吉林省长春市第二中学2022-2023学年高一暑假作业英语试题二

第一部分 阅读理解 2023 高一年级暑假作业英语科（二） 第一节 （共 15 小题；每小题 2.5 分，满分 37.5 分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C 和 D）中选出最佳选项。 A Growing more food to feed the world will require more kids work in agriculture. According to FFA (Future Farmers of America), we need to produce as much food in the next 40 years as we produced in the previous 8, 000 years due to the growth in population. Indiana remains central to meeting this need. Indiana is the ninth most productive state in the nation, with the U.S. Department of Agriculture ranking Indiana among the nations top five states in producing tomatoes, corn, soybeans, ducks, chickens and eggs. At snack time, Indiana ranks second in growing popcorn and making ice cream. The Indiana Business Research Center reports that agriculture contributes at least $ 25 billion to the state’s economy, and the data add up to career opportunities for young people. “There are more than 300 careers in agriculture,” said Josh Bledsoe, FFA’s chief operations officer. “It starts with the farm in production agriculture, but then all the way to the plate there are tons of career opportunities once the product has left the farm.” Bledsoe said the academic pathways leading to these careers range from a high school diploma to a doctoral degree. “We need folks who will understand processing and food science. We also need people in marketing and communications as well as folks in law.” Including skills in computer technology, Beck’s Hybrids, headquartered in Indiana, is the nation’s largest family-owned seed company. Bruce Kettler, director of the company, explained that technology is essential to the company’s expanding operations. For example, computer technology on tractors allows farmers to follow the exact same pathway across the farm field throughout the season, from planting to harvesting and all steps in between. Indiana is enjoying a record harvest season, and even larger harvests will be needed to satisfy the world’s increasing need for food. The amount of land use