模块检测(二)
时间：100分钟 分数：120分
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第一部分 阅读理解(共两节，满分40分) 第一节(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。
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Technology is making life easier for some dairy farmers. They use robotic systems to milk their cows.Cows are trained to follow a series of paths that lead to milking stations.Only one cow at a time can enter a station.
Once inside, the cow is rewarded with food. As the cow eats, a robotic arm cleans and connects the animal to the milking machine. A few minutes later, milking is complete. The gate is opened，the cow is released and the next cow enters.
The robotic systems are designed to operate 24 hours a day. The cows get to decide when they want to be milked.Cows are milked an average of about three times a day. Some are milked four to six times a day.
The cows wear collars around their necks that identify them to the system. A computer keeps records on their eating and milking. A cow will be released from the station if the computer decides it should
not be milked.
The automated system also measures the temperature and colour of freshly produced milk. Milk will be thrown away if it does not pass the tests.
Professor Plaut believes the systems will appeal especially to the next generation of farmers. She means young people who are more interested in technology and less interested in working all the time on the farm. Still, she says the price of robotic milking systems will continue to limit their use.
Doug and Tina Suhr have more than 100 cows on their family farm. Last year it became the fourth farm in southeast Minnesota to get a robotic milking system. A recent story in a local agricultural newspaper said the first robot cost 175，000 dollars. The second cost 150，000 dollars.
Doug told AgriNews that wages that would have been paid for one employee in five years will pay for one robot. He says the increase in milk production reaches a high of more than six kilograms per cow per day.
【语篇解读】 科技使奶农的农场生活更加轻松，在农场上，他们使用机器人来挤奶。
1．From the first paragraph, we can infer ________． A．the robotic system is designed to reduce labour B．cows can be raised by robots in the future C．robots direct cows into milking stations D．cows are kept clean by robots on some farms
解析：推理判断题。根据第一段中的“Technology is making life
easier for some dairy farmers. They use robotic systems to milk their cows.”可知科技使一些奶农生活更轻松。他们使用机器人系统挤奶。由此可知这种系统是为了减少人们的劳动量。
答案：A
2．Besides milking cows, the robotic system also can ________． A．adjust the temperature of milking stations B．judge the quality of fresh milk C．improve the appetite of cows D．keep fresh milk for two weeks
解析：细节理解题。根据第五段“The automated system also measures the temperature and colour of freshly produced milk. Milk will be thrown away if it does not pass the tests.”可知这个自动化系统还能测量新产出来的牛奶的温度和颜色。如果没有通过测试，牛奶就被扔掉，故答案为B项。
答案：B
3．Why is the robotic system not popular now? A．Because young people have no interest in it. B．Because it is difficult to learn how to use it. C．Because people can't afford to buy it. D．Because it usually causes the waste of milk.
解析：细节理解题。根据倒数第三段中的“Still, she says the price of robotic milking systems will continue to limit their use.”可知，因为人们买不起这种设备，所以它现在不流行。
人教版高中英语选修七模块检测(二)
