、a4 D. Dr Yuans appearance and his achievement.Skim the passage and match the following headings with the right paragraphs.Task 1: find out the main idea of each para.one third; 60%;50 million; 200 million22%; 7%Find out the following pairs of figures.What can we know from the figures above? uincreas

5、e the rice harvesturid the world of hungerPara. 1 Dr Yuans appearance and his achievementQ1: What does Dr Yuan look like?He has a sunburnt face and arms and a slim, strong body. Q2: What is his achievement?He grows what is called super hybrid rice, which makes it possible to produce one-third more o

6、f the crop in the same fields.Task 2: Careful Reading1.Dr Yuan prefers others to call him a scientist, rather than a farmer.2.Now more than 50% of the rice produced in China each year is from the super hybrid rice.FFTrue or FalseTimeinformation19301953As a young manA recent harvestnowBornSouthwest A

7、gricultural College Saw the great need for increasing the rice output 200 million tons of rice was produced Circulating his knowledge in less developed countries to increase the rice harvestsSearched for a way to increase rice harvests without expanding the area of the fieldsPara. 2 Dr Yuans biograp

8、hyWhich of the following description about Dr Yuans personality is not true?He cares little about money and being famous.B. Besides hard work, he has some hobbies, such as listening to violin music, playing mah-jong, swimming and reading.C. Leading a comfortable life means a lot to him.D. He gives m

9、uch money to help others to do research in agriculture.Para. 3 Dr Yuans personality What is his attitude towards fame and wealth?He is not satisfied with his present achievement and never stops struggling or dreaming.Being famous gives him less freedom;care little aboutHow many dreams of Dr. Yuans a

10、re mentioned?Para4: Dr. Yuans dreamsDescribe the rice in Dr. Yuans dream. As huge as a peanutThe first dream As tall as sorghum As big as a corn To export his rice so that it can be grown around the globe“Dreaming for things costs nothing.”What did it take to realise his dream?devoting tocaring litt

11、le aboutnot being satisfied with leading a simple lifeworking hardbeing patientequipped with knowledgedeveloping courage Information CardName:_Nationality:_Occupation:_Education:_Dream:_Achievement:_Hobbies:_Age:_Fill in the information card for Dr. Yuan LongpingTask 3: Summary-Pair workInformation

12、CardName:Nationality:Occupation:Education:Achievements:Dream:Hobbies:Age:Yuan LongpingChina81Scientist/farmergraduated from Southwest AgriculturalCollegeto export his hybrid rice so that it can be grown around the globein 1974, developed hybrid rice which has a high outputlistening to violin music,

13、playing mah-jong, swimming and reading1.Yuan Longping is a farmer as well as a scientist. 2.He increased rice output by developing more area of fields, or expanding more area of fields.3.Now that he is famous, he is still living a simple life.4.He dreams of exporting(sellingabroad) his rice.True or

14、false:A farming scientist A new strain of riceA simple life A dreamGive a brief introduction about Yuan Longping : according to the questions on page 11. work the land 耕种土地耕种土地 vt. 耕种(土地);经营、管理 work a farm 经营农场 vi. 工作;（机器等）开动；（办法、计 划等）行得通 I dont think that your suggestion will work.Explanations 为争取为

15、争取而奋斗而奋斗/斗争斗争 struggle forstruggle against/with为反对为反对而斗而斗;与与争斗争斗struggle to do sth. 努力做某事努力做某事1.The swimmer struggled _ the tide.2.We had to struggle _ all kinds of difficulties.3.The slaves struggled _ freedom.againstwith/againstforWe all should believe in ourselves in the struggle of life.Her stru

16、ggle with the disease lasted ten years.struggle v.挣扎，搏斗，奋斗 n. 奋斗，拼搏，斗争 The children talked so loudly at dinner table that I had to struggle . to be heard to have heard hearingA. being heardA 2. Dr Yuan grows what is called super hybrid rice.Football, or what is called soccer in Britain, is the most

17、popular sport in the world.我们生活在所谓的信息时代。我们生活在所谓的信息时代。We live in what is called the Information Age.What =the thing(s) that3.This special strain of rice makes it possible to produce one-third more of the crop in the same fields. make +it +adj./n. +to do 好天气使游泳成为可能好天气使游泳成为可能The fine weather makes it p

18、ossible (for us )to swim.他将每早跑步做为一个规则他将每早跑步做为一个规则He makes it a rule to run every morning.其他可用这种结构的词其他可用这种结构的词:feel, find, think, considerhunger n / v.a hunger for/after对的渴望， 对的欲望hunger for/ after 渴望得到hungry adj.4. At that time, hunger was a disturbing problem in many parts of the countryside. 满足她对真理

19、的渴望满足她对真理的渴望死于饥饿死于饥饿satisfy her hunger for/after truthdie of hungercirculate vt./vi. 循环，流传Blood circulates in the body.Rumor circulates rapidly.This journal is widely among teenagers.circulated B. spread C.circling D.expandingThe condition prevents the blood from freely.A. A. circulating B. travelin

20、g C. spreading D. blowing spreadsAA5. Dr Yuan is now circulating his knowledge in India, Vietnam and many other less developed countries to increase their rice harvests.thanks to=because of; owing to；as a result of; 因为，由于因为，由于_, we won the game.由于你的支持，我们赢得了比赛。由于你的支持，我们赢得了比赛。Thanks to your supportrid

21、of摆脱；除去摆脱；除去get rid of除掉，摆脱除掉，摆脱to rid the house of mice把房间里的老鼠消灭掉把房间里的老鼠消灭掉You should (改掉改掉 那个坏习惯）那个坏习惯）.rid yourself of that bad habit.6.Thanks to his research, the UN has more tools in the battle to rid the world of hunger.My parents bought me a book for my work.A. satisfying B. satisfied C. sati

22、sfy D. satisfaction - People are in great need of this kind of food.- Yes. Its really a problem that how to the needs of them.A. give B. gain C. satisfy D. produceACsatisfy ones needs 满足某人的需要满足某人的需要 7. Dr Yuan is quite satisfied with his life.satisfy v. 满足满足satisfying adj.satisfied adj. be satisfied

23、 with 对对感到满意感到满意satisfaction n. to ones satisfaction1. To enjoy the beautiful scenery, I would rather travel by train by air.as B. and C. than D. to2. any soup for breakfast.Id not rather had B. Id rather not haveA. C. Id not rather have D. Id rather not hadCB8. He would much rather keep time for hi

24、s hobbies.would ratherwould rather (not) do would rather do than do 宁愿宁愿而不愿而不愿 would do rather than do would rather that did/had done 3. -What do you feel like ?- I would rather stay at home than anywhere.A. to do; to go B. doing; goC. to do; go D. doing; doing - Im going out tonight.- Well, Id rath

25、er you .arent B. dont C. wont D. didnt 我宁愿考试不及格也不要作弊。我宁愿考试不及格也不要作弊。I would rather fail than cheat in the examination.A. I would fail rather than cheat in the examination. BDWe shall equip all schools new computers over the next year.The center is well equipped mountaineering. withfor9. He therefore

26、gives millions of yuan to equip others for their research in agriculture. equip vt. to provide sb./sth. with the things that are needed.equip oneself/ sb. /sth. with sth.用某物武装某人用某物武装某人/装装备某物备某物equip sb./sth. for sth. 为某事使某人为某事使某人/某物有所准备某物有所准备with the hope of/that 带着希望；希望in the hope of / in hopes of

27、in the hope thatI called early in the hope of catching her before she went to work.I called early catching her before she went to work.He asked her again in the hope that he could persuade her to come.He asked her again . with the hope of with the hope of persuading her to come10. Dr Yuan awoke from

28、 his dream with the hope of producing a kind of recie that could feed more people. Although he is one of Chinas most famous scientists, Yuan Longping considers himself a farmer, for he works the land to do his research.Indeed, his sunburnt face and arms and his slim, strong body are just like thoses

29、 of millions of Chinese farmers, for whom he has struggled for the past five decades.These increased harvests mean that 22% of the worlds people are fed from just 7% of the farmland in China.5.Thanks to his research, the UN has more tools in the battle to rid the world of hunger.6. Each ear of rice

30、was as big as an ear of corn and each grain of rice was as huge as a peanut.为而奋斗过去的半个世纪高产量毕业于作为年轻人.的极大需要搜寻，探索幸亏，由于，因为摆脱，除去struggle forfor/over the past five decadesa high outputgraduate fromas a young mana/the great need for search for thanks to rid of 对 感到满意 在意，关心 宁愿，宁可过着舒适的生活而不是为某事使某人/某物有所准备带着某种希望

31、全球关心，喜爱，照顾be satisfied with care about would rather (than do) lead a comfortable life rather than equip sb./sth. for sth. with the hope of around the globe care for Fill in the proper phrases or words to complete the following:It was _ his advice that I succeeded.I _ the result of the experiment.The

32、y have _ for years to drive the invaders out of their country.We all wish that we could _ the world _ crime.In some less developed areas in China, some farmers are still _ poor _ .The _ of corn this year is double that of last year.After _ college, he went to Shenzhen _ getting a chance to become ri

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34、h/was dissatisfied with make a difference to expanded circulating equipping are exported battled students of all nationalities would rather remain poor rid himself of those thoughts sunburnt ridof expand circulate would rather struggle export be satisfied with equip crops thanks to statistics globe super nationalities Hunger disease Vietnam occupations freedom exported decade struggle expanding Equipped output grain crops battles disturbing