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【题目】 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】

本文是一篇说明文，主要讲述了5G技术在农业方面的应用。

【1】

细节理解题。根据第一段“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也能比其他网络传输更多的数据。这使得这项技术成为远程传感器和无人机传输信息的理想工具，农民们正在测试这些关键工具。5G还有助于农业生产过程的自动化。因此，5G能帮助农业是因为它可以传输更多的信息。故选A。

【2】

细节理解题。根据第二段“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，英国5G RuralFirst计划于3月份推出了一款名为Me+Moo的智能手机应用程序，它可以让农民追踪一头“连接的”奶牛，并接收有关该动物健康和行为的每日更新。该系统正在英国萨默塞特的农业计划免疫中心对奶牛进行测试，部分由英国政府资助，并由这家科技公司思科（Cisco）提供支持。这些奶牛戴着5G连接的项圈，可以向应用程序发送从吃什么到睡觉的所有信息。由此可知，如果农民想使用Me+Moo，他们首先要让奶牛戴上5G连接的项圈。故选B。

【3】

细节理解题。根据倒数第二段“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，联合国粮食及农业组织（FAO）预测，为了满足世界人口的快速增长，2050年地球需要种植比2009年多70%的粮食。“为了满足这些需求，农民将需要新技术，用更少的土地、更少的人手生产更多的产品”，该组织的一份报告写道。可知根据FAO，世界想要解决粮食问题应该求助于新技术。故选C。

【4】

细节理解题。根据最后一段“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，另一个5G RuralFirst项目成为世界上第一个成功种植、照料和收获作物的项目，没有一个人踏入田间。自动拖拉机播种种子，无人机用传感器监测作物，小型机器从田间采集样本，评估肥料和使用杀虫剂。因此，RuralFirst是通过分析土壤来决定施用哪种肥料的。故选A。