Rice is the most important food for people all over the world， According to a survey， rice helps_____ one third of the world’s population.
Rice grows well_____enough water.   People grow rice on land with much water and in the rain forests of Africa.
Scientists say that China______growing rice at least 3，000 to 4，000 years ago. Now， rice is _____in people’s daily meals. Rice can be boiled， steamed（蒸）or developed into other food or snacks. It is also a _____food on festivals. People make New Year cake with sticky rice（糯米）every Spring Festival. Zongzi is also _____sticky rice during the Dragon Boat Festival.
China has the _____ population in the world. In order to feed more people， Chinese scientist Yuan Longping led the Super Rice program in 1996. Today， half of China’s _____ plants are Yuan’s Super Rice. China uses Yuan’s Super Rice to grow much more than before. It helps more ______ in the world.
The harvest（收成）of rice _____many things. Rice grows well between 18 ℃ to 35 ℃. A good rainfall also makes a great harvest. Farmers need to fertilize（施肥）the rice and be careful of insects（害虫）.1.

A．feed

B．water

C．grow

D．plant

2.

A．without

B．with

C．for

D．at

3.

A．stopped

B．liked

C．hated

D．started

4.

A．special

B．expensive

C．common

D．unusual

5.

A．terrible

B．traditional

C．useful

D．sweet

6.

A．made of

B．made from

C．made in

D．made by

7.

A．most

B．largest

C．smallest

D．least

8.

A．snacks

B．drink

C．fruit

D．rice

9.

A．country

B．woman

C．man

D．people

10.

A．decides on

B．depends on

C．puts on

D．holds on

Every scientist has a childhood dream. A scientist in China once had a(n) _______. He wished to grow a new type of rice which could produce a lot. This person is Yuan Longping, _______ 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 _______ in the development of hybrid rice. This made China a worldwide leader in rice production. For this, he was called ＂Father of Hybrid Rice＂. In 1980, the technology for hybrid rice was _______ to the United States. _______ Professor Yuan’s hard work, China now produces enough rice to _______ her people every year.
In his spare time, he loves playing _______ violin and listening to music. Every night, he reads _______ half an hour before he goes to sleep. He likes swimming, too. People think that Professor Yuan is one of the _______ people in China because he cares about ________ but his research.
Now Professor Yuan is working on developing super hybrid rice. He goes to the fields twice a day.1.

A．dream

B．idea

C．thought

D．will

2.

A．where

B．whom

C．which

D．who

3.

A．success

B．succeeded

C．successfully

D．successful

4.

A．given

B．grown

C．showed

D．introduced

5.

A．Because of

B．Because

C．In order to

D．Instead of

6.

A．look after

B．feed

C．send

D．fed

7.

A．an

B．/

C．a

D．the

8.

A．on

B．in

C．for

D．to

9.

A．greatest

B．richest

C．cleverest

D．most careful

10.

A．everything

B．anything

C．nothing

D．something

On June 27,2019, Yuan Longping attended the first China-Africa Economic and Trade Expo which was held in Changsha, Hunan. He gave _______ speech in English. He said that China is working on researching the super hybrid   (杂交的)rice and wants to help other _______ deal with the problem of food shortage   (缺乏).

Yuan Longping is a great scientist. He was born in a poor farmer's family in 1930. He completed his university studies in 1953. After that, Yuan began his teaching career at an agricultural school in Anjiang Hunan Province. _______ Yuan was born in a poor family, he worked really hard to achieve his dream. In the 1960s, there were a lot of natural disasters   (自然灾害)in China. Many people died _______ food shortage. So he decided to learn to grow rice and _______ with the idea of hybrid rice.

Since then, he had tried his best to research and developed a better rice. In 1964, he found a natural hybrid rice plant _______ was better than others. So he began to study this type of rice.

In 1973, Yuan _______ developed a special type of long-grained hybrid rice. The next year, he developed a kind of hybrid rice with 20 percent higher yields   (产量). China _______ the rice production in the whole world since then. Compared with traditional rice, hybrid rice has many advantages. In China, the increasing grain production by growing hybrid rice is enough to feed 80 million people each year. For the achievements, Yuan _______ the “Father of Hybrid Rice”.

However, Yuan didn't stop his research. He led his team to conduct a successful experiment in planting rice in the Dubai Desert. This is the first time that rice has been grown in a desert. It helps the people who live in the desert areas produce ________ rice. In addition, it improves the environment of desert areas.

1.

A．a

B．the

C．an

D．/

2.

A．country

B．country's

C．countries’

D．countries

3.

A．But

B．Although

C．Until

D．Unless

4.

A．according to

B．out of

C．because of

D．in need of

5.

A．come out

B．come in

C．come up

D．come down

6.

A．when

B．what

C．where

D．that

7.

A．successful

B．successfully

C．success

D．succeed

8.

A．leads

B．lead

C．led

D．has led

9.

A．was called

B．called

C．is called

D．calls

10.

A．much

B．most

C．many

D．more

As the old Chinese saying goes, “Humanity’s most fundamental relationship is with what we eat (民以为食为天)”. Although food has played an important part in Chinese culture   for   years,   _____had   been   a huge   problem in the country until   the 1970s. However, the Chinese scientist Yuan Longping helped to fix this problem.

On September 8, Yuan, together with two other scientists, won China’s 2018 Future Science Prize, for his research on rice.   _____on his 88th birthday on September 7,he took part in the International Development Forum of Rice Production in Hunan Province. Although he was getting well again from an illness at the time, he was happy to talk to reporters about his ______work with seawater rice.

Yuan has been carrying out research on rice since he was at college. In   1964, he ______   a natural hybrid rice plant ( 天然雄性不育株). Since then, he has put all his ______ into developing high-yield, hybrid rice (品种),     ______     now account for (占) about two thirds of China’s rice crop. So, it’s no wonder that he’s known as the “Father of Hybrid Rice”. And thanks to China’s “One Belt, One Road”, Yuan’s hybrid rice is helping to solve food problems around the world.

____ he became more and more world-famous, Yuan made a speech in English at the 9th Shandong High-Level Talents Forum   in Qingdao in 2017. His speech made him an Internet sensation ( 轰 动 ).       ______        with “I speak broken English”, his 20-minute speech   _______   to be a huge success, without any pauses or mistakes.

But in spite of his great knowledge, Yuan understands that even the wisest of people should still be   ________to learning new things. “The farmers of our country have rich experience in planting rice,” he told Xinhua. “We should learn from them.

1.

A．anger

B．education

C．hunger

D．health

2.

A．Even

B．Ever

C．Excited

D．Except

3.

A．early

B．earliest

C．latest

D．late

4.

A．divided

B．directed

C．discussed

D．discovered

5.

A．effect

B．effort

C．excuse

D．example

6.

A．which

B．what

C．who

D．where

7.

A．Until

B．If

C．Although

D．As

8.

A．Including

B．Beginning

C．Hoping

D．Introducing

9.

A．turned out

B．turned off

C．turned down

D．turned into

10.

A．close

B．likely

C．ready

D．open

Although he is one of China's most famous scientists, Yuan Longping considers_______a farmer, for he works the land to do his research. Indeed, his sunburnt face and arms and slim, strong body are just like those of millions of Chinese farmers, for whom he has struggled ( 奋斗)_______the past fifty years. Yuan Longping grows what is called super hybrid ( 杂种的) rice. In 1973, he became the first agricultural pioneer in the world to grow rice _______has a high output. This special strain of rice makes it possible to produce 20%, more of the crop in _______ same fields. Now more than 60% of the rice produced in China each year_______from this hybrid strain.

Born in 1930, Yuan Longping graduated_________Southwest Agricultural College in 1953. Since then, finding ways to grow more rice has been his life goal. ___________ a young man, he saw the great need for _______ the rice output. At that time, hunger was a disturbing problem in many parts of the countryside. Yuan Longping_______ for a way to increase rice harvests without expanding ( 扩大) the area of the fields. In 1950, Chinese farmers ________produce about fifty-six million tons of rice. In a recent harvest, however, __________two hundred million tons of rice was produced. These increased harvests mean that 22% of the world's people __________ from just 7% of the farmland in the world. Yuan Longping is now spreading his knowledge in India. Vietnam and many other ________ developed countries to increase their rice harvests. Thanks to his research, the UN has more tools in the battle to rid ( 摆脱) the world of________ . Using his hybrid rice, farmers are producing harvests twice as ________   as before.

1.

A．he

B．himself

C．him

D．his

2.

A．for

B．since

C．in

D．from

3.

A．whom

B．who

C．what

D．that

4.

A．an

B．a

C．the

D．/

5.

A．was

B．is

C．are

D．were

6.

A．in

B．at

C．from

D．on

7.

A．Like

B．As

C．With

D．By

8.

A．to increase

B．increases

C．being increased

D．increasing

9.

A．searched

B．searches

C．has searched

D．was searching

10.

A．may

B．need

C．could

D．should

11.

A．nearly

B．near

C．nearest

D．nearer

12.

A．have fed

B．were fed

C．fed

D．are fed

13.

A．least

B．most

C．less

D．more

14.

A．hunger

B．hungry

C．hungrily

D．hungers

15.

A．larger

B．large

C．largest

D．the largest

As the old Chinese saying goes,“food is very important for people.”Although food has played ___ important part in Chinese culture for years, hunger had been a huge problem in the country until the 1970s.

But there is a very great person ___ helps to solve the problem. The great person is the Chinese scientist Yuan Longping. When he was a child, he____ the people were hungry. And he felt very sad. He wanted to change the condition（状况）. From then on. he studied hard in order to make people have ____ food than before to eat.

When Yuan Longping grew up and worked, he has been doing researches on rice ____ he was at college. He overcame one and another problems. In 1964, he discovered a______ rice plant after hard work. Since then, he has made great progress on hybrid rice （杂交水稻）.So，he ____ “the Father of Hybrid Rice." For the honor（荣誉），he never cares about it. He still works in the filed ____ dawn（黎明）to sunset like a farmer.

Yuan's hybrid rice is helping to solve food problems around the world. Although Yuan is knowledgeable, he understands that even the wisest people ____ still learn new things all the time. His spirit really encourages us   ___ hard. So learn from him from now on!

1.

A．a

B．the

C．/

D．an

2.

A．what

B．which

C．who

D．whose

3.

A．see

B．saw

C．sees

D．seen

4.

A．more

B．many

C．much

D．the most

5.

A．although

B．when

C．if

D．since

6.

A．specially

B．special

C．most special

D．more special

7.

A．is called

B．called

C．was called

D．calls

8.

A．for

B．beyond

C．thought

D．from

9.

A．should

B．must

C．might

D．could

10.

A．study

B．to study

C．try

D．to try