ModernAgricultureUnit19ReadingByAppleKingAppleKingPlacePlaceDateDateEventEventRome,Rome,ItalyItalyTheThehistoricaleventsaboutagricultureeventsaboutagriculture19081908heldtheFirstWorldheldtheFirstWorldAgricultureConferenceAgricultureConferenceChinaChina19101910importedthe1sttractorimportedthe1sttractorfromtheUnitedStatesfromtheUnitedStatestheUSAtheUSA19181918usedaplanetospraypoisonusedaplanetospraypoisontokillinsectstokillinsectsSwitzerlandSwitzerland19381938usedDDTtokillinsectsusedDDTtokillinsectstheUNtheUN19451945foundedtheFoodandfoundedtheFoodandAgricultureOrganization(FAO)AgricultureOrganization(FAO)theUSAtheUSA19721972stoppedusingDDTstoppedusingDDTChinaChina19801980exportedagriculturalexportedagriculturaltechnologytotheUSAtechnologytotheUSAFastreadingFastreadingParagraph1Paragraph1Sinceearly1990’sscientistsstartedtoSinceearly1990’sscientistsstartedtodevelopnewenvironmentaltechniquesdevelopnewenvironmentaltechniques..Paragraph2Paragraph2TraditionalagricultureinChinaTraditionalagricultureinChinaonlychangedalittleonlychangedalittle..Paragraph3Paragraph3ManyotherplantsaregeneticallyManyotherplantsaregeneticallymodifiedmodified..Paragraph4Paragraph4ManyfarmingtechniqueshaveManyfarmingtechniqueshavebeenmodernizedbeenmodernized..Paragraph5Paragraph5Greenhousesareused.Greenhousesareused.Paragraph6Paragraph6GMisusedGMisused..3Whilereading1)Scanning:Q1:What’sthebiggestproblemtoChinesefarmers?Q2:WhatdoesGMmean?Theshortageofarableland.“G”standsfor“genetically”“M”standsfor“modified”(changed)1.HowmuchdoesarablelandtakeupinChina?2.Howmanywaysarementionedtomakethelandproducemore?Whatarethey?3.Whatdoesnewtechniquesmean?4.Whendidscientiststarttodevelopnewtechniques?5.Howmanyunusualwaysarementionedtodealwiththeshortageofarableland?2)SkimmingA.Answerthefollowingquestions:Only7percent.4.Fertilisation,irritation,2ormorecropsareplantedeachyearwherepossible,moreadvancedtechnicalinformation.Thosethatareusedtoincreaseagriculturalproductionwithoutharmingtheenvironment.Fromtheearly1990s.2.Growvegetablesingreenhouses,GM.IntensivereadingIntensivereading(TrueorFalse)(TrueorFalse)•1.AlthoughChinaisalargecountry,only1.AlthoughChinaisalargecountry,only7%ofthelandcanbeusedforfarming.()7%ofthelandcanbeusedforfarming.()•2.Moreadvancedtechnicalinformationwas2.Moreadvancedtechnicalinformationwasbroughtininthe1970’s.()broughtininthe1970’s.()•3.Longbeforetheearly1990’sscientists3.Longbeforetheearly1990’sscientistsstartedtodevelopnewtechniqueswithoutstartedtodevelopnewtechniqueswithoutharmingtheenvironment.()harmingtheenvironment.()•4.ThebiggestproblemofChinesefarmers4.ThebiggestproblemofChinesefarmersiswater.()iswater.()TTFFFFFF1980’s1980’sFromFromshortageofarableland.shortageofarableland.5.Chinahasonlyabout672,000sq.kmofarableland.6.Whichofthefollowingwaysdidthefarmersmakeuseoftoincreasefarmproductionbeforethe1980s?A.theuseofmachines,eg,tractors()B.theuseofelectricpumps()C.theuseofchemicalfertilizers()D.theuseofGM()E.theuseofinsectkillers()F.Theuseofspecialseedbeds()G.Morethanonecropisplantedeachyearwhereverpossible()7.Noadvancedtechnicalinformationwasbroughtinfromabroadbeforethe1980s.8.Scientistshavealwaystriedtoincreasefarmingproductionwithoutharmingtheenvironmentsincetheearly1990s.TTTTTTTFFT9.Traditionalmethodsoffarminghavenoadvantagessotheywon’tbeusedinfutureagriculture.10.Growin...
