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Unit2WorkingthelandWarmingUp,Pre-reading,Reading综合能力拓展阅读理解。Canhardworkbereplacedbymachinesinagriculture?Yes,manistryingout(试验)automaticfarming.Itisfuntowatchamachinepickingtomatoes.Thestrangemachinesailslikeashipacrossaseaofplants.Initsfrontisahole.Asthemachinemovesforward,tomatoplantsarepulledintothehole.Thetomatoesaregatheredwhiletherestoftheplantsarethrownbackontothefields.Twelveworkerssitontopofthemachine.Theyrapidlypickoutthebadfruitfromthetomatoes.Aredstreamofripetomatoesisbeingsentintoacartthatispulledalongsidethemachine.Onedriverandtwelveworkerscanpickinanhourtentonsofanewkindoftomato.Withouttheinvention,itwouldtake60mentodothejob.Notallplantscooperate(合作)wellwiththefarmingmachines.Takelettuce(莴苣)forexample,seedsplantsinthesamefieldinthesametimeripeatdifferenttimes.Theonlywaytotellaripeheadoflettuceistolookatitandfeelit.Andnowthereisamachineeventodothat!Thereisaspecialmachinetotestlettuce.Whenitmovesoveronethatfeelsright,itsendsasignalbacktothepickingmachinewhichgoesbehind.Thecuttingandpickingisdonesatisfactorilybythissetofmachines.1.Thetextismainlyabout________.A.farmingB.oldagricultureC.modernagricultureD.automaticfarming2.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNotTrueaccordingtothetext?A.Notalltheplantscooperatedwellwiththefarmingmachines.B.Someplantsdidnotcooperatewellwiththefarmingmachines.C.Machinescouldpicktomatoes.D.Cuttingandpickinglettucecanbedonebyamachine.3.Itusedtotake_______mentopicktentonsofanewkindoftomato.A.twelveB.thirteenC.thirtyD.sixty4.Wherearethetomatoplantsthrown?A.Intotheholeinthefrontofthemachine.B.Intothecart.C.Backontothefields.D.Intothebasketball.5.Inagriculturehardworkcanbereplacedby_______.Ainventions.B.machinesC.workersD.driversLearningaboutLanguage综合能力拓展阅读理解。Europeisnowthebiggestmarketfororganicfoodintheworld,havinggrownby25percentayearoverthepast10years.Denmark’sagricultureministerisherselfanorganicfarmer.TheUKmarketfororganicfoodgrewby55percentin2000,whilethefoodmarketasawholegrewbyonlyonepercent.YetonlysevenpercentofBritishshoppersaccountfornearly60percentoforganicsales.Howeverpopulartheideaoforganicfarmingmaybe,itisstillaninterestforonlyafewpeople.Sowhatmakestheideaoforganicfarmingpopular?Organicfarmingmeansfarmingwithnaturalmaterials,ratherthanwithman-madefertilizersorpesticides（杀虫剂）.Organicfarmersrelyonmanymethods—suchascroprotation(农作物的轮作)andtheuseofresistant（有抵抗力的）varieties,becausetheyarenecessaryfororganicfarmerstocompensatefortheshortageofman-madechemicals.Organicfarmingisoftensupposedtobesaferthantraditionalfarmingfortheenvironment.Yetafteralongresearchonorganicfarmingworldwideforanumberofyears,sciencecontinuestobeagainstthisopinion.TheHouseofCommonscommitteeonagriculturepublicizedthat,evenwithcompleteresearchwork,itwouldfailtofindanyscientificevidencetoprove“thatanyofclaims（宣称）madefororganicfarmingisalwaystrue”.However,thetalkaboutthebenefitsoforganicfarmingisgoingon.Thisispartlybecausemanypeopledependontheirindividualfarm,thesoil,theweather,andsoon.1.Thefirstparagraphmainlytellsus_____.A.organicfarminghasbeenperformedonlyinEuropeoverthepast10yearsB.governmentsofEuropeancountrieshavecaredlessaboutorganicfarmingC.organicfarmingisfarfrombeingaspopularasexpectedD.Europeancountriesneedorganicfoodmorethantheothercountriesintheworld2.Theunderlinedwords“compensatefor”inthesecondparagraphprobablymean“________”.A.argueforB.careforC.struggleforD.payfor3.Whatcanweknowaboutorganicfarming?A.Itreferstofarmingwithnaturalmaterials,insteadofchemicalfertilizers.B.Itreferstofarmingwithchemicalfertilizersratherthannaturalfertilizers.C.Itreferstofarmingwithsoilratherthananyotherthing.D.Itreferstogrowingcropswithman-madefertilizersandpesticides.4.Accordingtothethirdparagraph,_____.A.organicfarmingissaferthantraditionalfarmingfortheenvironmentB.theideathatorganicfarmingissaferhasnotbeenprovenbyscienceC.organicfarmingisacceptedbytheUK’sHouseofCommonscommitteeD.organicfarmingispreferredtotraditionalfarming5.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE,accordingtothepassage?A.TheUK’sagricultureministerisanorganicfarmer.B.Organicfarmingispopularwithyoungpeople.C.Farmersmakeuseofmanydifferentkindsofmethodstoimprovetheorganicsalessystem.D.Ninety-threepercentofBritishshoppersdon’tbuyorganicproducts.UsingLanguage综合能力拓展一、阅读理解。AAspeopleslowlylearntocurediseases,controlfloods,preventhunger,andstopwars,fewerpeopledieeveryyear.Asaresult,thepopulationoftheworldisbecominglarger.In1925therewereabout2billionpeopleintheworld;todaythereareover6billion.Whenthenumberrises,extramouthsmustbefed.Newlandsmustbebroughtunderdevelopment,orlandalreadyfarmedmustbemadetoproducemorecrops.Insomeareasthelandissoover-developedthatitwillbedifficulttomakeitprovidemorecrops.Insomeareasthepopulationissolargethatthelandisdividedintotootinyunitstomakeimprovementpossiblewithfarmingmethods.Ifalargepartofthisfarmingpopulationwentintoindustrialwork,thelandmightbefarmedmuchmoreproductively(多产地)withmodernmethods.Thereisnowaraceforscience,technology,andindustrytokeeptheoutputoffoodrisingfasterthanthenumberofpeopletobefed.Newtypesofcrops,whichwillgrowwe