1、温馨提示： 此套题为Word版，请按住Ctrl,滑动鼠标滚轴，调节合适的观看比例，答案解析附后。关闭Word文档返回原板块。课堂15分钟达标练BEIJING, Nov. 25If netizens, rather than a selected group of experts, could choose Nobel Peace Prizes, a Chinese scientist might be a winner. An Internet post last Tuesday, calling for Chinese agricultural scientist Yuan Longping
2、 to be awarded next years Nobel Peace Prize, got 20, 000 votes by this Friday. Yuan is known as the“Father of Hybrid Rice”in China. A post written by a netizen called“Tiannan Dibei”on bbs. rednet. cn called for Yuans nomination(提名). It mentioned Nobel Peace Laureate Mother Teresa in 1979 for her con
3、tribution to global charity, and Norman Borlaug in 1970 for his invention of a high-yield wheat which was useful for developing countries. “The Nobel Peace Prize does not limit its winners to politicians and organizations devoted to the prevention of war, ”the post said. “Its also open to people and
4、 organizations who try to solve problems and narrow the wealth gap. ”“Getting rid of poverty and hunger is creating peace, ”it said. “With his great contribution to grain growth in the country and the world, Yuan is fully qualified for the prize. ”The Beijing News reported that a member of the Nobel
5、 Committee said in a meeting with students of Tsinghua University in March that China is likely to make breakthroughs in the Nobel Literature and Peace Prizes. This years Nobel Peace Prize went to Muhammad Yunus and the Grameen Bank for their continuous efforts to grant small sum loans to the poor.
6、This Friday, more than 94 percent of over 8, 500 people surveyed were in favor of Yuan getting the prize. Yuan, a household name in China, is regarded as the most famous farmer in the country. He is noted for inventing a form of rice with a much higher yield than average crops. With more than half o
7、f Chinas fields growing Yuans rice, his invention has fed millions of people in the worlds most populous country. His“Super Rice”has also been introduced to more than 20 other countries. 【语篇概述】本文以新闻体裁的形式报道了许多网民的提议: 袁隆平为世界的和平做出了巨大贡献, 因此应该获得下一年的诺贝尔和平奖。. Skim the passage and find the main idea quickly.
8、 答案：The passage aims to introduce us contribution made by Yuan Longping and claim that he should be awarded next years Nobel Peace Prize. . Read the passage again and choose the best answers. 1. From the first two paragraphs, we know that _ . A. Yuan Longping has been nominated for Nobel Peace Prize
9、B. Yuan Longping should have been the winner of Nobel Peace PrizeC. Yuan Longping is very popular with many netizensD. Yuan Longping will win Nobel Peace Prize of the next year【解析】选C。推理判断题。根据前两段可知, 两万网民提议, 袁隆平应当是下一年的诺贝尔和平奖的得主。由此可知袁隆平深受许多网民的欢迎。2. Which of the following is NOT right?A. Nobel Peace Pri
10、ze is often awarded to the politicians. B. The winners of Nobel Peace Prize are from all the walks of life. C. Yuan Longping defends the world peace by eliminating poverty and hunger. D. Yuan Longping and Norman Borlaug are both scientists in agriculture. 【解析】选C。综合理解题。根据第三、四段可知, 选项A、B、D表述正确, 选项C未提及,
11、 故错误。3. What does the underlined word“qualified”probably mean?A. worthyB. limitedC. certainD. eager【解析】选A。词义猜测题。根据这一段的意思可知qualified应该表示“有资格的; 合格的”。. Read the passage carefully and answer the following questions. 1. What kind of contribution did Yuan Longping make? 2. Why does the poster mention “Mother Teresa” and “Norman Borlaug” in his post? 3. Whats the reporters attitude towards the post? 答案：1. He invented hybrid rice with a much higher yield than average crops. 2. He uses it as an evidence to support his opinion. 3. Supportive. 关闭Word文档返回原板块
