大國(guó)糧倉(cāng)的追夢(mèng)人

李全忠

被譽(yù)為“中國(guó)緊湊型雜交玉米之父”的李登海是我國(guó)農(nóng)業(yè)領(lǐng)域的專家，30多年間，他先后選育玉米高產(chǎn)新品種80多個(gè)，7次開創(chuàng)和刷新了中國(guó)夏玉米的高產(chǎn)紀(jì)錄。他主持選育的“掖單”系列玉米新品種，曾獲國(guó)家科技進(jìn)步獎(jiǎng)一等獎(jiǎng)。

1 Li Denghai， director of the National Maize （玉米） Engineering Technology Center （Shandong） and president of the Shandong Denghai Seeds Company， has received 23 science and technology awards at the national and ministerial levels for breakthroughs made in breeding high?yield maize.

2 Born in Laizhou， Shandong Province， Li has carried out more than 790 experiments on high?yield maize over the last 49 years. In 1972， the yield of maize per hectare in his experimental fields was more than 7，500 kilograms， double the national average at the time. Today， some varieties of the compact （緊湊的） hybrid corn developed by his team can yield twice that amount in experiments.

3 In the 1990s， maize seeds developed by Li were planted nationwide. Over the course of five years， more than 6.7 million hectares of farmland was planted with the maize seeds， and yields increased by 10 billion kilograms. Since then， the seeds have been planted in more than 800 million hectares of farmland.

4 Li Denghai was awarded the “China Award for Significant Contribution to the Maize Industry” in 2005， and in the same year the company named after his own name came into the market on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange. His company was one of the few seed companies to be listed. Li， however， is never happier than when he is in the middle of his cornfields. “I can forget my tiredness when talking to my corn，” he said.

5 As far as the future goes， Li has said that he does not want to retire， but he would rather continue working on projects that benefit the country socially and economically.

6 He said， “Life has no end， nor does innovation or the pursuit of high?yield seeds. We， however， only live for a limited time， so we should devote our lives to the pursuit of unlimited scientific and technological innovation.”

[Reading][Check]

Ⅰ. Choose the best answers according to the text.

Detail 1. Whats the national average yield of maize per hectare in 1972？

A. Over 7，500 kilograms.

B. Over 8，500 kilograms.

C. About 4，500 kilograms.

D. About 3，750 kilograms.

Inference 2. By mentioning the company on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange， what does the author mean？

A. Li has become very rich.

B. Li has changed into a businessman.

C. Li has succeeded in enlarging his career.

D. Li has been too busy to go on his corn study.

Inference 3. How does the author develop the text？

A. By following the order of space.

B. By following the order of time.

C. By making comparisons.

D. By giving instructions.

Inference 4. Which of the following words can best describe Li Denghai？

A. Ambitious and hard?working.

B. Cooperative and generous.

C. Courageous and calm.

D. Enthusiastic and kind.

Ⅱ. Discussion

What have you learned from the story of Li Denghai？

[Language][Study]

Ⅰ. Discover useful structures in the text

1. since then意為“從那時(shí)以來(lái)”，通常與現(xiàn)在完成時(shí)連用，指從過(guò)去某一時(shí)刻起到現(xiàn)在為止的一段時(shí)間

Since then， the seeds have been planted in more than 800 million hectares of farmland. 從那時(shí)起，這些種子已經(jīng)被播種在8億多公頃的農(nóng)田里。

2. would rather意為“寧愿”，后接動(dòng)詞原形或含虛擬語(yǔ)氣的從句

As far as the future goes， Li has said that he does not want to retire， but he would rather continue working on projects that benefit the country socially and economically. 就未來(lái)而言，李曾表示，他不想退休，而是希望繼續(xù)參與有益于國(guó)家社會(huì)和經(jīng)濟(jì)的項(xiàng)目。

Ⅱ. Text?centered chunks

be born in 出生于

carry out 實(shí)施；執(zhí)行

more than 超過(guò)

over the course of 在……期間

be named after 以……的名字命名

come into the market 上市

as far as 遠(yuǎn)至；只要；直到……為止；據(jù)……；就……

devote to 把……用于；致力于……