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【題目】 5G has the potential to disrupt a huge number of industries, including one of the world’s oldest: Farming. Next-generation 5G networks can be 100 times faster than 4G, making communication between devices and servers much quicker. 5G can also carry much more data than other networks. That makes the technology ideal for transmitting information from remote sensors and drones, key tools that are being tested by farmers. 5G is also helping to automate farming processes.

UK initiative 5G RuralFirst launched a smartphone app in March called Me+Moo, which lets farmers track a “connected” cow and receive daily updates on the animal’s health and behavior. The system, which is being tested on cows at the Agri-Epi Center in Somerset, England, is funded in part by UK government and supported by the tech company Cisco (CSCO). The cows wear 5G-connected collars that send data to the app on everything from what they’re eating to how they’re sleeping. Farmers can see the information instantly. “This provides peace of mind that the cows are happy, healthy and behaving normally, as well as early warning if they are getting sick, are pregnant or need to be checked,” said project manager Duncan Forbes.

Yet to make a difference, 5G will first need to be installed in rural areas. The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) predicts that in order to provide for the world’s rapidly rising population, the planet will need to grow 70% more food in 2050 than it did in 2009. “To respond to those demands, farmers will need new technologies to produce more from less land, with fewer hands,” reads one report from the organization.

In 2017, another 5G RuralFirst project became the first in the world to successfully plant, tend and harvest a crop without a single human stepping foot in the field. Autonomous Automatic tractors sowed the seeds, drones with sensors monitored the crops, and smaller machines took samples from fields to assess what fertilizers and pesticides to apply.

【1】Why can 5G help the farming?

A.Because it can carry more information.

B.Because it can be equipped with sensors.

C.Because it can disrupt a lot of industries.

D.Because it can be installed in rural areas.

【2】What did farmers do firstly if they wanted to use Me+Moo?

A.They founded a tech company.

B.They let the cows wear 5G-connected collars.

C.They kept cows behaving normally.

D.They made sure the cows were checked often.

【3】According to FAO, how will the world solve the food problem?

A.People should control the rising population.

B.People should find more and more land.

C.People should turn to the new technology.

D.People should learn to get more money.

【4】How did RuralFirst decide what kind of fertilizer to apply?

A.It analyzed the soil.

B.It dug earth with tractors.

C.It employed experts.

D.It hired drones with sensors.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】B

【3】C

【4】A

【解析】

本文是一篇說明文，主要講述了5G技術在農(nóng)業(yè)方面的應用。

【1】

細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段“5G can also carry much more data than other networks. That makes the technology ideal for transmitting information from remote sensors and drones, key tools that are being tested by farmers. 5G is also helping to automate farming processes.”可知，5G也能比其他網(wǎng)絡傳輸更多的數(shù)據(jù)。這使得這項技術成為遠程傳感器和無人機傳輸信息的理想工具，農(nóng)民們正在測試這些關鍵工具。5G還有助于農(nóng)業(yè)生產(chǎn)過程的自動化。因此，5G能幫助農(nóng)業(yè)是因為它可以傳輸更多的信息。故選A。

【2】

細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段“UK initiative 5G RuralFirst launched a smartphone app in March called Me+Moo, which lets farmers track a "connected" cow and receive daily updates on the animal's health and behavior. The system, which is being tested on cows at the Agri﹣Epi Center in Somerset, England, is funded in part by UK government and supported by the tech company Cisco （CSCO）. The cows wear 5G﹣connected collars that send data to the app on everything from what they're eating to how they're sleeping.” 可知，英國5G RuralFirst計劃于3月份推出了一款名為Me+Moo的智能手機應用程序，它可以讓農(nóng)民追蹤一頭“連接的”奶牛，并接收有關該動物健康和行為的每日更新。該系統(tǒng)正在英國薩默塞特的農(nóng)業(yè)計劃免疫中心對奶牛進行測試，部分由英國政府資助，并由這家科技公司思科（Cisco）提供支持。這些奶牛戴著5G連接的項圈，可以向應用程序發(fā)送從吃什么到睡覺的所有信息。由此可知，如果農(nóng)民想使用Me+Moo，他們首先要讓奶牛戴上5G連接的項圈。故選B。

【3】

細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段“The UN Food and Agriculture Organization （FAO） predicts that in order to provide for the world's rapidly rising population, the planet will need to grow 70% more food in 2050 than it did in 2009. "To respond to those demands, farmers will need new technologies to produce more from less land, with fewer hands," reads one report from the organization.”可知，聯(lián)合國糧食及農(nóng)業(yè)組織（FAO）預測，為了滿足世界人口的快速增長，2050年地球需要種植比2009年多70%的糧食。“為了滿足這些需求，農(nóng)民將需要新技術，用更少的土地、更少的人手生產(chǎn)更多的產(chǎn)品”，該組織的一份報告寫道。可知根據(jù)FAO，世界想要解決糧食問題應該求助于新技術。故選C。

【4】

細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)最后一段“In 2017, another 5G RuralFirst project became the first in the world to successfully plant, tend and harvest a crop without a single human stepping foot in the field. Autonomous Automatic tractors sowed the seeds, drones with sensors monitored the crops, and smaller machines took samples from fields to assess what fertilizers and pesticides to apply.”可知，2017年，另一個5G RuralFirst項目成為世界上第一個成功種植、照料和收獲作物的項目，沒有一個人踏入田間。自動拖拉機播種種子，無人機用傳感器監(jiān)測作物，小型機器從田間采集樣本，評估肥料和使用殺蟲劑。因此，RuralFirst是通過分析土壤來決定施用哪種肥料的。故選A。