英语必修四 Unit2课件 Reading.ppt

新快报 2000 年十大新闻人物 之一 袁隆平：中国最著名的“农 民” 他的品牌价值千亿 袁隆平被誉为中国的“杂交水稻之父” . 中国农民 说，吃饭靠“两平”，一靠邓小平 ---- 制定了生产承包 责任制的政策，二靠袁隆平 ---- 发明了杂交稻。 袁隆平，男，１９３０年９月出生于北京，１９ ５３年毕业于西南农学院农学系。毕业后，一直从事 农业教育及杂交水稻研究。 在中国人民正闹饥荒的 20 世纪 60 年代，袁隆平提 出了杂交水稻的概念，这种新型水稻具有高产量的特 点。 10 年后，他研制成功了一种产量比一般水稻高出 20% 的新型水稻。 袁隆平一生献身于农业研究，先后受到联合国教 科文组织、粮农组织的称誉。袁隆平虽已年届７０岁， 仍然一如既往地从事农业研究。 袁隆平人物简历 hybrid rice; System of Production Responsibility; institute; suffer the famine; Yield; UNESCO, FAO. Poor rice Super hybrid rice listen to get the main idea and answer: In what ways is Yuan Long-ping talked about in the passage? His appearance His occupation (his job) his achievements his education his childhood his way of living his hobbies his wish his weakness 1.What does Dr Yuan look like? 2.What's his achievement? 3.What do you think of him? Fast reading ( 5ms ) Read the text fast and answer the following questions: 1.What does Dr Yuan look like? He has a sunburnt face and arms and a slim, strong body. He is more like a farmer than a scientist. 2.What's his achievement? He grows what is called super hybrid rice, which makes it possible to produce one-third more of the crop in the same fields. Using his hybrid rice farmers' producing harvests twice as large as before. 3.What do you think of him? He doesn't like money because he gives millions of yuan to equip others for their research in agriculture. He doesn't like fame too though he has made great contributions to the world. He's really respectable. father of hybrid rice Read the text more carefully, then answer the following questions. 1. Why did Dr. Yuan want to increase the rice output when he was young? 2. How does he help rid the world of hunger? 3. What kind of life is Dr. Yuan leading? 4. Use a few words to describe Dr. Yuan's personality. 1.Why did Dr Yuan want to increase the rice output when he was young? Dr Yuan wanted to increase the rice output because he saw many people go hungry when he was young. 2.How does he help rid the