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1、2019-2020年高一英语Unit19《Modernagriculture》备课资料旧人教版第一册一、异域风情1.ModernFarmPigs,fishpondsandcrops—allhousedintallbuildings.ThisisavisionofindustrialfarmingintheNetherlands(荷兰).Inaworldconcernedabouttheenvironmentandtransport,woulditnotmakesensetoconcentratefoodproductionnexttoaharborandanairport?Andsincehu
2、manscanliveintallbuildings,whynotpigsandfish?ThecreativemindsbehindagovernmentreportsuggestjustthisforasiteatRotterdamveryclosetomainlandEurope'slargestport.Thescaleisvast:imagine10footballfields,sixfloorsofequalarea,atotalof500acres(亩)stretchingskywards.Thebuilding,knownasDeltapark,visualizes(让人想象到
3、)300000pigs,1.2millionchickens,tensofthousandsoffishandagiantvegetablegrowingareaallunderoneroof.Thepigscouldenjoymorespacethanonanaveragepigfarm,andendtheirdaysintheslaughterhousedownstairs.Spacewithoutdaylightinthegiantbuildingcouldbeusedforcultivatingmushroomswhichgrowwellinthedark.Higherup,green
4、housesfulloftomatoesandflowers,growninnutrientsolutioncollectedfromelsewhereinthebuilding,wouldprofitfromthelight.Thesystemistheoreticallyapletefarmingcycle,withoneactivityfeedinganotherandeverythingbeingrecycled.Deltaparkistoberunbymanagers,notfarmers.Ithasnothingtodowithagricultureaswenowknowit,an
5、dsofar,onlyexistsonpaper.Buttheideahascreatedaheateddebate(讨论)intheNetherlandsandattractedattentionabroad.2.AutomaticFarmingCanhardworkbereplacedbymachinesinagriculture?Yes,manistryingout(试验)automaticfarming.Itisfuntowatchamachinepickingtomatoes.Thestrangemachinesailslikeashipacrossaseaofplants.Init
6、sfrontisahole.Asthemachinemovesforward,tomatoplantsarepulledintothehole.Thetomatoesaregatheredwhiletherestoftheplantsarethrownbackontothefields.Twelveworkerssitontopofthemachine.Theyrapidlypickoutthebadfruitfromthetomatoes.Aredstreamofripetomatoesisbeingsentintoacartthatispulledalongsidethemachine.O
7、nedriverandtwelveworkerscanpickinanhourtentonsofanewkindoftomato.Withouttheinvention,itwouldtake60mentodothejob.Notallplantscooperate(合作)wellwiththefarmingmachines.Takelettuce(莴苣)forexample,seedsplant
