Book 4 unit2 Working the land --- Reading 1

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1、Unit2WorkingthelandMadebyHeidyLiApoemFarmersweedingatnoon,Sweatdownthefieldsoon.Whoknowsfoodonatray,Duetotheirtoilingday.WarmingupWhataretheydoing?Theyareplantingtherice.Haveyouevergrownrice?Doyouknowthestepsofhowtogrowrice?ploughthesoilfarmingstepsSowtheseedsgrowtheyoungplantsinsertthey

2、oungplantsintothefieldFertilize(施肥)harvestriceWhatisthemainfoodinallEastAsianandSoutheastAsiancountries?Rice.Itissaidthatthereare2.4billionpeopleeatingriceeverydaythroughouttheworld.Iftherewasnoriceoneday,whatwouldhappen?AccordingtotheWorldHealthOrganization(WHO):★Morethan8oomillionpeopl

3、egotobedhungryeveryday.★Onebillionpeopleintheworldsufferfromhungerandmalnutrition.★About24,000peopledieeverydayfromhungerorhunger-relatedcauses.Three-fourthsofthedeathsarechildrenundertheageoffive.Whodoyouthinkisthegreatestheroforhungrypeopleintheworld?APioneerForAllPeopleFatherofHybridR

4、iceTask1SkimmingHowdidthepioneer(YuanLongping)dotohelpthehungrypeopleintheworld?YuanLongpingworkedhardtoproduceanewstrainofrice(superhybridrice).Task2ScanningFindoutthemainideaofeachparagraph.APIONEERFORALLPEOPLEMatchthefollowingheadingswiththerightparagraphs.Para.1Para.2Para.3Para.4Dr.Y

5、uan’sdreams.Dr.Yuan’spersonality(性格).Dr.Yuan’sappearance（外表）andhisachievements.Dr.Yuan’sbiography(传记).ReadthetextquicklyandfinishComprehendingExercise1onp11Name________Nationality:________Age:_________Occupation:_______________Education:___________________________________________________

6、______Dream:______________________________________________________________:YuanLongpingChinese83(1930)Scientist/farmerGraduatedfromSouthwestAgriculturalCollegein1953ToexporthisricesothatitcanbegrownaroundtheglobeAchievement:________________________________________________________________

7、__Hobbies:____________________________________________________________In1973,developedhybridricewhichproduces20%morethannormalrice.Listeningtoviolinmusic,playingmah-jong,swimmingandreadingParagraph1YuanLongpingthinksheisa_____aswellasascientist.Hehas______faceandarmsanda_