To prevent and reduce the threats to the sustainable development of agriculture of Three Gorge Reservoir caused by the serious soil erosion and degradation of sloping cultivated land, seeking the means of suitable utilization of sloping cultivated land is very necessary. Due to the different cultivating modes make great influence to the lost of water, soil, and fertility, aiming at the utilization status and existing problems of sloping cultivated land in Three Gorge Reservoir, the characteristics and respective adaptability of different cultivating modes are analyzed using the relation between different cultivating modes and the water and soil lost of sloping cultivated land. And the research methods of lost of water, soil, and fertility of sloping cultivated land in different cultivating modes are summarized and the perspective of the development, utilization and protection of sloping cultivated land are given as well.