职称英语综合类学习资料阅读判断练习三
<p> <span word="PASSAGE">PASSAGE</span> 3</p><p> <span word="Plants">Plants</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Mankind">Mankind</span></p><p> <span word="Botany">Botany</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="pants">pants</span>, <span word="occupies">occupies</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="peculiar">peculiar</span> <span word="position">position</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="history">history</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="knowledge">knowledge</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="dont">dont</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="stone">stone</span> <span word="Age">Age</span> <span word="ancestors">ancestors</span> <span word="knew">knew</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="plants">plants</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="observe">observe</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="preindustrial">preindustrial</span> <span word="societies">societies</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="exist">exist</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="detailed">detailed</span> <span word="learning">learning</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="plants">plants</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="properties">properties</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="extremely">extremely</span> <span word="ancient">ancient</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="logical">logical</span>. <span word="Plants">Plants</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="basis">basis</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="pyramid">pyramid</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="things">things</span>, <span word="even">even</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="plants">plants</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="enormously">enormously</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="welfare">welfare</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="food">food</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="clothing">clothing</span>, <span word="weapon">weapon</span>, <span word="tools">tools</span>, <span word="dyes">dyes</span>, <span word="medicines">medicines</span>, <span word="shelter">shelter</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="purposes">purposes</span>. <span word="Tribes">Tribes</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="today">today</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="jungle">jungle</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Amazon">Amazon</span> <span word="recognize">recognize</span> <span word="hundreds">hundreds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="plants">plants</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="properties">properties</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="each">each</span>. <span word="To">To</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="botany">botany</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="recognized">recognized</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="special">special</span> <span word="branch">branch</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="knowledge">knowledge</span><span word="at">at</span> <span word="all">all</span>.</p><p> <span word="Unfortunately">Unfortunately</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="industrialized">industrialized</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="farther">farther</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="direct">direct</span> <span word="contact">contact</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="plants">plants</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="distinct">distinct</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="knowledge">knowledge</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="botany">botany</span> <span word="grows">grows</span>. <span word="Yet">Yet</span> <span word="everyone">everyone</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="unconsciously">unconsciously</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="amazing">amazing</span> <span word="amount">amount</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="botanical">botanical</span> <span word="knowledge">knowledge</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="fail">fail</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="recognize">recognize</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rose">rose</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="apple">apple</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="orchid">orchid</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="Neolithic">Neolithic</span> <span word="ancestors">ancestors</span>, <span word="living">living</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Middle">Middle</span> <span word="East">East</span> <span word="about">about</span> 10,000 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="discovered">discovered</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="certain">certain</span> <span word="grasses">grasses</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="harvested">harvested</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="seeds">seeds</span> <span word="planted">planted</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="richer">richer</span> <span word="yields">yields</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="season">season</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="step">step</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="association">association</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="plants">plants</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="humans">humans</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="taken">taken</span>. <span word="Grains">Grains</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="discovered">discovered</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="flowed">flowed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="marvel">marvel</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="agriculture">agriculture</span>: <span word="cultivated">cultivated</span> <span word="crops">crops</span>. <span word="From">From</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="on">on</span>, <span word="humans">humans</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="increasingly">increasingly</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="controlled">controlled</span> <span word="production">production</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="plants">plants</span>, <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="varieties">varieties</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="grew">grew</span> <span word="wild">wild</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="accumulated">accumulated</span> <span word="knowledge">knowledge</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="tens">tens</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="thousands">thousands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="experience">experience</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="intimacy">intimacy</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="plants">plants</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wild">wild</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="begin">begin</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fade">fade</span> <span word="away">away</span>.</p>
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