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1、课堂15分钟达标练Module4GreatScientistsPeriod1Introduction&ReadingandVocabulary（1） BEIJING,Nov.25—Ifnetizens,ratherthanaselectedgroupofexperts,couldchooseNobelPeacePrizes,aChinesescientistmightbeawinner.AnInternetpostlastTuesday,callingforChineseagricultural
2、scientistYuanLongpingtobeawardednextyear’sNobelPeacePrize,got20,000votesbythisFriday.Yuanisknownasthe“FatherofHybridRice”inChina.Apostwrittenbyanetizencalled“TiannanDibei”onbbs.rednet.cncalledforYuan’snomination(提名).ItmentionedNobelPeaceLaureateMother
3、Teresain1979forhercontributiontoglobalcharity,andNormanBorlaugin1970forhisinventionofahigh-yieldwheatwhichwasusefulfordevelopingcountries.“TheNobelPeacePrizedoesnotlimititswinnerstopoliticiansandorganizationsdevotedtothepreventionofwar,”thepostsaid.“I
4、t’salsoopentopeopleandorganizationswhotrytosolveproblemsandnarrowthewealthgap.”“Gettingridofpovertyandhungeriscreatingpeace,”itsaid.“Withhisgreatcontributiontograingrowthinthecountryandtheworld,Yuanisfullyqualifiedfortheprize.”TheBeijingNewsreportedth
5、atamemberoftheNobelCommitteesaidinameetingwithstudentsofTsinghuaUniversityinMarchthatChinaislikelytomakebreakthroughsintheNobelLiteratureandPeacePrizes.Thisyear’sNobelPeacePrizewenttoMuhammadYunusandtheGrameenBankfortheircontinuouseffortstograntsmalls
6、umloanstothepoor.ThisFriday,morethan94percentofover8,500peoplesurveyedwereinfavorofYuangettingtheprize.Yuan,ahouseholdnameinChina,isregardedasthemostfamousfarmerinthecountry.Heisnotedforinventingaformofricewithamuchhigheryieldthanaveragecrops.Withmore
7、thanhalfofChina’sfieldsgrowingYuan’srice,hisinventionhasfedmillionsofpeopleintheworld’smostpopulouscountry.His“SuperRice”hasalsobeenintroducedtomorethan20othercountries.【语篇概述】本文以新闻体裁的形式报道了许多网民的提议:袁隆平为世界的和平做出了巨大贡献,因此应该获得下一年的诺贝尔和平奖。Ⅰ.Skimthepassageandfi
8、ndthemainideaquickly.答案：ThepassageaimstointroduceuscontributionmadebyYuanLongpingandclaimthatheshouldbeawardednextyear’sNobelPeacePrize.Ⅱ.Readthepassageagainandchoosethebestanswers.1.Fromthefirsttwoparagraphs,weknowthat_______.A.YuanLongpingha
