新托福考试听力特训 CD1-Track07
时间：2018-12-04 作者：英语课 分类：新托福考试听力特训
英语课
The Golden Age ofAmerican Agriculture
What are the main reasons that made the early 20th century the golden age of American agriculture? (Click on 2 answers)
A The improvement of farming methods due to advanced technology.
B The governmental involvement with pesticide 1 control.
C The introduction of newly-developed seeds.
D The increase of the female labor 2 in farming.
(A,C)
听力原文：
CD1-track7
The Golden Age ofAmerican Agriculture
Professor: We call the first two decades of the 20th century the golden age of American agriculture. What were the factors that made the periad the golden age of American agriculture? Who can offer some reason?
Student: New strains of crops, improved farming methods, and what about greater use of pesticides 3 and fertilizers?
Professor: Absolutely. Technical advances continued to improve productivity. The U.S.Department of Agriculture set up demonstration 4 farms to show how new techniques could improve crop yields. In 1914. Congress created the Agriculture Extention Service, to advice farmers and their families about everything from crop fertilzers to home sowing projects. The Department of Agriculture undertook new research . Developing hogs 5 that were fattened 6 faster on less grain as well as fertilizers that increased grain production. New hibrid seeds that develped into healthier plants, treatments that prevented or cured plant and animal diseases, and various methods for controlling pest were all introduced around this time. Anything else?
Student: Wasn't there also some kind of population boom around then ?
Professor: Good! Farm prices were high as demand for goods increased, and land values rose.Howerver, the good years of the early 20th century ended following World War one. What was happening then?
Student: Maybe a lot of people, women especailly , were moving from the farm to the cities.
What are the main reasons that made the early 20th century the golden age of American agriculture? (Click on 2 answers)
A The improvement of farming methods due to advanced technology.
B The governmental involvement with pesticide 1 control.
C The introduction of newly-developed seeds.
D The increase of the female labor 2 in farming.
(A,C)
听力原文：
CD1-track7
The Golden Age ofAmerican Agriculture
Professor: We call the first two decades of the 20th century the golden age of American agriculture. What were the factors that made the periad the golden age of American agriculture? Who can offer some reason?
Student: New strains of crops, improved farming methods, and what about greater use of pesticides 3 and fertilizers?
Professor: Absolutely. Technical advances continued to improve productivity. The U.S.Department of Agriculture set up demonstration 4 farms to show how new techniques could improve crop yields. In 1914. Congress created the Agriculture Extention Service, to advice farmers and their families about everything from crop fertilzers to home sowing projects. The Department of Agriculture undertook new research . Developing hogs 5 that were fattened 6 faster on less grain as well as fertilizers that increased grain production. New hibrid seeds that develped into healthier plants, treatments that prevented or cured plant and animal diseases, and various methods for controlling pest were all introduced around this time. Anything else?
Student: Wasn't there also some kind of population boom around then ?
Professor: Good! Farm prices were high as demand for goods increased, and land values rose.Howerver, the good years of the early 20th century ended following World War one. What was happening then?
Student: Maybe a lot of people, women especailly , were moving from the farm to the cities.
1 pesticide
n.杀虫剂，农药
- The pesticide was spread over the vegetable plot.菜田里撒上了农药。
- This pesticide is diluted with water and applied directly to the fields.这种杀虫剂用水稀释后直接施用在田里。
2 labor
n.劳动，努力，工作，劳工；分娩；vi.劳动，努力，苦干；vt.详细分析；麻烦
- We are never late in satisfying him for his labor.我们从不延误付给他劳动报酬。
- He was completely spent after two weeks of hard labor.艰苦劳动两周后，他已经疲惫不堪了。
3 pesticides
n.杀虫剂( pesticide的名词复数 )；除害药物
- vegetables grown without the use of pesticides 未用杀虫剂种植的蔬菜
- There is a lot of concern over the amount of herbicides and pesticides used in farming. 人们对农业上灭草剂和杀虫剂的用量非常担忧。 来自《简明英汉词典》
4 demonstration
n.表明，示范，论证，示威
- His new book is a demonstration of his patriotism.他写的新书是他的爱国精神的证明。
- He gave a demonstration of the new technique then and there.他当场表演了这种新的操作方法。