题型二 选择型阅读理解-选择型阅读理解综合训练-综合训练五-【中考必刷题】2024年江苏省中考英语考点精讲复习课件（江苏专用）

1 第二部分 中考题型过关 2 题型二 选择型阅读理解 3 选择型阅读理解综合训练 综合训练五 4 刷综合 5 Passage 1 体裁：说明文 主题：人与自然· 自然生态 词数：338 难度:★★★★ 建议用时：8分钟 [2023江苏扬州一模] “When a wildfire destroys a forest, what is a good choice for recovering what has been lost? Across the world, there have been many types of agriculture, so how do you affordably replant the destroyed land? And that's where our technology comes in,” says Grant Canary, CEO of DroneSeed, a Seattle developer of a drone （无人机） data platform.DroneSeed will fly drones to prepare for a new forest that has been burnt.Carrying 57 pounds of tree seeds, the drones work in teams to find destroyed areas and spread seeds.They are six times faster than planting seedlings by hand.This can also help make the cost of planting seedlings 60—70% less than that of traditional reforestation （再造林）. 综合训练五 刷综合 回到首页 6 DroneSeed can substitute for human tree planters.Tree planters do a valuable job well, but there are fewer tree planters because of the difficulty and low pay of the work.Meanwhile, the work of replanting a forest after a fire is beyond the abilities of human labour.Luckily, drones can send dozens of seed packets.This has many advantages.It removes unwanted and dangerous jobs from both planters and pilots whose near-ground work is difficult.A line of drones can prepare more and cover far more ground than human does.And the process is easily seen and controlled. 综合训练五 刷综合 回到首页 7 Jay Zaveri, a partner at Social Capital, said, “Global reforestation is important in fighting against climate change, so we've helped DroneSeed from the very start.Since then, DroneSeed has put in its efforts to reforest land, found a successful way, and changed the experience of forest development.” DroneSeed is a one-stop shop for reforestation services.DroneSeed has got a fund of $36 million.The company will use some funds to buy Silvaseed, a 130-year-old company, to expand （扩大） its seed collection and planting services.In addition, DroneSeed plans to expand further