2017届全国高考英语一轮阅读理解选练（5）
<p> 浙江省桐庐县2017高考英语一轮阅读理解选练（5）及答案</p><p> 阅读理解</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="earth">earth</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="rich">rich</span> <span word="resource">resource</span>—<span word="water">water</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="precious">precious</span> <span word="resources">resources</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="rivers">rivers</span>, <span word="lakes">lakes</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="freshwater">freshwater</span> <span word="reservoirs">reservoirs</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="increasingly">increasingly</span> <span word="exploited">exploited</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="use">use</span>. <span word="Consequently">Consequently</span>, <span word="using">using</span> <span word="precise">precise</span> <span word="farming">farming</span> <span word="techniques">techniques</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="refine">refine</span> “<span word="irrigation">irrigation</span> <span word="scheduling">scheduling</span>” <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="research">research</span> <span word="area">area</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="particular">particular</span> <span word="interest">interest</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Susan">Susan</span> <span word="Moran">Moran</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="researcher">researcher</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="department">department</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Agriculture">Agriculture</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="explains">explains</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="southwest">southwest</span>, <span word="irrigation">irrigation</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="expensive">expensive</span>. <span word="There">There</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="says">says</span>, <span word="farmers">farmers</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tendency">tendency</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="irrigate">irrigate</span>, <span word="spending">spending</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="necessary">necessary</span>.</p><p> “<span word="I">I</span>'<span word="m">m</span> <span word="trying">trying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="provide">provide</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="information">information</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="farmers">farmers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="schedule">schedule</span> <span word="irrigations">irrigations</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="improve">improve</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="profitability">profitability</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="water">water</span>,”</p><p> <span word="Moran">Moran</span> <span word="says">says</span>. “<span word="Farmers">Farmers</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="weather">weather</span> <span word="changes">changes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="schedule">schedule</span> <span word="irrigation">irrigation</span> <span word="based">based</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="information">information</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="information">information</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="scientific">scientific</span> <span word="models">models</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="compute">compute</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="precisely">precisely</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="crop">crop</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="using">using</span>.”</p><p> <span word="Rather">Rather</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="guessing">guessing</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="crop">crop</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="potential">potential</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="based">based</span> <span word="upon">upon</span> <span word="weather">weather</span></p><p> <span word="changes">changes</span>, <span word="farmers">farmers</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="remote">remote</span> <span word="sensors">sensors</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="measure">measure</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="crop">crop</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="actually">actually</span> <span word="using">using</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="accurate">accurate</span> <span word="measure">measure</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="needs">needs</span>.</p><p> <span word="Moran">Moran</span> <span word="believes">believes</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="farmers">farmers</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="timely">timely</span> <span word="measurements">measurements</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="plant">plant</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="air">air</span> <span word="temperature">temperature</span>, <span word="then">then</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="program">program</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="crop">crop</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="irrigation">irrigation</span> <span word="system">system</span>. <span word="No">No</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="needed">needed</span>, <span word="thus">thus</span> <span word="saving">saving</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="conserving">conserving</span> <span word="water">water</span>.</p>
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