Unit 1 Natural Resources
…………………………………………………………… 001
Lesson 1 Natural Resources:Priceless Gifts from
the Earth …………………………… 001
Lesson 2 China’s Natural Resources
……………………………………………………… 007
Lesson 3 Plants and Life on Earth
……………………………………………………… 012
Unit 2 Agriculture ………………………………………………………………………
020
Lesson 1 Agriculture ……………………………………………………………………… 020
Lesson 2 How
Agriculture Has Changed Civilization …………………………………… 030
Lesson 3 Different
Agricultural Methods for Different Environments …………………… 035
Lesson
4 Agriculture in China …………………………………………………………… 043
Lesson 5 An Overview of
Agriculture in Greenland ……………………………………… 052
Unit 3 Plant Processes
………………………………………………………………… 059
Lesson 1 What Plants Need
……………………………………………………………… 059
Lesson 2 How Plants Use Water
………………………………………………………… 066
Lesson 3 The Parts of a Vascular Plant
………………………………………………… 071
Lesson 4 How Do Plant Get and Use Energy?
………………………………………… 078
Lesson 5 How Do Seeds and Plants Grow?
……………………………………………… 085
Unit 4 Biology of Plants ………………………………………………………………
094
Lesson 1 Starting to Grow ………………………………………………………………… 094
Lesson
2 Pollination ……………………………………………………………………… 103
Lesson 3 Making Food
…………………………………………………………………… 110
Lesson 4 Why Leaves Change Color
……………………………………………………… 116
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Unit 5 Agricultural Technology
…………………………………………………… 123
Lesson 1 Growing Seedless Cucumber in Hydroponics
………………………………… 123
Lesson 2 Vegetable Factory—a Farming Solution
……………………………………… 137
Lesson 3 The Disadvantages of Genetically Engineering
Plants ………………………… 146
Lesson 4 Archaeology and Agricultural Architecture
…………………………………… 154
Lesson 5 Will Automated Agriculture Help Meet the World’s
Food Demand? ………… 163
Lesson 6 Smart Agriculture ………………………………………………………………
170
Unit 6 Modern Agriculture ………………………………………………………… 179
Lesson
1 Agriculture Mechanization ……………………………………………………… 179
Lesson 2 Organic
Farming ……………………………………………………………… 188
Lesson 3 Can Modern Agriculture Feed All
the Population? …………………………… 194
Lesson 4 Drip Irrigation Systems Instead of
Sprinklers for Water Conservation ………… 200
Lesson 5 Solar—Powered Pumps Aid
African Farmers ………………………………… 210
Lesson 6 Celery—an Ancient Healing Food
…………………………………………… 216
Unit 7 Food Processing ………………………………………………………………
224
Lesson 1 Tomato Sauce …………………………………………………………………… 224
Lesson 2 Why
Onions Vary in Flavor and Storage Time ………………………………… 230
Lesson 3 15 Foods
That Help You Stay Hydrated ……………………………………… 235
Lesson
4 Agriculture,Farmers,and the Invention of the Modern Food Industry …………
246
Lesson 5 Broccoli and Cauliflower—Their Tops Make Good Eating ……………………
251
Lesson 6 Which Causes Cancer More Quickly:Cigarettes,Diet Soda or GMOs?
……… 257
Unit 8 Planting ………………………………………………………………………… 264
Lesson 1 Onion
Planting ………………………………………………………………… 264
Lesson 2 Planting and Growing Guide
for Garlic ………………………………………… 274
Lesson 3 Planting and Growing Guide for
Potatoes ……………………………………… 281
Lesson 4 Greenhouse Vegetable Production
……………………………………………… 289
Lesson 5 Cucumber Production in Greenhouse
………………………………………… 306
Unit 9 Plant Protection ………………………………………………………………
316
Lesson 1 Soil Micro-organisms …………………………………………………………… 316
Lesson 2 The
Control of Plant Diseases ………………………………………………… 322
Lesson 3 The Control of
Weed and Plant Diseases ……………………………………… 330
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Unit
10 Eco-agriculture ……………………………………………………………… 336
Lesson 1 Green Living:What Is
Urban Agriculture? …………………………………… 336
Lesson 2 Introduction to the
Fruit-picking Garden ……………………………………… 341
Lesson 3 Modern Agricultural Science
Demonstration Park at Xiaotangshan …………… 347
Lesson 4 Modern Agriculture Zone
……………………………………………………… 353
Unit 11 Communication English ……………………………………………………
364
Lesson 1 Going Abroad …………………………………………………………………… 364
Lesson 2 Fairs
and Shows ………………………………………………………………… 368
Lesson 3 Market of Agricultural Trade
…………………………………………………… 370
Lesson 4 Visiting a Farm …………………………………………………………………
374
Lesson 5 Import and Export of Agricultural Products ……………………………………
377
Lesson 6 Trade Talks …………………………………………………………………… 381
Lesson
7 Negotiation ……………………………………………………………………… 385
Unit 12 Applied English
……………………………………………………………… 390
Lesson 1 Resume …………………………………………………………………………
390
Lesson 2 Application Letter ……………………………………………………………… 402
Lesson
3 English Correspondence for International Trade ……………………………… 407
Lesson
4 Application Form ……………………………………………………………… 420
Lesson 5 Medical
Questionnaire ………………………………………………………… 424
Appendices
………………………………………………………………………………… 426
Appendix
1 蔬菜、水果及作物名称……………………………………………………… 426
Appendix 2 Vocabulary Related to Plant
………………………………………………… 430
Appendix 3 农业经济常用表达…………………………………………………………
436
Appendix 4 2009 年ISO 发布粮油国际标准名称中英文对照………………………… 439
Appendix
5 农作物种子进出口管理办法……………………………………………… 441
Appendix 6 Timeline of Agriculture
Mechanization ……………………………………… 443
Appendix 7 科技英语论文摘要简介……………………………………………………
444
Appendix 8 Measures for the Administration of the Safe Import of
Agricultural Transgenic
Living Things ………………………………………………………………
455
参考文献…………………………………………………………………………………… 463