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rice?" And some people 2. say it today.
China is the world's largest rice-growing 3. . In 2003, China grew 166 million tons of rice. But it
is not 4. to feed the world's largest population. In the 1960s, thousands of Chinese 5. because
they had no food to eat.
In the 1970s, a Chinese scientist, Yuan Longping, grew a new 6. of rice called hybrid rice (杂交稻).
It makes 20 percent more rice than 7. types of rice. Hybrid rice is much stronger than common rice.
It can grow in lots of water or in not much water. It also doesn't easily get diseases or worms.
Yuan is known 8. the "father of hybrid rice." At the end of last month, he 9. the World
Food Prize for his work to help feed so many people.
Today, half of China's rice plants are Yuan's special hybrid. China uses Yuan's hybrid to grow much
10. rice than before.
people eat almost nothing but rice. Rice is a kind of grass. There are more than 7,000 kinds of rice. Most kinds
are water plants. Farmers grow rice in many countries, even in the south of the United States and in eastern
Australia.
China is the world's largest rice-growing country. In 2003, China grew 166 million tons of rice. But it is not
easy to feed the world's largest population. In the 1960s, thousands of Chinese died because they didn't have
enough food to eat. In the 1970s, Yuan Longping, a Chinese scientist, grew a new kind of rice called hybrid
rice. It makes 20% more rice than any other kind. Hybrid rice is a stronger plant, unlike ordinary (普通的) rice.
It can grow in lots of water or in not much water. It doesn't easily get diseases or worms.
Today, half of China's rice plants are Yuan's special hybrid rice. China uses Yuan's hybrid rice to grow
much more rice than before. Yuan is known as the Father of Hybrid Rice. He won the World Food Prize for
his work to help feed so many people.
( )1. Rice is grown in almost every country.
( )2. Yuan Longping's hybrid rice can grow without water.
( )3. Yuan's hybrid rice can make more rice.
( )4. The Chinese scientist, Yuan Longping, is famous for his hybrid rice.
( )5. The hybrid rice can feed all the Chinese people.
News 1
Yuan Longping, the father of hybrid rice, won the World Food Prize on Monday. Yuan developed the world’s first popular and widely known hybrid rice. Hybrid rice plants can make more rice than regular ones.
News 2
Have you ever got angry at books that are full of mistakes? Don’t worry, things will get better soon. Last week, China started checking textbooks, dictionaries and children’s books all over the country. The government said the results of the check would come out at the end of June.
News 3
People will see a new “star” in the sky soon. China plants to send a satellite into space by December 2006.It will stay in space for one year. It will go around the moon and take pictures. It must be very expensive, right? That’s for sure; 1.4 billion yuan!
News 4
Have you ever thought of being able to fly around the world in a few hours? One day, maybe you can. Last Saturday, the American X-43A airplane made its first flight. It reached a speed of 8,000 kilometers per hour. This makes it the fastest plane in the world.X-43A is only three to four meters long, but it’s very heavy. It weighs 1,270 kilograms.
【小题1】The satellite sent by China will move around ________.
| A．the moon | B．the earth | C．the sun | D．the mars |
| A．1.4 kilometers per second | B．43 kilometers per minute |
| C．1,270 kilometers per hour | D．8,000 kilometers per hour |
| A．make a lot of money |
| B．make the children sad |
| C．make sure there are no mistakes in them |
| D．make sure the books are not too expensive |
| A．It will go around the moon. | B．It will stay in space for two years. |
| C．It costs a lot. | D．It will go into space by December 2006. |
| A．he likes to eat hybrid rice |
| B．he is a successful father |
| C．he grows more rice than others |
| D．he developed the world’s first popular and widely grown hybrid rice |
News 1
Yuan Longping, the father of hybrid rice, won the World Food Prize on Monday. Yuan developed the world’s first popular and widely known hybrid rice. Hybrid rice plants can make more rice than regular ones.
News 2
Have you ever got angry at books that are full of mistakes? Don’t worry, things will get better soon. Last week, China started checking textbooks, dictionaries and children’s books all over the country. The government said the results of the check would come out at the end of June.
News 3
People will see a new “star” in the sky soon. China plants to send a satellite into space by December 2006.It will stay in space for one year. It will go around the moon and take pictures. It must be very expensive, right? That’s for sure; 1.4 billion yuan!
News 4
Have you ever thought of being able to fly around the world in a few hours? One day, maybe you can. Last Saturday, the American X-43A airplane made its first flight. It reached a speed of 8,000 kilometers per hour. This makes it the fastest plane in the world.X-43A is only three to four meters long, but it’s very heavy. It weighs 1,270 kilograms.
【小题1】The satellite sent by China will move around ________.
| A．the moon | B．the earth | C．the sun | D．the mars |
| A．1.4 kilometers per second | B．43 kilometers per minute |
| C．1,270 kilometers per hour | D．8,000 kilometers per hour |
| A．make a lot of money |
| B．make the children sad |
| C．make sure there are no mistakes in them |
| D．make sure the books are not too expensive |
| A．It will go around the moon. | B．It will stay in space for two years. |
| C．It costs a lot. | D．It will go into space by December 2006. |
| A．he likes to eat hybrid rice |
| B．he is a successful father |
| C．he grows more rice than others |
| D．he developed the world’s first popular and widely grown hybrid rice |
Every scientist has a childhood dream. A scientist in China once had a(n) 36 . He wished to grow a new type of rice which could produce a lot. This person is Yuan Longping 37 was born in 1930. He graduated from the Southwest Agricultural(农业) University in 1953. Yuan Longping came up with an idea for a hybrid rice in the 1960s. Since then, he has devoted himself to the research and development of new varieties(品种).
In 1973, together with other people, he 38 in the development of hybrid rice. This made China be a worldwide leader in rice production. For this, he was called Father of Hybrid Rice. In 1980, the technology for hybrid rice was 39 to the United States. 40 Professor Yuan’s hard work, China now produces enough rice to 41 her people every year.
In his spare time, he loves playing 42 violin and listening to music. Every night, he reads 43 half an hour before he goes to sleep. He likes swimming, too.
It is said that Professor Yuan is one of the 44 people in China. And he cares about 45 but his research.
Now Professor Yuan is working on developing super hybrid rice. He goes to the fields twice a day.
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