Unit2Workingtheland(建议用时:35分钟)Ⅰ.阅读理解A(2023年·沈阳高三质监)Chinaisalargeproducerandconsumerofrice.But,asaresultofclimatechange,theamountoflandavailableforricegrowinginthecountryisshrinking.TheconcernhasmotivatedscientistsledbyYuanLongping,knownas“thefatherofhybridrice”,tolookfornewwaysofgrowingthegrain.Nowthey’recelebratingsuccessfuleffortstogrowrice—insandandseawater.Riceistraditionallygrowninsoilandfreshwater.StartingfromJanuary,accordingtotheofficialXinhuaNewsAgency,thescientistshavegrowndozensofvarietiesofriceinthedesertsofDubai.Theyexperimentedwithseawaterbecauseitiseasiertoobtaininthedesertthanfreshwater.Chinaisnottheonlycountryfac...