Every scientist has a childhood dream. A scientist in China once had a(n)
36 . He wished to grow a new type of rice which could produce a lot. This person is Yuan Longping
37 was born in 1930. He graduated from the Southwest Agricultural(农业) University in 1953. Yuan Longping came up with an idea for a hybrid rice in the 1960s. Since then, he has devoted himself to the research and development of new varieties(品种).
In 1973, together with other people, he
38 in the development of hybrid rice. This made China be a worldwide leader in rice production. For this, he was called Father of Hybrid Rice. In 1980, the technology for hybrid rice was
39 to the United States.
40 Professor Yuan’s hard work, China now produces enough rice to
41 her people every year.
In his spare time, he loves playing
42 violin and listening to music. Every night, he reads
43 half an hour before he goes to sleep. He likes swimming, too.
It is said that Professor Yuan is one of the
44 people in China. And he cares about
45 but his research.
Now Professor Yuan is working on developing super hybrid rice. He goes to the fields twice a day.
| 小题1: | | A．dream | B．idea | C．thought | D．meaning |
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| 小题2: | | A．where | B．whom | C．which | D．who |
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| 小题3: | | A．success | B．succeeded | C．successfully | D．successful |
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| 小题4: | | A．given | B．grown | C．showed | D．introduced |
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| 小题5: | | A．Because of | B．Thanks for | C．Instead of | D．According to |
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| 小题6: | | A．offer | B．feed | C．send | D．provide |
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| 小题9: | | A．poorest | B．richest | C．cleverest | D．most careful |
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| 小题10: | | A．everything | B．anything | C．nothing | D．something |
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