1．Read the passage carefully and then answer the following questions.

　　(1)What does Dr Yuan look like?

　　He_has_a_sunburnt_face_and_arms_and_a_slim,_strong_body.He_is_more_like_a_farmer_than_a_scientist.

　　(2)What is his achievement?

　　He_grows_what_is_called_super_hybrid_rice,_which_makes_it_possible_to_produce_20%_more_of_the_crop_in_the_same_fields.

　　2．Read the passage and match each paragraph with its main idea.

　　(1)Paragraph 1 (D)　　A．Yuan Longping's brief life experiences.

　　(2)Paragraph 2 (A) B．Yuan Longping's dreams.

　　(3)Paragraph 3 (C) C．Yuan Longping's attitudes toward life.

　　(4)Paragraph 4 (B) D．Yuan Longping's

　　achievements in the

　　 improvements on

　　rice production.

　　3．Read the passage carefully and then try to write down the main idea.

　　The text is about Yuan_Longping who has made a great contribution to producing better rice.

Summary 　　Read the passage carefully and fill in the blanks.

　　Yuan Longping was a pioneer of agriculture in China. He graduated 1.from Southwest Agricultural College in 1953. Since then he devoted his life to 2.finding (find) ways to grow more rice. The rice 3.farmers (farm) are now producing harvest twice as large as before 4.by using his kind of rice. But he was not 5.satisfied (satisfy) with his work. Although now he leads a rich life, he still keeps 6.on doing his work to develop his rice. I think his work is really important to the world. Because of his hard work, the production of food 7.has_been_improved (improve) and the problem of 8.hunger (hungry)

　　 can be solved. 9.Thanks to Yuan Longping's great work, millions of people can benefit 10.from his extraordinary work.

Discussion 　　What do you think would happen if there was suddenly no rice to eat tomorrow?

　　If_that_happened,_people_there_would_suffer_from_starvation._People_would_panic_(惊慌)_and_the_whole_country_would_get_into_trouble.