本书以“农业科技、智慧农业”为主题选材，长篇阅读1000词左右。
本书采用“主题式”单元结构，每单元内所有内容围绕同一主题展开。每单元由三大部分组成。第一部分为1篇长篇阅读，文章后设有2个练习：Exercise A为词汇练习题，词汇全部来自阅读文章；Exercise B为阅读练习题，交替使用选择题和四、六级考试新题型中的信息匹配题。长篇阅读生词量控制在1％～3％，采用汉语内注方式。第二部分为阅读理解练习：Section A为2篇短文，配有选择理解题；Section B为选词填空题。两种阅读练习长度均为350～450词，采用“单项选择”和“选词填空”的形式，既与四、六级考试接轨，又便于课堂即时练习或学生自主练习。第三部分为农耕文化阅读，每篇短文长度在350～500词，设计有翻译题和讨论题。

前言
Unit One Food Security
Part Ⅰ Reading in Depth
Food Security in China and Its Global Contribution
Part Ⅱ Reading Practice
Part Ⅲ Farming Culture Reading
Chinese Ancients' Ideas of Food Security
Unit Two Agricultural Technology
Part Ⅰ Reading in Depth
How Has Technology Changed Farming?
Part Ⅱ Reading Practice
Part Ⅲ Farming Culture Reading
Influences of Qi Min Yao Shu on Agricultural Science in China
Reading Skill: 段落信息匹配题分析及解题技巧 (Methods and Skills for Paragraph Information Matching)
Unit Three Ecological Agriculture
Part Ⅰ Reading in Depth
Organic Farming
Part Ⅱ Reading Practice
Part Ⅲ Farming Culture Reading
Zhejiang Huzhou Mulberry-dyke & Fish-pond Ecological System
Unit Four Smart Agriculture
Part Ⅰ Reading in Depth
AI Tech Boosting Smart Agriculture
Part Ⅱ Reading Practice
Part Ⅲ Farming Culture Reading
The Honghe Hani Rice Terraces
Reading Skill: 选词填空题解题方法与技巧 (Methods and Skills for Banked Cloze)
Unit Five Agritourism
Part Ⅰ Reading in Depth
5 Things to Know about Agritourism
Part Ⅱ Reading Practice
Part Ⅲ Farming Culture Reading
China's Push to Advance Rural Revitalization
Unit Six Precision Agriculture
Part Ⅰ Reading in Depth
What Is Precision Agriculture?
Part Ⅱ Reading Practice
Part Ⅲ Farming Culture Reading
BeiDou's Big Data Revolutionizes Wheat Harvesting
Reading Skill: 仔细阅读(多项选择) 解题方法与技巧(Methods and Skills for Reading Comprehension)
Unit Seven Seed Security
Part Ⅰ Reading in Depth
The Importance of Seed Banks for Our Future
Part Ⅱ Reading Practice
Part Ⅲ Farming Culture Reading
Yuan Longping: Father of Hybrid Rice
Unit Eight International Cooperation in Agriculture
Part Ⅰ Reading in Depth
FAO and China Provide Technical Assistance to Strengthen Fruit Value-chains in Sri Lanka
Part Ⅱ Reading Practice
Part Ⅲ Farming Culture Reading
The Belt and Road Initiative and Agricultural Cooperation
Reading Skill: 完型填空解题方法与技巧(Methods and Skills for Cloze)
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