2018版高中英语（人教版）必修4同步教师用书：Unit 2 Section Ⅰ Warming Up Reading—Preparing.docVIP

Unit 2　Working the land 未来的农业会是什么样子？中国、美国和俄罗斯都对在太空中培育种子促进农业生产感兴趣。 Have you ever dreamed of traveling in space? Well，you may not go，but you may be able to eat vegetables grown from seeds that have traveled in space! China，the USA and Russia have all become interested in whether it is possible to eat food grown from seeds that have been in space.Indeed since 1987 China has sent 1,000 species of seeds into space to do experiments.These include green peppers，tomatoes，cucumbers，carrots，lettuce and wheat. The most advanced work on growing vegetables in space has been undertaken on the International Space Station run by Russian and American astronauts.One of the most exciting moments was when soybean seeds were brought back to Earth and planted.These seeds were the first to come from a crop grown entirely in space. The scientists chose to grow soybeans in space because they are an important source of protein in the human diet.Mark Nall，director of Space Product Development Programme for National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)，said that “this experiment and others are paving the way for improving crops grown on Earth，as well as potentially feeding people living in space.” The problem is that producing a new strain of soybean is a slow procedure on Earth so the scientists hope that it can be sped up in space. 1．pepper n．　　　　辣椒；胡椒 2．lettuce n. 生菜；莴苣 3．undertake vt. 从事；承担 4．protein n. 蛋白质 5．potentially adv. 潜在地；可能地 6．procedure n. 步骤；程序 阅读短文，判断正(T)误(F) 1．China and India have become interested in whether it is possible to eat food grown from seeds that have been in space.(　　) 2．Carrots seeds were the first to come from a crop grown entirely in space.(　　) 3．The scientists chose to grow soybeans in space because they are rich in protein.(　　) 【答案】　1.F　2.F　3.TSection Ⅰ　Warming Up Reading— Preparing 根据提示写出下列单词 1．________ vi. n．　　　斗争；拼搏；努力 2．________ n. 饥饿；欲望 vt. vi. (使)饥饿 3．________ adj. 引起烦恼的；令人不安的 4．________ vt. vi. 使变大；伸展 5．________ vt. 摆脱；除去 6．________ n.