【正文】
考吧網(wǎng) 考吧網(wǎng) 專(zhuān)業(yè)提供醫(yī)學(xué)考試、一二級(jí)建 造師、公務(wù)員考試、高考、考研、經(jīng)濟(jì)師、計(jì)算機(jī)考試等考試、學(xué)歷類(lèi)、職業(yè)資格、財(cái)經(jīng)會(huì)計(jì)、建筑工程信息資源、輔導(dǎo)培訓(xùn)、試題資料、歷年考試題庫(kù)等更多。 Passage 5 In 19601961, Chad (乍得 ) harvested 9800 tons of cotton seed for the first time in its history, and put out the flag a little too soon. The efforts of the authorities to get the peasants back to work, as they had slacked off (松懈 ) a great deal the previous year during independence celebrations, largely contributed to it. Also, rains were well spaced, and continued through the whole month of October. If the 19611962 total is back to the region of 45000 tons, it is mostly because efforts slackened again and sowing was started too late. The average date of sowing is about July 1st. If this date is simply moved up fifteen or twenty days, 30000 to 60000 tons of cotton are gained, depending on the year. The peasant in Chad sows his millet (小米 ) first, and it is hard to criticize this instinctive priority given to his daily bread. An essential reason for his lateness with sowing cotton is that at the time when he should leave to prepare the fields he has just barely sold the cotton of the previous season. The work required to sow, in great heat, is psychologically far more difficult if one39。s pockets are full of money. The date of cotton sal