人教版高中英语必修四Unit2Reading课件

1.Tolearnsomebasicknowledgeaboutagriculture2.Tosummarizeandretellthemainideaofthepassage3.Toknowmoreaboutthegreatscientist,YuanLongpingMinNongByLiShenFarmersweedingatnoon,Sweatdownthefieldsoon.Whoknowsfoodonatray,Duetotheirtoilingday.Haveyoueverbeentothecountryside?Whatdidyouseeordothere?Areyoufromafarmer’sfamily?Whatdoyouknowaboutfarming?Haveyouevergrownanyplants?Ifso,whatdidyoudotogrowthem?Ifnot,whatkindofplantwouldyouliketogrow?Howwillyougrowit?ploughing(犁田)seedingfertilizing(施肥)irrigating灌溉transplanting插秧harvestingwinnowing(扬谷)riceWhatisthemainfoodinallEastAsianandSoutheastAsiancountries?Rice.Itissaidthatthereare2.4billionpeopletoeatriceeverydaythroughouttheworld.Answerthefollowingquestions:News1:Nowadays,thepopulation(人口)ofourworldreachesmorethan7.4billion.News2:Worldwide,about7.05millionpeoplelivebelowtheinternationalpovertyline(国际贫困标准),earninglessthan$1.9perday.News3:Over850millionpeopleacrosstheworldaresufferingfromhunger.News4:Everyday,almost15,000childrendiefromhunger.Onechildevery3.6seconds.HungerWhatproblemdothesenewsaboveshow?Ifyouhadthechancetodosomethingtohelpendhungerintheworld,whatwouldyoudo?Howtosolvehunger?makinggooduseofthewastelanddevelopingthetechnologyto…inventinganewkindoffood…improvingthequalityofthesoilpreventingthepestsfromeatingourcropsOnewaytosolvethefoodshortageproblemistoincreasetheyieldofthegrainthroughtheadvancementofscienceandtechnology.Hedidit.Heisfatherofhybridrice(杂交水稻)，whowaslatelyawarded“theNobelPrizeofAsia”.Hereceivedthehonorforhisgreatcontributions(贡献)tohybridriceresearchandtheworkhedidtoimprovericeproductionindevelopingcountries.NowheisheadoftheNationalHybridRiceResearchandDevelopmentCenterinHunanProvince,China(中国湖南省国家杂交水稻研究与发展中心).Heiscalledapioneerforallpeople.Thetextisabouta(n)1.__________________namedYuanLongpingwhomadeagreatcontributiontofindingwaysto2.______________.agriculturalgrowmorericepioneerPara1A.DrYuan’sdreams.Para2B.DrYuan’spersonality.Para3C.DrYuan’sbirth,educationandresearch.Para4D.DrYuan’sappearanceandhisachievement.APIONEERFORALLPEOPLEMatchthefollowingheadingswiththerightparagraphs.Name____________Age____________Nationality__________Occupation___________________Education_______________________________Dream_______________________________Achievement______________________________Hobbies_____________________________YuanLongping89agriculturescientist/farmertoexporthishybridricesothatitcanbegrownaroundtheglobe.In1974,developedhybridricewhichproduces1/3morethannormalricegraduatedfromSouthwestAgriculturalCollegein1953.SkimthepassageandcompletethenotesaboutYuanLongping.Chineseviolinmusic,mahjong,swimming,readingReadthetextcarefullyandfillintheblanks.YuanLongpingAppearance_________faceandarms,slimandstrongbodysunburnt_______________developedsuperhybridricebecamethefirst__________________intheworldtogrowhighoutputricehelpstheUNreduce_______intheworldagriculturalpioneerAchievementshungerExperiencesbornin1930and__________fromSouthwestAgriculturalCollegein1953findingwaystogrowmorericehasbeenhislife_____to________hisknowledgeinlessdevelopedcountriessuchasIndiaandVietnamcirculategraduatedgoalPersonalitiesissatisfiedwithhislifedoesn’tcareaboutbeingfamousgivesalargeamountofmoneytohelpotherstodotheirresearchin___________hasmanydreamsandnevergivesuplovesand________hispeopleagriculturecaresforHobbies____________________________________________________________listeningtoviolinmusicplayingmah-jongswimmingreadingtoproduceakindofricethatcould_____morepeopleto_______hisricesothatitcanbegrownaroundtheglobe________feedDreamsexportReadthetextanddecidewhetherthefollowingstatementsareTrue(T)orFalse(F).1.YuanLongpingbecamethefirstagriculturalpioneerintheworldtogrowsuperhybridriceattheageof40.2.Morethan60%ofthericeintheworldisfromthehybridstrain.FF3.Accordingtothetext,farmersinChinaareproducingriceharvestsnearly4timesaslargeasthatin1950.4.YuanLongpingwasafarmerwhenhewasyoung.5.Thesuperhybridricecanproduce20%moreofthecropwithoutexpandingthefield.TFT6.YuanLongpingwasdeterminedtofindwaystogrowmorericeasayoungman.7.YuanLongpingisnowteachinghisknowledgeinmanycountriestogetmorehonours.8.TheUNismoreconfidentaboutgettingridofhungerintheworldnow.TTF9.YuanLongpingistryingtoliveacomfortablelife.10.YuanLongpingisnowseekingtorealisehisdreamofgrowinghisricearoundtheworld.FTReadthetextandmatchthetimewiththeevents.TimeEvents1.1930A.OnlyfiftymilliontonsofricecouldbeproducedinChina.2.1950B.YuanLongpingbecamethefirstpersontogrowsuperhybridrice.3.1953C.YuanLongpingwasborn.4.1973D.YuanLongpinggraduatedfromcollege.YuanLongping__________himselfafarmer,_________heworksthelandtodohisresearch.WhenYuanLongpingsawthegreatneedfor__________thericeoutput,he____________awaytoincreasericeharvestswithoutexpandingtheareaofthefields.The_________harvestsmeanthat22%oftheworld’speoplearefed_______just7%ofthefarmlandinChina.________hisresearch,theUNhasmoretoolsinthebattleto________theworldofhunger.DrYuandoesn’tcareabout____________(famous).Hefeels_______giveshimlessfreedomtodohisresearch.AndnowDrYuanwa