专题05 科技生活-2024年初中英语中考最新时文阅读训练

2024年初中英语中考最新时文阅读训练 专题05科技生活 阅读理解 A The robot in fields 农田里的机器人 To feed the world's growing population, global agriculture will need to produce more food in the next 50 years. However, as weather patterns(模式) continue to change because of the climate change, this task becomes more difficult. Luckily, an American company is working on a farming project called Mineral to help solve the problem. The team spent several years talking with farmers to see what problems they were having and how these problems might be fixed. This led to the invention of Plant Buggy, a special kind of robot that collects information about plants in detail. At first, Plant Buggy was very simple. It was built on bicycles and took pictures with phones. Over the years, it has been greatly improved. Now, it moves on four big wheels that are high enough to run over rows of plants. The wheels are also strong, allowing Plant Buggy to move through muddy(泥泞的)fields. The robot is covered in solar panels(太阳能板)to save energy. It can take pictures of each plant,remember each plant's location and measure(测量) its size. Studying the plants one by one can save time and money for farmers. For example, Plant Buggy can tell which plants have diseases so that farmers can quickly get rid of them before they ruin(毁坏)other plants. From strawberry fields in California to soybean fields in Illinois, Plant Buggy is learning about plants from sprout(嫩芽)to harvest, so scientists can find new ways to help understand how plants grow and interact with their environment. 1.According to the passage,which may help produce more food in the next 50 years? A. The climate change. B. A farming project called Mineral. C. The weather patterns. D. The world's growing population. 2. From the passage, we can know that Plant Buggy_______. A. is designed by farmers to help them with their farm work B. is invented after the team spent ten months talking with the farmers C.is a kind of robot that helps collect information about plants