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Unit 5 Working the land答案
PART 1
I. 1. shortage 2. reality 3. consumption 4. assumption
II. 1. tackle 2. devoted; to 3. conventional 4. was comprised of
PART 2
I. 1. wheat 2. extension 3. chemical 4. flavour
II. 1. that 2. What 3. where
4. who / that 5. that / because 6. who(ever)
PART 3
I. 1. minerals; essential 2. nutrition 3. in turn 4. grocery
II. 1. I have a feeling that 2. Without a doubt
3. I would rather 4. From my point of view
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Unit 5 Working the land
PART 1 Reading and Thinking
I. 用括号内单词的正确形式完成下列句子。
1. The __________ (short) of water poses a serious problem for farmers.
2. The fifth-generation mobile network is making unmanned smart farms a(n) __________ (real) in Xinbang Town of Songjiang District.
3. In recent years, the __________ (consume) of vegetables has grown slightly as people become more concerned about healthy eating.
4. His views are grounded on the __________ (assume) that all people are equal.
II. 每空填一词，使每组句子的意思相同或相近。
1. Organic farming may be adopted to solve the global food problem.
Organic farming may be adopted to __________ the global food problem.
2. He committed all his energy to working on the reproduction of the new crop plants.
He __________ all his energy __________ working on the reproduction of the new crop plants.
3. He didn't let the traditional thinking of his day limit his ideas on mechanizing agriculture.
He didn't let the __________ thinking of his day limit his ideas on mechanizing agriculture.
4. A research team that was made up of 10 scientists was sent to test his invention.
A research team that __________ __________ __________ 10 scientists was sent to test his invention.
PART 2 Learning About Language
I. 根据提示写出所缺单词的正确形式。
1. Some crops such as __________ (小麦), rice and corn are pollinated by the wind.
2. The new technologies have the advantage of reducing the __________ (extend) of land required for farming.
3. Herbicides, commonly known as weed killers, are __________ (化学的) substances used to control and kill unwanted plants.
4. Cooking the vegetable destroys its wonderful delicate __________ (味道).
II. 用正确的引导词完成下面短文。
It comes as no surprise 1. __________ Lionel Messi has been acknowledged as a hero throughout Argentina after leading the national team to win the soccer World Cup. Now, his face can be seen from the sky too — above a specially designed cornfield.
2. __________ was used in the field in Los Condores in central Córdoba Province was an algorithm (算法). By using this algorithm, 3. __________ seeds (种子) would need to be planted could be worked out, so that when the corn grew, it created a huge visual image of Messi's face.
“For me, Messi is unbeatable,” said Maximiliano Spinazze, the crop farmer
4. __________ planted the unusual crop formation as a celebration of the team's victory. “Now, they are world champions. I am pleased 5. __________ we can express our excitement by planting this crop.”
Carlos Faricelli, a farming engineer, came up with the idea and designed the coding (编码) for the machines planting the seeds. “The machinery knows how much seed per square meter it has to put in certain places to create the contrast for different parts of Messi's face,” he said, adding that 6. __________ wanted to plant Messi's face was welcome to ask him for the code.
PART 3 Using Language, Assessing Your Progress & Video Time
I. 选用方框内合适的内容并用其正确形式完成下列句子（每项限用一次）。
in turn, mineral, grocery, nutrition, essential
1. In the early 1800s, scientists discovered which ____________________ were most ____________________ to plant growth.
2. Much more can be done to take advantage of agriculture's potential to improve ____________________.
3. We should decrease the use of water, fertilizer, and pesticides, which ____________________ keeps food prices down.
4. There is a wide variety of organic vegetables and fruits to choose from in this ____________________ store.
II. 根据括号内的汉语提示完成下列句子（每空一词）。
1. __________ __________ __________ __________ __________ (我有一种感觉) soon enough, more and more farming will be done by AI.
2. __________ __________ __________ (毫无疑问), the widespread drought has caused great loss in agriculture this year.
3. __________ __________ __________ (我宁愿) talk about the future of farmers than talk about farmers of the future.
4. __________ __________ __________ __________ __________ (在我看来), urban farms are critical to enabling people to recognise the individual power on climate.
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