Unit５课文知识点讲义-2022-2023学年高中英语人教版（2019）选择性必修第一册

选修一 Unit 5 Working the Land Step 1　Fast-reading 1．What’s the main idea of the passage？_____ 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 each paragraph with its main idea. Para.1　A．Yuan conducted research and developed hybrid rice. Para.2　B．Yuan is old but still full of dreams that he is turning into reality. Para.3　C．Yuan considers himself a farmer. Para.4　D．Yuan decided to study agriculture. Para.5　E．Yuan’s innovation has helped to feed more people. Para.6　F．Yuan cares little for celebrity or money. Step 2　Careful-reading Choose the best answer. 1．From the first paragraph, we know that Yuan Longping _____. A．is a farmer B．looks like a farmer C．has a weak body D．is China’s most famous scientist 2．Why did Yuan Longping choose to study agriculture？_____ A．Because his parents wanted him to do so. B．Because he wanted to win awards in this field. C．Because farmers sometimes suffered from serious shortage of food at that time. D．Because he wanted to make more money by selling seeds. 3．How long did it take Yuan Longping to develop his super hybrid rice？_____ A．12 years. B．14 years. C．21 years. D．30 years. 4．Which of the following can we know from the passage？_____ A．Yuan Longping is living a life of leisure. B．Most experts on agriculture agreed on the possibility of developing a kind of hybrid rice. C．“Seawater rice” is a kind of rice that has a low output. D．Yuan Longping is not interested in becoming famous or wealthy. Passage： A Pioneer for all People Yuan Longping. known as the “father of hybrid rice”, is one of China's most famous scientists. Yet, he considers himself a farmer because he continually works the land in his research. Indeed, his slim but strong body is just like that of millions of Chinese farmers, to whom he has devoted his life. Yuan Longping was born in 1930 in Beijing. His parents wanted him to pursue a career in science or medicine. However,