Question

Every scientist has a childhood dream. A scientist in China once had a(n)       . He wished to grow a new type of rice which could produce a lot. This person is Yuan Longping       was born in 1930. He graduated from the Southwest Agricultural(农业) University in 1953. Yuan Longping came up with an idea for a hybrid rice in the 1960s. Since then, he has devoted himself to the research and development of new varieties(品种).

In 1973, together with other people, he       in the development of hybrid rice. This made China be a worldwide leader in rice production. For this, he was called Father of Hybrid Rice. In 1980, the technology for hybrid rice was       to the United States.       Professor Yuan’s hard work, China now produces enough rice to     her people every year.

In his spare time, he loves playing       violin and listening to music. Every night, he reads       half an hour before he goes to sleep. He likes swimming, too.

It is said that Professor Yuan is one of the       people in China. And he cares about       but his research.

Now Professor Yuan is working on developing super hybrid rice. He goes to the fields twice a day.

1.A.dreamB.ideaC.thought             D.will

2.A.whereB.whomC.whichD.who

3.A.successB.succeededC.successfullyD.successful

4.A.givenB.grownC.showed               D.introduced

5.A.Because ofB.BecauseC.In order               D.For

6.A.look afterB.feedC.sendD.fed

7.A.anB./C.aD.the

8.A.onB.inC.for                   D.to

9.A.poorestB.richestC.cleverest              D.most careful

10.A.everythingB.anythingC.nothing               D.something

Answer

1.A

2.D

3.B

4.D

5.A

6.B

7.D

8.C

9.D

10.C

【解析】

试题分析：本文介绍了世界杂交水稻之父袁隆平的故事。从儿时的梦想，到最终终于培育出了高产的杂交水稻，令世人震撼，并介绍了他的业余生活和科学精神。

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10.……以外什么也没有；只有，不过，即除了科学以外的事情他什么都不关心；故选C。

考点：人物传记类短文。