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W: Hi, Li Tao. I heard that you had moved to1.and rented(租) Several plots of land for farming, yes?

M: Yes. You know. after many years of hard struggle for my business, I'm 2.of my city life. Now I just want to live a idyllic ( 田园诗般的) life here.

W: Wow. You're so great! But would you please describe the nature of your farm?

M: Sure. I mainly grow corn and wheat for feed crops. I do only grow cotton when the cotton prices are better. Of course, I also grow some 3.vegetables and fruit for my family.

W: I think you must have hired some people to help you. How many employees (雇员) do you have?

M: Ten together. Seven of them are part-time employees.

W: Do you pay them 4.or are they salaried?

M: I pay them by the hour . Because sometimes they only work a few hours and other times they work many hours. Therefore, it wouldn't be 5.for them to get a weekly or monthly salary year round.

W: How many hours do you work 6.the boss?

M: In the winter I work eight hours a day, but in the spring, summer and autumn I work 12 to 13 hours a day. Many times our work depends on the7.. For example, if the crops need water and it hasn't8., the employees must irrigate (灌溉) the fields which can take many hours. At other times. I spend my time in checking my fields for pests (害虫), and if I find any, I have to apply farm chemicals. If my machinery breaks down, I have to call in the repairman to 9.it.

W: If you were to start a new farm, what changes would you make?

M: I wouldn't make many changes. Right now my farm is very 10..

W: Hehe..sounds proud!

A successful experiment (实验) in the deserts of Dubai (迪拜) may deal with hunger around the world. A team of Chinese scientists has tried to develop a kind of rice that grows in salt water. Not only that, it produces far more rice than you can imagine.

Back in January, 2018, the researchers were invited to plant some of the saltwater rice in different areas of the desert. Usual water is too expensive to waste on rice in those desert areas. After five months of growth, they produce up to 7.8 tons of rice a hectare (公顷). At the same time, the world average (平均数) stands at 3.3 tons a hectare.

The researchers from China are continuing the experiment by setting up a 100-hectare salt-water rice farm in 2019. It will show the costs of production and different farming skills. They hope to plant saltwater rice on more farms in 2020.

Their dream is to cover up to 10% of the country with the saltwater rice fields—and if the skills are successful in Dubai’s bad farming weather, then the farms could “feed the whole Arab world and they help to ensure (确保) food security (安全)”.

Yuan Longping is the “father of hybrid rice” and leader of the research group. He says that there are over l million square kilometers of land in China that is not used because there is too much salt in the soil. By planting saltwater rice on just one-tenth of this land, we hope it will feed over 200 million more people.

1.What kind of water do the researchers use to grow rice?

A.Usual water. B.Salt water. C.Hot water. D.Cold water.

2.What can we learn from Paragraph 3?

A.The researchers from China won’t plant saltwater rice on farms in 2020.

B.The experiment of setting up saltwater rice farm will cost much money.

C.Chinese researchers hope to plant saltwater rice on more farms by doing experiments.

D.The experiment won’t show any different farming skills.

3.What does the underlined word “they” refer to?

A.The farms. B.The skills. C.The scientists. D.The Arab world.

4.What does Yuan Longping think of saltwater rice?

A.It’s terrible. B.It’s impossible. C.It’s unnecessary. D.It’s hopeful.

Letting kids learn more about science at an early age is easier than you might think. It is happening all around us and you can _____ everyday things to encourage your children’s interest.

Most parents believe it is difficult to help their children with science. But you don’t need a high scientific _____ to teach your children science. All you need is a willingness to try and encourage them _____ the world.

You can help by having an active attitude (态度) towards science yourself. Start by _____ asking your children questions about the things you see every day. And then listen to their answers without judging (评判) them. This will _____ their confidence (自信) and help you determine just what your children know or do not know.

Different kids have different interests,______they need different kinds of science projects. Collecting rocks may interest your young daughter,but your older son may need something else to deal with. Knowing your children is the best way to ______enjoyable learning activities. Here are some more pieces of advice: ①Choose activities that are of the right_______of difficulty. If you are not sure,pick something easier. ②Red the suggested ages on any projects or books,and then make sue the activity is proper for your______. ③Let your child choose the project or activity. It's easy enough to ask rather than force (强迫) your child. Suggest choosing two or three things your child can do. When a child picks something he or she is________in,then he or she will not only learn from it but also enjoy it.

1.A.buy B.make C.use D.leave

2.A.degree B.place C.brain D.book

3.A.seeing B.see C.sees D.to see

4.A.seriously B.simply C.cheaply D.lightly

5.A.lose B.create C.improve D.break

6.A.so B.if C.though D.because

7.A.delete B.find C.touch D.invite

8.A.answer B.way C.level D.place

9.A.child B.pet C.family D.daughter

10.A.proud B.interested C.known D.bored

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