Unit+2+Reading1高中英语牛津译林版（2020）选修第一册

Unit2WorkingthelandP2ReadingBeforeReadingWhatdidfarmersinthepastrelyonforagoodharvest?Howdoyouthinkfarmerscouldusetechnologytomaketheirworkeasier?Farmingisanancientprofession,sohowdofarmerskeepuptodate?P16跟上时代e.g.Itriedtokeepuptodate.Iwanttoknowwhat'sgoingon.

我想跟上时代，我要知道现在有怎样的变化。Whatdoyouthinkthearticletalksaboutaccordingtothetitleandthepictures?Thearticledescribeshowprecision

farmingmethodsare

beingusedtobringgreatbenefits.Now,let'sreadthearticletoexploremoreaboutprecision

farming!WhileReadingReadandfinishthetasksasquicklyaspossible.Readthearticleandcompletethechartbelowwiththemainideaofeachparagraph.Task1P18A1Para.1:Thepracticeoffarmingischangingthankstothedevelopmentofprecisionfarming.MainbodyPara.2:

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_____________________________________________________________________________________________Moderntechnologyhasturnedfarmingintoahighlypreciseindustry.Precisionfarmingboastsadiverserangeofapplicationcapabilitiesatdifferentstagesoffoodproduction.Precisionfarmingcanreachamuchhigherlevelwiththeapplicationofartificialintelligence.Precisionfarmingwillbecomemoreeffectiveandhaveanevengreaterimpactonhowwegrowourfood.IntroductionPassageStructureAnalysisIntroductionMainbodyConclusionModerntechnologyApplicationcapabilitiesArtificialintelligenceCheckyouranswer.1.Whatdoesprecisionfarmingaimtodo?Itaimstoimprovefoodproductionandconservetheenvironmentbyreducingafarm'sinputandincreasingitsoutput.Para.1traditionalfarmingprecisionfarminghowtoploughwhatseedsneedtobedonepara1.

Pleasecomparewithtraditionalfarmingandprecisionfarmingfarmers’labortechnology

hemightbewalkingthroughthefield,carefullycheckinghiscropsbeforedeciding

anapproachthatequipsfarmerswiththetoolsanddatatheyneedtomakereliabledecisions2.Whattoolsareusedtogatherinformation?Toolslikesensors,satellitesanddrones,andadvancedtechnologiessuchasartificialintelligence(AI).Checkyouranswer.Para.2technologiespurposebenefitssensors,satellitesanddrones,artificialintelligence(AI).Thislatestwaveofinnovationoffersfarmersinformationthatismoredetailed,measurementsthataremoreaccurateandsolutionsthataremoreeffective.farmersareabletogivethebestpossiblecaretothecropsthatmostneeditatthemostappropriatetimeandputtheirresourcestothebestuse.Asanaddedbonus,thedeclineintheamountofunnecessarychemicalsminimizespotentialthreatstotheenvironment.3.Whatarethedifferentapplicationcapabilitiesthatprecisionfarminghas?

Monitoring,diagnosing,identifyingandtargeting.Para.3Checkyouranswer.capabilitiesapplicationmonitoringdiagnosing,identifyingtargetingFieldsensorscheckthesoil’smoisture,nutrientlevelsandpHlevels,enablingfarmerstomonitortheircropsatanytime,fromanywhere.Asthedatalibrarybuildsup,thebigpictureofthesoilisrevealedsothatfarmersareabletoaccuratelyassesstheconditionofthesoilinrealtime,identifypotentialproblemsworkoutsolutionsaccordingly.4.WhyisAItechnologyidealforcottonfarming?Checkyouranswer.Para.4Thistechnologyisidealforcropsthatrequiredelicatehandling,

cottonfarmersusedroneswithAItechnologytocarryoutspecializedtasks.AItechnologiescapabilitiesAI(总）AI-controlledmachinesalgorithmscontributetoincreasedcropyieldsaswellassimplifiedcroptracking,harvestingandprocessing.plantandharvestmorecropsatfasterspeedsthanhumansevercould,whilecomputervisioncandistinguishweedsfromcrops.workoutsite-specificmanagementofthecrops.5.Whywillthepushforfuturedevelopmentsinprecisionfarmingbenefitallofus?Checkyouranswer.Para.5Becauseprecisionfarmingwillbecomemoreeffectiveandhaveanevengreaterimpactonhowwegrowourfood.DiscussionP18A31.Whydoestheauthormakeacomparisonbetweentraditionalfarmingandmodernfarmingintheintroduction?2.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardstechnologicaladvancesinprecisionfarming?Useinformationfromthearticletosupportyouridea.3.Whatarethebenefitsofprecisionfarmingaccordingtothearticle?Whatdisadvantagesdoyouthinkprecisionfarminghas?Conclusion1.Whatdoyouknowaboutprecisionfarming?2.Canyou