2017-2018学年高中英语 Unit 2 Working the land检测 新人教版必修4.docVIP

Unit 2　Working the land 【导语】　袁隆平年9月7日生于北京江西德安县人。中国杂交水稻育种专家被称为中国的“杂交水稻之父”中国工程院院士。 Yuan Longping，a Chinese scientist，was born in 1930.Professor Yuan graduated from Southwest Agricultural College in 1953 and since then he has devoted himself to agricultural education and research. Professor Yuan was a pioneer in hybrid rice research and made remarkable achievements in this area，first developing hybrid rice in the world.The achievements of Yuan Longping greatly solved the food shortage，and provided a solution to the worldwide starvation.It is regarded as the fifth invention after Chinas Four Major Inventions，and is acclaimed as the Second Green Revolution. Yuan Longping was the first person to develop hybrid rice.The new technology was tested in many areas of South China in 1974 and 1975，and then extended to the other areas.China became the first country that is capable of producing hybrid rice.Yuan Longping is the first scientist who successfully realized large－scale farming of hybrid rice.This earned him the title “Father of Hybrid Rice”．cultivation in China，establishing Chinas world leading position in hybrid rice research.At present，the hybrid rice developed by Yuan is planted on the farmlands all over China，which played an important role in increasing Chinas grain production.These increased harvests mean that 22% of the world population are fed from just 7% of the worlds total farmland. 【词海拾贝】农业的突出的；杰出的解决革命耕作耕种；栽培【问题思考】_________________________________________ 答案：It is acclaimed as the second Green Revolution.答案：His hybrid rice made it possible that 22% of the world population are fed from just 7% of the worlds total farmland.？Give your reasons._________________________ 答案：The answers may vary.为单词选择正确释义　　　　　A．引起烦恼的ng B．国籍工作；职业数据营养；食物细菌评论；议论矿物矿石答案：1－D　2－A　3－B　4－C　5－F　6－E　7－G－H根据所给汉语提示写出单词____________ n．饥饿；欲望____________ n．自由；自主____________ vt.使迷惑；使为难____________ n．生产；制造____________ n. vt.焦点；集中；聚焦____________ vt.减少；减缩答案：1.duction　5.focus　6.reduceⅢ.根据英