Unit2WorkingtheLandReading課件高中英語牛津譯林版（2020）選修第一冊

Unit2WorkingthelandIgoouttolabourwhenrisesthesun;

Icomebackhomewhenallisdone.Fordrinking,awellIdrill;Foreating,thelandItill.—“AnEarth-hittingSong”(page15)日出而作，日入而息。鑿井而飲，耕田而食?！稉羧栏琛穏rowingcropsonthelandterraces(梯田),oneofthebestexamplestoshowChinesefarmers’wisdomThelinesdescribethesimpleandpeacefullifeofordinarypeopleinancienttimes.Thelinesshowthatancientworkingpeoplewerehappywiththeirlivesandnatureprovidedthemwithbasicneeds.cropfarming——種植業(yè)stockfarming——畜牧業(yè)forestry——林業(yè)Farmingistheactivityofgrowingcropsorkeepinganimalsonafarm.

耕種；養(yǎng)殖a.Thestartof_______istheperfecttimetosowseeds.b.Thestartofsummeristhetimetoplant_______.c.Theautumnseestheharvestof__________.d.Atthestartof______,ploughingfieldsimprovessoilfertility.HowaretheseasonsrelatedtothefarmingpracticesshowninthepicturesDiscussionspringricerice/cropswinter春分播種正當時。立夏種油料，同時插水稻。秋分一到，谷場見稻。立了冬，把地耕，能使土地養(yǎng)分增。Whatdidfarmersinthepastrelyonforagoodharvest?Farmersmainlyreliedontheirknowledgeandexperienceaccumulatedovermanyyears.Forexample,theygainedknowledgeaboutthe24solarterms,whichweredevelopedinancientChinathroughobservingthechangesofseasons,astronomyandothernaturalphenomena.Theywerealsofamiliarwithmanyproverbsrelatedtofarming,whichwerepassedfromonegenerationtothenext.Knowledgeandexperienceofthiskindhelpedfarmersplancropproductionandfarmingactivities,suchaswhentosowseedsandhowtopredicttheweather,whichpromisedthemagoodharvest.Howdoyouthinkfarmerscouldusetechnologytomaketheirworkeasier?Precisionfarmingreferstoafarmingtechniquethatusesadvancedtechnologiestomakefarmingmoreaccurateandeffectivewhilereducingitsenvironmentalfootprint.Readthearticleandcompletethechartbelowwiththemainideaofeachparagraph.Task1P18A1Para.1:Thepracticeoffarmingischangingthankstothedevelopmentofprecisionfarming.MainbodyPara.2:

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_____________________________________________________________________________________________Moderntechnologyhasturnedfarmingintoahighlypreciseindustry.Precisionfarmingboastsadiverserangeofapplicationcapabilitiesatdifferentstagesoffoodproduction.Precisionfarmingcanreachamuchhigherlevelwiththeapplicationofartificialintelligence.Precisionfarmingwillbecomemoreeffectiveandhaveanevengreaterimpactonhowwegrowourfood.IntroductionPara.1:Whatisthedeep-rootedimageofatraditionalfarmerWhatcausethisimagetobechangedWhatdoesprecisionfarmingaimtodoAtnoontheyweedwithhoes;theirsweatdripsonthesoil.Eachbowlofrice,whoknowsIsthefruitofhardtoil.鋤禾日當午，汗滴禾下土誰知盤中餐，粒粒皆辛苦。thedeep-rootedimage:afarmerworkinginafieldunderthebakingsun,facecoveredinsweat.Para.1:Whatisthedeep-rootedimageofatraditionalfarmerWhatcausethisimagetobechangedWhatdoesprecisionfarmingaimtodoThedeep-rootedimagechangedbythecollaborationbetweenfarmingandtechnologywhichhasgivenrisetoprecisionfarming(同義：acombinationof….;anintegrationof….)Para.1:Whatisthedeep-rootedimageofatraditionalfarmerWhatcausethisimagetobechangedWhatdoesprecisionfarmingaimtodoItaimstoimprovefoodproductionandconserve

theenvironmentbyreducingafarm’sinputandincreasingitsoutput.Traditionalfarminghasbeenchangedbytheadventofmoderntechnology/thewaveofinnovation.n.出現(xiàn)n.創(chuàng)新Thislatestwaveofinnovationoffers

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information-gatheringtoolslikesensors,satellitesanddrones,andadvancedtechnologiessuchasartificialintelligence(AI).Withmassiveamountsofdataonthestateoftheirfarmlandgathered,processedandanalyzedinrealtime,farmersareabletogivethebestpossiblecaretothecropsthatmostneeditatthemostappropriatetimeandputtheirresourcestothebestuse.howtogatherinformation:thesignificanceofaccuracyandeffectivenessmakethebest/mostof;makefulluseofPara.2:WhatdoestheadventofmoderntechnologyoffertofarmersPara.2:WhatcanfarmerdowiththemassiveamountsofdataFarmersareableto:givethebestpossiblecaretothecropsthatmostneedinrealtimeputtheirresourcestothebestuseminimize

potentialthreatstotheenvironmentbyreducingunnecessarychemicals(anaddedbonus)額外的好處/紅利anaddedbonus；anaddedvalue/advantage/benefit/difficultyAsanaddedbonus,thedeclineintheamountofunnecessarychemicalsminimizes

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monitoring,diagnosing,identifyingandtargeting.2.ByusingtheexampleSoilsampling:fieldsensordatalibrarycheckthesoil’smoisture,nutrientlevelsetc.thebigpictureofthesoilisrevealed“Thebigpicture”referstoallthedetailedandaccurateinformationaboutthesoil,suchasitsnutrientlevels,moisture,temperature,pHlevelsandwaterrequirements.Basedonalltheinformation,farmersareabletomakebetterdecisionsaboutfarming.Theme-Exploration:Precisionfarmingboastsadiverserangeofapplicationcapabilitiesatdifferentstagesof

foodproduction—monitoring,diagnosing,identifyingandtargeting.Fieldsensorscheckthesoil’smoisture,nutrientlevelsandpHlevels,enablingfarmerstomonitortheircropsatanytime,fromanywhere.monitoringdiagnosingAsthedatalibrarybuildsup,thebigpictureofthesoilisrevealedsothatfarmersareabletoaccuratelyassesstheconditionofthesoilinrealtime,identifypotentialproblems

andworkoutsolutionsaccordingly.identifyingtargeting擁有；吹噓（～aboutsth.）buildup：Ifyoudon’texpressyourfeelings,frustrationandangercanbuildup.（vi.積聚）builduptrust/one’svocabulary/yourstrength;buildupone’shopes不當?shù)刈屓水a(chǎn)生希望thebigpicture:整個局面Theme-Exploration:para4WhatarethebenefitsoftheapplicationofAIinfarmingmachinesWhatideadoesauthorwanttosupportbyusingtheexampleofcottonBenefits:AIdoes

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gatheredbysensors,dronesandsatellitescanworkoutsite-specificmanagementofthecrops2.TheexampleofcottonplantssupportstheideathatAItechnologyisefficientandaccurate,andcottonrequiresdelicatehandling.CottonfarmersusedroneswithAItechnologytocarryoutspecializedtasks.精細化處理專門化的謂語強調(diào)，的確地區(qū)分based；gathered后置定語Para.5:WhywillthepushforfuturedevelopmentsinprecisionfarmingbenefitallofusBecauseprecisionfarmingwillbecomemoreeffectiveandhaveanevengreaterimpactonhowwegrowourfood.Becauseitwillcontributetoagreener,healthierandbetter-fedplanet.Thankstoprecisionfarming’scloserelationshipwithtechnology,thefarmingindustry’scapabilitiescandevelopevenfurther.Throughtheintegrationof5GtechnologyandtheInternetofThings(IoT),aswellasadvancesindeep-learningtechnologies,notonlywilllargeramountsofdatabeavailable,buttheywillbeprocessedmoreefficiently.=dueto/owingto;onaccountof/becauseoftheintegrationof融合；～intointegratesth.intosth.將…融合到…吃得更好的adj.well-fed吃得好的adj.under-fed/poorly-fed吃得不好的adj.倒裝結(jié)構(gòu)RevisionChecktheanswersofB1onPage19.bonusenormousboastgiverisetointegrationidealrealtimeput…togooduseInrecentyears,therapidgrowthintheurbanpopulation(1)_____________adeclineinagriculturalland.HowcanwemanageoururbanenvironmentstosustainablygrowfoodOnenovelanswerisverticalfarming.Essentially,theideaisthatcitytowerblockscanprovideplentyofspaceforgrowingcropsifthey(2)_________________.hasgivenrisetoareputtogooduseRevisionVerticalfarmingusesurbanspacesforthehighestpossiblecropyields.Itpromotessoil-freesystems,whichrequirenopesticides,sothefarmingmethodiseco-friendly.Asanadded(3)______,farmerscangrowcropsallyearroundinthisartificialfarmingenvironmentwithoutworryingaboutabnormalweather,whichoftenleadstocroplosses.(4)_____forurb