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UNIT 5 WORKING THE LAND
(分两天练习)
UNIT 5 DAY1
Known as the “father of hybrid rice” , Yuan Longping has devoted his life to the Chinese farmers. Once,China had a serious shortage of food. To tackle this crisis, alleviate hunger and get rid of poverty,Yuan was convinced that farmers must boost yields in the fields they had. One characteristic of hybrids showed that they could attain a higher yield than conventional crops. Through intense effort , Yuan overcame enormous difficulties to develop the first hybrid rice that enabled farmers to expand their output greatly. Today , it is estimated that about 60 percent of domestic rice consumption in China is comprised of crops generated from Yuan’s hybrid strains. Deep down, Yuan is still very much a farmer at heart. As a man of the soil,he cares little for celebrity or money. Despite his wealth, Yuan Longping doesn’t live a life of leisure. His assumption is that he envisioned rice plants as tall as sorghum, with each ear of rice as big as a broom , and each grain of rice as huge as a peanut. His latest vision for rice growing in salty land has also become a reality.
Known as the “father of h________ rice” , Yuan Longping has d________ his life to the Chinese farmers. Once,China had a serious s________ of food. To t________ this c________, a________ hunger and get rid of p________,Yuan was c________ that farmers must b________ y________ in the fields they had. One c________ of hybrids showed that they could a________ a higher y________ than c________ crops. Through i________ effort , Yuan o________ enormous difficulties to develop the first hybrid rice that enabled farmers to e________ their o________ greatly. Today , it is e________ that about 60 percent of d________ rice c________ in China is c________ of crops g________ from Yuan’s hybrid s________. Deep down, Yuan is still very much a farmer at heart. As a man of the soil,he cares little for c________ or money. Despite his wealth, Yuan Longping doesn’t live a life of l________. His a________ is that he e________ rice plants as tall as s________, with each ear of rice as big as a b________ , and each grain of rice as huge as a peanut. His latest v________ for rice growing in s________ land has also become a r________.
被誉为 “杂交水稻之父” 的袁隆平把一生奉献给了中国农民。中国的粮食曾经严重短缺。为了应对这个危机,缓解饥饿和摆脱贫困,袁隆平确信农民必须在已有土地上提高 产量。杂交作物的一个特点表明,它们可以获得比传统作物更高的产量。通过极大的努力,袁隆平克服了巨大的困难,培育出了第一代杂交水稻,使农民能够大幅度提高(水稻的)产量。据估算,现在中国国内大约 60% 的大米消费是由袁隆平的杂交品种 形成的作物组成的。在内心深处袁隆平仍然还是一个纯粹的农民。作为一个土地之子,他不在乎名誉和金钱。袁隆平虽然很富有,却没有过悠闲的生活。他的设想是,他想象水稻植株像高粱一样高,每支稻穗像扫帚一样大,每粒稻米像花生一样大。他最近提出的在盐碱地种植水稻的愿景也已成为现实。
UNIT 5 DAY2
Farmers prefer chemical fertilizers to organic ones for an increase of output. But crops grown with chemical fertilizers lack nutrition,essential minerals and nice flavour. Today chemical pesticides have been in widespread use in farming. Pesticides can kill harmful bacteria and insects , but damage the nutritious crops. This, in turn, affects the animals and humans who digest them.Now some pesticides have been prohibited in most countries. As an alternative,some farmers have switched to organic farming,because organic vegetables and grain are welcomed in urban groceries. These farmers also change crops. For instance,they grow corn or wheat in a field one year, and then grow beans there the next. These crops have entirely different roots and use different depths of soil.
Farmers prefer c________ f________ to o________ ones for an increase of o________. But crops grown with chemical fertilizers lack n________,essential minerals and nice f________. Today c________ p________ have been in w________ use in farming. Pesticides can kill harmful b________ and insects , but damage the n________ crops. This, in turn, affects the animals and humans who d________ them.Now some pesticides have been p________ in most countries. As an a________,some farmers have switched to organic farming,because organic vegetables and grain are welcomed in u________ g________. These farmers also change crops. For instance,they grow corn or w________ in a field one year, and then grow beans there the next. These crops have e________ different r________ and use different d________ of soil.
为了提高产量,农民更喜欢化肥而不是有机肥。但是用化肥种植的作物缺乏营养、必需的矿物质和美味。今天,化学农药已在农业中得到了广泛的应用。农药可以杀死有害的细菌和昆虫,但也会损害有营养的作物。这反过来又影响到消化它们的动物和人类。现在大多数国家都已禁止使用某些杀虫剂。作为替代,一些农民已经转向有机农业,因为有机蔬菜和粮食在城市的 杂货店里很受欢迎。这些农民还更换作物。例如,他们一年在一块地里种玉米或小麦,下一年在那里种豆类。这些作物的根 完全不同,使用的土壤深度也不同。
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