高中英语教学资料-M4U2Working the land Reading.pptVIP

Super hybrid rice 1. What are the serious problems the world faces today? Para. 3 Which of the following description about Dr Yuan’s personality（个性） is not true? He is satisfied with his life because he is now rich and famous. B. He cares little about money and fame(名声). C. He would rather work than lead a comfortable life. D. He enjoys a simpler life than most rich  and famous people. Para4 1.What does “Wishing for things, however, costs nothing.” mean? 2.What did Dr Yuan’s rice look like in his dream? This building is five times the height of that one. 这座楼是那座楼的五倍高。 The new building is four times the size of the old one. It is reported that the United States uses ___ energy as the whole of Europe. A. as twice?? ?? B. twice much?? C. twice much as? ?? D. twice as much Part 2. I. 1. struggle for 2. the past/last five decades 3. a disturbing problem 4. circulate one’s knowledge 5. less developed countries 6. thanks to 7. rid the world of hunger 8. be satisfied with 9. care about / care for 10. would much rather do 11. lead a comfortable life 12. mean little to sb. 13. equip .. for.. 14. with the hope of… 15. around the globe 16. dream for II. 1—10 BBDBD BBDBD 11—14 ABCC III. 15BCABD ORGANIC FARMING Organic farms use no man-made chemicals to increase crops or control insects and disease. The study showed that organic fields produced fewer crops, on average, than other fields. However, the scientists say the organic methods improved the health of the soil and used half as much energy. ⅡFarmers prefer natural waste from animals 1. What I have to say refers to all of you. (2) =mean 指的是，就…而言 “Slow” doesn’t refer to the action here, but to the train. (3)提到，谈到 He referred to his past experiences. (4)查阅，参考