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高一英语同步测控：
必修4 Unit 2 Working the land
第2时 Reading
前预习
Pre-reading
1. What are the serious probles the world faces today?
A. Environent
B. Population
C. Natural resources
D. Wars
E. Poverty
F. Hunger …
2. What can we do to solve world hunger?
Reading
1. Prediction
Title: A _______ for All People
What kind of person is Yuan Longping?
Siple, kind, ¬_____, ______, ______, risk-taking, not ___ ___of failures, ______, ______, _______
2. Fast - Reading:
find out the ain idea of each paragraph.
Paragraph 1
His _______________________.
Paragraph 2
His _______________________.
Paragraph 3
His ________________________.
Paragraph 4
His ________________________.
3. Careful reading:
Read the text carefully and answer the following questions.
1). Why did the author call Yuan Longping “a pioneer for all people？”
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2). What evidence is there in the text to support this idea?
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Read the passage again and answer these questions.
3). Why does he look like a farer? (struggle for/with)
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4). What is special about his rice? (ake it possible to do …)
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5). Why do people think that his way of producing ore rice is so effective? (expand)
______________________________________
6). What is his contribution to the world? (thanks to … / rid … of …)
______________________________________
7). What is his attitude to life? (be satisfied with … / care about …)
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8). How does he spend the oney he gets fro his research? (equip)
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4. Post-reading
Discussion:
Even if Dr. Yuan’s dreas coe true, can this really solve starvation?
If you had the chance to do soething to help end hunger in the world, what would you do ?
实战演练
一． A. 阅读，从中找到下列各句，并译成汉语。
B. 模仿A，将句子翻译成英语：
1. A. What do you think would happen if toorrow there was suddenly no rice to eat?
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B. 你认为谁将赢得这场比赛？
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2. A. Indeed, his sunburnt face and ars and his sli, strong body are just like those of illions of Chinese farers, for who he has struggled for the past five decades.
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B. 这个年轻人在为自己的将拼搏。
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3. A. Dr Yuan grows what is called super hybrid rice.
B. 我们到了看起像超市的地方。
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4. A. This special strain of rice akes it possible to produce one-third ore of the crop in the sae fields.
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B.这种温暖潮湿的天气使茶叶的快速生长成为可能。
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5. A. Born into a poor farer’s faily in 1931,Dr Yuan graduated fro Southwest Agriculture College in 1953.
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B. 出生在一个贫苦家庭，他没有受到良好的教育。
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6. A. Thanks to his research, the UN has ore tools in the battle to rid the world of hunger.
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B. 由于他的帮助，我终于摆脱了所有的财政忧虑（financial worries）。
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7. A. Using his hybrid rice farers are producing harvests twice as large as before.
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B. 这棵树是那棵树的三倍高。
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8. A. Dr Yuan searched for a way to increase rice harvests without expanding the area of the fields.
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B. 你能想出一个办法解决这个问题吗？
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9. A. He would uch rather keep tie for his hobbies.
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B. 我宁愿在家看电视也不愿去电影院看电影。
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10. A. Dr Yuan is satisfied with his life.
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B. 我们对你和你的同学们很满意。
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二: 概括大意
Indeed, his ____1_____ face and ars and his sli, strong body are just like those of illions of Chinese farers, for who he has _____2_____.
This special strain of rice _____3_____ to produce one-third ore of the crop in the sae fields.
Dr Yuan searched for a way to increase rice harvests _____4_____.
_____5_____, the UN has ore tools in the battle to _____6_____.
Dr Yuan _____7_____ his life. However, he doesn’t _____8_____ being faous.
He therefore gives illions of yuan to _____9____ in agriculture.
反馈检测
阅读理解
Vegetable gardening is the relaxing art and science of turning a love for growing plants into a worthwhile activity.
Vegetable gardeners agree that any hoe-grown vegetables picked at the best are better than those vegetables bought fro arkers. Fro spring through late fall, a well-planned and well-kept garden can provide a supply of fresh vegetables, thus increasing the nutrition or the faily diet. Freezers ake it possible to keep soe of the vegetables to be enjoyed at a later date. Other vegetables can be stored for a few onths in a cool area.
Having vegetables in the backyard akes hoe gardening attractive for any people. Besides, vegetable gardening provides exercise and fun for failies.
Although the oney spent for a garden ay be little, one can’t escape the fact that gardening requires hard work and tie. any of the gardening tasks ust be perfored at ties that are ost inconvenient. Not doing jobs that should be done on a regular basis ay result in failure and a negative（消极的） feeling towards gardening.
One should not plant a garden that is too large for hi to care for. A sall, well-kept garden is ore enjoyable and profitable（有益的） than a large one. Vegetables do well in full sunlight and need at least five or six hours of sun during the iddle of the day. Too uch shading results in poor plants and few vegetables. If possible, the garden should be near the house so the gardener can work in it at irregular oents.
Usually the hoe owner has little choice in the soil type he can choose. Fortunately, any vegetables can be grown on poor soils if the soils are properly prepared.
1.Hoe-grown vegetables _______.
A.can reain standing for a long tie and need not be picked iediately
B.have to be eaten as soon as they are picked
C.sell well in the arket because of their good quality
D.picked at the right oent are ore nutritious than those bought fro the arket
2.Vegetable gardening is attractive for any people because _____.
A. it requires little oney
B. it is enjoyable and profitable
C. they can work in the vegetables garden at irregular oents
D. it provides vegetables for the faily all the year round
3. The author suggests that an ideal vegetable garden _____.
A. should be sunny
B. should be within walking distance
C. should be large-sized
D. should consist of full soil
4. Fro the passage we can conclude that ______.
A. vegetables take little care while growing
B. vegetables can be grown in alost any kind of soil
C. vegetable gardening is a necessary part of life for people
D. vegetables gardening is a good pastie for old people