Unit 5 Working the land Reading and Thinking 课件 -2026-2027学年高中英语人教版选择性必修第一册

Reading and Thinking Unit 5 Working the Land A Pioneer for all people My lifelong pursuit is to keep all the people away from hunger. --Yuan Longping 3 The text type? A. news report B. biography C. speech D. diary 先锋 4 Match the main idea with each paragraph. A. Yuan conducted research and developed hybrid rice.  B. Yuan worked hard to fulfil his dreams. C. Yuan considered himself a farmer. D. Yuan decided to study agriculture. E. Yuan’s innovation has helped to feed more people. F. Yuan cared little for fame or wealth. Para.1 Para.2 Para.3 Para.4 Para.5 Para.6 The text structure? A. Yuan conducted research and developed hybrid rice.  B. Yuan worked hard to fulfil his dreams. C. Yuan considered himself a farmer. D. Yuan decided to study agriculture. E. Yuan’s innovation has helped to feed more people. F. Yuan cared little for fame or wealth. Para.2 Para.3 Para.4 Para.5 Para.6 Identity Motivation Research Achievements Personality Dreams Para.1 General Specific Read Para. 1&2 and find out the information. Birthdate Birthplace Appearance Major Title (头衔) in 1930 in Beijing slim but strong agriculture father of hybrid rice 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]. be known as 作为...而出名，作非谓语去掉be one of+名词复数：是...之一 但是(连词） 认为自己是 瘦的 devote...to 致力于+doing devote 奉献，投入 不断地 确实（副词） 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. 出生于 从事职业 在...领域 短缺 解决 危机 不定式to do 作定语 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]. 担任 提高产量 坚信 物种 变种 特点 收获 传统的 庄稼 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. 事情 普遍的 假定 强烈的→巨大的 克服 巨大的 enable sb to do sth 让某人做某事 拓展，扩大 是否 to do非谓语表目的 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. 据估计 国内的 消费 由...组成 生产 非谓语表被动 吨 创新 养活 无价的，珍贵的 无数的 奖项 [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. 鉴于，考虑到=because 非常 富有的 退休 休闲 情况 确实 泥土 不在乎 名声 捐款 to do非谓语表目的 [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]. 持续的 实现梦想 不定式to do 作定语 设想，想象 扫把 谷粒 花生 succeed in doing 成功做 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]. 最新的 设想 现实 可能 平方 生产 尽管 远见 时态? However, what concerned him most was [that farmers often had poor harvests and sometimes even had a serious shortage of food to eat]. 表语从句 段2 1. be known as 作为……而出名 2. devote oneself to 致力于；献身于 3. a shortage of ……的短缺 4. tackle the crisis 解决危机 5. It is estimated that 据估计 6. be comprised of 由……组成 7. not just... but... 不仅……而且…… 8. Given that 鉴于；考虑到 9. enable sb to do 使某人能够做某事 10. fulfill one's dreams 实现梦想 1. 作为……而出名 2. 致力于；献身于 3. 的短缺 4. 解决危机 5. 据估计 6. 由……组成 7. 不仅……而且…… 8. 鉴于；考虑到 9. 使某人能够做某事 10. 实现梦想 $