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Unit2Reading1The teachingaims:Through learningthis part,the studentsare able to:
1.master themeaning of the text.
2.Comprehend theconcept of precision farming.Step
1.Reading:
1.Read thetext andfinish Alon page
2.Judge thefollowing statementsTrue orFalse:
1.In moderntimes,this deep-rooted imageof atraditional farmeris beingchanged.
2.The declinein theamount ofunnecessary chemicalsmaximizes potentialthreats to the environment.
3.Soil samplingmakes itimpossible for farmers tocreate theideal conditionsfor their crops togrow.
4.Al doescontribute toincreased cropyields as well assimplified croptracking,harvesting andprocessing.
5.The pushfor futuredevelopments inprecision farmingwill benefit all of us.
3.Answer thefollowing question:
1.What doesprecision farmingaim todo
2.What toolsare usedto gatherinformation
3.What arethe differentapplication capabilitiesthat precision farming has
4.Why isAl technologyideal forcotton farming
5.Why willthe pushfor futuredevelopments inprecision farmingbenefitall ofusStep
2.Practice:Read thetext carefullyagain andfill in the blanks.Unit2Precision farminghits itstarget Whenwe thinkof farming,the firstimage thatsprings tomind mightbe of a farmerworking ina fieldunder the
1.bake sun.Face coveredin sweat,he mightbe walkingthrough thefield,carefully checkinghis cropsbefore decidingwhat needsto bedone.In moderntimes,however,this deep-rooted imageofatraditional farmeris beingchanged.The collaborationbetween farmingand technologyhas givenrise
2.precision farming,an approachthat equipsfarmers with the toolsand datathey needto make
3.rely decisionswith remarkableaccuracy.This evolutionis havinga positiveimpact onfarming,while alsoproviding bettersolutions tothe worldspressing foodproblems.It isthe adventof moderntechnology thathas turnedfarming intoa
4.high preciseindustry.This latestwave ofinnovation offersfarmers informationthat ismore detailed,measurements thatare moreaccurate andsolutions thatare more effective.Therefore,precision farmingis adata-driven approachtotheimprovement of food productionwith theprimary goalsof reducinga farmsinput,increasing itsoutput andbetter conservingthe environment.These goalscan beachieved witha
5.combine ofinformation-gathering toolslike sensors,satellites anddrones,and advancedtechnologies suchas artificial intelligenceAI.With
6.mass amounts of dataon thestate of their farmland
7.gather,analysed andprocessed inreal time,farmers areable togive the best possiblecare tothe crops that mostneed itat themost appropriatetime andput theirresources tothebestuse.As anadded bonus,the declineintheamount ofunnecessary chemicals
8.minimum potentialthreats tothe environment.Precision farmingboasts adiverse rangeof application
9.capable atdifferent stagesoffoodproduction-monitoring,diagnosing,identifying andtargeting.Soil sampling,an exampleofprecision farming inits mostfundamental form,provides anaccurate meansforfarmers to tendtheir crops.Field sensorscheck the soils moisture,nutrient levelsand pHlevels,
10.enable farmersto monitortheircrops at anytime,from anywhere.As thedata librarybuilds
11.,a bigpicture of thesoil is revealedso thatfarmers areabletoaccurately assessthe conditionofthesoil inreal time,identify potentialproblems andwork outsolutions accordingly.For instance,if thesoilisfound tobe poorin nutrients,not onlydo farmersknow thatfertilizer isneeded,they can
12.calculate theexact amount.
13.consequence,soil samplingmakes
14.possible forfarmerstocreate theideal conditionsfor theircrops togrow andmanage theirresources effectivelyat thesame time.While suchapplications areof enormousbenefit,precision farmingcan reacha muchhigher levelwiththeapplication ofartificialintelligence.When
15.use infarming machines,Al doescontribute toincreased cropyields aswell as
16.simple croptracking,harvesting andprocessing.Al-controlled machinescan nowplant andharvest morecropsatfaster speeds
17.humans evercould,while computervision candistinguish weedsfrom crops.Moreover,algorithms basedon datagathered bysensors,drones andsatellites canwork outsite-specific managementofthecrops.With suchefficiency andaccuracy,this technologyis idealfor farmingcropsthatrequire delicatehandling.For example,cotton farmersuse droneswith Altechnology tocarry outspecialized tasks:they preciselyremove thecotton plants1leaves byspraying chemicalsonly onthe partsthat needthem.The dronesautonomously navigatethe fields,taking imagesofthecrops,which arethen analysedby software.Once theexact amountneeded isdetermined,the dronesspray thechemicals,while farmerscan followthe wholeprocess ona mobiledevice.Thanks toprecision farmingsclose relationshipwith technology,the farmingindustrys capabilitiescan developeven further.Through the
18.integrate of5G technologyand theInternet ofThingsloT,aswellas advancesin deep-learning technologies,not onlywill largeramountsofdata beavailable,but theywill beprocessed moreefficiently.Consequently,precisionfarmingwill becomemoreeffectiveand havean evengreater impacton howwe growour food.Without doubt,the pushfor futuredevelopments inprecisionfarmingwill benefitallofus-it willcontribute toa greener,healthier andbetter-fed planet.。