2015考研英语阅读麦田怪圈
<p> <span word="Crop">Crop</span> <span word="circles">circles</span></p><p> 麦田怪圈</p><p> <span word="WHETHER">WHETHER</span> <span word="extraterrestrials">extraterrestrials</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="pranksters">pranksters</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="blame">blame</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Wiltshire">Wiltshire</span> <span word="countryside">countryside</span> <span word="crop">crop</span> <span word="circlesare">circlesare</span> <span word="costly">costly</span>: <span word="around">around</span> ?1,000 <span word="each">each</span>, <span word="says">says</span> <span word="Tim">Tim</span> <span word="Carson">Carson</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="farmer">farmer</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="village">village</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Alton">Alton</span> <span word="Barnes">Barnes</span>,<span word="whose">whose</span> <span word="land">land</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="dotted">dotted</span> <span word="by">by</span> 125 <span word="circles">circles</span> <span word="since">since</span> 1991. <span word="Lost">Lost</span> <span word="crops">crops</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="hisannual">hisannual</span> <span word="routine">routine</span>, <span word="because">because</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="corner">corner</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="county">county</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="centre">centre</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="crop">crop</span> <span word="circles">circles</span>. <span word="Fifty">Fifty</span> <span word="ormore">ormore</span> <span word="formations">formations</span> <span word="appear">appear</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Britains">Britains</span> <span word="fields">fields</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="May">May</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="August">August</span>; <span word="aroundthree">aroundthree</span>-<span word="quarters">quarters</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Wiltshire">Wiltshire</span>.</p><p> 不论外星人还是某人恶作剧，<span word="Tim">Tim</span> <span word="Carson">Carson</span>这个生活在<span word="Alton">Alton</span> <span word="Barnes">Barnes</span>的农民正因<span word="Wiltshire">Wiltshire</span>郊外的麦田怪圈每年承受着1000英镑的损失。自1991年起，他的田地里至今已有125个怪圈错落其中。因为他所在的乡村一角正是全球怪圈的集中地，损失农田对他来说已是家常便饭。每年英国都会出现至少50个怪圈 ，通常这类事发生在5到8月，而其中约有三分之二在<span word="Wiltshire">Wiltshire</span>。</p><p> <span word="They">They</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="farmers">farmers</span> <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="cross">cross</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tricky">tricky</span> <span word="year">year</span>. <span word="Fuel">Fuel</span> <span word="andfertiliser">andfertiliser</span> <span word="prices">prices</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="risen">risen</span>; <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dry">dry</span> <span word="spring">spring</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="yields">yields</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="down">down</span> 25-30% <span word="on">on</span> <span word="lastyear">lastyear</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="south">south</span>-<span word="west">west</span>. <span word="Now">Now</span> <span word="Wiltshire">Wiltshire</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="trampled">trampled</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="summer">summer</span> <span word="tourists">tourists</span>, <span word="many">many</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="themmystically">themmystically</span> <span word="inclined">inclined</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="circular">circular</span> <span word="formations">formations</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="visited">visited</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="thousands">thousands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="enthusiasts">enthusiasts</span>,<span word="causing">causing</span> <span word="further">further</span> <span word="damage">damage</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="crops">crops</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span> <span word="property">property</span>.</p>
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