人教版（2019）选择性必修1《Unit 5 Working the Land》2021年同步练习卷（课文阅读理解）

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• 1．Yuan Longping，who （1）

  （know） as the "father of hybrid rice"，considers himself a farmer.When he was young， （2）

  concerned him most was farmers' （3）

  （short） of food to eat，so he chose to study agriculture at college.After graduating in 1953，he worked as a researcher and devoted himself to（4）

  （create） a kind of hybrid rice，which could attain a （5）

  （high） yield.In 1974，he succeeded in making it （6）

  reality.Today，60% of domestic consumption in China is comprised of crops（7）

  （generate） from his hybrid strains，for which he has received numerous awards both in China and abroad.But the humorous old "farmer"，caring little （8）

  celebrity or money，is still living a simple life.Despite his （9）

  （advance） years，he is trying （10）

  （fulfill） his dreams of riding the world of hunger.
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• 4．Today，it is estimated that about 60 per cent of domestic rice consumption in China is comprised of crops generated from Yuan's hybrid strains，and his strains have allowed China's farmers to produce around 200 million tons of rice per year.
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• 5．Given that Yuan's hybrids have made him quite wealthy，one might think he would retire to a life of leisure.
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