2024_2025学年新教材高中英语高效作业24Unit5WorkingtheLandPeriodⅣWriting含解析新人教版选择性必修第一册.docxVIP

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PeriodⅣWriting

Ⅰ.阅读理解

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Inalong-sleevedshirtandjeans,DieudonneTwahirwalooksnothinglikethetraditionalAfricanfarmer.The30-year-oldownerofGashoraFarmknowswhatadifferencethatmakes.

“Youneedmorerolemodels，”hesaid,standingamongknee-highrowsofchilli(辣椒)plants.“Ifyouhaveyoungfarmers,theyhavelandandtheydrivetothefarm,othersmaythink,‘WhycantIdothat？’”

MrTwahirwa,auniversitygraduate,boughtafriendstomatofarmsixyearsagofor$150.Hemade$1，500backintwomonths,“Youhavetolinkfarmingwithentrepreneurship(创业实力)andrealnumbers，”hesaid.

ManyyoungAfricansareabandoningareasinthecountryside,choosingnottoworkhardandforalongtimeinthefields—ajobmadetougherbyclimatechange.

ButTwahirwaisoneofthegrowingbandofsuccessfulfarmersworkingtomakeagriculturesimageonthecontinentmoreattractive.Some1，000farmersnowproducechilliesforhim.Heisstartingafourthfarmofhisown,andexportsfreshanddriedchilliesandoiltoBritain,theUnitedStates,IndiaandKenya.

Africahastheworldsyoungestpopulationand65percentuncultivatedarableland(未开垦土地).Yetaccessinglandandloansisdifficult,andAfricanproductivityislowwithcropprofitsjust56percentoftheinternationalaverage.

“Agricultureismainlyassociatedwithsufferingandnoyoungpersonwantstosuffer，”saidTamaraKaunda.ShebelievesAfricanagricultureneedsachangetogetridofitsold-fashionedimageofveryhardandtiringworkwithahoe.“Showyoungpeopletractors,greenfields,niceirrigationsystemsandsmartphones，”shesaid.

Gettingyoungpeopleinvolvedinagriculturedoesnotmeantheyhavetoworkonafarm.Forexample,incoffeeproduction,thebeansgofromthefarmtothewashingstation，andthentobeseparatedfromthehusks(外壳).

(D)1．Whatdoes“WhycantIdothat？”inParagraph2mean?

A．Whycanttheyfarm?

B．WhycantIdrivetothefarm?

C．Theyllbuyafriendstomatofarm.

D．Theyllfollowtheexampleofthosefarmers.

(B)2．Whatmakesitharderforfarmerstowork?

A．Poorland.

B．Climatechange.

C．Lowincome.

D．Longworkinghours.

(B)3．WhatcanwelearnaboutTwahirwaaccordingtoParagraph5?

A．Hefocusesonmarketing.

B．Hehasmadeafortunebygrowingchillies.

C．Heisthemo