Every scientist has a childhood dream. A scientist in China once had a dream. He wished to grow a new
type of rice. This new type of rice would be as big as peanuts. This person is Yuan Longping - "Father" of
Hybrid rice (杂交水稻).
Yuan Longping was born in 1930. He graduated from the Southwest Agricultural (农业) University in
1953. He came up with an idea for a Hybrid rice in the 1960s. Since then, he has devoted himself to research
and to the development of new varieties.
In 1973, together with other people, he succeeded in the development of Hybrid rice. This made China a
worldwide leader in rice production (生产). In 1980, the technology (技术) for hybrid rice was introduced
to the United States. Now his "super rice" has been introduced to more than 20 other countries.
Because of Professor Yuan"s hard work, China now produces enough rice to feed her people every year.
Last November an online survey showed that most Chinese believed that Yuan deserved (应得) a Nobel peace
prize.
In his spare time, Yuan loves playing the violin and listening to music. Every night, he reads for half an
hour before he goes to sleep. He likes swimming, too. It is said that Professor Yuan is one of the richest
people in China. But he cares about nothing but his research.
Variety 1. 多样化的; 变化:give～to the program使节目丰富多彩／His
writing lacks～.他的文体缺乏变化。
2. 种类：a choice～of black tea特级红茶／varieties of cloth各种布匹
3. 种种：Iron has a variety of uses. 铁有种种用处。
4.【生】变种; 品种;【语】异体:a new variety of apples苹果的
新品种 |
1. To grow a new type of rice. (答案不唯一)
2. Playing the violin and listening to music. (答案不唯一)
3. Chinese
4. the USA; ④
5. 品种；变种 |
核心考点
试题【任务型阅读。阅读下面短文，根据短文内容根据短文内容完成相关任务。 Every scientist has a childhood dream. A s】；主要考察你对 人物故事类等知识点的理解。 [详细]举一反三
| 阅读短文，选择正确答案。 | Li Nan was born in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province. Two years ago, he graduated from medical school at
Zhejiang University. Then he volunteered to work with the Go West program. He went to Inner Mongolia
Autonomous Region and worked as a doctor. At first, he worked very hard. But he felt lonely because he was a
long way from home. Sometimes he felt feel like giving up. But after a short time, he was able to make many
new friends. People there were kind and warm-hearted. He began to like the place. Li Nan has just completed his
two years of volunteer service and returned home. He said, "I learned a lot. It was a useful experience for me." | | 1. What did Li Nan do in Inner Mongolia? ______ | | [ ] | A. He went to university.
B. He worked as a doctor.
C. He worked as a teacher. | | 2. How long has Li Nan worked as a volunteer in Inner Mongolia? | | [ ] | A. For four years.
B. Since he graduated from Zhejiang University.
C. Two years ago. | | 3. Match the words on the left with their definitions on the right. | | [ ] | ____ graduated
____ autonomous
____ warm-hearted
____ completed | A. independent, self-governing
B. friendly, kind and always willing to help
C. finished, brought to an end
D. received a degree from a university or a college | | 完形填空。 | Qu Yuan was a great poet in ancient China. He lived in the state of Chu during the Warring States Period.
Early in his life, Qu Yuan won the confidence (信任) of the king of Chu and worked 1 him. When Chu
was in danger of being invaded (被侵略) by the state of Qin, the 2 among the seven states at that time, he
advised that Chu and the neighboring state of Qi should unite to fight against Qin. 3 , the king didn"t listen
to him and even sent him into exile (流放).
In his exiled days, he still 4 his country and the people. He wrote 5 poems like Lisao to express his
love for them. When Qu Yuan 6 that the capital of Chu had been in hands of Qin, he became 7 sad that
he jumped into the Miluo River. People rushed over to save him, but it was too 8 .
In memory of (为了纪念) this great poet, a festival 9 the Dragon Boat Festival is held on the day of his
death every year. It is on the fifth day of the 10 lunar (阴历的) month. On that day, a dragon boat race is
held and people eat Zongzi. | ( )1. A. for
( )2. A. weak
( )3. A. Because
( )4. A. lived with
( )5. A. a pair of
( )6. A. felt
( )7. A. very
( )8. A. quick
( )9. A. call
( )10. A. third | B. by
B. strong
B. Though
B. cared for
B. a number of
B. thought
B. quite
B. lucky
B. calling
B. fifth | C. as
C. strongest
C. However
C. looked for
C. the number of
C. watched
C. so
C. early
C. called
C. eighth | D. on
D. weakest
D. If
D. delt with
D. too much
D. heard
D. too
D. late
D. to call
D. tenth | 根据短文内容，从后面七个句子中选择五个正确选项（其中有两项多余）填入文中空缺处，
使短文完整、正确。 | Mattie Stepanek was born on July 17, 1990 in Maryland, the U.S. The young poet only lived for about
thirteen years, but he lived every moment of his life to the fullest. 1 At the age of three, the disease
killed his brothers. From then on, he began writing poetry (诗) about love, peace and value of life. 2
In 2001, Mattie"s first book of poetry Heartsongs was published. 3 In the next few years he wrote
four other books of poetry Journey Through Heartsongs, Hope Through Heartsongs, Celebrate Through
Heartsongs and Loving Through Heartsongs. And more than one million copies were sold. Mattie became
famous but he was still very sick. He had to spend a lot of time in hospital and use a wheelchair to get around. 4 "We must remember to play after every storm…We must always listen to the song in our heart,
and share that song with others," he wrote.
Mattie passed away on the morning of June 22, 2004. His story has touched millions of lives. 5 | A. Soon the book become a national best-seller.
B. Although he lived a short life, his poems will continue to reach people of all ages around the world.
C. And soon he became very popular.
D. Mattie and his brothers all had a terrible muscle-weakening (肌肉萎缩的) disease.
E. However, he never seemed sad and angry.
F. He felt worried and sad.
G. To him, poetry is "a way that you can inspire (激励) others while you"re expressing your true feelings." | | 阅读理解。 | Doctor Seuss was born in 1904. By the middle 1950s, he had become one of the best-loved and most
successful children"s book writers in the world. His books are very popular with young readers. They enjoy
the invented words and the pictures of unusual funny animals and plants.
In 1954, life magazine published (刊登) a report about school children who could not read. The report
said many children"s books were not interesting. Doctor Seuss strongly hoped to help children and decided
to write books that were interesting and easy to read. He used words with the same ending sound, like fish
and wish. He did not receive training in art. Yet, he drew the pictures for most of his books.
In 1957, Dr. Seuss wrote The Cat in the Hat. He used less than 230 words to write the book and even a
six-year-old should be able to read it. It was a fun story and easy to read. Children loved it. Their parents
loved it, too. Today it is still one of the stories they like best. The success of The Cat in the Hat made him
want to write more books for children. In 1960, he wrote a book using less than fifty words. The book is
called Green Eggs and Ham.
In 1984, Doctor Seuss won a Pulitzer Prize (普利策奖). He was honored for the education and enjoyment
his books provided American children and their parents.
He died at the age of 87, but his influence remains. Millions of his books have been sold worldwide. People
say his books helped change the way American children learned to read. Yet, his books are loved by people
of all ages. Doctor Seuss once said, "I do not write for children. I write for people. | | 1. Doctor Seuss learned from the magazine that ______. | | [ ] | A. some school children could not read
B. many children"s books were interesting
C. children wanted to learn to read
D. a writer for children was wanted | | 2. People like his books because the books ______. | | [ ] | A. are cheap and easy to get
B. were written in different languages
C. are easy and interesting to read
D. were written with invented words | | 3. He wrote the book The Cat in the Hat at the age of . | | [ ] | A. 50
B. 53
C. 56
D. 87 | | 4. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? | | [ ] | A. Doctor Seuss wrote Green Eggs and Ham with over 230 words.
B. Doctor Seuss wrote books only for children in the United States.
C. The Cat in the Hat was written only for six-year-old children.
D. His books provided education and enjoyment for Americans. | | 5. From the text we know that Doctor Seuss ______. | | [ ] | A. won a Pulitzer Prize soon after his death
B. sold millions of his books himself worldwide
C. changed American children"s way of reading
D. wrote the largest number of books in the world | | 完形填空。 | Learning Chinese may seem difficult to foreigners outside China. However, Daisy Raffan, an 1 girl in
Britain, hopes to bring the 2 to the young people.
Daisy has 3 an online learning website to teach the language to as 4 people as possible, all over the
world.
With China"s fast development in the world, Daisy thinks 5 important for people to learn the language
sooner rather than later.
Daisy has been learning Putonghua 6 the age of five. Two years ago, 7 she decided to pass on what
she had learned, she 8 the idea for the website, kidschineseclub.com.
She said: "People are afraid to learn Putonghua. One of the main reasons is that they think it"s an 9
language to learn, but I have had fun 10 it. And I hope what I have done is easy and fun."
Her 11 offers a series of lessons, which are videos of Daisy teaching a group of students on topics from
greetings and numbers to Chinese culture.
Daisy"s website has 12 the support of several important persons-the teenager says she has received a
letter praising (赞扬) her work from Gordon Brown, 13 is the British Prime Minister (首相).
She said: "I wrote to him and told him what I was doing and got a letter 14 . He said that what I was doing
was a really good idea. I thought it was amazing. I was excited that 15 was supporting what we"re doing." | ( ) 1. A. 18 years old
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B. after
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B. interesting
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B. magazine
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