Unit 5 Working the Land Reading and Thinking 导学案（含答案）-2025-2026学年高中英语人教版选择性必修第一册

2025-2026学年度第一学期高一英语人教版选择性必修一Unit 5
Reading and Thinking 导学案
第一部分: 课文理解--以问题为导向，促进阅读能力大提升:
1.What’s the main idea of the passage
A．Ways to increase the rice output.
B．Yuan Longping’s dreams.
C．Yuan Longping’s super hybrid rice.
D．Yuan Longping—an agricultural pioneer.
2.What kind of writing do you think this article is
A．A novel. B．A biography.
C．A diary. D．A news report.
3.Match the main idea with each paragraph.
Para.1　 A．Yuan conducted research and developed hybrid rice.
Para.2 B．Yuan worked hard to fulfil his dreams.
Para.3 C．Yuan considered himself a farmer.
Para.4 D．Yuan decided to study agriculture.
Para.5 E．Yuan’s innovation has helped to feed more people.
Para.6 F．Yuan cares little for fame or wealth.
4．Why did Yuan Longping consider himself a farmer
A．He was born in a farmer family.
B．He was known as the “father of hybrid rice”．
C．He was educated at an agricultural college.
D．He continually worked the land in his research.
5．Why did Yuan Longping choose to study agriculture
A．Because his parents wanted him to do so.
B．Because he wanted to win awards in this field.
C．Because farmers sometimes suffered from serious shortage of food at that time.
D．Because he wanted to make more money by selling seeds.
6．How long did it take Yuan Longping to develop his super hybrid rice
A．12 years. B．14 years. C．21 years. D．30 years.
7.Why did Yuan Longping choose to work the land
A.Because he was born into a farmer’s family.
B.Because he needed to do his research on farming to tackle the food crisis.
C.Because he took a great interest in farming.
D.Because he cared little for money or celebrity.
8.What was Yuan Longping’s attitude towards money
A.He was not interested in money.
B.Money is of no use to a scientist.
C.Money isn’t important at all.
D.All his money should be spent on his own research.
9.Read Para.3.What’s the main advantage of hybrid crops
A．They usually attain a higher yield than conventional crops.
B．They taste more delicious than conventional crops.
C．They look better than conventional crops.
D．They can sell better than conventional crops.
10.Read Para.5.How does the author show Yuan’s qualities
A．By giving examples.
B．By contrast.
C．By listing numbers.
D．By explanation
11.Read Para.6.What does the word “envisioned” mean in this paragraph
A．Saw. B．Heard. C．Imagined. D. Liked.
12.What can we know from the text
A.Yuan Longping found a way to attain higher yields by expanding the area of fields.
B.Yuan Longping led a life of leisure after his retirement.
C.In the 1950s or so，many parts of the countryside were short of food to eat.
D.His way of increasing rice harvests only worked in China.
13.Why did Yuan decide to study agriculture
A．Because his parents wanted him to be a farmer.
B．Because he wanted to tackle the crisis of poor harvests and the shortage of food.
C．Because he liked Southwest Agricultural College in Chongqing.
D．Because he planned to grow the best rice.
14.Which of the following can we know from the passage
A．Yuan Longping lived a life of leisure.
B．Most experts on agriculture agreed on the possibility of developing a kind of hybrid rice.
C．“Seawater rice” is a kind of rice that has a low output.
D．Yuan Longping was not interested in becoming famous or wealthy.
第二部分：课文语法填空--以高考题型为导向，促进语言能力稳提高：
A
Known as the “father of hybrid rice”, Yuan Longping always considered 1.　 (he) a farmer. As a young man, Yuan was concerned about farmers' poor harvests and shortage of food to eat. To tackle this problem, he 2.　 (choose) to study agriculture and received an education at Southwest Agricultural College.
After graduating, Yuan worked as a researcher. He was 3.　 (convince) that the solution lay in the creation of hybrid rice rather than larger fields, which was then against the common assumption 4.　 it could not be done.
Through intense effort, Yuan overcame enormous technical difficulties and developed the first high-yielding hybrid rice, enabling farmers to increase their output greatly 5.　
expanding the fields. Today it's estimated that about 60 percent of domestic rice 6.
(consume) consists of crops 7.　 (generate) from Yuan's hybrid strains.
Despite Yuan's invaluable contributions and great achievements, he never lived 8.　
life of leisure. Instead, he devoted his whole life to 9.　 (fulfil) his dreams. He was indeed a great scientist, 20.　 deserves our greatest respect.
B
Yuan Longping was born in 1930.1.________ he was young，he saw many people go 2.____________(hunger) often.So he had devoted 3.____________(him) to finding ways of 4.________________(increase) rice harvests 5.____________ expanding the area of fields since he 6.____________(graduate) from Southwest Agricultural College in 1953.
Now about 60% of the rice 7.__________(produce) in China each year is from this hybrid strain.Yuan’s 8.__________(innovate) has helped feed not just China，but many other countries (such as India and Vietnam) to increase their rice harvests.
He cared little for celebrity and money and made large 9.____________(donate) to support agricultural research.His later vision for “seawater rice” also became 10.__________ reality.
附：参考答案：
第一部分：
1.D 2.B
3.Para.1 C　Para.2 D　Para.3 A　Para.4 E　Para.5 F　Para.6 B
4.D　5.C　6.C 7.B 8.A 9.A 10.B 11.C 12.C 13.B 14.D
第二部分：
A:1.himself　 2.chose　 3.convinced 　4.that　 5.without　
6.consumption　7.generated　 8.a　 9.fulfilling 10.who
B:1.when 　2.hungry　 3.himself　 4.increasing　 5.without　
6.graduated　 7.produced　 8.innovation　 9.donations　 10.a