“Father of hybrid rice” Yuan Longping passed away at 13:07 pm in Changsha of Hunan province, Xinhua reported on Saturday.

The well-known agronomist (农学家) was born on the ninth day of the seventh month in 1930 of Our Chinese lunar calendar. He is famous for developing the first hybrid rice strains. He has helped save not only China but also the world from starvation. When China was faced with food shortage, he helped China create a great miracle, feeding nearly one-fifth of the world's population with less than 9 percent of the world's total land. When hundreds and thousands of people around the world were suffering from hunger, the hybrid rice was grown on a large scale in other countries, raising output and helping pull them out of hunger.

Data shows that in China, the planting area of hybrid rice is over 16 million hectares (公顷). It is about 57 percent of the total planting area of rice. And the hybrid rice has helped feed about 80 million people every year.

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1.Where did Yuan Longping pass away?

A In Haikou.

B In Changsha.

C In Chengdu.

D In Beijing.

解析：选B。B细节理解题。根据第一段可知袁隆平院士是在长沙逝世的，故选B。

2.Why did Yuan Longping become well-known?

A Because he was a well-known agronomist.

B Because he helped plant rice for farmers.

C Because he helped pull people out of hunger.

D Because he was born in Hunan province.

解析：选C。C细节理解题。根据第二段可知袁隆平院士很著名是因为培育了第一个杂交水稻品种，帮助中国乃至全世界很多人免受饥饿，故选C。

3.What does the underlined word “miracle” probably mean in Chinese?

A 意外.

B 惊喜.

C 奇迹.

D 成功.

解析：选C。C词意猜测题。根据feeding nearly one-fifth of the world's population with less than 9 percent of the world's total land.可知他帮助中国用不到世界总土地9%的耕地，养活了世界近五分之一的人口，推断应是一件不可能发生的事情，故“奇迹”更符合文章，故选C。

4.Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the passage?

A Yuan Longping was born in the 1930s of lunar calendar.

B 57 percent of the total planting area of rice is for hybrid rice.

C About 80 million people benefit from hybrid rice a year.

D The planting area of rice is over 16 million hectares.

解析：选D。D细节理解题。根据最后一段第一句可知，是杂交水稻的种植面积为1600多万公顷，不是水稻，故选D。