一、语篇泛读
Vocabulary: technology 词汇: 科技
二、词汇表
automated 自动化的 fleet 舰队、船队 robotics 机器人技术 sector 行业，领域 on the up 蒸蒸日上的，稳步上升的 forecast （对形势的）预测 yield （农作物的）产量，常作复数 to dispense with 免去，不再使用 stack 叠 LED lights 发光二极管照明技术 emission （气、热、光等）排放物 checkout 收银处，付款台 to beg the question 引人发问 mechanisation 机械化 workforce 劳动人口 |
三、测试与练习
【参考答案】
1. 阅读课文并回答问题。
1. Why does Spread think vertical farming makes particular sense in Japan?
Spread believes vertical farming makes particular sense because there is so little land available for farming in Japan.
2. What is likely to happen to the agricultural workforce in the future?
There are likely to be fewer people working in farming in the future. The workforce will get smaller.
3. Which two factors do the World Bank think will put pressure on food production?
The World Bank thinks climate change and population growth will put pressure on farming to become more productive.
4.Which word means: ‘more environmentally friendly’?
Greener.
5. True or false: Goldman Sachs predicts the market for automated tractors will be worth $240 billion in five years.
False. Goldman Sachs estimates the market for agricultural robotics will be worth $240 billion over five years.
2. 请你在不参考课文的情况下完成下列练习。选择一个意思合适的单词填入句子的空格处 。
1. Farming has become increasingly mechanised over the years.
2. I’ve never set foot in a shopping mall. I buy everything in local markets.
3. Mark is on the up. He’s just got a job at a top bank.
4. I decided to dispense with our second car. One’s enough for my family.
5. Our workforce has shrunk over the last ten years.
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