Unit 5 Working the land耕种土地(话题阅读精练）(解析版）英语人教版2019选择性必修第一册.docxVIP

Unit5Workingtheland耕种土地(话题阅读精练）

主题词块积累

1．tacklevt.解决(难题)；应付(局面)；处理

2．shortagen．不足；缺少；短缺

3．boostvt.使增长；使兴旺n.增长；提高；激励

4．attainvt.(通常经过努力)获得；得到

5．intenseadj.热切的；十分强烈的；激烈的

6．overcomevt.(overcame，overcome)克服；解决；战胜

7．expandvt.vi.扩大；增加vt.扩展；发展(业务)

8．outputn．产量；输出；输出量vt.(output，output)输出

9．estimatevt.估计；估价；估算n．估计；估算

10．generatevt.产生；引起

11．leisuren．闲暇；休闲；空闲

12．soiln．泥土；土壤；国土；领土

13．visionn．想象；视力；视野；影像

14．realityn．现实；实际情况；事实

15．wheatn．小麦；小麦籽

16．widespreadadj.分布广的；普遍的；广泛的

17．digestvt.vi.消化vt.领会；领悟n．摘要；文摘

18．essentialadj.完全必要的；极其重要的

19．mineraln．矿物；矿物质

20．alternativen．可供选择的事物adj.可供替代的；非传统的

时文拓展阅读

Precision（精确）agricultureisamethodofgrowingcrops.Farmersusetechnologytocollectverypreciseorexactmeasurementsabouttheirland.Ittellsfarmershowtheyplantedseeds,usedfertilizersandchemicalpesticides,andsoon.Farmequipmentcanplantdifferentamountsofseedsandleavedifferentamountsoffertilizerindifferentpartsofafield.Watermeasuringequipmentcantellfarmershowmuchwatertheirplantsaregetting.

Butsomeofthistechnologyistoocostlyforsmallfarmers,especiallyindevelopingcountries.RanveerChandra,theMicrosoftresearcherfromIndia,isworkingtodeveloplow-cost,high-techtoolsforfarmers.Hedevelopedasystemthatconnectssoilsensorstoothersensingequipmentthroughunusedtelevision(TV)channels.TheseunusedTVsignals,knownaswhitespacefrequ