SWT一直都是PTE考试的重中之重，由于PTE的交叉打分机制，SWT一定程度上也决定着阅读分数的高低。但因为机经命中率比较高，考生往往忽略了练习的重要性，背一遍机经就去考试了。考试的时候如果纯靠回忆，很容易在高度紧张的时候忘记，而且一旦题目稍有变化将会不知所措，大大影响作文成绩。所以在备考阶段，对每篇SWT真题进行透彻的学习和分析，才是正确的复习方法。
以下是高频考题 Fallow Fields 的分析，并附上高分参考答案。
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With a good system of crop rotation, and especially with the addition of any sort of fertilizer you may be able to come up with, it’s possible to grow crops on a plot of land for upwards of 2 – 3 years at a time with good results. Ultimately, though, you must let the land rest if you hope to continue farming there in the long-run. Allowing a plot of land to rest for a period of time is known as letting the field go fallow, and there are several reasons for this.
Allowing a field or plot to lie fallow means that you don’t grow anything new on it, don’t harvest anything and don’t graze any animals on the land for at least a year. Sometimes a field will lay fallow for two, three or even four years, but the traditional standard on many farms was to let a field lie fallow once every 2 – 3 years.
This fallow period allows the land to replenish many of its nutrients. The root networks of various grasses or groundcovers (like clover) have a chance to expand and grow, which further strengthens the soil and protects it from erosion.
During the fallow period, there are many beneficial flora and micro-fauna, including cyanobacteria, which live in the soil. These microorganisms continue to be active at the root level, steadily improving the quality of the soil so that when you come back in a year or two, you can begin planting food or cash crops anew.
解析：
首段作者提出，通过使用良好的轮流耕作，特别是各种肥料的使用。现在人们可以在一块地上连续耕种两至三年，并且可以获得不错的效果。从根本上来说，你需要让这些土地休息一下，如果你希望一直在这片地上长时间的耕种。让一片土地休息一段时间被认为是让土地休耕。这样做是有以下下几个原因。
看完第一段，我们发现这一段主要讲得是土地在耕种一段时间后，需要适当的轮耕，因为以下下几个原因。
第二部分：
Allowing a field or plot to lie fallow means that you don’t grow anything new on it, don’t harvest anything and don’t graze any animals on the land for at least a year. Sometimes a field will lay fallow for two, three or even four years, but the traditional standard on many farms was to let a field lie fallow once every 2 – 3 years.
解析：
第二段作者解释道，让一片土地休耕意味着在至少一年的时间里，在一片土地上不种植任何东西，而且不饲养任何动物。有时，一片土地可能休耕两年，三年甚至四年，但是在部分农场，传统的方式会让土地每隔两三年休耕。
看完了这一段，我们发现这段详细描述了休耕的具体含义。并且给出了具体的例子。
第三部分：
This fallow period allows the land to replenish many of its nutrients. The root networks of various grasses or groundcovers (like clover) have a chance to expand and grow, which further strengthens the soil and protects it from erosion.
解析：
第三段作者介绍了，休耕期让土地可以补充营养。各种草及植被的根系可以有机会去生长，这可以进一步的巩固土壤且防止土壤腐蚀。因此这一段主要讲述了休耕期的好处。
第四部分：
During the fallow period, there are many beneficial flora and micro-fauna, including cyanobacteria, which live in the soil. These microorganisms continue to be active at the root level, steadily improving the quality of the soil so that when you come back in a year or two, you can begin planting food or cash crops anew.
解析：
最后一段讲述了，在休耕期对于土壤内的植物群和微动物群。这些微生物持续的在根系活动，持续地提高土壤的质量。因此当你一到两年之后，你可以开始种植粮食。
最后附上参考答案：
Fallow period which means not to grow anything new or graze any animals over several years provides many benefits, including allowing the land to replenishing nutrients and strengthening the soil, because during the period, these microorganisms continue to be active at root level which continuously improves the quality of soil.
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