forecast （对形势的）预测

yield （农作物的）产量，常作复数

to dispense with 免去，不再使用

stack 叠

LED lights 发光二极管照明技术

emission （气、热、光等）排放物

checkout 收银处，付款台

to beg the question 引人发问

mechanisation 机械化

workforce 劳动人口

测验与练习 1. 阅读课文并回答问题。

1. Why does Spread think vertical farming makes particular sense in Japan?  

2. What is likely to happen to the agricultural workforce in the future?    

3. Which two factors do the World Bank think will put pressure on food production?    

4.Which word means: ‘more environmentally friendly’?    

5. True or false: Goldman Sachs predicts the market for automated tractors will be worth $240 billion in five years.

2. 请你在不参考课文的情况下完成下列练习。选择一个意思合适的单词填入句子的空格处。

1. Farming has become increasingly _________ over the years. 

machination                      mechanisation                    machine                       mechanised

2. I’ve never _________ in a shopping mall. I buy everything in local markets. 

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