必修四Unit2Reading课件

Unit2WorkingthelandWhatdoyouseeordothere?Haveyouevergrownanyplants?Ifso,whatdidyoudotogrowthem?Ifnot,whatkindofplantwouldyouliketotrygrowing?Howwouldyougrowit?Doyouknowthefarmingsteps?ploughing(犁田)seeding(播种)fertilizing(施肥)irrigating(灌溉)transplanting(移植)harvesting(收获)winnowing(扬谷)Iftomorrowtherewassuddenlynoricetoeat,whatwouldhappen?RiceismainfoodintheEastandSoutheastAsiancountriesWhatproblemisthewholeworldfacing?riceTodayourworldhousesmorethan6.5billionpeople.Worldwide,morethan1billionpeoplecurrentlylivebelowtheinternationalpovertyline(贫困线下）,earninglessthan$1perday.854millionpeopleacrosstheworldaresufferingfromhunger,upfrom852millionayearago.Sixmillionchildrenundertheageof5dieeveryyearasaresultofhunger.Everyday,almost16,000childrendiefromhunger.Onechildeveryfiveseconds.Dosomethingtohelpendhungerintheworld!!!celebrity“Justatthattime,aChinesescientistdeclaredtotheworldthatChinacansolvetheproblembyhimselfandhelptosolvethesameproblemintheworld”.•原子弹让中国人不在受恐吓!袁隆平(FatherofHybridRice)使中国人不再挨饿!YuanlongpingHeisfatherofhybridrice(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.Lookatthetitleofthepassageandthepicture.ApioneerforallpeopleYuanLongpingPeopleallovertheworldApioneerforallpeopleName____________Age____________Nationality__________Occupation___________________Education____________________________Dream_______________________________Achievement_________________________Hobbies_____________________________YuanLongping83agriculturescientist/farmertoexporthishybridricesothatitcanbegrownaroundtheglobe.In1974,developedhybridricewhichproduces1/3morethannormalricegraduatedfromSouthwestAgriculturalCollegein1953.CompletethenotesaboutYuanLongping.Chineseviolinmusic,mahjong,swimming,readingSkimmingMatchthefollowingheadings(标题）toeachparagraph.APIONEERFORALLPEOPLEPara1A.DrYuan’sdreams.Para2B.DrYuan’spersonality.（性格）Para3C.DrYuan’sbirth,educationandresearchPara4D.DrYuan’sappearanceandhisachievement.1.WhatdoesDr.Yuanlooklike?Why?2.Whatishisachievement?Helookslikeafarmerbecausehealwaysworksunderthesunforalongtime.Heproducessuperhybridricewhichmakesitpossibletoproduceone-thirdmoreofthecropinthesamefield.Para.1DrYuan’sappearanceandhisachievement1.WhydidDr.Yuanwanttoincreasethericeoutputwhenhewasyoung?2.Howdoeshehelpridtheworldofhunger?Becauseatthattime,hungerwasadisturbingprobleminmanypartsofthecountryside.Hesawthegreatneedforincreasingthericeoutputwhenhewasyoung.Hesearchedforawaytoincreasericeharvestwithoutexpandingtheareaofthefields.(circulate….inlessdevelopedcountries)Para.2DrYuan’sbirth,educationandresearchPara.2a.Hewasbornintoapoorfarmer’sfamily.b.HegraduatedfromSouthwestAgricultureCollege.c.In1950,Chinesefarmersproducedfiftymilliontonsofrice.d.2billontonsofricewasproducedbygrowinghishybridrice.e.Hesearchedawaytoincreasericeoutputswithoutexpandingtheareaoffields.f.Hehelpsridtheworldofhungerbycirculatinghisknowledgeinlessdevelopedcountries.Properorder:PutDrYuan’sbiographyinrightorder.acbedfWhichofthefollowingdescriptionsaboutDr.Yuan’spersonalityisNOTTRUE?A.Heissatisfiedwithhislifebecauseheisnowrichandfamous.B.Hecareslittleaboutmoneyandfame.C.Hewouldratherworkthanleadacomfortablelife.D.Heenjoysasimplerlifethanmostrichandfamouspeople.Para.3DrYuan’spersonalityPara.41.Whatdoes“Dreamingforthings,however,costsnothing.”mean?Dreamsarefreeandeverybodycanhaveideasaboutwhattheywouldliketheirfuturelifetobe.Thefirstdream•ProduceakindofricethatcouldfeedmorepeopleAstallassorghum•AsbigasacornAshugeasapeanutToexporthisricesothatitcanbegrownaroundtheglobeYuanLongpingisknownasChina’s“fatherof______rice”.BecauseYuanLongpinggrowswhatiscalled_____hybridrice.YuanLongping,whowasbornintoapoor______’sfamilyin_____,__________fromSouthwestAgriculturalCollegein_____.WhenYuanLongpingRetellthetextbyfillinginthefollowingblanks.hybridsuperfarmer1930graduated1953sawthegreatneedfor__________thericeoutput,he_________forawaytoincreasericeharvestswithout_________theareaofthefields.Usinghishybridrice,_______areproducingharvests______aslargeasbefore.Hebecamethe______agricultural_______intheworldtogrowricethathasahigh______.Yuandevotedhimselftotheresearchintoagriculture.increasingsearchedexpandingfarmerstwicefirstpioneeroutput1.Asayoungman,hesawthegreatneedforincreasingthericeoutput.2.Atthattime,hungerwasadisturbingprobleminmanypartsofthecountryside.Whenhewasayoungman,heknewhowimportantitwastoproducebiggerricecrops.Duringhisearlyyears,muchofthecountrysidewastroubledbyhunger.Difficultsentences:Explainthefollowingsentencesinyourownword3.Usinghishybridrice,farmersareproducingharveststwiceaslargeasbefore.4.Spendingmoneyonhimselforleadingacomfortablelifealsomeansverylittletohim.Astheyusehishybridrice,farmersareproducingtwiceasmuchriceasbefore.Heisnotinterestedinbuyingthingsforhimselforinlivingacomfortablelife.F