晨读小练41：Unit 5 Working the Land Reading and Thinking课文翻译及语法填空-2026-2027学年高中英语人教版选择性必修第一册

该高中英语学习任务单聚焦选择性必修一Unit5“造福全人类的先驱者”袁隆平传记课文，整合课文翻译、重点词汇（含词形变化如devote-devotion-devoted）、核心语法点（“介词+关系代词”定语从句、what引导主语从句等）及语法填空练习，搭建从词汇积累、语法理解到语篇应用的学习支架，帮助学生系统掌握单元语言知识。 资料突出语言能力与文化意识的融合培养，通过袁隆平奉献事迹渗透家国情怀，结合课文佳句赏析提升思维品质，练习题紧扣核心知识点设计，强化语法应用与词汇巩固，有效发展学生学习能力，体现“以语篇为载体、以素养为导向”的学科特色学习方法。

高中英语晨读小练素材 Every minute counts. 晨读小练41：选择性必修一 Unit 5 Reading and Thinking课文翻译及语法填空 A PIONEER FOR ALL PEOPLE造福全人类的先驱者 Paragraph 1 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. 袁隆平，被誉为"杂交水稻之父"，是中国最著名的科学家之一。然而，他认为自己是个农民，因为他不断地在田间耕作，进行科学研究。确实，他瘦削但结实的身躯看起来和他为之奉献了一生的千百万中国农民一样。 【重点必背】 be known as被称为；被誉为 to whom（"介词＋关系代词"引导定语从句）向他 devote vt. 把……献(给)；把……专用于；专心于→ devotion n. 奉献；忠诚；挚爱 → devoted adj. 挚爱的；全心全意的 【课文佳句】Indeed, his slim but strong body was just like that of millions of Chinese farmers, to whom he had devoted his life.（"介词＋关系代词"引导定语从句；人物描写） 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。 Paragraph 2 Yuan Longping was born in 1930 in Beijing. His parents wanted him to pursue a career in science or medicine. However, what concerned him most was that farmers often had poor harvests and sometimes even had a serious shortage of food to eat. To tackle this crisis, he chose to study agriculture and received an education at Southwest Agricultural College in Chongqing. 袁隆平1930年出生于北京。他的父母希望他从事科学或医学方面的工作。然而，最让他担心的是，农民经常歉收，有时甚至严重缺乏食物。为了应对这一危机，他选择了学习农业，并在重庆的西南农学院接受教育。 【重点必背】 pursue追求；从事 what concerned him most（主语从句）最让他担心的是 shortage n. 不足；缺少；短缺 → short adj. 短的；矮的；缺乏的 tackle vt. 解决(难题)；应付(局面)；处理 crisis n.（pl. crises）危机；危急关头 receive an education接受教育 【课文佳句】However, what concerned him most was that farmers often had poor harvests and sometimes even had a serious shortage of food to eat.（what引导主语从句） 然而，他最担忧的是农民们的收成不好，有时甚至严重缺乏食物。 Paragraph 3 After graduating in 1953, he worked as a researcher. Yuan Longping realised that larger fields were not the solution. Instead, farmers needed to boost yields in the fields they had. How this could be done was a challenging question at the time. Yuan was convinced that the answer could be found in the creation of hybrid rice. A hybrid is a cross between two or more varieties of a species. One characteristic of hybrids is that they usually attain a higher yield than conventional crops. However, whether it was possible to develop a hybrid of self-pollinating plants such as rice was a matter of great debate. The common assumption then was that it could not be done. Through intense effort, Yuan overcame enormous technical difficulties to develop the first hybrid rice that could be used for farming in 1974. This hybrid enabled farmers to expand their output greatly. 1953年毕业后，他从事研究工作。袁隆平意识到，解决问题的办法并不是扩大农田面积，而是农民们需要提高他们已有土地上农作物的产量。如何做到这一点在当时是一个具有挑战性的问题。袁隆平坚信，可以在杂交水稻的培育中找到答案。杂交植物是一个物种的两个或多个变种之间的杂交。杂交作物的一个特点是它们的产量通常比常规作物高。然而，是否有可能培育出如水稻等自花授粉植物的杂交种，这是一个充满争议的问题。人们普遍认为这是不可能做到的。通过不懈的努力，袁隆平克服了巨大的技术难题，于1974年研制出了第一批可用于农业生产的杂交水稻。这种杂交植物使农民能够大幅度增加他们的水稻产量。 【重点必背】 boost vt. 使增长 n. 增长；提高；激励 convince vt. 使相信；使确信；说服 → convincing adj. 有说服力的 → convinced adj. 确信的；坚信的 characteristic n. 特征；特点；品质 adj. 典型的；独特的 attain vt.（通常经过努力）获得；得到 conventional adj. 传统的；习惯的 assumption n. 假定；设定；(责任的)承担；(权力的)获得→ assume v. 假定；设想 → assuming conj. 假定；假设 intense adj. 热切的；十分强烈的；激烈的 overcome vt.（overcame，overcome）克服；解决；战胜 expand vt.&vi. 扩大；增加 vt. 扩展；发展(业务)→ expansion n. 扩大；扩张；扩充 output n. 产量；输出；输出量 vt.（output，output）输出 Paragraph 4 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. Yuan's innovation has helped feed not just China, but many other countries that depend on rice as well, such as India and Vietnam. Because of his invaluable contributions, Yuan Longping has received numerous awards both in China and abroad. 据估算，现在中国国内消费的稻米有大约60%来自袁隆平的杂交水稻品种形成的作物，这些品种（形成的作物）让中国农民每年能够生产出大约两亿吨稻米。袁隆平的创新不仅帮助养活了中国，也养活了许多其他依赖大米的国家，如印度和越南。因为他做出了不可估量的贡献，袁隆平在国内外获得了无数奖项。 【重点必背】 estimate vt. 估计；估价；估算 n. 估计；估算 domestic国内的；家庭的 consumption n. 消耗；消耗量；消费→ consume vt. 消耗；消费；吃；喝 → consumer n. 消费者；用户 be comprised of包括；包含；由……组成(或构成) generate vt. 产生；引起 【课文佳句】Today, it is estimated that about 60 percent of domestic rice consumption in China is comprised of crops generated from Yuan's hybrid strains...（It is estimated that...） 据估算，现在中国国内消费的稻米有大约60%来自袁隆平的杂交水稻品种形成的作物…… Paragraph 5 Given that Yuan's hybrids have made him quite wealthy, one might think he would retire to a life of leisure. However, this is far from the case. Deep down, Yuan is still very much a farmer at heart. As a man of the soil, he cares little for celebrity or money. Instead, he makes large donations to support agricultural research. 考虑到杂交水稻使袁隆平变得相当富有，人们可能认为他会退休享受闲适的生活。然而，事实远非如此。实际上，袁隆平在内心深处仍然是一位农民。作为一个土生土长的人，他不太在乎名利。相反，他大量捐款支持农业科学研究。 【重点必背】 retire vt.&vi. 退休；退职；退出 leisure n. 闲暇；休闲；空闲 deep down在内心深处；本质上；实际上 soil n. 泥土；土壤；国土；领土 celebrity n. 名望；名誉；名人；名流 donation n. 捐赠物；捐赠；赠送 Paragraph 6 What impresses people most about Yuan Longping is his ongoing ability to fulfill his dreams. Long ago, he envisioned rice plants as tall as sorghum, with each ear of rice as big as a broom, and each grain of rice as huge as a peanut. He succeeded in producing a kind of rice that could feed more people at home and abroad. His latest vision for "seawater rice" has also become a reality, and potentially opened up nearly one million square kilometres of salty land in China for rice production. Despite his advanced years, Yuan Longping is still young at heart and full of vision, and everyone is waiting to see what he will dream up next. 袁隆平给人印象最深的是他不断实现梦想的能力。很久以前，他设想水稻高至高粱，稻穗大如扫帚，而每粒稻谷大如花生。他成功地种植出一种可以养活国内外更多人口的水稻。他对"海水稻"的最新设想也已成为现实，并可能在中国开辟近100万平方公里的盐碱地，用于水稻生产。尽管年事已高，袁隆平的内心仍然年轻，富有远见，每个人都在等着看他下一步的梦想。 【重点必背】 fulfill one's dreams实现某人的梦想 envision vt. 展望；想象 grain n. 谷物；谷粒；颗粒 vision n. 想象；视力；视野；影像 reality n. 现实；实际情况；事实 salty adj. 含盐的；咸的 → salt n. 盐 【单元重点词汇】 1.devote vt.把……献(给)；把……专用于；专心于→devotion n.奉献；忠诚；挚爱→devoted adj.挚爱的；全心全意的；忠诚的 2.shortage n.不足；缺少；短缺→short adj.短的；矮的；缺乏的；简略的 3.convince vt.使相信；使确信；说服→convincing adj.有说服力的；使人信服的→convinced adj.确信的；坚信的 4.assumption n.假定；设定；(责任的)承担；(权力的)获得→assume v.假定；设想；承担→assuming conj.假定；假设 5.expand vt.& vi.扩大；增加 vt.扩展；发展(业务)→expansion n.扩大；扩张；扩充 6.consumption n.消耗；消耗量；消费→consume vt.消耗；消费；吃；喝→consumer n.消费者；用户；客户 7.salty adj.含盐的；咸的→salt n.盐 8.extension n.扩建部分；扩大；电话分机→extend vt.伸开；展开；延伸→extensive adj.广阔的；大规模的；广泛的 9.chemical adj.与化学有关的；化学的 n.化学制品；化学品→chemistry n.化学→chemically adv.化学上地→chemist n.化学家；药剂师 10.nutritional adj.营养(物)的→nutritious adj.有营养的；营养丰富的→nutrition n.营养；滋养 11.depth n.向下(或向里)的距离；深(度)→deep adj.深的→deeply adv.深深地；强烈地→deepen vt.加深；(使)变深 12.entirely adv.全部地；完整地；完全地→entire adj.全部的；完全的 【单元重点句式】 1.句式：what引导主语从句 原句：However，what concerned him most was that farmers often had poor harvests and sometimes even had a serious shortage of food to eat. 然而，他最担忧的是农民们的收成不好，有时甚至严重缺乏食物。 2.句式：It＋be＋过去分词＋that ... 原句： 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. 据估算，现在中国国内消费的稻米有大约60%来自袁隆平的杂交水稻品种形成的作物，这些品种(形成的作物)让中国农民每年能够生产出大约两亿吨稻米。 3.句式：given that ...鉴于，考虑到，引导条件状语从句 原句：Given that Yuan's hybrids made him quite wealthy，one might think he would have retired to a life of leisure. 考虑到杂交水稻使袁隆平变得相当富有，人们可能认为他会退休享受闲适的生活。 4.句式：动词­ing形式作结果状语 原句： Why different crops are grown is that they put important minerals back into the ground，making it ready for the next batch of crops. 轮换种植的原因就是这些作物会把重要的矿物质重新释放回土壤中，为种植下一批庄稼作好准备。 5.句式：同位语从句 原句：What keeps them from doing so is the fact that chemical farming serves the high demand for food around the world. 阻止他们这样做的是这样一个事实，即化学耕作满足了全世界对粮食的高需求。 6.读后续写之人物描写 原句：Indeed，his slim but strong body was just like that of millions of Chinese farmers，to whom he had devoted his life. 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。 【小练1】课文语法填空 （根据课文内容，用所给词的正确形式填空） 1. Yuan Longping, known as the "father of hybrid rice", is one of China's most famous ____________ (science). 2. He considers ____________ (he) a farmer because he continually works the land in his research. 3. His slim but strong body is just like that of millions of Chinese farmers, to ____________ he has devoted his life. 4. His parents wanted him to pursue a career in science or medicine. However, ____________ concerned him most was that farmers often had poor harvests. 5. To tackle this crisis, he chose to study agriculture and ____________ (receive) an education at Southwest Agricultural College. 6. Yuan Longping realised that larger fields ____________ (be) not the solution. 7. Yuan was convinced that the answer could ____________ (find) in the creation of hybrid rice. 8. One characteristic of hybrids is that they usually attain a higher yield than conventional ____________ (crop). 【小练2】词汇或语法填空 1. Yuan Longping is known ____________ the "father of hybrid rice". 2. He has devoted his life ____________ the millions of Chinese farmers. 3. ____________ concerned him most was that farmers often had poor harvests. 4. To tackle this crisis, he chose ____________ (study) agriculture. 5. Yuan was convinced that the answer could be found in the ____________ (create) of hybrid rice. 6. One characteristic of hybrids is that they usually ____________ (attainment) a higher yield. 7. Through intense effort, Yuan overcame enormous technical ____________ (difficult). 8. This hybrid enabled farmers ____________ (expand) their output greatly. 【参考答案】 【小练1】课文语法填空 scientists himself whom what received were be found crops 【小练2】词汇或语法填空 as to What to study creation attain difficulties to expand 1 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $