1. Which of the following statements tells the main idea of the text? It 's about____

A. a farmer named Yuan Longping

B. how Yuan Longping became rich and famous

C. an agricultural pioneer named Yuan Longping who worked hard to produce a new strain of rice

D. a new strain of rice which is called super hybrid rice

2. find out the main idea of each paragraph. (Match the following headings(标题）to each paragraph.)

Paragraph------Main Idea

1----------His appearance and achievement

2----------His biographyt ( birth, education and research)

3----------His personality

4----------His dreams

Step4. scanning (Resume)

Name:

Nationality:

Date of birth:

appearance:

Education:

personality:

Achievements:

Dreams:

Hobbies:

Step 5 Careful reading

(The purpose of careful reading is to let students find some useful information, and get familiar with the text. So in this step, some questions are designed for students, so that they can easily find the answers and finish the reading task.)

Read each paragraph and answer the following questions:

Para 1:

1.What dose Dr. Yuan look like? Why?

(He has a sunburnt face and arms and a slim, strong.)

2.What is his achievement?