working-the-land

Howdofarmersgrowrice?First,buyorselecttheseedsfromthestore.Second,weneedtoploughorturnoverthesoil.Third,wesowtheseedsinthesoil.Finally,wecanharvestourgrain.Growingshouldbedoneproperlytotheoccasion.•谷雨前后，•立夏到小满，•过了芒种，•一步赶不上，•要使庄稼好，•头伏萝卜二伏菜，•节气抓不好，•宁可早一日归仓，•霜降不刨葱，•种瓜点豆。•种啥也不晚。•不可强种。•步步不跟趟。•一年四季早。•有利没有害。•一年白拉到。•不可迟一日留场。•越长越心空。Itissaidthatthereare2.4billionpeoplewhoeatriceeverydaythroughouttheworld.HungerWhatcanwedotohelpthosesufferingfromhunger?•Morethan800millionpeoplegotobedhungryeveryday!AChinesescientisthasfoundawaytohelpChinesefarmerstoproducemorericewithgoodqualityinthesamefieldthanbefore.HybridRice:hasahighoutputFatherofHybridRicePara1A.DrYuan’sdreams.Para2B.DrYuan’spersonality.Para3C.DrYuan’sbiographyPara4D.DrYuan’sappearanceandhisachievement.Skimthepassageandmatchthefollowingheadingswiththerightparagraphs.Task1:findoutthemainideaofeachpara.onethird;60%;50million;200million22%;7%Findoutthefollowingpairsoffigures.Whatcanweknowfromthefiguresabove?increasethericeharvestridtheworldofhungerPara.1DrYuan’sappearanceandhisachievementQ1:WhatdoesDrYuanlooklike?Hehasasunburntfaceandarmsandaslim,strongbody.Q2:Whatishisachievement?Hegrowswhatiscalledsuperhybridrice,whichmakesitpossibletoproduceone-thirdmoreofthecropinthesamefields.Task2:CarefulReading1.DrYuanprefersotherstocallhimascientist,ratherthanafarmer.2.Nowmorethan50%ofthericeproducedinChinaeachyearisfromthesuperhybridrice.FFTrueorFalseTimeinformation19301953AsayoungmanArecentharvestnowBornSouthwestAgriculturalCollegeSawthegreatneedforincreasingthericeoutput200milliontonsofricewasproducedCirculatinghisknowledgeinlessdevelopedcountriestoincreasethericeharvestsSearchedforawaytoincreasericeharvestswithoutexpandingtheareaofthefieldsPara.2DrYuan’sbiographyWhichofthefollowingdescriptionaboutDrYuan’spersonalityisnottrue?A.Hecareslittleaboutmoneyandbeingfamous.B.Besideshardwork,hehassomehobbies,suchaslisteningtoviolinmusic,playingmah-jong,swimmingandreading.C.Leadingacomfortablelifemeansalottohim.D.Hegivesmuchmoneytohelpotherstodoresearchinagriculture.Para.3DrYuan’spersonalityWhatishisattitudetowardsfameandwealth?Heisnotsatisfiedwithhispresentachievementandneverstopsstrugglingordreaming.Beingfamousgiveshimlessfreedom;carelittleabout…HowmanydreamsofDr.Yuan’sarementioned?Para4:Dr.Yuan’sdreamsDescribethericeinDr.Yuan’sdream.•Ashugeasapeanut•Thefirstdream•Astallassorghum•AsbigasacornToexporthisricesothatitcanbegrownaroundtheglobe“Dreamingforthingscostsnothing.”Whatdidittaketorealisehisdream?devoting…tocaringlittleaboutnotbeingsatisfiedwith…leadingasimplelifeworkinghardbeingpatientequippedwithknowledgedevelopingcourage…InformationCardName:______Nationality:_Occupation:__________Education:___________Dream:_______Achievement:_______Hobbies:____________Age:________FillintheinformationcardforDr.YuanLongpingTask3:Summary-PairworkInformationCardName:Nationality:Occupation:Education:Achievements:Dream:Hobbies:Age:YuanLongpingChina81Scientist/farmergraduatedfromSouthwestAgriculturalCollegetoexporthishybridricesothatitcanbegrownaroundtheglobein1974,developedhybridricewhichhasahighoutputlisteningtoviolinmusic,playingmah-jong,swimmingandreading1.YuanLongpingisafarmeraswellasascientist.2.Heincreasedriceoutputbydevelopingmoreareaoffields,orexpandingmoreareaoffields.3.Nowthatheisfamous,heisstilllivingasimplelife.4.Hedreamsofexporting(selling…abroad)hisrice.Trueorfalse:AfarmingscientistAnewstrainofriceAsimplelifeAdreamGiveabriefintroductionaboutYuanLongping:accordingtothequestionsonpage11.worktheland耕种土地vt.耕种(土地);经营、管理workafarm经营农场vi.工作;（机器等）开动；（办法、计划等）行得通Idon’tthinkthatyoursuggestionwillwork.Explanations为争取…而奋斗/斗争1.strugglefor…struggleagainst/with…为反对……而斗;与……争斗struggletodosth.努力做某事1.Theswimmerstruggled______thetide.2.Wehadtostruggle____________allkindsofdifficulties.3.Theslavesstruggled______freedom.againstwith/againstforWeallshouldbelieveinourselvesinthestruggleoflife.Herstrugglewiththediseaselastedtenyears.strugglev.挣扎，搏斗，奋斗n.奋斗，拼搏，斗争ThechildrentalkedsoloudlyatdinnertablethatIhadtostruggle.A.tobeheardB.tohaveheardC.hearingD.beingheardA2.DrYuangrowswhatiscalledsuperhybridrice.Football,orwhatiscalledsoccerinBritain,isthemostpopularsportintheworld.我们生活在所谓的信息时代。WeliveinwhatiscalledtheInformationAge.What=thething(s)that3.Thisspecialstrainofricemakesitpossibletoproduceone-thirdmoreofthecropinthesamefields.make+it+adj./n.+todo好天气使游泳成为可能Thefineweathermakesitpossible(forus)toswim.他将每早跑步做为一个规则Hemakesitaruletoruneverymorning.其他可用这种结构的词:feel,find,think,consider…hungern/v.ahungerfor/after…对…的渴望，对…的欲望hungerfor/after…渴望得到hungryadj.4.Atthattime,hungerwasadisturbingprobleminmanypartsofthecountryside.满足她对真理的渴望死于饥饿satisfyherhungerfor/aftertruthdieofhungercirculatevt./vi.循环，流传Bloodcirculatesinthebody.Rumorcirculatesrapidly.Thisjournaliswidelyamongteenagers.A.circulatedB.spreadC.circlingD.expandingTheconditionpreventsthebloodfromfreely.A.circulatingB.travelingC.spreadingD.blowingspreadsAA5.DrYuanisnowcirculatinghisknowledgeinIndia,Vietnamandmanyotherlessdevelopedcountriestoincreasetheirriceharvests.th