A. taking up less field B. having high production

　C. looking like peanuts D. adapting itself easily to different kinds of soil even in Africa

2. Why did Yuan Longping want to increase the rice output when he was young?

　A. He was a good student in agriculture. B. He suffered hunger when he was a kid.

　C. Increasing the rice output was a great challenge.

　D. Many parts of the countryside were starving for food.

3. Which of the following cannot show Yuan's life attitude?

　A. Running after fame affected his research.

　B. Living a comfortable life is of little importance.

　C. Rich people should give away their extra money to do scientific research.

　D. To benefit as many people as possible in the world because of his efforts is of great value.

4. What can be inferred from the passage?

　A. Yuan Longping is fond of dreaming.

B. Owing to Yuan's research, the UN is quite confident to put the world hunger to an end in a few years.

　C. Judging by appearance, we can hardly mix Yuan up with other farmers.

　D. Some less developed countries also got benefit from Yuan's achievement.

5. Which of the following is the most suitable structure of the passage.

　A. ①---②-----③----④ B. ①------②③------④

　C. ①②------------③④ D. ①------------②③④

【答案】 DBACD

Task 2: Read each paragraph carefully and fill in the blanks.

Para1:

1) His ___________ faces and arms and his _________, strong body are just like those of millions of Chinese farmers, for whom he has _________ for the past five ________.

2) Dr Yuan Longping grows what is called ____________________ rice.

3) Now more than ______ of the rice _______ in China each year is from this hybrid ________.

Para2:

1) ________________, Dr Yuan ___________________Southwest Agricultural College in 1953.

2) Dr Yuan searched for a way to ______________ without ________ the area of the fields.