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People all over the world eat rice. Millions of people in Asia Africa and South America live on it. Some people eat almost nothing but rice. 1       There are more than 7,000 kinds of rice. Most kinds are water plants. Farmers grow rice in many countries,even in the south of theUnited Statesand in easternAustralia. Rice is also a big part of Chinese life. In the past,people greeted each other by saying “Have you \md your rice?”. 2         China is the world’s largest rice - growing country. In 2003,Chinagrew 166 million tons of rice. But it is not easy to feed the world’s largest population. 3       In the 1970s,Yuan Longping,a Chinese scientist,grew a kind of rice called hybrid (杂交)rice. It makes 20% more rice than any other kind. Hybrid rice is a stronger plant,unlike ordinary rice. It can grow in lots of water or in not much water. It doesn’t easily get diseases or worms.   Today,half ofChina’s rice plants are Yuan’s special hybrid rice.Chinauses Yuan’s hybrid rice to grow much more rice than before. 4       He won the World Food Prize for his work to help feed so many people.   In his spare time,Yuan Longping loves playing the violin and listening to music. Every night,he reads for half an hour before he goes to sleep. He likes swimming,too. It is said that Yuan is one of the richest people inChina.  5      __ 根据材料内蓉I下面五个选项中选出能填入文中空缺处的最佳选项，使短文意思通顺，内容完整，并将其标号填写在下面题号后的横线上？ A. Yuan is known as the Father of Hybrid Rice. B. Some people still say it today. C. Rice is a kind of grass. D. But he cares about nothing but his research. E. In the 1960s,millions of Chinese died because they didn’t have enough food to eat. 1.         2.         3.         4.         5.

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