Unit 2 Working the land Period 1 Welcome to the unit & Reading(1)导学案-2025-2026学年高中英语译林版选修第一册

Unit 2 Working the land Period 1 Welcome to the unit & Reading(1) 学习目标 1. Have a good understanding of the text “Precision farming hits its target”； 2. Discuss how artificial intelligence will be applied in farming. 活动方案 Ⅰ. Choose the best answers to the following questions according to the text. (　　) 1. What's the structure of the text? A B C D (　　) 2. Which of the following is NOT the purpose of precision farming? A. To improve food production. B. To conserve the environment. C. To reduce a farm's input. D. To offer the best fertilizer. (　　) 3. ________ can help precision farming to reach a much higher level. A. Soil sampling B. Artificial intelligence C. Making reliable decisions D. Giving the best possible care to the crops (　　) 4. ________ can distinguish weeds from crops in precision farming. A. Computer vision B. Taking pictures of the crops C. Algorithms based on data gathered by sensors, drones and satellites D. Decline in the amount of unnecessary chemicals Ⅱ. Answer the following questions according to the text. 1. What are the different application capabilities that precision farming has? 2. What tools are available for gathering information? 3. Why is AI technology ideal for cotton farming? Activity 2: Read between the lines. 1. What are the benefits of artificial intelligence when used in farming machines? 2. How can we develop the farming industry's capabilities further? 3. Why will the push for future developments in precision farming benefit all of us? Activity 3: Read beyond the lines. Why does the author make a comparison between traditional farming and modern farming in the introduction? Activity 4: Consolidate and feed back. Ⅰ. Fill in appropriate words in the following sentences. 1. The field had _________(plough) and planted with corn. 2. The two companies are working in close _________(collaborate) with each other. 3. He always tried to _________(mini) his own faults while exaggerating those of others. 4. Sam _________(boast) that he could beat anyone at poker, but nobody believed him. 5. This disease is easily _________(diagnose) but not so easily treated. 6. When the soil is dry, more _________(moist) is lost from the plant. 7. The climate has grown more equable and the crop _________(yield) have risen. 8. Millions of people want new, _________(simplify) ways of interacting with a computer. Ⅱ. Fill in the blanks according to the text. In modern times, the deep­rooted image of a traditional farmer is being changed. The 1._________(collaborate) between farming and technology has given rise to 2._________(precise) farming. It aims to improve food production and conserve the environment by reducing a farm's input and 3._________(increase) its output. This evolution is having a positive impact on farming, while also providing better 4._________(solve) to the world's pressing food problems. It is the advent of modern technology 5._________ has turned farming into a highly precise industry. Precision farming 6._________(boast) a diverse range of application capabilities at different 7._________(stage) of food production—monitoring, diagnosing, identifying and targeting. Thanks to precision farming's close relationship with technology, the farming industry's capabilities can develop even 8._________(far). 9._________ doubt, the push for future developments in precision farming will benefit all of us—it will contribute to 10._________ greener, healthier and better­fed planet. Ⅲ. Complete the sentences below. 1. 谈到这个人的时候自然会想起“正直”“诚实”这样的字眼。 Integrity and honesty are words _____________________________ when talking of the man. 2. 我们一路跑上山，到达山顶时气喘吁吁，浑身是汗。 We ran up the hill and arrived at the top panting and _______________________. 3. 这项新政策引起了激烈的讨论。 This new policy ____________________________________ a heated discussion. 4. 阅读能让我们具备基本的文学素养。 Reading can ______________________________________ basic literary quality. 5. 这一术语涉及不同范围的产品。 This term covers ____________________________________________ products. 6. 多亏了委员会，才有了许多新的赞助商。 It is ____________________________________ that many new sponsors have come forward. Activity 5: Warm­up for the next period. Preview the new words and find the English expressions of the following Chinese in the text. 1. 浮现在脑海中　　　　　2. 大汗淋漓 3. 使发生，引起 4. 做出可靠的决策 5. 在炙热的阳光下 6. 提供更好的问题解决方案 7. 保护环境 8. 实时 9. 区分杂草和庄稼 10. 深度学习技术 Activity 1： Ⅰ. 1—4 BDBA Ⅱ. 1. Precision farming boasts a diverse range of application capabilities at different stages of food production—monitoring, diagnosing, identifying and targeting. 2. Sensors, drones and satellites. 3. Because computer vision can distinguish weeds from crops and cotton farmers use drones with AI technology to precisely remove the cotton plants' leaves by spraying the exact amount of chemicals only on the parts that need them.　 Activity 2： 1. AI contributes to increased crop yields as well as simplified crop tracking, harvesting and processing. 2. Through the integration of 5G technology and the Internet of Things(IoT), as well as advances in deeplearning technologies. 3. Because it will contribute to a greener, healthier and betterfed planet. Activity 3： The author wants to present the topic, to arouse readers' interest, and to show the benefits of precision farming. Activity 4： Ⅰ. 1. been ploughed　2. collaboration 3. minimize　4. boasted　5. diagnosed 6. moisture　7. yields　8. simplified Ⅱ. 1. collaboration　2. precision　3. increasing 4. solutions　5. that　6. boasts　7. stages 8. further　9. Without　10. a Ⅲ. 1. that spring to mind　2. covered in sweat　3. has given rise to　4. equip us with　 5. a diverse range of　6. thanks to this committee Activity 5： 1. spring to mind　2. (be) covered in sweat 3. give rise to　4. make reliable decisions 5. under the baking sun　6. provide better solutions to the problems　 7. conserve the environment　8. real time　9. distinguish weeds from crops　 10. deeplearning technologies 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $