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Every scientist has a childhood dream. A scientist in China once had a dream. He wished to grow a new
type of rice. This new type of rice would be as big as peanuts. This person is Yuan Longping - "Father" of
Hybrid rice (杂交水稻).
Yuan Longping was born in 1930. He graduated from the Southwest Agricultural (农业) University in
1953. He came up with an idea for a Hybrid rice in the 1960s. Since then, he has devoted himself to research
and to the development of new varieties.
In 1973, together with other people, he succeeded in the development of Hybrid rice. This made China a
worldwide leader in rice production (生产). In 1980, the technology (技术) for hybrid rice was introduced
to the United States. Now his "super rice" has been introduced to more than 20 other countries.
Because of Professor Yuan's hard work, China now produces enough rice to feed
herpeople every year.
Last November an online survey showed that most Chinese believed that Yuan deserved (应得) a Nobel peace
prize.
In his spare time, Yuan loves playing the violin and listening to music. Every night, he reads for half an
hour before he goes to sleep. He likes swimming, too. It is said that Professor Yuan is one of the richest
people in China. But he cares about nothing but his research.
Variety 1. 多样化的; 变化:give～to the program使节目丰富多彩／His
writing lacks～.他的文体缺乏变化。
2. 种类：a choice～of black tea特级红茶／varieties of cloth各种布匹
3. 种种：Iron has a variety of uses. 铁有种种用处。
4.【生】变种; 品种;【语】异体:a new variety of apples苹果的
新品种 |
1. What was Yuan Longping's childhood dream?
2. What are Yuan Longping's hobbies?
3. The underlined word "her" in the 4th paragraph means _________.
4. Seven years after the successful development of Hybrid rice, it was introduced to _________.
On the map No.
is where the country is.
5. According to the following explanations of the word "variety" in a dictionary, the word "varieties" in 2nd
paragraph probably means __________ in Chinese.