2018年秋季高中英语 Unit 2 Working the land Period 1 Warming Up & Reading课后阅读作业 新人教版必修4

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1、Unit2WorkingthelandPeriod1WarmingUp&Reading课后阅读作业Ⅰ.阅读理解A　　“Eatlocal.”It’sonewaytoreducehumaneffectontheplanet.Eatinglocalmeanstotrytobuyandconsumefoodsthataregrowninplacesclosetohome.However,mostofthefoodsoldatsupermarketsisnotlocallygrownorproduced.Truck

2、sandplanesdeliverthesefoodsfromhundredsorthousandsofmilesaway.Duringthetransportation,greenhouse(温室)gasesareproduced,causingglobalwarming.Sotheshorterthedistanceyourfoodsmusttravel,thelesstheharmisdonetotheenvironment.　　Buthowdoyougetlocalfoodifyouliveina

3、largecity,hundredsofmilesawayfromfarms?EnvironmentalhealthscientistDicksonDespommierandhisstudentscameupwiththeideaofa“vertical(垂直的)farm”.　　Averticalfarmisaglass-walledstructurethatcouldbebuiltastallasaskyscraper(摩天大楼).Sincethegardenisbuiltupwards,rathert

4、hanoutwards,itrequiresmuchlessspacethananordinaryfarm.Theworldisquicklyrunningoutofroomforordinaryfarming.Verticalfarmscouldbeakeytothissituation.Despommierimaginesa30-storybuildingwithagreenhouseoneveryfloor.Thewallsofthebuildingwouldbeclear,toallowcrops

5、togetasmuchsunlightaspossible.Dependingonacity’swaterresources,Despommierthinkshydroponic(水培的)farmingisanothermethodfortheverticalfarmwhichneedsnosoiltogrowplants.　　Despommiersaysthehydroponicgreenhouseswoulduseasystemthatwoulduseacity’swastewaterandfilli

6、twithnutritiontomakethecropsgrow.Ifthismethodworks,itwouldprovidefoodtoacityandsavemillionsoftonsofwater.　　Theideaofaverticalfarmhasattractedtheattentionofgovernmentofficialsaroundtheworld.ScottStringer,agovernmentofficialfromNewYorkCity,thinksthecityissu

7、itablefortheverticalfarming.“Obviouslywedon’thavemuchlandleftforus,”Stringersaid.“ButtheskyisthelimitinManhattan.”　　Despommieradmitsthatthereisstillalotofworktodotomakeverticalfarmsareality.“ButIthinkverticalfarmingisanideathatcanworkinabigway,”hesays.【语篇

8、概述】本文向大家介绍了一种新的种植方式——垂直农场。1.Whyarepeopleadvisedtoeatlocal?A.Becauseitmeansconvenience(方便)topeople.B.Becauseitcanhelppeoplesavealotofmoney.C.Becauselocalfoodhasmorenutrition.D.Becauseitisenvironmentallyfriendly.【解析】选