Unit2WorkingthelandHaveyoueverbeentothecountryside?Whatdidseethere?Doyouknowhowtogrowanyplant?Let’stakericeforexample.Supposethisappleasourlivingplanet—theearth.Threefourthsoftheearthiswater.Onefourthofitisland,andofthispart,halfisusedforconstructingroadsandbuildings.So,onlyasmallpartisleftforfarming.WhatisthemainfoodinallAsianandSoutheastAsiancountries?--FastreadingSkimmingforthegeneralideaScanthetextandthenchoosethebestansweraccordingtothetext.1.WhydoesYuanLongpingworktheland?A.Becausehewasbornintoafarmer’sfamily.B.Becauseheneedstodohisresearchonfarming.C.Becauseheisinterestedinfarming.D.Becausehehasaslimandstrongbody.2.Accordingtothetext,in1950,Chinesefarmerscouldproduceonly___milliontonsofrice.20B.200C.50D.5003.ThefollowingareallDrYuan’shobbiesexcept____ListeningtoviolinmusicSwimmingandreadingPlayingmah-jongD.Smokinganddrinking4.HowdoesYuanLongpingfeelaboutmoney?A.Toomuchmoneycanonlybringmoretroublesthanhappiness.B.Onehastoownalargesumofmoney.C.Moneyisnotimportantatall.D.Onehastospendallhismoneyonhisownresearch.CarefulreadingReadingthetextcarefullyandanswerthefollowingquestions.WhatdoesDrYuanlooklike?Hissunburntfaceandarmsandhisslim,strongbodyarejustlikeChinesefarmers.2.Whatishisachievement?Thesuperhybridrice.3.Howdoesheridtheworldofhunger?Hisresearchonhowtoimprovethericeharvest.Readthetextcarefullyandthentrytowritedownthemainideaofthetext.Thetextisabout(Dr.Yuan)whomadeagreatcontributiontofindingways(toridtheworldofhunger),butheconsiders(himselfasafarmer).DiscussionDiscussingroupswhatadvantagesanddisadvantagesdoyouseeinYuanLongping’slife?Wouldyouliketohavealifelikehis?Whyorwhynot?Writeanarticleafterclass.Ifyouhadachancetodosomethingtoridtheworldofhunger,whatwouldyoudo?