SectionⅣLearningaboutLanguage&UsingLanguage[读文清障][原文呈现]①chemical/'kemIkl/adj.化学的;关于化学的②organic/ɔː'ɡænIk/adj.有机的;器官的;组织的organicfarming有机耕作③fertilizer/'fɜːtIlaIzə/n.肥料;化肥chemicalfertilizer化肥“overthepast+时间段”常与现在完成时连用;动名词短语usingchemicalfertilizers作主语,谓语动词用单数。CHEMICAL①ORORGANIC②FARMING?Overthepasthalfcentury,usingchemicalfertilizers③hasbecomeverycommoninfarming.[读文清障][原文呈现]Manyfarmerswelcomedthemasagreatwaytostopcropdiseaseandincreaseproduction④.Recently,however,scientistshavebeenfinding⑤thatlongtermuseofthesefertilizerscancausedamagetothelandand,evenmoredangerous,topeople'shealth.④production/prə'dʌkʃn/n.生产;制造tostop...production为不定式短语作way的定语。⑤havebeenfinding是现在完成进行时形式,表示动作从过去持续到现在,而且目前还在进行中。[读文清障][原文呈现]Whataresomeoftheproblemscausedbychemicalfertilizers⑥?First,theydamagethelandbykillingthehelpfulbacteria⑦andpests⑧aswellastheharmfulones.Chemicalsalsostayinthegroundandundergroundwaterforalongtime.⑥过去分词短语causedbychemicalfertilizers作定语,相当于定语从句that/whicharecausedbychemicalfertilizers。⑦bacteria/bæk'tIərIə/n.(bacterium/bæk'tIərIəm/的复数形式)细菌⑧pest/pest/n.害虫;害兽;害鸟[读文清障][原文呈现]Thisaffectscropsand,therefore,animalsandhumans,sincechemicalsgetinsidethecropsandcannotjustbewashedoff.Thesechemicalsinthefoodsupplybuildup⑨inpeople'sbodiesovertime⑩.Manyofthesechemicalscanleadto⑪cancerorotherillnesses.⑨buildup逐渐增强;建立;开发⑩overtime随着时间的推移⑪leadto(+n./pron.)导致;造成(后果)[读文清障][原文呈现]Inaddition,fruit,vegetablesandotherfoodgrownwithchemicalfertilizers⑫usuallygrowtoofasttobefullofmuchnutrition⑬.Theymaylookbeautiful,butinsidethereisusuallymorewaterthanvitaminsandminerals⑭.⑫过去分词短语grownwithchemicalfertilizers作后置定语。⑬nutrition/njuː'trIʃn/n.营养;滋养;食物⑭mineral/'mInərəl/n.矿物;矿石化学耕作还是有机耕作?[第1~2段译文]在过去的半个世纪里,在耕作中使用化肥已经非常普遍。很多农民喜欢使用化肥,把它们作为防治农作物病虫害和提高产量的重要手段。然而,最近科学家发现长期使用这些肥料会造成土地受损,甚至更危险的是,会对人们的健康造成危害。化肥带来的问题有哪些呢?首先,化肥在杀死病菌和害虫的同时也会杀死有益的细菌和昆虫,从而破坏土地。化学物质还会在地里和地下水中保存很长时间,而这会影响到农作物,进而影响到动物和人类,因为化学成分会进入农作物中,并且不能被冲洗掉。随着时间的推移,食物中的这些化学成分会在人体中堆积。这里面有很多化学成分能导致癌症或其他疾病。另外,施过化肥的水果、蔬菜和其他食物通常生长得过快而营养不足。它们表面上很好看,但是里面通常是含过多的水分,而不是维生素和矿物质。[读文清障][原文呈现]⑮discovery/dI'skʌvərI/n.发现;发觉⑯focuson(=concentrateon)集中(注意力、精力等)于⑰soil/sɔIl/n.土壤⑱reduce/rI'djuːs/vt.减少;减缩Withthesediscoveries⑮,somefarmersandmanycustomersarebeginningtoturntoorganicfarming.Organicfarmingissimplyfarmingwithoutusinganychemicals.Theyfocuson⑯keepingtheirsoil⑰richandfreeofdisease.Ahealthysoilreduces⑱diseaseandhelpscropsgrowstrongandhealthy.[读文清障][原文呈现]Organicfarmers,therefore,oftenpreferusingnaturalwastefromanimalsasfertilizer.Theyfeelthatthismakesthesoilintheirfieldsricherin⑲mineralsandsomorefertile⑳.Thisalsokeepstheair,soil,waterandcropsfreefrom○21chemicals.⑲berichin富含……;……的含量高(反)bepoor/lowin……的含量低;缺乏……⑳fertile/'fɜːtaIl/adj.肥沃的;富饶的○21keep...freefrom/of使……免受(影响、伤害等);使……不含(有害物)[读文清障][原文呈现]Organicfarmersalsousemanyothermethodstokeepthesoilfertile○22.Theyoftenchangethekindofcropineachfieldeveryfewyears,forexample,growingcornorwheatandthenthenextyearpeasorsoybeans○23.Cropssuchaspeasofsoybeans○24putimportantmineralsbackintothesoil,makingitreadyforcrops○25suchaswheatorcornthatneedrichandfertilesoil.○22动词不定式短语tokeepthesoilfertile作目的状语;keep是使役动词,这是“keep+宾语+宾补”结构。○23现在分词短语growingcornorwheatandthenthenextyearpeasorsoybeans作状语。○24soybean/'sɔIbiːn/n.(=soyabean)大豆○25现在分词短语makingitreadyforcrops...作结果状语,表示一种必然的结果,这里make的用法跟前面keep的用法一致。[读文清障][原文呈现]○26现在分词短语planting...作状语;两个that都引导定语从句,分别修饰peanuts和vegetables。○27root/ruːt/n.根;根源Organicfarmersalsoplantcropstousedifferentlevelsofsoil,forexample,○26plantingpeanutsthatusetheground'ssurfacefollowedbyvegetablesthatputdowndeeproots○27.Someorganicfarmerspreferplantinggrassbetweencropstopreventwindorwaterfromcarryingawaythesoil,andthenleavingitinthegroundtobecomeanaturalfertilizerforthenextyear'scrop.[读文清障][原文呈现]Thesemanydifferentorganicfarmingmethodshavethesamegoal:○28togrowgoodfoodandavoiddamaging○29theenvironmentorpeople'shealth.○28动词不定式短语togrowgoodfoodandavoiddamagingtheenvironmentorpeople'shealth说明goal的内容。○29avoiddoingsth.避免做某事[第3~4段译文]由于这些发现,一些农民和许多消费者开始转向有机耕作。有机耕作就是不用任何化学肥料的耕作。他们关心的是保持土壤肥沃并且免受病害。健康的土壤会减少病虫害并且帮助农作物茁壮成长。因此,有机耕作的农民经常喜欢把天然的动物粪便当作肥料。他们认为这样会使地里的土壤更富含矿物质,因而也会更加肥沃,同时还可以让空气、土壤、水以及农作物不受化学物质的污染。有机耕作的农民也使用很多其他的方法来保持土壤肥沃。在同一块地里,他们经常每隔几年就换种农作物。例如,种玉米或小麦后来年再改种豌豆或大豆。像豌豆或大豆这样的农作物将重要的矿物质带回土壤,从而使之适宜于种植要求土壤肥沃的农作物,比如小麦或玉米。有机耕作的农民还种植多种农作物来利用不同层次的土壤。比如,他们先种植生长于浅层土壤的花生,然后再种植生根于深层土壤的蔬菜。还有一些有机耕作的农民喜欢在农作物之间种草,以防止水土流失,并且把草留在地里,从而成为来年农作物的天然肥料。这些不同的有机耕作的方法有着同样的目标:种植好的粮食,并且避免损害环境或者人们的健康。Ⅰ.Readthepassagequicklyandcompletethefollowingquestions.1.Matcheachpartwithitsmainidea.Part1(Para.1)A.Farmersandcustomersturntoorganicfarmingandhowfarmerskeeptheirsoilrich.Part2(Para.2)B.Scientistshavefoundthatchemicalfertilizerscausedamagetothelandandpeople'shealth.Part3(Paras.3~4)C.Someoftheproblemscausedbychemicalfertilizers.答案:Part1—BPart2—CPart3—A2.Whatdoesthepassagetellus?Sincechemicalfertilizershavecaused,farmershaveturnedto,using________________tokeepthesoilrich.damageorganicfarmingnaturalwasteⅡ.Readthepassagecarefullyandchoosethebestanswers.1.Fromthepassage,wecanseeorganicfarmersarethosewho________.A.growc