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InthenearfutureIOT（InternetofThings）willdrivehuge

innovation（革新）inthewayourfoodisgrown.Plantswillhavea

"voice”,notahumanvoice,butavoicebasedondatathatcan

tellpeople,computers,andmachineswhen,forexample,they

arethirsty,orneedmoresun,medicine,etc.

Takevertical（垂直的）farmsforexample.Fanningismoving

indoorswherethegrowthofplantscanbemonitoredand

controlled.Thefacilitiesarebuiltvertically,sogrowingareascan

beputinpiles.Thisgreatlyreducestheamountoflandneeded

forfarming.

FromanIOTpointofview,verticalfarmsareconnectedin

twoways.First,smallsensors（传感器）inthesoilorconnectedto

plantstellacontrolsystemexactlyhowmuchlight,water,and

nutrientsareneededtogrowthehealthiestcrops.Sensorswill

alsotellverticalfarmerswhencropsarenearingtheirpeakfor

harvestingatjusttherighttimetomakesureit'sstillfreshwhen

itreachesitsfinaldestination.

Second,verticalfarmswillbeconnectedtoothernetworks

andinformationsystems,includingdatabasesthattracklocal

demand.Forexample,localrestaurantsmayinputwhenthey

needfreshfoodsupplies.Andverticalfarmerscouldgetthat

informationsotheyknowwhichcropstogrowinwhat

quantities.ThistypeofIOTsystemwouldhavebeen

unimaginableagenerationago.

Today,verticalfarmsarebeingexperimented.Yet,the

numberspointtoabrightfuturefortheindustry,especiallyas

theworld,spopulationcontinuestogrow.Forexample,Green

SenseFarmsinChicagoisabletoharvestcrops26timesayear

using85percentlessenergy,one-tenththewater,andno

pesticides.AsidebenefitoflowerenergyuseislowerCO2

outputoftwotonspermonth,withtheaddedbenefitof

creating46poundsofoxygeneveryday.

4.Howdosensorsattachedtoplantswork?

A.Byrecordingfarmersharvestingcrops.

B.Bymonitoringfarmersworkingintheirfield.

C.Bypassinginformationontoacontrolsystem.

D.Byanalyzinginformationtopreservecrops.

5.WhatcantheIOTsystemhelptodoaccordingtoParagraph4?

A.Expandtheoutputofcrops.

B.Moverestaurantsontofarms.

C.Determinetheneedsoffarmers.

D.Matchsupplywithdemand.

6.Whatistheauthor,sattitudetowardsthefutureofvertical

farming?

A.Hopeful.B.Unconcerned.

C.Negative.D.Doubtful.

7.Whatisthemainideaofthetext?

A.Voicemachineshelpplantsspeakup.

B.Farmersareallturningtoverticalfarming.

C.VerticalfarmsdrivenbyIOTareafutureforagriculture.

D.IOThasbroughtgreatinnovationtoourfuturelife.

CDAC

thedriver'ssidedoor,soNorwoodclimbedoutthefront

window.Twoofherfriendsmanagedtogetoutofthecar

unharmed,buther16-year-oldfriendZarriadidn't.Sheranback

tothecaronlytofindZarriawasjustsittingtherereactionless.

Alotofpeoplestartedtogatheraroundtoseewhatwas

happening.Norwoodstartedyelling,“Backup,backup,she

needsspace."NorwoodpulledZarriaoutofthebackseat,

avoidingbrokenglassfromthewindow."That'swhenIchecked

herpulseonherneck.Iputmyheadagainstherchest,andI

didn'treallyhearnothing.Sothat'swhenIjuststarteddoingCPR

onher."Norwoodtoldthereporter.Afterthe30compressions

andtworescuebreaths,Zarriaregained

consciousness.Ambulancequicklyarrivedandrushedhertothe

hospitaltoreceivemedicalhelp.

WhenMiller,Norwood'shighschoolteacher,learnedthat

NorwoodsavedafriendjustonedayaftercompletingCPR

training,shewasatalossofwordsandsoproud.Norwood

participatesintheschool'sAthleticLifestyleManagement

Academy(ALMA).Theprogrampreparesstudentsforvarious

careersinhealthscience."Wedovitalsignsandtheylearnhow

totakebloodpressureandcheckpulse."Millerintroduced.And

anotheroneoftheskillslearnedisCPR."Therearetwo

components,ahands-onskillscomponentwheretheyhaveto

demonstratethatthey'reabletodoCPRwell,andthenthere'sa

writtentestcomponent,showingthattheyrememberthat

knowledge.”

ThankstoNorwood'squickthinking,Zarriaisrecovering

well.Shealsoisn'tsurprisedbyherfriend'sactions."Shewill

alwayshelpanywayshecan,soIwasn'treallyshockedabout

that."

1.WhathappenedtoNorwoodandherfriendsontheirway

home?

A.Theylosttheirway.

B.Theysufferedacaraccident.

C.Theycrashedintoanothercar.

D.Theywerestuckinatrafficjam.

2.WhatdidNorwooddofirstwhenfindingZarriareactionless?

A.Togiveherfirstaid.

B.Toaskpeopleforhelp.

C.Tocallambulanceatonce.

D.Tosendhertohospitalimmediately.

3.WhatcanweinferabouttheALMA?

A.Itnormallylastsforoneday.

B.Itisformedicalstudentsonly.

C.Itfocuses