Unit4GreatScientists(上)Intherice-growingworld,theChinesescientist,YuanLongping,isaleadingfigure.在水稻种植领域,中国科学家袁隆平是一位领军人物。WordsandPhrases1.figure①n.数字v.计算figureout算出,弄明白例:You’dbetterfigureoutasolutionwhichyoucantaketosolvethisproblem.figureon打算,预料,指望例:Wecanfigureonhimsolvingthisproblem.②n.人物HewasagreatfigureinChinesehistory.Hethoughtthatthekeytofeedingpeoplewastohavemorericeandtoproduceitmorequickly.他想,养活人们的关键是更快更多地生产水稻。feedsth.tosb.把…喂给…feedonsth.以…为生feedsb.withsth.以…供给…befedupwith=betiredof厌烦,受够了2.【例1】(2013湖北卷,25)Butterflies_____asweetliquidproducedbyflowers,whichbeesandotherinsectscollect.A.carryonB.feedonC.putonD.focusonHethoughttherewasonlyonewaytodothis—bycrossingdifferentspeciesofriceplant,…他认为,要实现这个想法,唯一的办法就是使不同种类的水稻杂交,…crossv.杂交speciesn.物种单复数同形:species,series,means,works3.【例2】(2013浙江杭州月考)Itisreportedthat_____hasbeendiscoveredintherainforestinBrazil.A.newspeciesB.anewspeciesC.anewspecieD.newspecie1Thiswasthebreakthrough.这是一个巨大突破。outbreak爆发breakdown崩溃,分解standby备用品take-off起飞cut-off截止,界限4.Followingthis,YuanLongping’sricewasexportedtoothercountries,suchasPakistanandthePhilippines.除此以外,袁隆平研制的水稻还出口到巴基斯坦和菲律宾等国家。5.词汇记忆export出口ex-(out)+portimport进口im-(in)+portimportance重要性import+ance(n.)support支持sup-(在下面)+porttransport运输trans-(横穿)+portdeport移送,驱逐de-(away)+portportage搬运;运费port+age(费用)port=carry拿,运Thenewricereplacedvegetablesin50thousandsquarekilometres.在五万平方公里的土地上,这种新型水稻取代了蔬菜。replacevt.取代,代替6.①replaceAwithB用B来替代A例:MayIreplacethisbookwithanotherone?②inplaceof代替例:Heisnowinplaceofherandbecomesthenewmonitor.③taketheplaceof代替,取代…的位置=takesb.’splace例:Nowadayscell-phoneshavetakentheplaceofBP.【例3】(2011安徽卷)—Whatdoyouthinkofstoreshoppinginthefuture?—Personally,Ithinkitwillexistalo...