.Section_Warming_Up_&_Reading_Prereading1A large number of people die of hunger in the world, especially in Africa, so agriculture plays an important role in our lives.Who do you think has made great contributions to growing rice that has a high output?2Why was Yuan Longping awarded the State Supreme Science and Technology Award? Please read the following passage to get the answer.Yuan Longping, Father of Hybrid Rice, has a dream that he cultivates rice as plump (饱满的) as peanuts, and farmers can relax in the cool shadow of big rice plants. Yuan won a 5millionyuan State Supreme Science and Technology Award, known as the Nobel Prize in China, when he was 71 years old, for his outstanding achievements in breeding highyield hybrid rice, which has greatly increased Chinas grain output. A minor planet was named after him in 1999.Yuan came up with the idea of hybridizing rice for the first time in the 1960s. Since then, 50 percent of Chinas total rice cultivation fields have grown such rice, which added some 300 billion kilograms to the countrys grain output. Yuan Longping in his 80s has devoted most of his life to growing rice.He hopes to popularize the hybrid rice around the world to remove starvation from the earth. In 1980, Yuan went to the United States to share his knowledge about the cultivation technology of hybrid rice. He has done a lot to bring his research methods to other countries.Warming Up1The title of this unit is “Working the land”. Have you worked the land? Discuss in pairs and put the farming steps in order. AEFDBC2Does your hometown grow rice? Do you like to eat rice? Who do you know is Father of Hybrid Rice?Yes.Yuan_Longping.Fast ReadingScan the passage and then choose the best answers according to the passage.(1)Why does Yuan Longping work the land?ABecause he was born into a farmers family.BBecause he needs to do his research on farming.CBecause he is interested in farming.DBecause he has a slim and strong body.(2)If Yuan Longping works with other farmers in the field, it is hard to tell him from others because _.Ahe regards himself as a farmerBhe is really like other farmersChe wears simple clothes like other farmersDpeople dont know who Yuan Longping is(3)From the text, we can know that _.AYuan Longping found a way to increase rich harvests by expanding the area of fields BYuan Longping is satisfied with his life because he is famous and richCin the 1950s, many parts of the countryside were short of foodDYuan Longpings way of increasing rice harvests only works in some Asian countries(4)What is Yuan Longpings attitude towards money?AToo much money will cause a lot of troubles.BMoney is of no use to a scientist.CMoney is not important at all.DOne has to spend all his money on his own research.(5)The whole passage mainly talks about_.Ahow to solve the worlds hunger problemBhow to increase rice harvestsCYuan Longpings achievements in farmingDYuan Longpings daily life答案：(1)(5)BBCACCareful Reading1Read the passage carefully and then answer the following questions.(1)What does Dr Yuan look like?He_has_a_sunburnt_face_and_arms_and_a_slim,_strong_body.He_is_more_like_a_farmer_than_a_scientist.(2)What is his achievement?He_grows_what_is_called_super_hybrid_rice,_which_makes_it_possible_to_produce_20%_more_of_the_crop_in_the_same_fields.2Read the passage and match each paragraph with its main idea.(1)Paragraph 1 (D)AYuan Longpings brief life experiences.(2)Paragraph 2 (A) BYuan Longpings dreams.(3)Paragraph 3 (C) CYuan Longpings attitudes toward life.(4)Paragraph 4 (B) DYuan Longpings achievements in the improvements on rice production.3Read the passage carefully and then try to write down the main idea.The text is about Yuan_Longping who has made a great contribution to producing better rice.SummaryRead the passage carefully and fill in the blanks.Yuan Longping was a pioneer of agriculture in China. He graduated 1.from Southwest Agricultural College in 1953. Since then he devoted his life to 2.finding (find) ways to grow more rice. The rice 3.farmers (farm) are now producing harvest twice as large as before 4.by using his kind of rice. But he was not 5.satisfied (satisfy) with his work. Although now he leads a rich life, he still keeps 6.on doing his work to develop his rice. I think his work is really important to the world. Because of his hard work, the production of food 7.has_been_improved (improve) and the problem of 8.hunger (hungry) can be solved. 9.Thanks to Yuan Longpings great work, millions of people can benefit 10.from his extraordinary work.DiscussionWhat do you think would happen if there was suddenly no rice to eat tomorrow?If_that_happened,_people_there_would_suffer_from_starvation._People_would_panic_(惊慌)_and_the_whole_country_would_get_into_troub