Period 2 课文整体阅读(Reading and Thinking) Ⅰ．文章大意 What's mainly talked about in the text A．How to increase rice yields． B．Yuan Longping's farming life． C．How to solve the world's hunger problem． D．Yuan Longping's achievements in farming． Ⅱ．篇章结构 1．Why did Yuan Longping consider himself a farmer A．He was born in a farmer family． B．He is known as the “father of hybrid rice”． C．He was educated at an agricultural college． D．He continually worked the land in his research． 2．Why did Yuan decide to study agriculture A．His parents wanted him to pursue a career in agriculture． B．He wanted to deal with the crisis of shortage of food． C．He wanted to be the “father of hybrid rice”． D．He was not interested in agriculture． 3．What is the characteristic of hybrids A．They are very difficult to create． B．They are made up of conventional crops． C．They usually have a higher yield． D．They have to be grown in the seawater． 4．What did Yuan really care for at heart A．Leisure． B．Fame． C．Agricultural research． D．Money． 1．Are you interested in agricultural science？Why 2．Do you know other modern scientists in China and their achievements Ⅰ．一词多义/熟词生义 1．boost vt．使增长；使兴旺 n．增长；提高；激励 ①(教材原句)Instead，farmers needed to boost yields in the fields they had． _____ ②These changes will help boost food prices． _____ ③This has given clothing prices a big boost． _____ ④This measure will be a great boost to the economy． _____ 2．characteristic n．特征；特点；品质 adj．典型的；独特的 ①(教材原句)One characteristic of hybrids is that they usually attain a higher yield than conventional crops． _____ ②The two species have several characteristics in common． _____ ③I recognised his characteristic walk． _____ ④Independence is the outstanding characteristic of a person． _____ 3．Young people don't want to do things that soil their hands． _____ 4．He suggested that we might yield to the pressure of opinion． _____ Ⅱ．词块积累 1．_____ 严重缺乏 2．_____ 解决这个危机 3．_____ 使某人能够做某事 4．_____ 大笔捐款 5．_____ 实现某人的梦想 Ⅲ．写作佳句 1．Long ago，he envisioned rice plants as tall as sorghum，with each ear of rice _____，and each grain of rice as huge as a peanut． 很久以前，他设想了一种像高粱一样高的水稻，每一穗米都像扫帚一样大，每一粒米都像花生一样大。 2．Indeed，_____ was just like that of millions of Chinese farmers，to whom he had _____． 确实，他瘦削但结实的身躯看起来和他为之奉献了一生的千千万万的中国农民一样。 3．Even in his later years，Yuan Longping was still young _____，and everyone was always excited to see what he would dream up next． 即使在他生命的最后几年，袁隆平的内心仍然年轻，充满了远见，那时每个人都在等着看他接下来会梦想什么。 Ⅳ．长难语句 1．Today，it is estimated that about 60 percent of domestic rice consumption in China is comprised of crops generated from Yuan's hybrid strains，and his strains have allowed China's farmers to produc ... ...
