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The farmers were more anxious for rain than the people in the city because they had more________
A.at length B.at last C.at stake D.at most
科目:高中英語 來源:2011屆寧夏銀川一中高三第二次月考英語卷 題型:閱讀理解
Today just as technology changed the face of industry, farms have experienced an “agricultural revolution”. On the farm of today, machines provide almost all the power.
One of the most important benefits will be the farm puter. A few forward-looking farmers are already using puters to help them run their farms more efficiently. The puters help them keep more accurate records so they can make better decisions on what crops to plant, how much livestock(家畜) to buy, when to sell their products, and how much profit they can expect. Many puter panies have been developing special puter programs just for farmers. Programs are being written for pig producers, grain farmers, potato farmers, and dairy farmers. In the future, farmers will be able to purchase puter programs made to their needs. Because of the growing importance of puters on the farm, students at agricultural colleges are required to take puter classes in addition to their normal agricultural courses. There can be no doubt that farmers will rely on puters even more in the future. While the old-time farm depended on horse power, and modern farms depend on machine power, farms of the future will depend on puter power.
Another technological advance which is still in the experimental stage is the robot, a real “mechanized hired hand” that will be able to move and, in some ways, think like a human being. Agricultural engineers believe that puter-aided robots will make shocking changes in farming before the end of the century. Unlike farmers of the present, farmers of the future will find that many day-to-day tasks will be done for them. Scientists are now developing robots that will be able to shear(修剪) sheep, drive tractors, and harvest fruit. Even plex jobs will be done by robots. For example, in order to milk their cows, farmers must first drive them into the barn, then connect them to the milking machines, watch the machines, and disconnect them when they are finished. In the future, this will all be done by robots. In addition, when the milking is pleted, the robots will automatically check to make sure that the milk is pure. The plete change of the farm is far in the future, but engineers expect that some robots will be used before long.
【小題1】Which sentence carried the main idea of the whole passage?
A.The first sentence of the third paragraph. |
B.The first sentence of the second paragraph. |
C.The first sentence of the first paragraph. |
D.The last sentence of the second paragraph. |
A.how much money they can earn from their products |
B.whether to plant a certain kind of crop |
C.what livestock to raise |
D.when to sell their products |
A.Farmers in the future will depend totally on puters. |
B.Farmers mainly use machines on their farms at present. |
C.Both puters and robots have been in use on today’s farms. |
D.Students at agricultural colleges must take puter classes because they can do |
A.puter, Farmers’ Best Friend | B.Farmers in The Future |
C.The Agricultural Revolution | D.puters and Robots |
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科目:高中英語 來源:2010-2011福建南安一中高一下學期期末英語試卷 題型:閱讀理解
One day newly wedded Nancy lost her ring while helping to plant potatoes. Friends were called and the field was searched long but in vain(徒勞). Later, when the potatoes were harvested, Everyone looked out for the ring but it remained lost. Another year came round and all the farmers working in the field kept their eyes open. The following year was the same. And year after year, whoever had business in the field always had Nancy’s ring in his mind.
Then the farm changed hands but it went no farther than to cousins. So the memory of the lost ring remained alive until thirty-eight years had passed. Then came a spring day when a man was ploughing the field behind a pair of horses. Even after thirty-eight years he still looked out for the ring, and knew just which part of the field Nancy had lost it in. At this time, when he came there, he found it .He picked it up, put it carefully into his pocket, left his horse, and ran all the way down to the village and placed it into Nancy’s hand.
【小題1】 How did Nancy come to lose her ring?
A.She lost it while helping to harvest tomatoes in the field |
B.She lost it while watering the plants in the field. |
C.She lost it while working in the field. |
D.She lost it while helping to plant potatoes in the field. |
A.It was a very expensive ring | B.They all wanted to solve the mystery. |
C.They all loved Nancy. | D.Everybody wanted to have this ring. |
A.He picked it up and put it in his pocket. |
B.He ran back to tell everybody in the village. |
C.He placed it in a secret spot. |
D.He returned it to the owner. |
A.The ring was invaluable. |
B.People on the farm were honest and helpful. |
C.The ring’s disappearance was the work of supernatural power. |
D.Nancy no longer expected that her ring would be found again. |
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科目:高中英語 來源:2012-2013學年江蘇省高三12月質量檢測英語試卷(解析版) 題型:單項填空
After being laid off, he was reduced to himself to plant vegetable on the farm.
A.hiring…out B.catching…on C.splitting…off D.taking…up
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科目:高中英語 來源:2012-2013學年江蘇省如東縣高三12月四考英語試卷(解析版) 題型:閱讀理解
Goldie's Secret
She turned up at the doorstep of my house in Cornwall. No way could I have sent her away. No way, not me anyway. Maybe someone had kicked her out of their car the night before. "We're moving house. "No space for her any more with the baby coming. " "We never really wanted her, but what could we have done? She was a present. " People find all sorts of excuses for abandoning an animal. And she was one of the most beautiful dogs I had ever seen.
I called her Goldie. If I had known what was going to happen I would have given her a more creative name. She was so unsettled during those first few days. She hardly ate anything and had such an air of sadness about her. There was nothing I could do to make her happy, it seemed. Heaven knows what had happened to her at her previous owner's. But eventually at the end of the first week she calmed down. Always by my side, whether we were out on one of our long walks or sitting by the fire.
That's why it was such a shock when she pulled away from me one day when we were out for a walk. We were a long way from home, when she started barking and getting very restless. Eventually I couldn't hold her any longer and she raced off down the road towards a farmhouse in the distance as fast as she could.
By the time I reached the farm I was very tired and upset with Goldie. But when I saw her licking (舔) the four puppies (幼犬) I started to feel sympathy towards them. "We didn't know what had happened to her," said the woman at the door. "I took her for a walk one day, soon after the puppies were born, and she just disappeared. " "She must have tried to come back to them and got lost," added a boy from behind her.
I must admit I do miss Goldie, but I've got Nugget now, and she looks just like her mother. And I've learnt a good lesson: not to judge people.
1.How did the author feel about Goldie when Goldie came to the house?
A.Shocked B.Sympathetic C.Annoyed D.Upset.
2.In her first few days at the author's house, Goldie _______.
A.felt worried B.was angry C.ate a little D.sat by the fire
3.Goldie rushed off to a farmhouse one day because she ________.
A.saw her puppies B.heard familiar barkings
C.wanted to leave the author D.found her way to her old home
4.The passage is organized in order of ________ .
A.time B.effectiveness C.importance D.complexity
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科目:高中英語 來源:遼寧省沈陽市09-10年高一下學期聯(lián)合考試(英語) 題型:閱讀理解
Life in 2060
Let us suppose it is now about A.D. 2060. Let’s make believe (假裝;虛構) it is about sixty years from now. Of course, things have changed and life is very different.
Voyages to the moon are being made every day. It is as easy to take a holiday on the moon today as it was for the people in 1960 to take a holiday in Europe. At a number of scenic spots on the moon, many hotels have been built. The hotels are air-conditioned, naturally. In order that everyone can enjoy the beautiful scenery on the moon, every room has at least one picture window. Everything imaginable is provided for entertainment (娛樂) of young and old.
What are people eating now? People are still eating food. They haven’t yet started to take on heir (繼承) supply of energy directly as electrical current or as nuclear power. They may some day. But many foods now come in pill form, and the food that goes into the pill continues to come mainly from green plants.
Since there are several times as many people in the world today as there were a hundred years ago, most of our planet’s surface has to be filled. The deserts are irrigated with water and crops are no longer destroyed by pests. The harvest is always good.
Farming, of course, is very highly developed. Very few people have to work on the farm. It is possible to run the farm by just pushing a few buttons now and then.
People are now largely vegetarians (素食者). You see, as the number of people increases, the number of animal decreases. Therefore, the people have to be vegetarians and we are healthier both in our bodies and in our minds, and we know the causes and cure of disease and pain, and it is possible to get rid of diseases. No one has to be ill any more.
Such would be our life in 2060.
36. When was the passage written?
A. In about A.D. 2060. B. In about 1960.
C. In about 2000. D. In about 2004.
37. According to the passage, what will be on the moon in about A.D. 2060?
A. Many tourists. B. Many other animals.
C. Many plants. D. A sea.
38. What will people eat then according to the passage?
A. Biscuits in pill form. B. Foods in pill form.
C. Foods in water form. D. Foods in gas form.
39. The passage tells us that in 2060, ____ on the earth than now.
A. there are fewer population B. there are more pests
C. there is less water D. the crops are getting better
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