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2024年高考英语新课标II卷C篇阅读文本解析 讲义
We all know fresh is best when it comes to food. However, most produce at the store went through weeks of travel and covered hundreds of miles before reaching the table. While farmer’s markets are a solid choice to reduce the journey, Babylon Micro-Farm (BMF) shortens it even more.
BMF is an indoor garden system. It can be set up for a family. Additionally, it could serve a larger audience such as a hospital, restaurant or school. The innovative design requires little effort to achieve a reliable weekly supply of fresh greens.
Specifically, it’s a farm that relies on new technology. By connecting through the Cloud, BMF is remotely monitored. Also, there is a convenient app that provides growing data in real time. Because the system is automated, it significantly reduces the amount of water needed to grow plants. Rather than watering rows of soil, the system provides just the right amount to each plant. After harvest, users simply replace the plants with a new pre-seeded pod (容器) to get the next growth cycle started.
Moreover, having a system in the same building where it’s eaten means zero emissions (排放) from transporting plants from soil to salad. In addition, there’s no need for pesticides and other chemicals that pollute traditional farms and the surrounding environment.
BMF employees live out sustainability in their everyday lives. About half of them walk or bike to work. Inside the office, they encourage recycling and waste reduction by limiting garbage cans and avoiding single-use plastic. “We are passionate about reducing waste, carbon and chemicals in our environment,” said a BMF employee.
词汇锦囊
1. when it comes to 说到……
2. produce / pr dju s/ n. 农产品
3. cover / k v (r)/ vt. 行走（一段路程） [熟词生义]
4. solid / s l d/ adj. 相当不错（但谈不上出色或独特）的 [熟词生义]
5. shorten / tn/ vt. 使变短
6. additionally / d n l / adv. 此外
7. innovative / n ve t v/ adj. 创新的
8. reliable /r la bl/ adj. 可靠的
9. fresh greens 新鲜蔬菜
10. specifically /sp s f kli/ adv. 具体来说；确切地说
11. remotely /r m tli/ adv. 远程地
12. monitor / m n t (r)/ vt. 监视；跟踪
13. real time （通过计算机）实时的，即时处理的
14. automated / t me t d/ adj. 自动化的
15. row /r / n. 一排；一列；一行
16. harvest / hɑ v st/ n. 收获；收割
17. transport /tr n sp t/ vt. 运输；运送
18. pesticide / pest sa d/ n. 杀虫剂；农药
19. chemical / kem kl/ n. 化学制品；化学品
20. live out 实践（以前想要做的事）
21. sustainability /s ste n b l ti/ n. 可持续性
22. garbage can 垃圾桶，垃圾箱
23. single-use / s ɡl ju s/ adj. 供一次使用的
24. be passionate about 热衷于……
长难句分析
1. While farmer’s markets are a solid choice to reduce the journey, Babylon Micro-Farm (BMF) shortens it even more.
本句是一个主从复合句，主句为“Babylon Micro-Farm (BMF) shortens it even more”；“While farmer’s markets are a solid choice to reduce the journey”是while引导的让步状语从句，其中不定式“to reduce the journey”作后置定语修饰“choice”。
2. Because the system is automated, it significantly reduces the amount of water needed to grow plants.
本句是一个主从复合句，主句为“it significantly reduces the amount of water needed to grow plants”，其中过去分词短语“needed to grow plants”作后置定语修饰“the amount of water”。“Because the system is automated”是原因状语从句。
3. Moreover, having a system in the same building where it’s eaten means zero emissions (排放) from transporting plants from soil to salad.
本句是一个主从复合句，主语为“having a system in the same building”；“where it’s eaten”是定语从句，修饰先行词“building”。“means”为谓语动词；介词短语“from transporting plants from soil to salad”作后置定语，修饰宾语“zero emissions”。
4. In addition, there’s no need for pesticides and other chemicals that pollute traditional farms and the surrounding environment.
本句是一个主从复合句，句子主干部分“there’s no need for pesticides and other chemicals”为there be句型；“that pollute traditional farms and the surrounding environment”为定语从句，修饰先行词“pesticides and other chemicals”。
参考译文
众所周知，新鲜食材是最佳选择。然而，商店里的大多数农产品在到达餐桌前要经过数周的运输，跨越数百英里。尽管农贸市场是缩短这段旅程的不错选择，但巴比伦微型农场（BMF）进一步缩短了这一距离。
BMF是一个室内种植系统。它既可以服务家庭，也可以服务更大的群体，如医院、餐厅或学校。这种创新设计几乎不需要付出就能获得每周稳定的新鲜蔬菜供应。
具体来说，这是一个依靠新技术的农场。通过云连接，可以远程监控BMF。此外，还有一个便捷的应用程序，可以实时提供生长数据。由于系统是自动化的，它大大减少了种植所需的水量。这个系统不是浇灌一排排的土壤，而是为每株植物提供恰到好处的水量。收获后，用户只需用新的预先播种的容器替换植物，就可以开始下一个生长周期。
而且，在食用场所的同一栋楼内配置这样一个系统，意味着从种植到食用的过程中没有任何排放。此外，也不需要使用会污染传统农场及周围环境的杀虫剂和其他化学品。
BMF的员工在日常生活中践行可持续发展理念。约有一半的员工步行或骑自行车上班。在办公室内，他们通过限制垃圾桶数量和避免使用一次性塑料来鼓励回收和减少废物。正如一位BMF员工所说：“我们致力于减少环境中的废物、碳排放和化学品。”

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