Learning paper 3 extensive reading
Learning aims : to practice learning skills and revise words and expressions in this module
Learning methods : group work ,discussing ,etc
Part I Read the passage on page 39
I .Read the passage and decide whether these statements are true or false.
1. Rockets were probably invented on purpose. ( )
2. The gas escaping from the tubes could lift it into the air .( )
3. The tubes were attached to a long stick . ( )
4. Everybody wanted to use rockets in battles. ( )
5. No one knows what happened to Wan Hu. ( )
6.The Tang Dynasty was at war with the Mongos.( )
II. Answer the questions .
1.What are the rockets used for today ?
2.When were the rockets probably invented ?
3.What did mongols learn?and what did they do ?.
4. Between the 13th and 15th centuries which countries did rockets experiments?
5.What is your opinion about Wan Hu’s flying chair？
Part II Read the passage on page 87
I . Answer the questions .
1.What achievement does the World Food Prize honour?
2.Who won the award in 2004?
3. How can Monty Jones creat the “ New Rice for Africa”？
4. Why is the hybrid particularly well suited to African rice famer?
5. Why are their achievements outstanding ?
II. Match the words with their definitions.
1.benefit A. an important substance in food
2. commercial B. ten years
3. decade C. together
4.jointly D.to help or give an advantage
5. protein E. for sale
參考譯文：
問(wèn)問(wèn)題的學(xué)生
在當(dāng)前的世界，水稻是主要糧食。中國(guó)是世界上最大的水稻產(chǎn)地。亞洲其他國(guó)家和一些歐洲國(guó)家比如意大利等，都種植水稻。在水稻種植界，中國(guó)科學(xué)家袁隆平是一位重要人士。
袁隆平生長(zhǎng)在中國(guó)。小時(shí)侯，他在學(xué)校讀過(guò)書(shū)，得了個(gè)“問(wèn)問(wèn)題的學(xué)生”的綽號(hào)。袁隆平從小就對(duì)植物感興趣。他在大學(xué)里研究農(nóng)學(xué)。作為一個(gè)年輕的教師，他開(kāi)始了作物育種的實(shí)驗(yàn)。他想，養(yǎng)活世人的關(guān)鍵是更快更好的生產(chǎn)水稻。他認(rèn)為，唯一的辦法是使不同種類的水稻雜交，這樣就能產(chǎn)生比原先任何一種水稻產(chǎn)量都要高的新品種。
首先，袁隆平對(duì)不同種類的水稻進(jìn)行實(shí)驗(yàn)。1996年，他的研究成果在中國(guó)發(fā)表。接著他開(kāi)始尋找一種特殊的稻種。這種稻種必須是雄性的，必須是不結(jié)果的。最后，在1970年，一種天然的雄性不育稻種被發(fā)現(xiàn)，這是一個(gè)突破性的發(fā)現(xiàn)。全國(guó)各地的研究者們被召集在一起開(kāi)發(fā)新水稻種。研究得到了政府的贊助。
由于袁隆平的發(fā)現(xiàn)，中國(guó)的水稻產(chǎn)量在20世紀(jì)90年代增長(zhǎng)了47.5%。還有其他的益處，五萬(wàn)平方公里原來(lái)的稻田現(xiàn)在被用來(lái)種植蔬菜和其他經(jīng)濟(jì)作物。除此之外，袁隆平研制的水稻還出口到巴基斯坦和菲律賓等國(guó)家。
在巴基斯坦，水稻是繼小麥之后的第二種最重要的作物并將在許多地方種植。中國(guó)袁隆平高科技公司以開(kāi)發(fā)出一種新的雜交水稻。這種雜交水稻的產(chǎn)量遠(yuǎn)高于巴基斯坦其他種類的水稻。
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