内容正文:
任何生命都有其结束的一天,但我毫不畏惧,因为我的学生会将科学探索之路延续到那时,不知会完成多少人的梦想。
Unit 2
Inspiring People
Section B (1a-1f)
What makes people admirable?
What is a seed scientist?
Do you know him?
Zhong Yang(钟扬)
【 1964-2017 】
复旦大学植物学教授。他心系科研与教育,十六年扎根青藏高原,跋涉50多万公里,不畏艰险,采集数千万颗植物种子,填补种质资源空白。同时,他心怀家国,快速践行初心使命,争分夺秒投身科研与教育,培养人才、传播科学,不放过一分一秒的时间,推动当地学科发展,用生命践行科研报国的信念,获评“时代楷模”
Look at the title of the text. What do you think a seed scientist does? Do you think it is an interesting job?
The Inspiring Seed Scientist
A seed scientist studies seeds and works to improve how they grow, survive, and produce crops or fruits. I think it is a very interesting job.
1a
Read the text quickly. Who was the seed scientist? What did he do?
The seed scientist was Zhong Yang
He spent his whole life researching and collecting seeds, and training others to do the same. He left behind a huge collection of seeds and inspired many to carry on his important work.
1. Who was the seed scientist?
2. What did he do?
1b
1. What is the type of the text?
A. A notice B. A biography
C. A diary D. A poem
Fast -Reading
2. What is the main purpose of this passage?
A. To explain the use of seed banks in the world.
B. To tell us how to collect plant seeds in Xizang.
C. To introduce Zhong Yang’s life and great
contributions.
D. To ask students to study biology hard.
Fast -Reading
3. What can we infer from the whole text?
A. Zhong Yang only studied radio engineering all his life.
B. Zhong Yang was a hard-working and devoted scientist.
C. Zhong Yang collected seeds alone without any help.
D. Seed banks can stop all plants from disappearing.
4. Which of the following best describes Zhong Yang
according to the text?
A. Quiet and shy
B. Strict and careless
C. Hard-working and selfless
D. Funny and outgoing
Training local students to do
important work
B. Introduction to Zhong Yang
and seed banks
C. What he left behind
D. Becoming interested in seeds
E. Starting to work and collect
seeds in Xizang
What’s the main idea of each paragraph?
Part.1
Part.2
Part.3
Part.4
Part.5
B
D
E
A
C
What’s the structure of the text?
Introduction: Zhong Yang, a seed scientist
Main events
Influence: more than
just a huge collection
of seeds
Para.1
The Inspiring Seed Scientist
On 25 September 2017, the scientific world was shaken by the news that Chinese professor Zhong Yang had died in a car accident. The well-respected biologist had spent his whole life researching plants and seeds. Over the years, he collected many important seeds for China's seed banks. These special banks protect all kinds of plant seeds, including the ones we need for food, and they make sure that important plants do not disappear from the world forever.
1. When did Zhong Yang pass away?
2. What did Zhong Yang spend his whole life studying?
3. What is the use of seed banks?
On 25 September 2017.
He spent his whole life researching plants and seeds.
They protect all kinds of plant seeds and make sure important plants do not disappear forever.
Para.1
Translation
The Inspiring Seed Scientist
On 25 September 2017, the scientific world was shaken by the news that Chinese professor Zhong Yang had died in a car accident. The well-respected biologist had spent his whole life researching plants and seeds. Over the years, he collected many important seeds for China's seed banks. These special banks protect all kinds of plant seeds, including the ones we need for food, and they make sure that important plants do not disappear from the world forever.
鼓舞人心的种子科学家
2017年9月25日,一则消息震惊了整个科学界--中国的钟扬教授因车祸逝世
这位备受尊敬的生物学家毕生都致力于植物与种子的研究
多年来,他为中国的种子库收集了大量重要的种子
这些特殊的种子库保护各种各样的植物种子
包括我们赖以生存的粮食作物种子
同时确保这些重要的植物不会永远从地球上消失。
Para.2
Zhong Yang was born in 1964. When he was young, he showed a deep love for and a curiosity for the things he studied. He was an excellent student, entering university at the early age of 15. There, he studied radio engineering and later became interested in plants. The research and study of plants, especially the seeds, became the focus of his life after he became a professor at Fudan University.
Information
Item
Year of birth
Age when he entered university
His first major at university
The focus of his life’s research
1964
15
radio engineering
The research and study of plants, especially the seeds
Para.2
Zhong Yang was born in 1964. When he was young, he showed a deep love for and a curiosity for the things he studied. He was an excellent student, entering university at the early age of 15. There, he studied radio engineering and later became interested in plants. The research and study of plants, especially the seeds, became the focus of his life after he became a professor at Fudan University.
Translation
钟扬出生于1964年。
年少时,他就对自己所学的事物怀有浓厚的热爱与强烈的好奇心。
他是一名优等生,15岁便早早考入大学。
在大学里,他起初攻读无线电工程专业,后来对植物产生了兴趣。
成为复旦大学的教授后,植物研究,尤其是种子研究,便成了他生活的重心。
Para.3
It is important for seed banks to include many different kinds of seeds. When Zhong Yang discovered that there was not enough research of the seeds from Xizang, he went there to collect seeds himself. In 2001, he began his travels across Xizang. It was very difficult for him to brave the cold weather and great heights. He sometimes fell sick, but he always continued with his work.
1. It is not necessary for seed banks to collect different kinds of seeds.
2. Zhong Yang found there wasn’t enough research on Xizang’s seeds.
3. Zhong Yang started his seed-collecting trips in Xizang in 2001.
4. It was easy for Zhong Yang to work in Xizang’s cold and high places.
5. Though Zhong Yang sometimes fell sick, he kept on with his work.
F
T
T
F
T
Para.3
It is important for seed banks to include many different kinds of seeds. When Zhong Yang discovered that there was not enough research of the seeds from Xizang, he went there to collect seeds himself. In 2001, he began his travels across Xizang. It was very difficult for him to brave the cold weather and great heights. He sometimes fell sick, but he always continued with his work.
Translation
当发现针对西藏地区种子的研究不够充分时,钟扬便亲自前往当地采集种子。
对于种子库来说,采集各种各样的种子很重要
2001年,他踏上了穿越西藏的旅程。
对他来说,面对严寒和极高的海拔异常艰难。
他时不时会生病,但从未停下工作的脚步。
Para.4
Zhong Yang knew it was better to include more people when doing important work. He began a programme to find and train local students in field research to become scientists. Together, he and his team collected more than 40 million seeds from around 1,000 types of plants. Their hard work provided the world with lots of new information about the plants in China.
1. What did Zhong Yang start a programme to do?
2. How many seeds did Zhong Yang and his team collect together?
3. What did their hard work provide the world with?
He started a programme to find and train local students in field research to become scientists.
They collected more than 40 million seeds.
It provided the world with lots of new information about the plants in China.
Para.4
Zhong Yang knew it was better to include more people when doing important work. He began a programme to find and train local students in field research to become scientists. Together, he and his team collected more than 40 million seeds from around 1,000 types of plants. Their hard work provided the world with lots of new information about the plants in China.
Translation
钟扬深知,开展重要的科研工作时凝聚更多人的力量会更好。
于是他发起了一个项目,发掘并培养当地学生参与野外研究,助力他们成为科学家。
他与团队携手,从约1000种植物中采集到了4000多万颗种子。
他们的辛勤付出为世界增添了大量关于中国植物的全新研究资料。
Para.5
Zhong Yang left behind more than just a huge collection of seeds. His love for his job and research lives on in his students. He once said, “My students will continue on the road of scientific exploration, and the seeds we have collected may grow hundreds of years from now.”
1. Zhong Yang left behind more than just a huge ___________ of seeds.
2. His love for his job and __________ lives on in his students.
3. Zhong Yang’s students will continue on the road of scientific ____________.
4. The seeds they collected may ___________ hundreds of years from now.
collection
research
exploration
grow
Para.5
Zhong Yang left behind more than just a huge collection of seeds. His love for his job and research lives on in his students. He once said, “My students will continue on the road of scientific exploration, and the seeds we have collected may grow hundreds of years from now.”
Translation
他对工作与科研的热忱,正通过他的学生们延续下去
钟扬留下的远不止海量的种子
他曾说:“我的学生会将探索之路延续,而我们采集的种子,也许会在几百年后的某一天生根发芽
Read again and match each paragraph with its topic.
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 3
A. Training local students to do important work
B. Introduction to Zhong Yang and seed banks
C. What he left behind
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 5
D. Becoming interested in seeds
E. Starting to work and collect seeds in Xizang
1c
Fill in the blanks with the information from the text. Then put the events into the timeline and tell the story of Zhong Yang in your own words.
A. Zhong Yang was born.
B. He ________________ at the age of 15.
C. He began _____________ to train local students.
D. He died in _____________.
E. He studied ________________ and later ______________________.
F. He travelled around Xizang to ______________.
entered university
a programme
a car accident
radio engineering
collect seeds
became interested in plants
A
B
E
F
C
D
1d
Tell a story
Zhong Yang was born with a love for learning. He entered university at just 15 and studied radio engineering. Later he became more interested in plants and seeds. He travelled around Xizang to collect seeds and also started a programme to train local students. Sadly, he died in a car accident in September 2017, but he left behind a life dedicated to teaching and scientific exploration, which has inspired many others.
Explain the meanings of these sentences in your own words. Pay attention to the underlined words.
1. It was very difficult for him to brave
the cold weather and great heights.
2. His love for his job and research lives
on in his students.
Using context
Examining the sentence’s context may help you guess and learn the meanings of difficult words and phrases.
1e
1. It was very difficult for him to brave the cold weather and great heights.
2. His love for his job and research lives on in his students.
1. What is happening in this sentence?
2. Does the sentence describe something
positive or negative?
3. Are there examples, reasons, or
comparisons that help explain the word?
1. It was very hard for him to face and bear
the freezing cold and high places.“Brave”
here doesn't mean being not afraid of
danger or difficulty. It is used as a verb
and means to face or deal with something
uncomfortable and scary.
2. His love for his work and study continues
in his students. "Live on" means
something continues to exist after
someone is gone.
Explain the meanings
in your own words
Discuss the questions.
1. Why did Zhong Yang want more people to do seed collection and research?
2. What makes Zhong Yang admirable? What can you learn from him?
3. What other admirable scientists do you know of?
What can you learn from their stories?
Because seed collection and research are very important and the work is too much for one person. He trained students so the work could continue and more plants could be protected.
He is admirable because he worked hard in difficult conditions and cared about protecting nature and training young scientists, especially local students. We can learn to be passionate, persistent, responsible, and helpful to others.
Yuan Longping teaches us to use science to help people. Tu Youyou teaches us patience and dedication. Marie Curie teaches us curiosity and lifelong learning. They are all admirable scientists.
1f
How does the text show ZhongYang is an inspiring seed scientist? What makes Zhong Yang admirable?
The Inspiring Seed Scientist: Zhong Yang
Outstanding
Full of courage
A good teacher
Important
contribution
He entered university at the early age of 15.
He braved the cold weather and great heights.
His love for his job and research lives on in his students.
Their hard work provided the world with lots of new information about the plants in China.
On 25 September 2017, the scientific world was shaken by the news that Chinese professor Zhong Yang had died in a car accident.
that引导的同位语从句,说明news的具体内容
shake(动词)使震惊 过去式:shook 过去分词:shaken
Had died
过去完成时:had+动词的过去分词
These special banks protect all kinds of plant seeds,
including the ones we need for food, and they make sure
that important plants do not disappear from the world forever.
主语
谓语
宾语
列举说明plant seeds
定语从句,修饰先行词ones
连接两个并列分句
That引导的宾语从句,作make sure 的宾语
3. When he was young, he showed a deep love for and a
curiosity for the things he studied.
when引导的时间状语从句
for the things he studied介宾结构作后置定语,修饰 curiosity
he studied 省略that的定语从句,修饰the things
4. My students will continue on the road of scientific
exploration, and the seeds we have collected may grow
hundreds of years from now.
连接两个并列分句
定语从句,省略关系词which/that,修饰先行词seeds
Further Thinking
What kind of “seeds” does Zhong Yang leave?
Natural seeds
They are more than 40 million plant seeds collected by Zhong Yang and his team from around 1,000 types of plants.
Talent seeds
They refer to the local students he found and trained in field research to become scientists.
Spirit seeds
It is his lasting love for work and research that lives in the heart of all people
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