必修四Unit2Working-the-land-Warmingup

WorkingthelandUnit2EnjoyapoemByLiShenFarmersweedingatnoon,Sweatdownthefieldsoon.Whoknowsfoodonatray,Duetotheirtoilingday.DoyouknowtheChinesepoem?Weedv.除草，清理n.杂草，水草Sweatn.汗，出汗v.出汗，流汗Trayn.盘子，托盘，碟Dueto由于，从……来，是……的功劳Toilingn.苦役，难事v.跋涉，辛勤劳作Haveyoueverbeentothecountryside?Whatdidyouseeordothere?Areyoufromafarmer’sfamily?Whatdoyouknowaboutfarming?Haveyouevergrownanyplants?Ifso,whatdidyoudotogrowthem?Ifnot,whatkindofplantwouldyouliketotrygrowing?Howwouldyougrowit?Whatdoyouknowabout“farming”?wheatsorghumricecornpotatocabbagecarrottomatoCanyounamethesefood?wheatsorghumricecornPotatoStaplefood主食Doyouknowthefarmingsteps?selecttheweedsploughthesoilturnoverthesoilsowtheseedsremovetheweedsfertilizefarmingstepsplowthefieldseeding(播种)growsomeyoungplantsInsert（插入）theyoungplantsintothefieldSpraytheagriculturalchemicalsharvestwinnowing(扬谷)DryingmilletriceAccordingtotheWorldHealthOrganization:Theworldproducesenoughfoodforeveryone.Morethan800millionpeoplegotobedhungryeveryday.Readthestatisticsbelow.Didyouknowthesefactsbefore?Whatproblemdotheyshow?Foodisthebasicneedforhumanbeing.RiceisthemainfoodinallEastAsianandSoutheastAsiancountries.Itissaidthatthereare2.4billionpeopleeatriceeverydaythroughouttheworld.WhatisthemainfoodinallEastAsianandSoutheastAsiancountries?Todaytherearemorethan7billionpeopleintheworld.Nearly870millionpeopleweresufferingfromchronic（长期的）undernourishment（营养不良）in2010-2012,accordingtothenewUNhungerreport.ChildrengatherinapoorneighbourhoodintheMawzaavillageofthesouthernYemeniprovinceofTaiz(塔伊兹（也门西南部城市）)July1,2012.Hunger????WhycouldChinafeed22%oftheworld’speoplefromjust7%ofthefarmland?WhoplayssuchanimportantpartinChineseagriculture?Ifyouhadthechancetodoonethingtohelpendhungerintheworld,whatwouldyoudo?Iwouldinventanewkindofplanttoproducemorefood.I’llmakeakindoffertilizertogivericeenoughnutritionandletthemgrowquicklyandhavehighproduct.Theonlywaytosolvethefoodshortageproblemistoincreasetheyield(产量，产出)ofthegraincropperlandareathroughtheadvancement（发展，促进，提升）ofscienceandtechnology.Justatthattime,aChinesescientistdeclared（宣布，宣称）totheworldthatChinacansolvetheproblembyhimselfandhelptosolvethesameproblemintheworld.AChinesescientistishelpingthehungrypeople.Whoishe?YuanLongping---FatherofHybridRiceFatherofHybridRiceDoyouknowanythingabouthim?Heisthefatherofhybridrice,whowasawarded“theNobelPrizeofAsia”.Hereceivedthehonorforhisgreatcontributionstohybridriceresearchandtheworkhedidtoimprovericeproductionindevelopingcountries.Heiscalledapioneerforallpeople.DrYuanLongping(袁隆平博士)袁隆平被誉为中国的“杂交水稻之父”。中国农民说，吃饭靠“两平”，一靠邓小平----制定了生产承包责任制的政策，二靠袁隆平----发明了杂交稻。袁隆平，男，１９３０年９月出生于北京，１９５３年毕业于西南农学院农学系。毕业后，一直从事农业教育及杂交水稻研究。在中国人民正闹饥荒的20世纪60年代，袁隆平提出了杂交水稻的概念，这种新型水稻具有高产量的特点。10年后，他研制成功了一种产量比一般水稻高出20%的新型水稻。袁隆平一生献身于农业研究，先后受到联合国教科文组织、粮农组织的称誉。袁隆平虽已年届85岁，仍然一如既往地从事农业研究。袁隆平人物简历hybridrice;SystemofProductionResponsibility;institute;sufferthefamine;yield;UNESCO,FAO.thericethathasahighoutputSuperHybridRicehybridcottonhybridpearsuperhybridricehybridpepperhybrideggplanthybridcornHomework1.LookupthenewwordsandexpressionsoftheReadinginthedictionary.2.PreviewtheReading:APIONEERFORALLPEOPLE