Period Four Using Language 【课前自主探究】 Task 1: Fast Reading ●Ⅰ Advantages and disadvantages of chemical farming and organic farming. ●Ⅱ 1.chemical farming 2.organic farming 3.producing rich soil 4.man-made chemicals Task 2: Careful Reading 1—4 DABC Task 3: Micro-writing 1.using 2.to 3.caused 4.helpful 5.minerals 6.simply 7.keeps 8.that/which 9.to meet 10.a 【语言知识梳理】 词汇点睛 1.①alleviation ②be alleviated ③to alleviate ④has greatly alleviated the difficulties ⑤hoping to alleviate his pain 2.①by ②to deliver ③in ④which in turn inspires me to do my best to pass on ⑤took turns; it was my turn to speak 3.①Digested ②digested ③digestion ④digest knowledge effectively 4.①Alternatively ②to refer ③alternatives ④request/demand an alternative solution ⑤had no alternative but to abandon his plan;do nothing but abandon his plan 句型透视 1.①burning ②to be informed ③hitting ④only to see David’s figure disappearing from my sight slowly ⑤affecting their study and life 2.①that ②whether ③where ④that your school is holding a writing activity ⑤that David eventually finished the racePeriod Four Using Language Ⅰ.1.fertiliser 2.digest 3.widespread 4.root 5.essential 6.alternative Ⅱ.1.poverty 2.entirely 3.are rooted 4.chemically 5.extension 6.nutritious 7.alleviation 8.alternatives 9.depth 10.aspects Ⅲ.1.is focused on 2.in turn 3.keep ourselves free of 4.nowhere near 5.For instance 6.As for 7.in widespread use 8.switch to Ⅳ.1.leaving many children homeless 2.What upset me 3.There is still a long way to go to work out all the problems 4.that we look after the patient by turns Ⅴ.【文章大意】 本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了荷兰郁金香田中使用的高科技机器人Theo的工作情况,包括其如何检测并杀死生病的郁金香鳞茎以防止病毒传播,以及这些机器人在郁金香产业中的重要性。 1.B 细节理解题。根据文章第二段“The robot rolls along rows of yellow and red tulips, checking each plant and, when necessary, killing diseased bulbs(鳞茎)to prevent the spread of the tulip-breaking virus(病毒). The virus weakens the bulb, leaving them unable to flower. The dead bulbs are removed from healthy ones in a sorting centre after they have been harvested.”可知,机器人Theo在郁金香田中工作,检查每株植物,并在必要时杀死生病的鳞茎以防止病毒的传播。因此,它的工作是清除有问题的鳞茎。故选B。 2.C 推理判断题。根据文章第三段“Allan Visser is a third-generation tulip farmer who is using the robot. ‘You could buy a very nice sports car for the price of the robot,’ Visser said. The robot costs 185,000 euros. ‘It’s a lot slower than a sports car, rolling on caterpillar tracks through fields,’ he added. ‘But I choose the robot because a sports car doesn’t see the sick tulips. Now there are fewer and fewer people who can really do that.’”可知,从Visser的话中,我们可以推断出他认为这个机器人是值得这个价格的。他提到虽然机器人的价格相当于一辆很漂亮的跑车,但是跑车并不能看到生病的郁金香,而机器人可以。这暗示了他认 ... ...
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