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1、Unit 2Working the landWarming Up,Pre-reading,Reading综合能力拓展阅读理解。Can hard work be replaced by machines in agriculture?Yes,man is trying out(试验)automatic farming.It is fun to watch a machine picking tomatoes.The strange machine sailslike a ship across a sea of plants.In its front is a hole.As the machi

2、ne moves forward,tomatoplants are pulled into the hole.The tomatoes are gathered while the rest of the plants are thrownback onto the fields.Twelve workers sit on top of the machine.They rapidly pick out the badfruit from the tomatoes.Ared stream of ripe tomatoes is being sent into a cart that is pu

3、lledalongside the machine.One driver and twelve workers can pick in an hour ten tons of a new kindof tomato.Without the invention,it would take 60 men to do the job.Not all plants cooperate(合作)well with the farming machines.Take lettuce(莴苣)for example,seeds plants in the same fieldin the same time r

4、ipe at different times.The only way to tell a ripe head of lettuce is to look at itand feel it.And now there is a machine even to do that!There is a special machine to test lettuce.When it moves over one that feels right,it sends a signal back to the picking machine which goesbehind.The cutting and

5、picking is done satisfactorily by this set of machines.1.The text is mainly about_.A.farmingB.old agricultureC.modern agricultureD.automatic farming2.Which of the following statements is Not True according to the text?A.Not all the plants cooperated well with the farming machines.B.Some plants did n

6、ot cooperate well with the farming machines.C.Machines could pick tomatoes.D.Cutting and picking lettuce can be done by a machine.3.It used to take_men to pick ten tons of a new kind of tomato.A.twelveB.thirteenC.thirtyD.sixty4.Where are the tomato plants thrown?A.Into the hole in the front of the m

7、achine.B.Into the cart.C.Back onto the fields.D.Into the basketball.5.In agriculture hard work can be replaced by_.A inventions.B.machinesC.workersD.driversLearning about Language综合能力拓展阅读理解。Europe is now the biggest market for organic food in the world,having grown by 25 percenta year over the past

8、10 years.Denmarks agriculture minister is herself an organic farmer.The UKmarket for organic food grew by 55 percent in 2000,while the food market as a whole grew byonly one percent.Yet only seven percent of British shoppers account for nearly 60 percent oforganic sales.However popular the idea of o

9、rganic farming may be,it is still an interest for only afew people.So what makes the idea of organic farming popular?Organic farming means farming withnatural materials,rather than with man-made fertilizers or pesticides（杀虫剂）.Organic farmersrely on manymethods such as crop rotation(农作物的轮作)and the us

10、e of resistant（有抵抗力的）varieties,because they are necessary for organic farmers to compensate for the shortage ofman-made chemicals.Organic farming is often supposed to be safer than traditional farming for the environment.Yet after a long research on organic farming worldwide for a number of years,sc

11、ience continuesto be against this opinion.The House of Commons committee on agriculture publicized that,evenwith complete research work,it would fail to find any scientific evidence to prove“that any ofclaims（宣称）made for organic farming is always true”.However,the talk about the benefits of organic

12、farming is going on.This is partly becausemany people depend on their individual farm,the soil,the weather,and so on.1.The first paragraph mainly tells us _.A.organic farming has been performed only in Europe over the past 10 yearsB.governments of European countries have cared less about organic far

13、mingC.organic farming is far from being as popular as expectedD.European countries need organic food more than the other countries in the world2.The underlined words“compensate for”in the second paragraph probably mean“_”.A.argue forB.care forC.struggle forD.pay for3.What can we know about organic f

14、arming?A.It refers to farming with natural materials,instead of chemical fertilizers.B.It refers to farming with chemical fertilizers rather than natural fertilizers.C.It refers to farming with soil rather than any other thing.D.It refers to growing crops with man-made fertilizers and pesticides.4.A

15、ccording to the third paragraph,_.A.organic farming is safer than traditional farming for the environmentB.the idea that organic farming is safer has not been proven by scienceC.organic farming is accepted by the UKs House of Commons committeeD.organic farming is preferred to traditional farming5.Wh

16、ich of the following is TRUE,according to the passage?A.The UKs agriculture minister is an organic farmer.B.Organic farming is popular with young people.C.Farmers make use of many different kinds of methods to improve the organic sales system.D.Ninety-three percent of British shoppers dont buy organ

17、ic products.Using Language综合能力拓展一、阅读理解。AAs people slowly learn to cure diseases,control floods,prevent hunger,and stop wars,fewerpeople die every year.As a result,the population of the world is becoming larger.In 1925 therewere about 2 billion people in the world;today there are over 6 billion.When

18、the number rises,extra mouths must be fed.New lands must be brought underdevelopment,or land already farmed must be made to produce more crops.In some areas the landis so over-developed that it will be difficult to make it provide more crops.In some areas thepopulation is so large that the land is d

19、ivided into too tiny units to make improvement possiblewith farming methods.If a large part of this farming population went into industrial work,the landmight be farmed much more productively(多产地)with modern methods.There is now a race for science,technology,and industry to keep the output of food r

20、isingfaster than the number of people to be fed.New types of crops,which will grow well in badweather,are being developed,so there are now farms beyond the Arctic Circle in Siberia andNorth America.Irrigation(灌溉)and dry-farming methods bring poor lands under the plough.Dams（大坝）hold back the waters o

21、f great rivers,which can provide water for the fields in allseasons and provide electric power for new industries.Industrial chemistry provides fertilizer tosuit different soils.Every year,some new methods are made to increase or to protect the food ofthe world.1.The author says that the world popul

22、ation is increasing because _.A.there are many rich valleys and large fieldsB.farmers are producing more crops than beforeC.people are living longer due to better living conditionsD.new lands are being made into farmlands2.The author says that in areas with large populations,land might be more produ

23、ctively farmed if_.A.the land was divided into smaller piecesB.people moved into the countrysideC.industrial methods were used in farmingD.the units of land were much larger3.We are told that there are now farms beyond the Arctic Circle.This has been made possible by_.A.growing new types of crops B.

24、irrigation and dry-farming meansC.providing fertilizersD.destroying pests and diseases4.Why is the land divided into tiny units in some areas?A.There are too many people living there.B.It saves more natural resources there.C.It prevents crops from serious diseases there.D.Farmers can grow various ki

25、nds of crops there.5.Why do some people use dams to hold back waters from great rivers?A.To develop a new kind of dry-farming methods.B.To prevent crops from floods.C.To provide water and electricity in all seasons.D.To water poor lands in bad weather.BPlanting is no easy thing.Farmers have to strug

26、gle in their fields all year roundto sow（播种）the seeds,apply fertilizer,protect the products and worry about badweather.However,even with all this work,they may not get a good harvest.One ofthe reasons is that fields are often treated in the same way,which is actually againstthe law of nature.The sam

27、e plant,growing in two different fields,will face verydifferent growing conditions,for example,in the number of weeds and pests.Thus,iffarming can be done according to different conditions,the crop output is certain toincrease.To solve this problem,a new idea called“precision(精确)farming”hasrecently

28、been attracting more and more farmers attention.“Precision farming”means gathering information electronically from a field and then putting theinformation into a computer.After that,the computer will deal with the information,and control the equipment in the field.Precision farming must be based on

29、the GPS,since messages from several satellites should first make sure of the agriculturalcondition.In this way,a lot of farming work can be finished electronically,such astaking soil samples(样本),measurement of field areas,and applying fertilizer.Moreover,as a lot of unnecessary fertilizer can be sav

30、ed with this method,thenew technology is very good for environmental protection.Farmers are certain to savea lot of money and lead a much easier life!6.According to the passage,farmers may not get a good harvest because_.A.the fields are often treated in the same wayB.too many different plants grow

31、in one fieldC.different weeds and pests live in one fieldD.different fields have different conditions7.“Precision farming”is a new concept _.A.invented by farmers and used in agricultureB.that information is dealt with by scientistsC.which is based on global positioning systemD.in which equipment is

32、 controlled by men working in the field8.Many farming tasks can be finished electronically,EXCEPT_.A.taking soil samplesB.measurement of field areasC.applying fertilizerD.producing unnecessary fertilizer9.According to the new technology,which of the following is wrong?A.Necessary fertilizer can be s

33、aved.B.Alot of money can be saved.C.It is very good for environmental protection.D.Farmers are certain to lead a much easier life!10.When translated into Chinese,GPS is_.A.全球定位系统二、书面表达。假设你是郑州市第五中学的学生陈楠，你学校本周的课外小组活动是英文广告设计比赛，你的参赛广告是为某绿色食品生产商宣传其产品 有机苹果。内容设计如下：绿色食品；名字：有机苹果；产地：广东；生长环境：无化学肥料；优点：食用安全，富含矿物质；适合人群：所有追求健康的人。【写作要求】1.必须使用 120 个左右的单词表达全部的内容；2.广告的开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数；3.参考词汇：conventionally 按照惯例地。Ladies and gentlemen,Its time to try new things.Thank you very much.Yours truly！作者：作者：陶继红陶继红 黄利军黄利军 谢东华谢东华责任编辑：夏永超责任编辑：夏永超文字编辑：燕楠文字编辑：燕楠