But ED has to fight against Floridas changeable winter weather. In January and February, temperature can destroy EDs entire orange crops. Having farmed in Florida for the past 35 years, Ed Rawlings is prepared for the frosts. When temperatures drop below freezing, Ed tries to save his crop by watering his orange trees. The water freezes and forms a thin layer of ice on the trees. Strange as it may sound, this thin layer of ice actually keep the fruit warm..
What happens is simple. When the trees are watered, the water loses heat and becomes ice. The warmth of the heat it loses is sicked in by the fruit and keeps its temperature at a safe level. Ed Rawling has effectively used this method to save many orange crops.
But Ed still faces some difficulties. The trees should be watered at the exact moment the temperature drops to the freezing point. Also, just the right quantity of water must be used. Too much water can form a thick layer of ice that will break the trees branches. Another difficulty is that wind blows away the heat. So Ed has to worry about not only when but also how often his trees should be watered, and how much water should be used.
Computer technology may help Ed with some of these worries. With equipment, air and soil temperatures and wind speed can be measured. The information is fed into a computer which can tell when temperatures drop to freezing. The computer can correctly decide the quantity of water to be used and how frequently the trees should be watered. Ed will find looking after his orange trees a lot easier with the help of a computer, and well all have the benefits of computerage oranges.
The passage is mainly about_______.
A a farmers expert care for his orange trees
B the different uses of computers
C growing oranges in Floridas changeable weather
D different way of frost protection
牛津实用英语语法:344 位于某些形容词/分词之后的that从句
牛津实用英语语法:298 表示偏爱的另一些例句
牛津实用英语语法:326 并列连词
牛津实用英语语法:324 混合类句式的间接引语形式
牛津实用英语语法:299 wish,want和would like
牛津实用英语语法:309 过去时态有时保持不变
牛津实用英语语法 :319以 will you?/would you?/could you?
牛津实用英语语法:311 间接陈述中的might,ought to,should,wo
牛津实用英语语法:310 间接引语中的虚拟过去时
牛津实用英语语法:339 such/so…that引导的结果从句
牛津实用英语语法:323惊叹句及yes和no变为间接引语
牛津实用英语语法:259 介词之后的动名词
牛津实用英语语法:329 though/although和in spite of
牛津实用英语语法:322 let’s,let us,let him/them用于间接引
牛津实用英语语法:301 wish(that)+主语+would
牛津实用英语语法:284 could/will/would you?等表示请求
牛津实用英语语法:321间接命令的其他表示方法
牛津实用英语语法:327 besides,however,nevertheless,
牛津实用英语语法:317 间接引语中的问句
牛津实用英语语法:320间接引语中的命令、请求、劝告
牛津实用英语语法:300 wish+ 主语+ 虚拟过去时
牛津实用英语语法:304 被动态的各种用法
牛津实用英语语法:349 基数词的几点注意事项
牛津实用英语语法:340 让步从句
牛津实用英语语法:337 in case和lest
牛津实用英语语法:334 不定式表示目的
牛津实用英语语法:338 原因从句和结果/原因从句
牛津实用英语语法:314 间接引语中的时间及地点表达法
牛津实用英语语法:347 so和not可替代that从句
牛津实用英语语法:303 主动和被动时态对照表A 时态/
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