（小升初分班考）2023年小升初英语专题训练：阅读理解（社会热点）外研版（三起）

（小升初分班考）2023年小升初英语专题训练：阅读理解（社会热点）（含答案解析）外研版（三起） China's "Father of Hybrid Rice" (杂交水稻之父) Yuan Longping Sept. 7th, 1930-May 22nd, 2021 Yuan Longping is a great scientist. He is "Father of Hybrid Rice" in China. In 1930, he was born (出生) in Beijing. In 1939, his family went to Chongqing and lived there. He studied in the university there from 1949 to 1953. Then he went to Hunan and worked as a teacher from 1953 to 1970. He had many hobbies. He liked playing the violin and swimming. He could speak English well. When he was young, he saw lots of Chinese people starving. People couldn't eat rice every day. Sometimes they ate grass or leaves! He wanted to help them. In 1960. he found (发现) a special rice plant—hybrid rice. He studied it for a few years. In 1973, he planted the rice successfully (成功地). There's more and more rice, and the hybrid rice can grow in other countries, too. Yuan Longping helped China, and he also helped the world. 1．Yuan Longping studied in the university in ___. (    ) A．Beijing B．Chongqing C．Hunan 2．Yuan Longping liked ___. (    ) A．playing the erhu B．teaching English C．music and sports 3．The underlined word "starving" means “___”. (    ) A．遭受寒冷 B．遭受饥饿 C．遭受病痛 4．Yuan Longping found the hybrid rice when he was ___ years old. (    ) A．30 B．40 C．43 5．Which of the following is NOT right? (    ) A．Yuan Longping was helpful to the world. B．Yuan Longping's first job was a teacher. C．The passage (文章) is about the hybrid rice. In response to(响应) the country’s call (号召), Amy and Amily had COVID-19-Vaccine(新冠疫苗) for the second time. Amy, Yongzhou, Hunan I’m 18 years old. I’m from Xinhua High School. I had the first does(剂次) on 1st March, 2021. It was Sunday. I went to the hospital with my mum. I finished (完成) it at 11:00 a.m. and then we returned home. On 24th, March, 2021, that was my birthday. 1 had the second dose (剂次). Amily, Wuhan, Hubei I’m 19 years old. My birthday is on 18th September. I’m from Huanggang High School. On 14th March, 2021, it was