内容正文:
Section Ⅳ Using Language — Comprehending
学习任务目标
1. 了解文章大意。
2. 理解文章的组织结构和语言特点。
3. 了解当今世界依然面临严重的饥饿问题以及主要原因,积极思考消除饥饿的办法。
4. 了解如何评估化学耕作和有机耕作两种耕作方式的优缺点,从多角度思考农耕问题。
写出下列词汇的汉语意思
1. entirely adv. 全部地;完整地;完全地
2. alleviate vt. 减轻;缓解
3. poverty n. 贫穷;贫困
4. organic adj. 有机的;不使用化肥的;有机物的
5. pesticide n. 杀虫剂;除害药物
6. widespread adj. 分布广的;普遍的;广泛的
7. digest vt. & vi. 消化 vt. 领会;领悟 n. 摘要;文摘
8. essential adj. 完全必要的;极其重要的
9. mineral n. 矿物;矿物质
10. alternative n. 可供选择的事物
adj. 可供替代的;非传统的
11. grocery n. 食品杂货店;食品杂货
12. instance n. 例子;实例;事例
13. root n. 根;根茎;根部;根源
14. nutrition n. 营养;滋养
15. depth n. 向下(或向里)的距离;深(度)
16. in turn 相应地;转而;依次;轮流
17. for instance 例如;比如
表格填空
CHEMICAL VERSUS ORGANIC FARMING
Paragraph 1
Longterm use of 1. chemical pesticides and 2. artificial fertilisers can cause 3. damage to both the land and people's 4. health.
Paragraph 2
5. Problems caused by pesticides and chemical fertilisers.
Paragraph 3
Some farmers have switched to 6. organic farming as an alternative, and many customers have
7. turned to organic food when they shop at the local grocery.
Paragraph 4
Organic farmers also use many other methods to 8. produce rich soil.
Paragraph 5
There is a long way to find a suitable 9. solution that puts sufficient food on the dinner table while keeping people and the 10. environment as healthy as possible.
Ⅰ. 根据课文内容选择正确答案
1. From the passage,we can see organic farmers are those who __B__.
A. grow crops with chemical fertilisers
B. grow crops with natural fertilisers
C. produce organic fertilisers
D. care for the environment
2. From the passage, we know that __D__.
A. the chemicals in the soil will soon disappear
B. pesticides are of great benefit to helpful bacteria
C. crops grown with chemical fertilisers can provide more essential minerals
D. crops grown with chemical fertilisers usually grow too fast
3. Farmers __C__ so that the soil may not get exhausted.
A. grow the same crops year after year
B. use natural fertilisers
C. change the kind of crop every