17.Planting trees around poultry(家禽) farms can improve air and water quality-and relations with neighbors.Research has shown that just three rows of trees near poultry houses can reduce the release of dust and ammonia (氨).They can also reduce the strong smell of ammonia gas.
The trees capture dust,ammonia and smells in their leaves.They can also reduce energy use.They also provide shade from the sun,so they reduce cooling costs in summer.And they act as a windbreak,so they reduce heating costs in winter.Trees can also improve water quality around farms by removing pollutions from soil and groundwater.
Several years ago,people were objecting to the smell of poultry farms on the Delmarva Peninsula in the eastern United States.Delmarva is where the states of Delaware,Maryland and Virginia come together.Two thousand farms there can each house an average of seventy-five thousand chickens.
Traditionally the farms used windows to provide fresh air in the chicken houses.Farmers rarely planted trees or tall crops around the buildings,so there would be no barrier to the airflow.
But then in the 60s,farms began to use mechanical ventilation(通風) systems.Instead of windows,the mechanical systems used tunnel fans to circulate(使…循環(huán)) air.The fans directed airflow from the poultry houses toward the homes of neighbors.
Researchers began dealing with the problem in 2000.They found that over a period of six years,planting three rows of trees reduced total dust and ammonia by more than half.And they found that smells were reduced by 18%.
Farmers may think trees will take too long to grow and be effective.But some trees can grow quickly.At least one-third of the Delmarva farms have planted trees,technically known as vegetative environmental buffers.The idea offers a way to cut pollution,save money and energy,and make the neighbors happy.
81.How did the mechanical ventilation system work?By using tunnel fans to circulate air
82.The number of chickens raised on the poultry farms in Delmarva is up to150 million.
83.The benefits of planting trees around poultry farms arecutting pollution,saving money and energy,and make the neighbors happy.
84.What is the main topic of the passage?The benefits of planting trees around poultry farms.
分析 本文主要講述在家禽農場周圍種樹的好處.
解答 81.By using tunnel fansto circulate air
82.150 million
83.cutting pollution,saving money and energy,and make the neighbors happy
84.The benefits ofplanting trees around poultry farms
81.By using tunnel fansto circulate air 細節(jié)題. 根據文章第五 段the mechanical systems used tunnel fans to circulate(使…循環(huán)) air. 可知機械通風系統(tǒng)工作的原理是使用通風排氣扇使空氣流通.
82.150 million 細節(jié)題. 根據文章第三 段 Two thousand farms there can each house an average of seventy-five thousand chickens.可知2000個農場平均養(yǎng)75000只雞,2000*75000=150000000.
83.cutting pollution,saving money and energy,and make the neighbors happy 細節(jié)題. 根據文章第一 段just three rows of trees near poultry houses can reduce the release of dust and ammonia (氨).和第二段They can also reduce energy use.和 第五段The fans directed airflow from the poultry houses toward the homes of neighbors.可知在家禽農場周圍種樹的好處有減少污染,省錢和讓鄰居高興.
84.The benefits ofplanting trees around poultry farms 主旨大意題. 通讀全文可知本文主要講述在家禽農場周圍種樹的好處.
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