阅读表达（满分10分）[1]AresearcherwhohelpedmakecropsgrowindrylandareasreceivedtheWorldFoodPrizelastweek.DanielHillelwasrecognizedforhisworkindevelopingwhatiscalled“micro-irrigation"or“dri

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[1]A researcher who helped make crops grow in dry land areas received the World Food Prize last week. Daniel Hillel was recognized for his work in developing what is called “micro-irrigation" or “drip irrigation." It has made farming possible in places where there is little rainfall or water.

[2]Daniel Hillel's farm near his home in Israel shows his ideas at work. “Each tree row is fed by these plastic tubes that drip water at the base of the tree." Watering plants drop by drop has changed agriculture by reducing the amount of water needed to grow crops.

[3]Farmers now depend on drip irrigation in many areas including vineyards in Spain onion fields in Africa and even farms in the United States. Farmers in California grow about fifty percent of the fruits and vegetables of the continental United States. And the reason that is possible is because of these drip and micro-irrigation techniques.

[4]Daniel Hillel was born in California. After his father died his mother moved the family to Palestine where her parents lived. The area eventually became part of the state of Israel. Daniel Hillel got his start in dry land farming as a settler in Israel's Negev Desert in the 1950s. “The issue was efficient use of water because land is available and extensive while Water is limited."

[5]Desert farmers were not able to push water through irrigation canals to their crops the way farmers have since ancient times. So Mr. Hillel and others gave plants just what they needed just where they needed it. The idea was to apply the water little by little. The method worked so well that soon Mr. Hillel was traveling the world showing others _____.

1.Why did Daniel Hillel win the World Food Prize?   ( no more than15 words)

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2.How did drip irrigation change agriculture? ( no more than12 words)

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3.Fill in the blank in Paragraph 5 with proper words. ( no more than 5words)

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4.What’s the main idea of the text? ( no more than 12 words)

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5.What does the underlined word “it” (Line3 Paragraph 1) probably refer to?

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Answer 1

1.Because he had invented the drip irrigation which made farming possible in dry places. 2.By decreasing the amount of water needed to grow crops.. 3.how to do it. 4.Daniel Hillel won the World Food Prize for the drip irrigation. 5.The micro-irrigation.  / The drip irrigation.

分 析：
本文主要讲述的是Daniel Hillel获奖以及他的这个新的种植技术的具体信息。 1.Because he had invented the drip irrigation which made farming possible in dry places. 细节题。根据第一段第一句和最后一句A researcher who helped make crops grow in dry land areas received the World Food Prize last week. It has made farming possible in places where there is little rainfall or water.可知是因为他发明了这种新的技术。 2.By decreasing the amount of water needed to grow crops.. 细节题。根据第二段最后一句Watering plants drop by drop has changed agriculture by reducing the amount of water needed to grow crops. 3.how to do it. 推理题。根据本句The method worked so well that soon Mr. Hillel was traveling the world showing others _____.可知他要到世界上的其它地方来推广这个技术，也就是如何使用这个技术。 4.Daniel Hillel won the World Food Prize for the drip irrigation. 这种大意题。根据文章第一段内容可知本文主要讲述的就是他获奖以及他的这个新的种植技术的具体信息。 5.The micro-irrigation.  / The drip irrigation. 推理题。根据文章第一段最后2行Daniel Hillel was recognized for his work in developing what is called “micro-irrigation" or “drip irrigation." It has made farming possible in places where there is little rainfall or water.展开这里的it就是指前一句中的“micro-irrigation" or “drip irrigation."
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点评：
本文主要讲述的是Daniel Hillel获奖以及他的这个新的种植技术的具体信息。这篇文章非常简单，先看问题，再带着问题仔细阅读短文，理解了全文内容，很容易选出正确答案。阅读短文时，常常会遇到一些生词。这时，要沉着，冷静，细心思考。首先要把整段、整篇文章看完。通过对全篇短文的理解，就很有可能猜测出生词的大意。另外，还可以从含有生词句子的上下文，以及句子和段落之间的关系来判断、理解生词以求获得其真正含义。