以色列的4大农业技术

吕芳

1 There are 4 technologies used in agriculture in Israel， which are making farming there more efficient.

Drip irrigation （灌溉） systems

2 Drip irrigation is a method in agriculture which is used to water the individual plant. It is effective in agriculture and helps to conserve water. In this method， water is supplied with pipes and there are holes in pipes in every plant spot. The water comes out of these holes and directly irrigates the roots of crops. This method helps maintain water in plants. Drip irrigation is best for the place where there is a scarcity of water as it is super?efficient for water conservation.

Reuse and recycle of water

3 This is another revolutionary method that Israel applies in its agricultural system. Israel recycles about 86% of its waste water. This is the highest all around the world. The treatment plants take raw sewage （污水） and filter it. This filtered water is again filtered with micro?organisms to make it safe to drink.

Artificial intelligence in agriculture

4 The use of AI in agriculture is a great revolution. It has made so much agricultural work easier and faster maintained the quality. This includes the use of satellite imagery，  aerial footage， big data and predictive analysis to monitor the fields and help farmers to make the best decision. The use of different imagery sensors makes it possible to get really high?resolution images of fields. With these high?resolution images， farmers can detect very small insects on leaves and the computer analyses the insects and provides the details about the insects. After farmers get full information about the insects， they can use specific insecticides （杀虫剂） for those particular insects. Not only insects， but farmers can also detect weeds and other different diseases.

Robotics

5 The use of robots in agriculture in Israel has made all the work ways faster and easier. The robots harvest the fruits and other agricultural products so accurately that post?harvest loss is reduced and they ultimately increase farm profit. Robots with computer vision can actually pick fruits straight off the trees.

Ⅰ. Choose the best answers according to the text.

Vocabulary 1. Which of the following words can replace the underlined word “scarcity” in paragraph 2？

A. Conservation. B. Function.

C. Secret. D. Lack.

Detail 2. Which technology used in agriculture in Israel makes Israel stand out most？

A. Robotics.

B. Drip irrigation systems.

C. Reuse and recycle of water.

D. Artificial intelligence in agriculture.

Inference 3. Why do farmers use computers to analyse the insects detected on leaves？

A. To make agriculture much more productive.

B. To check different imagery sensors.

C. To collect particular insects.

D. To get clear images of fields.

Inference 4. Whats one advantage of the use of robots？

A. Farmers are needed more than before.

B. Farmers can earn more money.

C. Robots can do all the farming work.

D. Robots have nothing to lose after post?harvest.

Ⅱ. Discussion

Do you like the technologies used in agriculture in Israel？ Do you know any other technologies used in different countries？

Ⅰ. Discover useful structures in the text

1. “make+it+adj.+动词不定式”结构中，it作形式宾语，不定式为真正的宾语

The use of different imagery sensors makes it possible to get really high?resolution images of fields. 使用不同的图像传感器可以获得真正高分辨率的田野图像。

2. so...that... 如此……以至于……

The robots harvest the fruits and other agricultural products so accurately that post?harvest loss is reduced and they ultimately increase farm profit. 机器人非常精准地采摘水果和其他农产品，以至于收获后的损失得到降低，最终增加农场利润。

Ⅱ. Text?centered chunks

supply with 提供

come out of 出自

all around the world 全世界

pick off 摘掉