Unit5ReadingandThinkingMylifelongpursuitistokeepallthepeopleawayfromhunger.—YuanLongpingAPioneerforallPeople1.Whatkindofwritingdoyouthinkitis? A.BiographyB.News C.FictionD.Report2.Wherecanyoufindsuchapieceofwriting? A.NewspaperB.Picturebook C.MagazineD.BothAandCMatchthemainideawitheachparagraph.AYuanconductedresearchanddevelopedhybridrice.BYuanisoldbutstillworkinghardtofulfilhisdreams.CYuanconsidershimselfafarmer.DYuandecidedtostudyagriculture.EYuan’sinnovationhashelpedtofeedmorepeople.FYuancareslittleforfameorwealth.FastReadingReadPara.1-3andanswerthequestions.1.YuanLongpingconsidershimselfafarmerbecause______Heisthesonofafarmer.HelikesChinesefarmers.Hehassomeunforgettablememoriesrelatedtofarmers.Hisresearchiscloselyrelatedtofarmersandtheland.2.Accordingtopara.2&3,whichofthefollowingistrue?WhatYuanLongpingwantedtodowasthesameaswhathisparentsexpectedofhim.Hewantedtostudyagriculturebecausehisfamilyhadashortageoffood.Hewasnotsurewhetherthecreationofhybridricecouldsolvetheproblem.Theresultofhisresearchwassatisfactory.CarefulReadingReadPara.4-6andanswerthequestions.3.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtopara.4-6?NotonlyChinabutalsoothercountriesbenefitfromYuan’sinnovation.BeingfamousandwealthymeanslittletoYuan.Afterfulfillinghisdreamofinventingthehybridrice,Yuanretiredtohavealifeofleisure.Hecontributedtohelpingotherswiththeiragriculturalresearch.CarefulReadingSummarizegoodqualitiesofYuanLongping.Heconsidershimselfafarmer...However,whatconcernedhimmostwasthatfarmersoftenhadpoorharvestandsometimesevenhadaseriousshortageoffoodtoeat.modestcaringIndeed,

hisslimbutstrongbodyisjustlikethatofmillionsofChinesefarmers,towhomhehasdevotedhislife.devotedThroughintenseeffort,Yuanovercameenormoustechnicaldifficultiestodevelopthefirsthybridricethatcouldbeusedforfarmingin1974Deepdown,Yuanisstillverymuchafarmeratheart.Asamanofthesoil,hecareslittleforcelebrityormoney.Instead,hemakeslargedonationstosupportagriculturalresearch.hard-workinggenerousSummarizegoodqualitiesofYuanLongping.Step3:Readthetextagainandchoosethebestanswers.1.WhydidYuanLongpingwanttodevelopanewspeciesofriceinthe1950s?A.Hewantedtowinanaward.B.Hewantedtocatchothers’eyes.C.HungerwasadisturbingprobleminChina.D.Hishometownsufferedfromdrought.2.HowlongdidittakeYuanLongpingtodevelophissuperhybridrice?A.About12years. B.About14years.C.About20years. D.About25years.答案:C答案:C3.WhatdidYuanLongpingthinkofbeingfamous?A.Itgavehimachancetoknowmoreimportantpeople.B.Itmadehimhavemoremoneytobuywhathewanted.C.Itgavehimachancetotakeupmorehobbies.D.Hewasburiedinhisresearchandpaidlittleattentiontoit.4.WhatcanweknowaboutYuanLongping’shybridrice?A.Ithashelpedthefarmersproducelargerharvests.B.ItcanbeonlygrowninChina.C.Ithasn’tbeenacceptedbytheUN.D.Itisnowgrownaroundtheglobe.答案:D答案:A5.Whatdoesthetextmainlytalkabout?A.Howtosolvetheworldhungerproblem.B.Howtoincreasericeharvests.C.YuanLongping’sachievementsinfarming.D.YuanLongping’sdailylife.答案:CStructureTitle:__________________________Introduction:para.1WhoisYuanLongpingExperiencesandachievements:_________Whydidhechooseto______________Whatdidhe_________inhisresearchWhatdidhe_________totheworldAssessment:___