1、Introduction&Reading4ContentsIntroduction Lead-inFast-reading312Careful-readingPost-reading5beautiful sentences6What is his/her name?What did he/she invent or discover?Name:_Nationality:_Major:_Inventions/discovers:_When did they invent/discover:_QianQian XuesenXuesenChineseChinesePhysicsPhysicsChin
2、ese atom bombIn 1964Name:_Nationality:_Major:_Inventions/discovers:_When did they invent/discover:_Marie CuriePolishPhysicsRadioactivityIn 1898Name:_Nationality:_Major:_Inventions/discovers:_When did they invent/discover:_ArchimedesSicilianPhysics,Mathematicianbuoyancy浮力About 240 BCName:_Nationality
3、:_Major:_Inventions/discovers:_When did they invent/discover:_Albert EinsteinGerman/AmericanMathematical Physicsrelativity In 1905Name:_Nationality:_Major:_Inventions/discovers:_When did they invent/discover:_Yuan LongpingChineseAgriculturehybrid riceIn 1970What great scientists do you know?Match th
4、e two parts.Qian XuesenMarie CurieArchimedesStephen HawkingAlbert EinsteinTheory of RelativityFather of Chinas aerospacediscovered RadiumFather of integral calculusA Brief History of TimeDo you know any other Chinese scientists except Qian Xuesen?Have you heard of Yuan Longping?Match the words and d
5、efinitions.1.the study of animals _2.the study of plants _3.the study of all living things _biochemistry biology botany chemistry genetics physics zoologyzoologybotanybiology4.the study of physical objects and natural forces _5.the study of chemical processes in living things _6.the study of the str
6、ucture of substances and how they react with each other _7.the study of inherited characteristics in living things _physicsbiochemistrychemistrygeneticsLook at the title of the reading passage.Guess what it is about.Listen to the passage and check out what it is about on earth.Para 1 A.His discoveri
7、es have brought in great profit.Para 2 B.As a boy,he was called“the student who asked questions.Para 3 C.Yuan Longping is a leading figure in the rice growing world.Para 4 D.The yield of the new hybrid rice is much greater than that of other types of rice grown in Pakistan.Para 5 E.As a young teache
8、r,he began experiments in crop breeding.Para 6 F.He discovered a new type of rice.The first paragraph1.Which country is the worlds largest rice producer?2.2.Where is rice grown in the world?3.3.Who is the leading figure in the rice-growing world?China.Many Asian Countries and some European countries
9、.Yuan Longping The second paragraph1.Where was Yuan Longping born and brought up?2.What nickname was he given?China.The student who asks questions.To cross different species of rice plant.The third paragraph1.What did Yuan Longping study in college?2.2.What was the key to feeding more people?3.3.Wha
10、t is the only way to do it?Agriculture.To have more rice and to produce it more quickly.Researchers from all over China and the government.The fourth paragraph1.What did the special type of rice plant have to be?2.2.When did Yuan Longping make a breakthrough in his research?3.3.Who supported his res
11、earch?It had to be male and sterile.In 1970.The fifth paragraph1.What was the result of his discoveries?2.What are other advantages?3.Where was his rice exported to?Chinese rice production rose by 47.5%.Rice fields were converted to growing vegetables and other crash crop.Pakistan,the Philippines an
12、d so on.The last paragraph1.What is the most important crop in Pakistan?2.2.Whats the feature of the new hybrid rice?Wheat.Its yield is much greater than that of other types of rice grown in Pakistan.Read the passage and decide whether the statements are true(T)or false(F).1.China produces more rice
13、 than any other country.2.Yuan Longping asked a lot of questions at school.T T 3.He developed a new kind of fast-growing rice.4.The government helped him in his research.5.The new rice replaced vegetables in 50 thousand square kilometres.6.The new rice is now grown in other countries,such as Pakista
14、n.T F T T Read the text carefully and complete the following chart.In his childhoodHe 1._ in many schools and was given a nickname.2._He was interested in plants.In college He studied 3._.4._ _He began experiments in crop breeding.In 1966 The results of his experiments 5._ in China.was educatedFrom
15、an early ageagriculture As a young teacherwere publishedIn 1970 A naturally sterile male rice plant 6._.In the 1990s Chinese rice production 7._ 47.5 percent.8._ of the rice fields were converted to growing vegetables and 9._Later Yuan Longpings rice 10._ other countries.was discoveredrose by50 thou
16、sand square kilometresother cash cropswas exported toProfessor Yuan Longping is a leading figure in the _ world.He is famous for his great achievements in _ and is well-known _“the Father of Hybrid Rice”.rice-growingagricultureAfter learning the text,fill in the blanks:asAs a boy he became intereste
17、d in _.He studied agriculture in college.After _ from Southwest Agriculture College,he has devoted himself to agriculture education and research ever since.He thought that the key to _ people was to have more rice and to produce it more quickly.plantsgraduationfeedingAfter many years hard work,he pr
18、oduced a new plant by _ different species of rice plant,_ could give a higher _ than either of the original plants.This breakthrough in rice breeding has made great _ to the world.crossingwhichyieldcontributions1.As a boy he was educated in many schools and was given the nickname,“the student who as
19、ks questions”.=When he was a boy,Yuan Longpingstudied in many schools and was nicknamed“the student who asks questions”.本句为一个简单句。and连接两个并列的被动结构;the student who asks questions为the nickname的同位语;who asks questions为定语从句,修饰先行词the student。2.He thought that the key to feeding people was to have more rice a
20、nd to produce it more quickly.=He believed that having more rice and producing it more quickly was the most important thing to feed people.本句是一个复合句。that the key.it more quickly是宾语从句;宾语从句中两个并列的动词不定式短语to have more rice和to produce it more quickly作表语。the key to feeding people类似用法的名词还有:answer,solution,jo
21、urney,trip,tour,visit,way,entrance,flight等。1.-How do you deal with the 2.disagreement between the company 3.and the customers?4.-The key _ the problem is to meet the 5.demand _ by the customers.A.to solving;making B.to solving;made C.to solve;making D.to solve;madeB2.你知道解决这一问题的关键吗?Do you know the ke
22、y to solving the problem?3.2.50 thousand square kilometers of rice fields were converted to growingvegetables and other cash crops.3.He thought there was only one way to do this by crossing different species of rice plant,and then he could produce a new plant which could give a higher yield than eit
23、her of the original plants.=Yuan Longping thought that only by crossing different species of rice plant could people have more rice and produce it more quickly,and then he could develop a new type of plant whose yield is greater than either of the original plants.本句为and连接的两个并列分句。前面的分句为主从复合句,there was only one way to do this为省略引导词that的宾语从句;破折号后的by crossing different species of rice plant解释前面的one way;and后面的分句也为主从复合句,which could give a higher yield than either of the original plants为定语从句修饰先行词a new plant。Write a short passage according to the pictures below.
