Period 1 Reading Comprehension
1.了解世界上的粮食危机,认识到农业生产的重要地位。
2.能用英语简单复述袁隆平院士的生平及其对中国农业的巨大贡献,学习其淡泊名利、献身科学的求实精神。 3.能够根据文章标题和插图预测、推理文章的主要情节。
1.利用教材及“背景材料阅读”,了解袁隆平的生平及优秀品质。 2.利用细读、猜测词义和释义、归纳等阅读策略理解课文。 3.理解文章中的长句和难句,破解阅读障碍。
重点句式 Using his hybrid rice, farmers are producing harvests twice as large as before.
速读课文,回答问题
1.How can we get a main idea of a passage?
【答案】By skimming a text.
2.What is the main idea of the text?
【答案】It",s about an agricultural pioneer named Yuan Longping who has been working hard to produce a new strain of rice.
Ⅰ.Fast reading:Read the passage fast and then answer the following questions. 1.What happened to Yuan Longping in 1973 according to the passage?
2.What has Yuan",s life goal been since he graduated from college?
3.Why doesn",t Dr Yuan care about being famous?
4.What was his dream and what is his dream now?
【答案】
1.In 1973, he became the first agricultural pioneer in the world to grow rice that has a high output. 2.Finding ways to grow more rice.
3.In his opinion, the more money he has, the more trouble he gets.(Or: The more fame he has, the less freedom to do research he has.)
4.He dreamed of growing rice plants as tall as sorghum and now his dream is to export his rice so that it can be grown all over the world.
Ⅱ.Careful reading:Decide whether the following sentences are true (T) or false (F). ( )1.Yuan Longping, who was born into a rich family, graduated from Southwest Agricultural College. ( )2.Dr Yuan worked so hard in order to increase the output of rice, not to be famous.
( )3.Dr Yuan not only helped China increase the output of the rice, but also helped many other countries in the world increase their rice harvests.
( )4.Dr Yuan doesn",t care about his fame, so he isn",t satisfied with his life. ( )5.Dr Yuan has his dream, and he also worked hard for realizing his dream. 【答案】1.F 2.T 3.T 4.F 5.T
Ⅲ.Post reading:Filling in the blanks with proper words.
Born in 1. , Dr Yuan2. from Southwest Agricultural College in 1953.At that time,3. was a disturbing problem in many parts of the countryside.Dr Yuan searched for a way to increase rice
harvests without4. the area of the fields.Finally, he grows what is called super hybrid rice.5. to his research, the UN has more tools in the battle to6. the world of hunger.
Dr Yuan is quite7. with his life.However, he doesn",t care about being famous.He would much rather keep time for his8. . Indeed, he believes that a person with too much money has more rather than fewer troubles.He9. gives millions of yuan to10. others for their research in agriculture.
【答案】 1.1930 2.graduated 3.hunger 4.expanding 5.Thanks 6.rid 7.satisfied 8.hobbies 9.therefore 10.equip
Using his hybrid rice, farmers are producing harvests twice as large as before.用他的杂交水稻种子,农民们种出比以前多一倍的粮食。
twice as large as是英语倍数表示方法的一种,是由“倍数+ as +原级(big, long, wide, high etc.) + as”构成。英语中倍数的表示方法还有以下几种形式:
(1)倍数+ 比较级(bigger, longer, wider, higher, etc.) + than...; (2)倍数+ the + 名词(size, length, wider,height, etc.) + of...; (3)倍数+ what从句;
(4)倍数+ the +名词 + that从句。
(1)这个大厅是我们的教室的五倍大。
(2)这辆轿车的速度比那辆卡车快两倍。
【答案】
(1)This hall is five times as big as our classroom. (2)The car runs twice faster than that truck.
单项填空
Peter",s jacket looked just the same as Jack",s, but it cost his.
A.as much twice as B.twice as much as C.much as twice as D.as twice much as
【答案与解析】B 句意为“彼得的夹克衫看上去与杰克的相同,但价格却是他的两倍”。表达倍数用“倍数词+ as +原级+ as”结构。
完成句子
1. (你对这套房间满意吗)? If not, I",ll try to find a better one for you.
2.The boy said he (宁可不参加) us in the outing this time. 3.The workers are on strike to (争取高报酬).
4.He was finally able to (使自己摆脱了) all financial worries.
5.The warm and wet weather (使茶叶的快速生长成为可能).
6.His farm is (是我的农场的两倍大).
7.He went to the city (怀着挣大钱的希望).
【答案】1.Are you satisfied with the flat 2.would rather not join 3.struggle for high pay 4.rid himself of 5.makes it possible for the tea to grow rapidly 6.twice as large as mine / twice the size of mine 7.with the hope of making much money
●温馨贴士
本课时为阅读课,介绍了袁隆平的杰出贡献以及其淡泊名利、献身科学的精神,知识结构图解如下:
(共用P42~44练习)
【人教版】必修四：Unit 2 Period 1 Reading Comprehension 讲义(含答案)
