“风吹过稻田，我就想起您”

Do you like to eat rice? If yes, then you should know about Yuan Longping!

Yuan was born in 1930 in China. He was a very famous scientist known for his work on rice. He worked hard to stop people from starving around the world. He invented (发明) a    ▲    type of rice plant. It can grow more easily and also produce (生产) more rice. This helped many people to get more food. They were no longer hungry. 

Yuan is very famous in China. When he died in 2021, many Chinese people honored (纪念) him.

1.What did Yuan Longping do?

A He was a teacher.

B He was a scientist.

C He was a farmer.

D He was a businessman.

解析：选B。B 细节理解题。根据第二段第二句“He was a very famous scientist...work on rice”可知，袁隆平是一位非常著名的水稻科学家。故选B。

2.The underlined word “starving” means __________ in Chinese.

A 饥饿的

B 忧郁的

C 恐惧的

D 沮丧的

解析：选A。A 词义猜测题。根据前文袁隆平是一位水稻科学家可知，他研究水稻以生产更多大米，是为了防止世界各地的人们挨饿。故选A。

3.Which word can be put in the “ ▲ ”?

A longer

B shorter

C bigger

D better

解析：选D。D 推理判断题。根据后文“It can grow more easily and also produce (生产) more rice. This helped many people to get more food. They were no longer hungry.”这种水稻更容易生长，也可以生产更多的大米。这帮助很多人获得了更多的食物。他们不再挨饿。由此可知，这是一种更好的水稻。故选D。

4.Yuan Longping died at the age of _________.

A 75

B 80

C 91

D 101

解析：选C。C 数字计算题。根据第二段第一句“Yuan was born in 1930 in China.”以及第三段第二句“When he died in 2021”可知，袁隆平出生于1930年了，逝世于2021年，即91岁。故选C。