高中人教英语The future of farming.docx

Thefutureoffarming?

语篇导读：?随着社会变迁和时代发展，农业会向哪个方向发展呢？

Moreandmorepeoplearoundtheworldarelivinginurbanareas,andtheneedforhigh-qualityfreshfoodisrising.Atthesametime,newhomes,apartmentbuildings,shoppingcenters,androadsarereplacingfertilelandnearcities.Thatmakesgrowingcropsintallbuildingsaninterestingsolution.

InDallas,Texas,acompanycalledGreenHabitatHydroponics(GHH),sellsverticalfarmingsupplies(垂直农业用品).?“Youcancontrolanythingandeverythingyouwanttowithhydroponics(theprocessofgrowingplantsinsand,smallstones,orwaterwithaddednutrientsbutnosoil),”?KrisMaxwell,asalesemployeeatGHHsaid.?“Forexample,certainplantsneedcertainnutrientsandpHlevels.Butdon’tworry.Youcanchangethehydroponicsolution(溶液)byaddingortakingawaynutrients,orbychangingthepHlevel,orevenbycontrollingtheamountofwaterinasolution,sothatplantsgetallthenutrientsandwaterrequirementstheyneed.Thereareevendifferentsolutionsforcertainstagesintheplant’sgrowth.”

Inthisindoorenvironment,LEDlights,whichareenvironmentallyfriendly,taketheplaceofthesun.Heaters,coolers,specialmachinescontrolthetemperatureandhumidity(湿度).Upto300plantscangrowinonecontainerunit.

GHHalsosellsaeroponicsystems.Withthissystem,plantsareplacedinhugecontainerswhereonlytherootsareputinasolution.Nutrient-richwastesfromfish,forexample,arefiltered(过滤)andsentthroughthesystem.

“Thegoodthingaboutthismethodisthatnofertilizershavetobeusedbecausethefishproduceallofthenecessarynutrients,”Maxwellsaid.“Anotheradvantageofverticalfarmingisthatnoinsectsorotherpestswilldamageyourcrops.”

Whatdoyouthink?Doesverticalfarminghaveabrightfuture?

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