【正文】 a place to stand, and I will move the world. 5． Qian Xuesen e .S ci e n ce i s b e y o n d n at i o n al i t i e s ， cl ass e s a n d r ac e s. Step 2 Fastreading Ⅰ .Read the passage fast and match the paragraphs with their general ideas. 1. Para. 1 2． Para. 2 A . T h e a d v a n t ag e s an d p o si t i v e e f f e ct s o f Y u an L o n g p i n g 39。s second largest producer of nice.( ) 2． Yuan Longping began experiments in crop breeding when he was at college.( ) 3． Yuan Longping managed to produce more rice quickly by planting more rice. ( ) 4． Yuan Longping39。s discoveries， ________. A． Chinese rice production doubled B． more cash crops and more vegetables are planted C． few foreign countries like to plant the rice any more D． rice bees the most important crop in Pakistan 5． What is the main idea of this passage? A． Yuan Longping is a leading figure. B． A new plant has been produced. C． Yuan Longping39。s discoveries. Step 4 Summary Fill in the blanks according to the passage. Yuan Longping is a figure in the ricegrowing world. He was born and China. When he was a boy, he was many schools ， and was given the “the student who asks questions”. He was interested in plants from an early age, and he studied agriculture in college. As a young teacher, he began experiments in crop . He thought there was only one way to have more rice quickly, That was to cross different rice plant. Then he began his search for a special type of rice plant. It had to be male and sterile. When the naturally sterile male rice plant was discovered in 1970 , it was a . As a result, China39。s. And 50 thousand square kilometres of rice fields were growing vegetables and other cash crops. Following this, Yuan Longping39。 (2)虛構(gòu)；杜撰 The whole story was invented. 整個故事是虛構(gòu)的。 (2)inventor n. 發(fā)明家；發(fā)明人 辨析： discover與 invent 這組詞都有 “ 發(fā)現(xiàn) ” ； “ 發(fā)明創(chuàng)造 ” 的意思。 People finally discovered that the world is round. 最終人們發(fā)現(xiàn)地球是圓的。 (2)invent指發(fā)明原來不存在的東西，有時也可指 “ 虛構(gòu) ” ； “ 捏造 ” 。 即學(xué)即用 語法填空 The person who________the telephone changed the world. 答案： invented 句意：發(fā)明電話的人改變了世界。 2． force n． 力；力量；力氣；暴力；武力； (法律；方法的 )效力；壓力 vt. 強迫；迫使 We shouldn39。 知識拓展 the force of character 人格的力量 the armed forces of a country 一國之武裝部隊 by force 憑借武力；強迫地 e/go into force 開始生效 put...into force 使 ?? 生效；實施法律等 (be)in force 實施中 force sb. to do/ forced to do 迫使某人干 ……/某人被迫干 ?? force one39。 ② You should not force your opinion on others. 你不應(yīng)該把自己的見解強加給別人。 ④ They forced the door open.(＝ The door was forced open.) 他們用力打開了門。 即學(xué)即用 語法填空 The government plans to bring in new laws ________(force) parents to take more responsibility for the education of their children. 答案： forcing 考查了現(xiàn)在分詞作定語。故應(yīng)用 doing形式。 (2)in(the)process of... 在 ?? 過程中 The machine is in(the)process of repair. 那部機器正在修理中。 (2) (湖南高考改編 )Care of the soul is a gradual process ________ even the small details of life should be considered. 答案： in which/where 考查定語從句。定語從句不缺主語、賓語， in which相當(dāng)于 where。 知識拓展 al是形容詞的后綴，類似的還有： national 國家的；民族的 natural 天然的；自然的 chemical 化學(xué)的 historical 歷史的 biological 生物的 提示 即學(xué)即用 用 physics的相關(guān)詞填空 (1)Einstein won Nobel Prize for________(物理 )． (2)He is our teacher of________(物理 )． (3)His father is a________in a hospital. (4)Newton is a great________. (5)The change of temperature can cause________changes as well as chemical changes. 答案： (1)physics (2)physics (3)physician (4)physicist (5)physical 5． characteristic n. 特征；特性 adj. 特有的，獨特的；典型的 Cheerfulness is a characteristic of his. 快樂是他的一個特征。 即學(xué)即用 語法填空 Apart from blue eyes, golden hair is also a________for Swedish people. 答案： characteristic 句意：除了藍(lán)眼睛，對瑞典人來說金黃色頭發(fā)也是他們的特征。 6． leading adj. 主要的；領(lǐng)先的 The pany is the leading software provider in the PC markets. 這家公司是個人電腦市場的主要軟件供應(yīng)商。 She was offered________ ________ ________in the TV series. (2)世界上有多少人仍舊生活在貧困線以下？ How many people are still________ ________ ______under the poverty line in the world? 答案： (1)the leading role (2)leading a life 7． figure n. 人物 ① In the ricegrowing world, the Chinese scientist, Yuan Longping, is a leading figure. 在水稻種植領(lǐng)域，中國的科學(xué)家袁隆平是一位領(lǐng)軍人物。s daughter. 畫中間的那個人是畫家的女兒。 知識拓展 (1)figure ；人物；體態(tài)，身材；圖 (形 )； (雕塑或畫出的 )形象 ；想象，認(rèn)為 (2)figure out 計算出；想出；弄明白 (3)keep one39。 ① Tom is an important figure in the small town.( ) ② The figure on Page 15 shows the changing of the rainfall in this area.( ) ③ I will exercise more to keep my figure.( ) ④ Add all the figures, and you39。s a difficult task to educate children. 教育孩子是件困難的事情。 She is a highly educated woman and acts very properly. 她是一個很有教養(yǎng)的女士，舉止非常得體。s education. 這次會議的主要議題是兒童教育。 即學(xué)即用 語法填空 The public should ________(educate) in how to use energy more effectively. 答案： be educated 句意：公眾應(yīng)該接受如何更有效利用能源的教育，由句意可知用被動語態(tài)。 We can39。 The latest unemployment figures will be published tomorrow. 最