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人教版选择性必修一Unit 5 Working the Land 导学案
Reading and Thinking
Step1: Translate the following expressions.
1.
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1.be known as...
2.consider oneself...
3.devote one’s life to...
4.pursue a career in...
5.what concerned him most was that...
6.boost yields
7.be convinced that...
8.a matter of great debate
9.The common assumption was that...
10.overcome enormous technical difficulties
11.expand output greatly
12.it is estimated that...
13.be comprised of...
14.make invaluable contributions
15.receive numerous awards
16.far from the case
17.at heart care little for...
18.make large donations to...
19.what impresses people most about... is... ...
20.fulfill one’s dreams
21.envision... as...
22.succeed in doing...
23.open up
24.despite one’s advanced years
25.full of vision
26.dream up
Step 2: Choose the best answer
1. Why did Yuan Longping regard himself as a farmer?
A. He was born into a farmer’s family. B. He carried out his research by working in the fields.
C. He received farm‑training education in college. D. He made a living by growing rice.
2. What made Yuan Longping decide to study agriculture?
A. His parents’ strong expectation. B. His dream to invent new hybrid crops.
C. The serious food shortage crisis. D. The poor condition of Southwest Agricultural College.
3. Which of the following words can best describe Yuan Longping’s personalities?
A. Ambitious, generous and devoted B. Cautious, quiet and strict
C. Modest, humorous and conservative D. Brave, proud and demanding
4. What was Yuan Longping’s great achievement in 1973?
A. He finished his college education. B. He developed hybrid rice for high output.
C. He exported hybrid rice abroad. D. He solved the worldwide food shortage.
5. What can we infer from the text about Yuan Longping’s dreams?
A. He only focused on increasing rice output in China. B. His dreams were limited to his young age.
C. He hoped hybrid rice could benefit the whole world. D. He gave up his dreams after retirement.
6. The underlined word “boost” in Paragraph 3 most probably means ___________.
A. reduce B. increase C. limit D. assess
7. Match each paragraph with its main idea.
① Yuan’s early life and his choice of agriculture ② Yuan thinks of himself as a farmer
③ Yuan’s research achievement on hybrid rice ④ Yuan’s visions for the future
⑤ Yuan’s attitude towards fame and money ⑥ The difficulty of developing hybrid rice
A. ②‑①‑⑥‑③‑⑤‑④ B. ①‑②‑③‑⑥‑④‑⑤
C. ②‑⑥‑①‑③‑④‑⑤ D. ①‑⑥‑②‑③‑⑤‑④
8. What is the text mainly about?
A. The history of hybrid rice in China. B. Yuan Longping’s life, achievements and spirits.
C. How to deal with global hunger problems. D. The development of modern agricultural science.
Step 3:Grammar cloze
Yuan Longping, known as the “father of hybrid rice”, was 1.___________ leading figure in the rice‑growing world. His sunburnt face, arms and slim but strong body were just like those of Chinese farmers, to whom he had devoted his life.
Born in 1930, Yuan Longping graduated from Southwest Agricultural College in 1953. 2.__________ concerned him most was that farmers often had poor 3. __________ (harvest) and even suffered from food shortage. 4.__________ (convince) that he could find ways to increase the rice output without larger fields, Yuan 5 .__________ (overcome) enormous technical difficulties to develop the first hybrid rice.
Today, it is estimated that about 60% of domestic rice consumption in China 6.__________(generate) from Yuan’s hybrid strains. Thanks 7.__________ his research, people have more tools in the battle to rid the world of hunger.
Although his hybrids had made him wealthy, Yuan cared little for celebrity or wealth. Instead, he made large donations to support 8.__________ (agriculture) research. What impresses people most is that Yuan had the ongoing ability 9.__________ (fulfil) his dreams. Even in his later years, Yuan was still young at heart and full of 10.__________ (visible), and we were expecting what he would dream up next.
参考答案:
Step 1: 翻译下列短语
1. be known as… 作为……而闻名 2. consider oneself… 自认为是……
3. devote one’s life to… 把一生奉献给…… 4. pursue a career in… 从事……职业
5. what concerned him most was that… 他最担心的是……
6. boost yields 提高产量 7. be convinced that… 深信……
8. a matter of great debate 一个争议很大的问题
9. The common assumption was that… 人们普遍认为……
10. overcome enormous technical difficulties 克服巨大的技术难题
11. expand output greatly 大幅扩大产量 12. it is estimated that… 据估计……
13. be comprised of… 由……组成
14. make invaluable contributions 做出宝贵的贡献
15. receive numerous awards 获得无数奖项 16. far from the case 事实远非如此
17. at heart care little for… 内心不在乎……
18. make large donations to… 向……大额捐赠
19. what impresses people most about… is… 关于……最打动人们的是……
20. fulfill one’s dreams 实现某人的梦想
21. envision… as… 把……设想为……
22. succeed in doing… 成功做某事
23. open up 开辟;开创
24. despite one’s advanced years 尽管年事已高
25. full of vision 充满远见
26. dream up 凭空想出;构思出
Step 2: 选择最佳答案
1. B 2. C 3. A 4. B 5. C 6. B 7. A 8. B
Step 3: 语法填空
1. a 2. What 3. harvests 4. Convinced 5. overcame
6. is generated 7. to 8. agricultural 9. to fulfill 10. vision
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