【创新设计】2016-2017学年高中英语 Unit 2 Working the land Period One Warming Up Reading课时作业 新人教版必修4.doc

Unit 2 Working the land Father of Hybrid Rice—Yuan Longping Yuan Longping，a Chinese scientist，was born in 1930.Professor Yuan graduated from Southwest Agricultural College in 1953 and since then he has devoted himself to agricultural education and research. Professor Yuan was a pioneer in hybrid rice research and made remarkable achievements in this area，first developing hybrid rice in the world.The achievements of Yuan Longping greatly solved the food shortage，and provided a solution to the worldwide starvation.It is regarded as the fifth invention after China’s Four Major Inventions，and is acclaimed as the Second Green Revolution. Yuan Longping was the first person to develop hybrid rice.The new technology was tested in many areas of South China in 1974 and 1975，and then extended to the other areas.China became the first country that is capable of producing hybrid rice.Yuan Longping is the first scientist who successfully realized large-scale farming of hybrid rice.This earned him the title “Father of Hybrid Rice”. His pioneering work in hybrid rice breeding and production techniques has revolutionized rice cultivation in China，establishing China’s world leading position in hybrid rice research.At present，the hybrid rice developed by Yuan is planted on the farmlands all over China，which played an important role in increasing China’s grain production.These increased harvests mean that 22% of the world population are fed from just 7% of the world’s total farmland. 根据上文完成下列各题 1．What is his hybrid rice called? His hybrid rice is regarded as the fifth invention after China’s Four Major Inventions. 2．What role does his hybrid rice play in China? His hybrid rice made it possible that 22% of the world population are fed from just 7% of the world’s total farmland. 3．Do you want to be a scientist on farming in the future? Give your reasons. The answers may vary. Period One　Warming Up Reading Ⅰ.单词 1．n.数据；统计statistic 十年；十年期decade 产量；输出output 庄稼；农作物crop 饥饿；欲望hunger 战斗