拓展阅读和写作
Three great scientists who changed the world

Task 1: Read and match（读一读科学家专栏上的这三位科学家的事迹，选出正确的答案）
() 1. What was Yuan Longping’s most important achievement?
A. He grew a new kind of wheat.
B. He found a new soil fertilizer.
C. He developed hybrid rice that could grow more food.
() 2. Why was Zhang Heng famous?
A. Because he invented papermaking.
B. Because he made the first seismoscope to find earthquakes.
C. Because he built big water projects.
() 3. What was special about Marie Curie?
A. She discovered radium and won two Nobel Prizes.
B. She was the second woman to win a Nobel Prize.
C. She invented the X-ray machine.
Task 2: Read again and answer（再读一遍，回答下列问题）
1. What good qualities did these scientists have? (Write at least two)

2. If you could ask these scientists one question, who would you ask and what would you ask?

Task 1: 1. C 2. B 3. A
Task 2: (此题答案仅供参考)
1. They were all hard-working and never gave up. They were also creative and wanted to help people.
2. I would ask Marie Curie how she kept going when her experiments were difficult.

【分析】
本题分为Task1信息匹配和Task2开放性问答两部分。Task1需仔细阅读袁隆平、张衡的短文，提取问题对应的关键信息，结合居里夫人的常识完成选项匹配；Task2需结合科学家事迹归纳品质，并结合自身想法提出合理问题，考查信息提取、归纳总结及开放性思维能力。
【解析】
Task1：1. 定位袁隆平短文，文中提到他研发杂交水稻，帮助生产更多粮食，对应选项C；2. 定位张衡短文，他发明第一台地动仪探测地震，对应选项B；3. 居里夫人的核心成就是发现镭并获两次诺贝尔奖，对应选项A。
Task2：1. 从袁隆平努力研发杂交水稻、张衡探索创新的事迹，可归纳出他们勤奋、有创造力、乐于助人等品质；2. 选择科学家时结合其经历，提出符合逻辑的问题即可。
【答案】
Task1: 1. C 2. B 3. A
Task2: 1. They were all hard-working and never gave up. They were also creative and wanted to help people.
2. I would ask Marie Curie how she kept going when her experiments were difficult.
【知识点】
阅读理解、人物事迹理解、英语问答
【点评】
本题为拓展阅读题，既考查学生的信息提取能力，又引导学生学习科学家的优秀品质，培养开放性思维，符合英语拓展学习的要求。
【难度系数】
0.6