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Unit4Exploringplants 植物是我们生活中必不可少的一个部分,那么你知道植物的重要性吗? Plantsformthebasicfoodstapleforalllifeforms.Theyarethemajorsourceoffoodandoxygenonearth,sincenoanimalcansupplythesenecessarycomponentswithoutplants. Therearemanydifferenttypesofcashcropsthatproducemoneyforfarmers.Oliveoilcomesfromolives,cornoilcomesfromcorn,andpeanutoilcomesfrompeanuts.Typicalagriculturalproductslikecorn,wheat,rye,andriceareallconsideredcashcrops.Coffeeplantsproducebeansthatareusedtomakecoffee;cocaplantsgiveuschocolate;vanillaplantsgrowlongthinbeansthatareusedtoproducevanillaflavoring. Plantsarealsousedinagriculturetohelpreducewindspeed.Plantingtreesinarowpreventsthewindfromblowingawaythevaluabletopsoil.Intheforest,treesactasshelterformanyorganisms. Plantsarealsoimportantfortheoverallecologyofanarea.Rootshelptostabilizesoilandpreventthesoilerosionbywaterrunoff. Plantsarealsoimportantinouratmospherebecausetheyusecarbondioxideandgiveoffoxygenwhiletheyundergophotosynthesis. Plantsarealsousedintheurbansettingtoreducenoise,produceshade,andtobeautifyanarea.Treesaddvaluetohomesandcommunities. Plantsareessentialtothebalanceofnatureandinpeople'slives.Greenplants,i.e.,thosepossessingchlorophyll(叶绿素),producetheirownfoodandgiveoffoxygenintheprocesscalledphotosynthesis(光合作用),inwhichwaterandcarbondioxidearecombinedbytheenergyoflight.Plantsaretheultimatesourceoffoodandmetabolicenergyfornearlyallanimals,whichcannotproducetheirownfood.Besidesfoods,plantproductsvitaltohumansincludewoodandwoodproducts,fibers,drugs,oils,latex,pigments,andresins.Coalandpetroleum(石油)arefossilsubstancesofplantorigin.Thusplantsprovidepeoplenotonlysustenancebutshelter,clothing,medicines,fuels,andtherawmaterialsfromwhichinnumerableotherproductsaremade. 两个诱思问题 1.Whatisthepurposeofthesecondparagraph? 2.Whyareplantsimportanttoouratmosphere? 【答案】1.Givesomeexamplesabouttheuseofplants. 2.Becausetheyusecarbondioxideandgiveoffoxygenwhiletheyundergophotosynthesis. SectionⅠReading(WarmingUp,Pre­reading,Reading&Comprehending) Ⅰ.根据词性及英文释义写出单词的正确形式