Section Ⅰ Reading and Thinking Pre-reading Before you read， look at the photo and the title of the text.Discuss these questions in groups. 1.Who is the man in the photo？ What crop is he holding in his hands？ 2.What do you know about the man？ What else do you want to know about him？ While-reading 第一步：析架构理清脉络 1.What’s the main idea of the text？（ ） A.Ways to increase the rice output. B.Yuan Longping’s dreams. C.Yuan Longping’s super hybrid rice. D.Yuan Longping — an agricultural pioneer. 2.Match the main idea with each part. Part 1 （Para.1）A.Yuan’s ongoing ability to fulfill his dreams. Part 2 （Paras.2－4）B.Yuan’s attitude towards life， celebrity and wealth. Part 3 （Para.5）C.A brief introduction to Yuan Longping. Part 4 （Para.6）D.Yuan’s personal life and his scientific achievements. 第二步：知细节明察秋毫 1.Why did Yuan Longping consider himself a farmer？（ ） A.He was born in a farmer family. B.He was 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 interested in agriculture. 3.What’s the main advantage of hybrid crops？（ ） A.They can get a higher yield than conventional crops. B.Many famous scientists are interested in them. C.They were created by Yuan Longping. D.They are self-pollinating plants. 4.How has Yuan’s work helped China and other countries？ （ ） A.Yuan donated his rice to farmers at home and abroad. B.Yuan helped farmers at home and abroad study agriculture. C.It helped farmers produce more rice to feed the world. D.It helped farmers make a lot of money. 第三步：辨难句拆分解读 1.However， what concerned him most was that farmers often had poor harvests and sometimes even had a serious shortage of food to eat. 句式分析：本句中名词性从句分别作主语和表语。 为句子的主语， 为句子的表语。 自主翻译： 2.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 produce around 200 million tons of rice per year. 句式分析：本句为it 作 的复合句。真正的主语是 引导的从句，而真正的主语太长，为了避免 ... ...
