2021_2022学年广东深圳福田区初三上学期期中英语试卷（九校）

2021~2022学年广东深圳福田区初三上学期期中英语试卷（九校）一、完形填空1.阅读下面的短文，从短文后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。“Huh!Riceagain?”Thesedays,manypeoplearesopicky(挑剔的)aboutfood.Whentheyfeelfedupwitheatingrice,theyjustlotsofit.Well,iftheyhadlived75yearsago,theywouldneverhavedoneso.Atthattime,starving(挨饿)todeathwasinChina.YuanLongping,thenateenager,feltheartbrokenaboutthis.Hethought,“WhatifIcouldgrowenoughrice?Inthatway,nobodywouldeverdieof!”ThisdreambecamealittleinYuan’sheart.Afterhefinishedhighschool,hedecidedtostudyagriculture.Chinaislarge,butthelandthatcanbeusedtogrowriceisquitelimited.That’swhyitwasdifficulttogrowriceforeverybody.In1960,asanagriculturalresearcher,Yuancameupwiththeideaforhybridrice(杂交水稻).Afteryearsofhardwork,in1973,hedevelopedtheworld’sfirsthigh-yield(高产的)hybridrice.Itwasa(n)pieceofnews.Withthisrice,anextra70millionpeoplecouldbefedeachyear!TheseedinYuan’sheartfinallysprouted(发芽)!Yuan’sricehassincebeengrownworldwide.Yuan,,alwayswantedhisricetobemore,andmore,productive.Eveninhis90s,the“FatherofHybrid