辽宁省朝阳市2019-2021年三年中考英语试题精编：任务型阅读.pdfVIP

辽宁省朝阳市 2019-2021 年三年中考英语试卷分类汇编 任务型阅读 2021 年辽宁省朝阳市中考英语试题 VIII 20 ．任务型阅读（本题共 分） (A) ( 10 2 ) 根据短文内容，回答问题。 本题共 分，每小题 分 Yuan Longping is a Chinese agricultural scientist and educator. He is known for developing the first hybrid rice (杂交水稻). He was born in Beijing in 1930. He loved playing the erhu, swimming and motorcycling. He graduated from the Southwest Agriculture College in 1953. Then he began teaching at an agriculture school in Anjiang, Hunan Province. In 1960, a very serious food shortage happened in China. A large number of people died of hunger and illnesses. Yuan Longping could hardly fall asleep at night. He thought it was time for him to do something for his country and people. He decided to find a way to solve the problem. Since then, he had devoted himself to the research of a new kind of rice. In 1964, Yuan found a natural hybrid rice plant by accident. It had more advantages than others. He worked very hard with other scientists on it for many years. In 1973, the first hybrid rice appeared. It yielded ( 出产) 20% more than that of common rice. Chinese people solved the food problem by their own efforts. But Yuan Longping didn’t stop. He kept on his research. Now the “Super Rice” yields over 1,100 kilograms each mu. Chinese people have enough rice to eat, and hybrid rice has also brought good news to the people of many other countries all over the world. By the achievements, Yuan Longping is called “The Father of Hybrid Rice”. 56. Was Yuan Longping born in Beijing or in Hunan? __________________________________________ 57. When did Yuan Longping develop the first hybrid rice? __________________________________________ 58. How many kilograms does the “Super Rice” yield each mu now? __________________________________________ 5