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 is released from the station if the computer decides it should not be milked.
The automated system also measures the temperature and color of freshly produced milk. Milk is 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.
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.
小題1:From the first paragraph, we can infer________.
A．the robotic system is designed to reduce labor
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
小題2:Besides milking cows, the robotic system also can ________.
A．a(chǎn)djust 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
小題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.
小題4:According to Doug, what is the wage of an employee?
A．150, 000-170, 000.B．750, 000.C．150, 000 -30, 000.D．30, 000- 32, 000
小題5:The best title for the passage may be_______.
A．Letting robot milk your cowB．Milking cows by hand
C．Improving the quality of milkD．Drinking fresh milk every day

小題1:A
小題2:B
小題3:C
小題4:D
小題5:A

試題分析：本文主要講述的是用機(jī)器人來給奶牛擠奶的機(jī)器人系統(tǒng)的使用情況和運(yùn)用。
小題1:A 推理題。根據(jù)文章第一段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.說明這樣的機(jī)器人系統(tǒng)可以減少人工的使用，故A項(xiàng)正確。
小題2:B 推理題。根據(jù)第五段The automated system also measures the temperature and color of freshly produced milk. Milk is thrown away if it does not pass the tests。說明這樣的機(jī)器人還能監(jiān)控牛奶的質(zhì)量，如果不過關(guān)，牛奶就要被倒掉。故B正確。
小題3:C 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第三段最后一行Still, she says the price of robotic milking systems will continue to limit their use.說明現(xiàn)在這樣的機(jī)器人系統(tǒng)的價(jià)格太高限制了他的使用，故C正確。
小題4:D 推理計(jì)算題。根據(jù)文章最后一段1，2行Doug told AgriNews that wages that would have been paid for one employee in five years will pay for one robot說明5年的工人的公眾可以買一個(gè)這樣的機(jī)器人系統(tǒng)，the first robot cost 175 000 dollars. The second cost 150 000.故大約是D項(xiàng)。
小題5:A 主旨大意題。本文主要講述的是用機(jī)器人來給奶牛擠奶的機(jī)器人系統(tǒng)的使用情況和運(yùn)用。故A正確。
點(diǎn)評：本文的討論話題是機(jī)器人系統(tǒng)在農(nóng)業(yè)中的如奶牛業(yè)中的運(yùn)用�？疾榈念}型集中在推理題方面，考生應(yīng)當(dāng)知道如何去做或按照某種方式傳遞思考問題。推理判斷題的答案不可能在文章中直接找到，因此推理時(shí)我們務(wù)必要忠于原文，在文章中尋找并確定可推論的依據(jù)，即：已知部分－推論的前提，從中推測出未知部分－推理的結(jié)論，切忌妄加評論，把自己的觀點(diǎn)當(dāng)成作者的觀點(diǎn)。
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If you point to words, hold the two sides of your book, one side with your left hand, the other side with your right hand. Then you will not have a free finger to use in pointing while reading.
If you move your head, place your chin（下巴）in one hand, and hold your head still(不動(dòng)地，靜止地).
If you read no more than one or two or three words at a time, you need to work very hard in learning to take in more words at each glance(看一眼) as your eyes travel across the lines of words.
小題1:You may hold your fingers over your lips while reading       
A．to hold a piece of paper between them
B．to stop yourself talking to others
C．to tell others to be silent
D．to feel whether y our lips move or not
小題2:When your eyes travel across the lines of words,        
A．you need to read the words out
B．you need to look at every word carefully
C．you need to read several words at a time
D．you need to remember every word
小題3:When you read,        
A．don’t use your finger to point to words
B．don’t hold your books with your hands
C．don’t hold your head still
D．don’t do any of the things mentioned(提到)above.

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