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Unit5Agriculture
PartIIn-classListening
I.UnderstandingBasicSkills
ListeningTask
Directions:
Youwillheartenlongandcomplicatedsentences.Listencarefullyandchoosethebestanswerstothefollowingquestions.
1.Ladiesandgentlemen,mayIhaveyourattention,please?
Flight5125scheduledtotakeoffat11:
30willbedelayedfor20minutes.Pleasecheckinhalfanhourpriortodeparture.Thankyou.
2.Ihavetoteachthesamecoursebooksseveraltimesinthesummerholidaycamp,whichissometimesboringandnotwell-paid,butbyandlargeI’mquitedelightedatbeingwithyoungpeople.
3.Itisgettingmucheasiertotravelnowadays,butincreasinglyhardertogetawayfrompeople,andthatisperhapsthemostdifficultthingforholidaymakers.
4.Theelderlywomanwasplanningtotakethehalf-past-fivecoach.Unfortunatelyduetopoorroadconditions,whichmadesafedrivingimpossible,itdepartedataquarterpasteight.
5.Statisticsshowthat300peoplearekilledinaircrashesintheUnitedStateseveryyear,butabout50,000peoplearekilledincaraccidents.
6.Ihaveprescribedsomethingforyourdaughter,Mrs.Johnson.Makesureshetakesitthreetimesadayaftermeals.IfsheisnotanybetterbyTuesday,cometoseemeagain.
7.WheneverIgotothebanknearmyhouse,thecashiersareeitherfoolingaroundorkeepingwholequeuesofpeoplewaitingbychattingtothecustomeratthefrontabouttheirholiday.
8.Themomentthewindscreenshattersyoushouldbegintotakeyourfootofftheaccelerator,notcompletelyoff,ofcourse,becauseyoumightbeinheavytraffic,withanothervehiclerightbehindyou.
9.Twomenwhowerecaughtstealingpropertyafteritgrewdarkhaveappearedbeforethelocalmagistrate’scourtthismorning.Theyareexpectedtobekeptincustodyforseveraldays.
Ifyoudon’twanttosoundimpolite,orcauseembarrassmentordistressofanykindtothepersonyou’retalkingto,youshouldlearntousetactfulandtentativeformsinyourEnglish.OK,classisover.
II.UnderstandingNews
ListeningTask
Directions:
Listentothepassageanddecidewhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrue(T)orfalse(F).
AGRICULTUREREPORT—SomeCrops(LikeSomePeople)DoWellasCompanions
Companionplantingistheideathatwhensomecropsareplantedtogether,theyhelpeachothergrow.Thesecompatibleplantsgenerallyhavesimilarneedsfornutrients,soilandmoisture.
Adviceforcompanionplantingsissometimesbasedmoreontraditionthanproof.ButFabianFernandezattheUniversityofIllinoissaysthereisevidenceforsomecombinations.Thesecanleadtobettercrops,reducediseaseandhelpwithpestcontrolbyattractinghelpfulinsects.Forexample,somekindsofsoilbacteriatakenitrogenfromtheairandmakeaformthatplantscanuse.Theplantskeepthenitrogenintheirroots.Legumesareespeciallygoodatthis.Anycropssharingthesamespacecangetthenitrogenastherootsdecompose.
Cropslikebeansandpotatoescanalsoshareterritorywellbecausetheirrootsreachdifferentlevelsinthesoil.Deep-rootedvegetablesgetnutrientsandmoisturefromlowerdown,sotheydonotcompetewithshallowerplants.Butsomeplantsplacedtogethermayharmeachother’sdevelopment.Forexample,tomatoesdonotlikewetsoilbutwatercressdoes,asthenamesuggests.Soyouwouldprobablynotwanttoputthemtogether.
Evenafterharvest,somekindsofproduceshouldbekeptapart.Apples,forexample,releaseethylenegas,aplanthormone.Itcancauseotherfoodstoripentooquickly.Fruitsthatreleasealotofethylenealsoincludeapricots,melonsandtomatoes.Vegetableseasilyaffectedbyethyleneincludeasparagus,broccoli,cabbageandcucumbers.Marketsoftenseparatehighethylene-producingfoodsfromthosethataresensitivetothegas.Butsometimesyoumightwantthemtogether.Forexample,ifyouputanappleinabagwithagreenbanana,thebananawillbereadytoeatsooner.
Nowwhataboutpeaches,plumsandnectarinesthataretoofirmtoeat?
GrowersinCaliforniaanswerthisquestionat.Theysayanapple,bananaorariperpieceoffruitisnotneeded.Thepeaches,plumsandnectarinesthemselvesreleaseenoughofthegastoripensuccessfully.
Theiradvice:
Placethefruitinafruitbowlorinapaperbagwiththetopfoldedover.Keepthefruitatroomtemperature,outofdirectsunlight.Whenthefruitissoftenoughtoyourliking,eitheruseitorplaceitinarefrigeratortostopfurtherripening.
Andthat’stheVOASpecialEnglishAgricultureReport,writtenbyJerilynWatson.
III.UnderstandingPassages
ListeningTask1
Directions:
Listentothepassagecarefullyandfillintheblankswiththeexactwords,phrasesorsentencesyouhear.
TheFoodandAgricultureOrganizationoftheUnitedNations(FAO)isaspecializedagencyoftheUnitedNationsthatleadsinternationaleffortstodefeathunger.FAOwasestablishedon16October1945inQuebecCity,Quebec,Canada.In1951itsheadquartersweremovedfromWashington,D.C.,UnitedStates,toRome,Italy.TheagencyisdirectedbytheConferenceofMemberNations,whichmeetseverytwoyearstoreviewtheworkcarriedoutbytheorganizationandtoapproveaProgramofWorkandBudgetforthenexttwo-yearperiod.TheConferenceelectsacouncilof49memberstates(servethree-yearrotatingterms)thatactsasaninterimgoverningbody,andtheDirector-General,thatheadstheagency.
Servingbothdevelopedanddevelopingcountries,FAOactsasaneutralforumwhereallnationsmeetasequalstonegotiateagreementsanddebatepolicy.FAOisalsoasourceofknowledgeandinformation,andhelpsdevelopingcountriesandcountriesintransitionmodernizeandimproveagriculture,forestryandfisheriespractices,ensuringgoodnutritionandfoodsecurityforall.ItsLatinmotto,fiatpanis,translatesintoEnglishas“lettherebebread”.
ListeningTask2
Directions:
Listentothepassageandchoosethebestanswerstothequestions.
NewZealandliesintheSouthPacificOcean.Itismadeupoftwolargeislands—NorthIslandandSouthIsland—andlotsofsmallerislands.TheareaofNewZealandis270,534sqkm.
NewZealandhasverygoodconditionsforagriculture.66%ofthelandisgoodforfarming.Thefarmingcanbeonhighlandorlowland.Grassgrowsverywellinwetclimate,somostofthefarmingisanimalfarming.Youcanfindsheepeverywhereinthecountry.Butfarmersinrichlowlandveryoftenkeepcattle,thatis,cowsformilk.
SheepfarmscoverahalfofallthelandinNewZealand.Onlytheverywetareasandthehighestmountainsarenotgoodforsheep.Thesheepfarmsarecalledsheepstations.Thereareover30,000stationsinNorthandSouthIslands,withsixtymillionsheep.Thenativegrassofthecountryisnotveryrich.SothefarmersgetbettergrassseedsfromEuropeandAmericaandplantgoodgrass.Thesheepgivegoodmeatandgoodwool.Mostofthemeatandwoolisexported.Until1882onlythewoolwasexported.NewZealandfarmerssoldthewooltofactoriesinBritain.TheseajourneytoBritainwasverylongandslow,someatcouldn’tbeexported.Butin1882therefrigeratorwasinvented,andtheshipcouldkeepthemeatcold.Someatcouldbeexported.Mostofthemeatexportedtodayislamb,notmutton.Lambisthemeatofyoungsheep,whilemuttonisthemeatoffullygrownsheep.
Unit5Agriculture
PartIIAfter-classListening
I.UnderstandingBasicSkills
ListeningTask
Directions:
Listentotheconversationscarefullyandchoosethebestanswerstothequestionsyouhear.
1.W:
IwonderifMrs.Fisherhasanyfamily.Herroomisalwaysquiet.
M:
Actuallysheisamotherofthree.Herchildrenallliveabroad.That’swhythenursestakecareofher.
Q:
Whatcanbeinferredfromtheconversation?
2.W:
Hush.Mumhasjustfallenasleep.
M:
ItissosilentherethatIcanhearmybreathing.
W:
Wemustbequiet.Shehasn’tfullyrecoveredfromherillnessandneedsrest.
Q:
Whatcanbeinferredfromtheconversation?
3.W:
Mymotherdoesnotapproveofmyfriendshipwithourneighbor,John.
M:
Why?
W:
ShesaysthatJohnoftentellsliesandworriesthatImaybecomedishonestifImakefriendswithhim.
Q:
Whatcanbeinferredfromtheconversation?
4.M:
I’msorrytohearyou’renotfeelingwell.
W:
Oh,it’sjustacold.Nothingserious.HowaboutyourjobinterviewwithIBM?
M:
Terrific.Ihavegotatwo-yearcontractofemployment.
Q:
Whatdoesthemanmean?
5.W:
Eggsaresupposedtobeoneofthehealthiestfoods.
M:
Nexttopotatoes.
Q:
Whatdoesthemanmean?
6.W:
Thesecloudslookstrange,don’tthey?
M:
Yes.Theylooklikesnakes.Ihavereadthatblackcloudsofthisshapearesometimesthesignofanearthquake.
Q:
Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversation?
7.M:
DidyouhearthatMr.andMrs.BrownwenttoParisforavacationlastmonth?
W:
Yeah.Didtheyenjoythemselves?
M:
Itishardtosay.Whentheygotthere,theycouldn’tgetaroominagoodhotel.
W:
That’stoobad.Buttheyreallyshouldhavemadeareservationforaroomearlier.
Q:
Whatcanbedrawnfromtheconversation?
8.W:
Youhaveatelephonecall,Mr.Smith.
M:
Whoisit?
W:
Hedidn’tsay.
M:
TellhimI’moutoftheofficeuntilnextMonday.
Q:
Whatcanbeinferredfromtheconversation?
9.W:
You’regrowingabeard,aren’tyou?
M:
Yeah.Iamafreemannow.
W:
Why?
M:
Mywifehasbeenawayonabusinesstrip.I’mmyownbossforthetimebeing.
Q:
Whatdoesthemanmean?
10.W:
Thecityisgoingtoputupanewshoppingcenterintheneighborhood.
M:
Anothershoppingcenter?
That’snothingnew.
Q:
Whatdoesthemanmean?
II.UnderstandingaConversation
ListeningTask
Directions:
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