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1、Unit2WkingthelPrereadinglReadthestatisticsbelow.DidyouknowthesefactsbefeWhatproblemdotheyshowAccdingtotheWldHealthganization(WHO):ThewldproducesenoughfoodfeveryoneMethan800millionpeoplegotobedhungryeveryday.2Riceisthemai
2、nfoodinallEastAsianSoutheastAsiancountries.Whatdoyouthinkwouldhappeniftomrowtherewassuddenlynoricetoeat3Lookatthetitleofthepassagethepictureonthenextpage.WhatdoyoupredictthispassageisgoingtotalkaboutThenskimthepassagetoc
3、heckifyouwereright.ReadingAPIONEERFALLPEOPLEAlthoughheisoneofChina’smostfamousscientistsYuanLongpingconsidershimselfafarmerfhewkstheltodohisresearch.IndeedhissunburntfacearmshisslimstrongbodyarejustlikethoseofmillionsofC
4、hinesefarmersfwhomhehasstruggledfthepastfivedecades.DrYuanLongpinggrowswhatiscalledsuperhybridrice.In1974hebecamethefirstagriculturalpioneerinthewldtogrowricethathasahighoutput.Thisspecialstrainofricemakesitpossibletopro
5、duceonethirdmeofthecropinthesamefields.Nowmethan60%ofthericeproducedinChinaeachyearisfromthishybridstrain.Bnintoapofarmer’sfamilyin1930DrYuangraduatedfromSouthwestAgriculturalCollegein1953.SincethenfindingWaystogrowmeric
6、ehasbeenhislifegoal.Asayoungmanhesawthegreatneedfincreasingthericeoutput.Atthattimehungerwasadisturbingprobleminmanypartsofthecountryside.DrYuansearchedfawaytoincreasericeharvestswithoutexpingtheareaofthefields.In1950Chi
7、nesefarmerscouldproduceonlyfiftymilliontonsofrice.Inarecentharvesthowevernearlytwohundredmilliontonsofricewasproduced.Theseincreasedharvestsmeanthat22%ofthewld’speoplearefedfromjust7%ofthefarmlinChina.DrYuanisnowcirculat
8、inghisknowledgeinIndiaVietnammanyotherlessdevelopedcountriestoincreasetheirriceharvests.ThankstohisresearchtheUNhasmetoolsinthebattletoridthewldofhunger.Usinghishybridricefarmersareproducingharveststwiceaslargeasbefe.DrY
9、uanisquitesatisfiedwithhislife.Howeverhedoesn’tcareaboutbeingfamous.Hefeelsitgiveshimlessfreedomtodohisresearch.Hewouldmuchratherkeeptimefhishobbies.Heenjoyslisteningtoviolinmusicplayingmahjongswimmingreading.Spendingmon
10、eyonhimselfleadingacomftablelifealsomeansverylittletohim.Indeedhebelievesthatapersonwithtoomuchmoneyhasmeratherthanfewertroubles.Hetherefegivesmillionsofyuantoequipothersftheirresearchinagriculture.Justdreamingfthingshow
11、evercostsnothing.LongagoDrYuanhadadreamaboutriceplantsastallassghum.Eachearofricewasasbigasanearofcneachgrainofricewasashugeasapeanut.DrYuanawokefromhisdreamwiththehopofproducingakindofricethatcouldfeedmepeople.Nowmanyye
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