中药材种植助力乡村经济发展

河北 胡金莹

主题语境：药材种植 篇幅：339词 建议用时：7分钟

1Baoquanshan Town in Changbai County,Jilin Province,is striving to develop a Chinese medicinal herbs cultivation industry to help locals increase their incomes.A project that attracted over 2 million yuan in investment began in Laobaojia Village,and during the spring planting season,Chinese medicinal herbs including huangjing,cangzhu and weilingxian,were planted on 10 hectares of arable(可耕的)land.

2“Baoquanshan is at the foot of the Changbai Mountains and is suited to growing Chinese herbs because of its high-altitude microclimate,”said Zhang Degang,deputy head of the town.“Moreover,we have clean water and abundant forest resources,which provide ideal conditions for the plants.”

3“With the increasing demand for Chinese herbs in both the domestic and overseas markets in recent years,we thought it would be a good business opportunity to develop the scientific cultivation of Chinese herbs,”he added.In May 2021,the local government decided to attract social funds to promote cultivation projects to drive the town's economic development and help more residents learn about planting technologies and practices.

4After several months of market research and analysis,as well as negotiations with business people,the town government signed a cooperation agreement with Wang Zhengguo.Wang,51,was born in a village of Baoquanshan and moved to the city of Ji'an with his family at age 15.“After negotiation,I clearly saw their determination to develop the industry,and I believed it would be a good opportunity for me to repay my hometown,”he said.“Therefore,I accepted their invitation.”

5In September,together with local officials,Wang visited experts at Chinese herb plantation bases in Fushun,Liaoning Province,to learn more about markets and planting technologies.During the busiest time in the planting season,at least 50 workers are needed to work the land.Wang invited experts from Liaoning to teach them the latest practices and technologies.“I plan to rent more than 10 hectares of land by the end of this year,”Wang said.“I hope to develop a relatively complete industry chain in the future to help boost the local economy.”

Reading Check

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1.What is the purpose of Baoquanshan growing Chinese herbs?

A.To attract social funds.

B.To promote cultivation projects.

C.To help locals increase their incomes.

D.To assist locals to learn about planting.

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2.What makes Baoquanshan suitable for growing Chinese herbs?

A.It can attract investment.

B.It has clean water resources.

C.It has ideal conditions for the plants.

D.It is at the foot of the Changbai Mountains.

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3.Why did Wang Zhengguo decide to invest in Baoquanshan?

A.To meet the overseas market.

B.To learn about planting technologies.

C.To develop a complete industry chain.

D.To repay his hometown,Baoquanshan.

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4.What does Wang Zhengguo plan to do in the future?

A.Rent more land to boost the local economy.

B.Meet the domestic and overseas markets.

C.Provide more job opportunities for locals.

D.Learn more about markets and planting technologies.

Language Study

Ⅰ.Text-centered chunks

strive to do sth 努力做某事

be suited to sb/sth 适合某人/某物

provide...for...为……提供……

the domestic and overseas markets 国内及海外市场

sign a cooperation agreement 签订合作协议

a relatively complete industry chain 一个比较完整的产业链

Ⅱ.Difficult sentence in the text

A project that attracted over 2 million yuan in investment began in Laobaojia Village,and during the spring planting season,Chinese medicinal herbs includinghuangjing,cangzhuandweilingxian,were planted on 10 hectares of arable land.在老保甲村，一个吸引了200 多万元投资的项目开始启动，在春季种植季节，包括黄精、苍术和威灵仙等中药材被种在了（面积为）10公顷的耕地上。

【点石成金】本句是由and 连接的两个并列句，that 引导的是一个定语从句，并且that在从句中作主语。