2020年10月自考00596英语阅读二试题及答案含解析

英语阅读（二）年月真题

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1、【单选题】PassageOneBeforegoingintocamptherearemanythingsforthe

campertolearnifhedoesnotknowhow,andoneofthesethingsishowtomakea

fire.Ifonehasmatches,kindlingandwoodthereisnotrickinmakingacampfire,

butthereisagoodtrickinmakingafirewheretherearenomatchesandthewood

isgreenorwet.OurownIndiansgetfirebyrotatingaharduprightstickina

cup-shapedhollowoflighterwood,inwhichdrycharcoalortheshavingsofpunk

wereplaced.Cottonandanyothersubstancesthatcatchaflameeasilywould

answeraswell.Thisisgettingfirebyfriction.Campsareeithertemporary,

thatischangedfromdaytoday,ortheyarepermanentandmaybevisitedyear

afteryear,ortheymaybeusedforafewweeksatatime.Temporarycampsarethe

onesweareconsidering,andthesecanbeelaborateorvery,verysimple.Iprefer

thelatter,andIamsuretheboyswillagreewithme..Duringtheautumnand

whentheweatherisdryandthenightsnottoocool,thebestwaytocampisin

theopen,sleepingonbedsofboughs,aboutaroaringfire,andwithoneblanket

underandanotherover.Smalldogtents,liketheonesoursoldierscarriedin

theCivilWar,arecheapandveryconvenient.Eachmancarriedasection,andtwo

madeatent,intowhichtwomencrawledwhenitrained,butindryweatherthey

preferredtosleepintheopen,evenwhenitwasfreezing.Sheltersofboughs,

arrangedinanA-framedfashionfromaridgepolemakegoodtemporarysheltersand

arefirstrateaswindbreaksatnight.Ashackbuiltofcrossedlogsrequires

sometimetobuildandsomeskilltomake,butitisnotbeyondthereachofany

boywhohasseen—andwhohasnot—anold-fashionedlogshanty.Butallboys,

eventrainedforesters,areapttogetlostinstrangewoods.Everyone,however,

shouldknowwhattodoinsuchacircumstance.Asarulethedensergrowthofmoss

ontreesisonthenorthside.Thisknowledgemayhelpfindthedirection,butit

isbettertocarryasmallpocketcompass.Whentheskyisclear,thesunand

thestarshelptoguidethecourse,andiftheyarefollowedoneissavedfrom

travelinginacircle,asthelostareprettysuretodoinadenseforest.If

onegoesintocamp,heisadvisedtotake______withhim.

cotton

wetwood

A:

kindling

B:

drycharcoal

C:

答D:案：C

解析：根据Ifonehasmatches,kindlingandwoodthereisnotrickinmaking

acampfire得出答案。

2、【单选题】PassageOneBeforegoingintocamptherearemanythingsforthe

campertolearnifhedoesnotknowhow,andoneofthesethingsishowtomakea

fire.Ifonehasmatches,kindlingandwoodthereisnotrickinmakingacampfire,

butthereisagoodtrickinmakingafirewheretherearenomatchesandthewood

isgreenorwet.OurownIndiansgetfirebyrotatingaharduprightstickina

cup-shapedhollowoflighterwood,inwhichdrycharcoalortheshavingsofpunk

wereplaced.Cottonandanyothersubstancesthatcatchaflameeasilywould

answeraswell.Thisisgettingfirebyfriction.Campsareeithertemporary,

thatischangedfromdaytoday,ortheyarepermanentandmaybevisitedyear

afteryear,ortheymaybeusedforafewweeksatatime.Temporarycampsarethe

onesweareconsidering,andthesecanbeelaborateorvery,verysimple.Iprefer

thelatter,andIamsuretheboyswillagreewithme..Duringtheautumnand

whentheweatherisdryandthenightsnottoocool,thebestwaytocampisin

theopen,sleepingonbedsofboughs,aboutaroaringfire,andwithoneblanket

underandanotherover.Smalldogtents,liketheonesoursoldierscarriedin

theCivilWar,arecheapandveryconvenient.Eachmancarriedasection,andtwo

madeatent,intowhichtwomencrawledwhenitrained,butindryweatherthey

preferredtosleepintheopen,evenwhenitwasfreezing.Sheltersofboughs,

arrangedinanA-framedfashionfromaridgepolemakegoodtemporarysheltersand

arefirstrateaswindbreaksatnight.Ashackbuiltofcrossedlogsrequires

sometimetobuildandsomeskilltomake,butitisnotbeyondthereachofany

boywhohasseen—andwhohasnot—anold-fashionedlogshanty.Butallboys,

eventrainedforesters,areapttogetlostinstrangewoods.Everyone,however,

shouldknowwhattodoinsuchacircumstance.Asarulethedensergrowthofmoss

ontreesisonthenorthside.Thisknowledgemayhelpfindthedirection,butit

isbettertocarryasmallpocketcompass.Whentheskyisclear,thesunand

thestarshelptoguidethecourse,andiftheyarefollowedoneissavedfrom

travelinginacircle,asthelostareprettysuretodoinadenseforest.The

temporarycampsthattheauthor“I”prefersareusually______.

permanentlylocated

simplyequipped

A:

elaboratelydecorated

B:

speciallydesignedforboys

C:

答D:案：B

解析：根据thesecanbeelaborateorvery,verysimple.Ipreferthelatter,得

出答案。

3、【单选题】PassageOneBeforegoingintocamptherearemanythingsforthe

campertolearnifhedoesnotknowhow,andoneofthesethingsishowtomakea

fire.Ifonehasmatches,kindlingandwoodthereisnotrickinmakingacampfire,

butthereisagoodtrickinmakingafirewheretherearenomatchesandthewood

isgreenorwet.OurownIndiansgetfirebyrotatingaharduprightstickina

cup-shapedhollowoflighterwood,inwhichdrycharcoalortheshavingsofpunk

wereplaced.Cottonandanyothersubstancesthatcatchaflameeasilywould

answeraswell.Thisisgettingfirebyfriction.Campsareeithertemporary,

thatischangedfromdaytoday,ortheyarepermanentandmaybevisitedyear

afteryear,ortheymaybeusedforafewweeksatatime.Temporarycampsarethe

onesweareconsidering,andthesecanbeelaborateorvery,verysimple.Iprefer

thelatter,andIamsuretheboyswillagreewithme..Duringtheautumnand

whentheweatherisdryandthenightsnottoocool,thebestwaytocampisin

theopen,sleepingonbedsofboughs,aboutaroaringfire,andwithoneblanket

underandanotherover.Smalldogtents,liketheonesoursoldierscarriedin

theCivilWar,arecheapandveryconvenient.Eachmancarriedasection,andtwo

madeatent,intowhichtwomencrawledwhenitrained,butindryweatherthey

preferredtosleepintheopen,evenwhenitwasfreezing.Sheltersofboughs,

arrangedinanA-framedfashionfromaridgepolemakegoodtemporarysheltersand

arefirstrateaswindbreaksatnight.Ashackbuiltofcrossedlogsrequires

sometimetobuildandsomeskilltomake,butitisnotbeyondthereachofany

boywhohasseen—andwhohasnot—anold-fashionedlogshanty.Butallboys,

eventrainedforesters,areapttogetlostinstrangewoods.Everyone,however,

shouldknowwhattodoinsuchacircumstance.Asarulethedensergrowthofmoss

ontreesisonthenorthside.Thisknowledgemayhelpfindthedirection,butit

isbettertocarryasmallpocketcompass.Whentheskyisclear,thesunand

thestarshelptoguidethecourse,andiftheyarefollowedoneissavedfrom

travelinginacircle,asthelostareprettysuretodoinadenseforest.

Smalldogtents______.

canensureasoundsleep

areoftenusedindryweather

A:

canholdtwomen

B:

areonlyusedfordogs

C:

答D:案：C

解析：根据Smalldogtents,liketheonesoursoldierscarriedintheCivilWar,

arecheapandveryconvenient.Eachmancarriedasection,andtwomadeatent.

得出答案。

4、【单选题】PassageOneBeforegoingintocamptherearemanythingsforthe

campertolearnifhedoesnotknowhow,andoneofthesethingsishowtomakea

fire.Ifonehasmatches,kindlingandwoodthereisnotrickinmakingacampfire,

butthereisagoodtrickinmakingafirewheretherearenomatchesandthewood

isgreenorwet.OurownIndiansgetfirebyrotatingaharduprightstickina

cup-shapedhollowoflighterwood,inwhichdrycharcoalortheshavingsofpunk

wereplaced.Cottonandanyothersubstancesthatcatchaflameeasilywould

answeraswell.Thisisgettingfirebyfriction.Campsareeithertemporary,

thatischangedfromdaytoday,ortheyarepermanentandmaybevisitedyear

afteryear,ortheymaybeusedforafewweeksatatime.Temporarycampsarethe

onesweareconsidering,andthesecanbeelaborateorvery,verysimple.Iprefer

thelatter,andIamsuretheboyswillagreewithme..Duringtheautumnand

whentheweatherisdryandthenightsnottoocool,thebestwaytocampisin

theopen,sleepingonbedsofboughs,aboutaroaringfire,andwithoneblanket

underandanotherover.Smalldogtents,liketheonesoursoldierscarriedin

theCivilWar,arecheapandveryconvenient.Eachmancarriedasection,andtwo

madeatent,intowhichtwomencrawledwhenitrained,butindryweatherthey

preferredtosleepintheopen,evenwhenitwasfreezing.Sheltersofboughs,

arrangedinanA-framedfashionfromaridgepolemakegoodtemporarysheltersand

arefirstrateaswindbreaksatnight.Ashackbuiltofcrossedlogsrequires

sometimetobuildandsomeskilltomake,butitisnotbeyondthereachofany

boywhohasseen—andwhohasnot—anold-fashionedlogshanty.Butallboys,

eventrainedforesters,areapttogetlostinstrangewoods.Everyone,however,

shouldknowwhattodoinsuchacircumstance.Asarulethedensergrowthofmoss

ontreesisonthenorthside.Thisknowledgemayhelpfindthedirection,butit

isbettertocarryasmallpocketcompass.Whentheskyisclear,thesunand

thestarshelptoguidethecourse,andiftheyarefollowedoneissavedfrom

travelinginacircle,asthelostareprettysuretodoinadenseforest.If

onegetslostintheforest,hemayfindthedirectionby______.

lookingatthemossontrees

makingapocketcompass

A:

lightingupabigfire

B:

movinginacircle

C:

答D:案：A

解析：根据Asarulethedensergrowthofmossontreesisonthenorthside.得

出答案。

5、【单选题】PassageOneBeforegoingintocamptherearemanythingsforthe

campertolearnifhedoesnotknowhow,andoneofthesethingsishowtomakea

fire.Ifonehasmatches,kindlingandwoodthereisnotrickinmakingacampfire,

butthereisagoodtrickinmakingafirewheretherearenomatchesandthewood

isgreenorwet.OurownIndiansgetfirebyrotatingaharduprightstickina

cup-shapedhollowoflighterwood,inwhichdrycharcoalortheshavingsofpunk

wereplaced.Cottonandanyothersubstancesthatcatchaflameeasilywould

answeraswell.Thisisgettingfirebyfriction.Campsareeithertemporary,

thatischangedfromdaytoday,ortheyarepermanentandmaybevisitedyear

afteryear,ortheymaybeusedforafewweeksatatime.Temporarycampsarethe

onesweareconsidering,andthesecanbeelaborateorvery,verysimple.Iprefer

thelatter,andIamsuretheboyswillagreewithme..Duringtheautumnand

whentheweatherisdryandthenightsnottoocool,thebestwaytocampisin

theopen,sleepingonbedsofboughs,aboutaroaringfire,andwithoneblanket

underandanotherover.Smalldogtents,liketheonesoursoldierscarriedin

theCivilWar,arecheapandveryconvenient.Eachmancarriedasection,andtwo

madeatent,intowhichtwomencrawledwhenitrained,butindryweatherthey

preferredtosleepintheopen,evenwhenitwasfreezing.Sheltersofboughs,

arrangedinanA-framedfashionfromaridgepolemakegoodtemporarysheltersand

arefirstrateaswindbreaksatnight.Ashackbuiltofcrossedlogsrequires

sometimetobuildandsomeskilltomake,butitisnotbeyondthereachofany

boywhohasseen—andwhohasnot—anold-fashionedlogshanty.Butallboys,

eventrainedforesters,areapttogetlostinstrangewoods.Everyone,however,

shouldknowwhattodoinsuchacircumstance.Asarulethedensergrowthofmoss

ontreesisonthenorthside.Thisknowledgemayhelpfindthedirection,butit

isbettertocarryasmallpocketcompass.Whentheskyisclear,thesunand

thestarshelptoguidethecourse,andiftheyarefollowedoneissavedfrom

travelinginacircle,asthelostareprettysuretodoinadenseforest.We

canlearnfromthepassagethatcampingis______.

greatfunforadults

delightfulyetchallenging

A:

boringanddangerous

B:

anexpensiveoutdooractivity

C:

答D:案：B

解析：概括全文得出答案。

6、【单选题】PassageTwoNowtherobotsarecomingforourfarms.The

WashingtonPosttellsus“farmworkerscouldbereplacedbyrobotssoonerthanwe

think.”TheGuardianpaintsapictureof“spacebotswithlasers,killing

plants.”TheNewYorkercallsoursthe“ageofrobotfarmers,"forecastingthat

“thefutureoffruit-and-vegetablefarmingisautomation.”Toillustratethat,

TheNewYorkerwritesaboutBerry5.1,whichhassofarcost$10milliontodesign

andwouldpluckstrawberriesmorepreciselythanclockpunchingfarmhands.It

alsohighlightsanindoorverticalfarminNewJerseythatrunsonan

operatingsystem,growssaladgreenswithLEDlightsthatare“thecheapestand

mostefficientwayofreplacingthesun,”andoperatesliketheautomated

Amazonfulfillmentcenteritsownerusedtomanage.Manyofthesekindsof

articlesendwiththerathergenericclaimthattheefficiencyof

“precisionagriculture”willsavelaborandsavetheplanet.Whatboosters

reallymeanbytheroboticsof“precisionagriculture"ismoreofanA.I.

approach,withcloud-enabled,networkassisted,data.intensiveautonomous

machines,noneofwhicharecheap,allofwhichwillrequiremaintenancethat

farmersmaynotbeabletodothemselves.Altogether,itwilldrivefarmersdeeper

intothedebttheyalreadycarry.Theycarrythatdebt,andindebtednesstooff-

farmsuppliers,becausewealreadyhavearobotpresentandpast.It'shereand

hasbeenforalongtime,asso-calledrobotfarmingisanotherwaytothinkabout

industrialagricultureanditsethosoflabor-savingefficiencies.In2013,

MatthewYglesiasrightlynotedthat“theuseoftheword‘robots’asasynonym

for‘labor-savingtechnology’isarhetoricaltricktomakelong-standingtrends

seemnewandalarming.”Thisroboticfarmingfutureisnotthepuregoodthe

venturecapitalistswouldhaveusbelieve.Itmay,infact,takeusfurtherdown

theroadthatgotusintoouragriculturalproblemsinthefirstplace,

encouragingmoremonocroppingandlandexpansionwhilereducingtheresilienceof

diversifiedplantingschemes.What'smore,itperpetuatesalonglineageof

fashioningthefutureoffarmingwithoutactualfarmersortheirknowledge.That

lineagebeganaboutacenturyago.Intheshadowsofbroadermanufacturing

development,tractors,harvesters,reapers,threshers,andcombines(whichsmartly

combinedseveralofthem)wouldgiveusthefarmoftomorrow.Thegoalwasto

improveproductivitysowecouldgrowmorefoodwithfewerfarmers.Andit

basicallyworked.By1910,agriculturallaborwas31percentoftheUSpopulation,

downfrom56percentahalf-centuryearlier.(Itwas12percentin1950,2percent

in2000.)Displacedfarmersfoundjobsinotherindustrialsectors,atthecostof

furtherseparatinggrowersfromeaters.WecanlearnfromParagraph1that

Berry5.1is______.

anindoorverticalfarm

aBlackBerrysmartphone

A:

astrawberrypickingrobot

B:

aclock-punchingfarmhand

C:

答D:案：C

解析：根据todesignandwouldpluckstrawberriesmorepreciselythanclock

punchingfarmhands得出答案。

7、【单选题】PassageTwoNowtherobotsarecomingforourfarms.The

WashingtonPosttellsus“farmworkerscouldbereplacedbyrobotssoonerthanwe

think.”TheGuardianpaintsapictureof“spacebotswithlasers,killing

plants.”TheNewYorkercallsoursthe“ageofrobotfarmers,"forecastingthat

“thefutureoffruit-and-vegetablefarmingisautomation.”Toillustratethat,

TheNewYorkerwritesaboutBerry5.1,whichhassofarcost$10milliontodesign

andwouldpluckstrawberriesmorepreciselythanclockpunchingfarmhands.It

alsohighlightsanindoorverticalfarminNewJerseythatrunsonan

operatingsystem,growssaladgreenswithLEDlightsthatare“thecheapestand

mostefficientwayofreplacingthesun,”andoperatesliketheautomated

Amazonfulfillmentcenteritsownerusedtomanage.Manyofthesekindsof

articlesendwiththerathergenericclaimthattheefficiencyof

“precisionagriculture”willsavelaborandsavetheplanet.Whatboosters

reallymeanbytheroboticsof“precisionagriculture"ismoreofanA.I.

approach,withcloud-enabled,networkassisted,data.intensiveautonomous

machines,noneofwhicharecheap,allofwhichwillrequiremaintenancethat

farmersmaynotbeabletodothemselves.Altogether,itwilldrivefarmersdeeper

intothedebttheyalreadycarry.Theycarrythatdebt,andindebtednesstooff-

farmsuppliers,becausewealreadyhavearobotpresentandpast.It'shereand

hasbeenforalongtime,asso-calledrobotfarmingisanotherwaytothinkabout

industrialagricultureanditsethosoflabor-savingefficiencies.In2013,

MatthewYglesiasrightlynotedthat“theuseoftheword‘robots’asasynonym

for‘labor-savingtechnology’isarhetoricaltricktomakelong-standingtrends

seemnewandalarming.”Thisroboticfarmingfutureisnotthepuregoodthe

venturecapitalistswouldhaveusbelieve.Itmay,infact,takeusfurtherdown

theroadthatgotusintoouragriculturalproblemsinthefirstplace,

encouragingmoremonocroppingandlandexpansionwhilereducingtheresilienceof

diversifiedplantingschemes.What'smore,itperpetuatesalonglineageof

fashioningthefutureoffarmingwithoutactualfarmersortheirknowledge.That

lineagebeganaboutacenturyago.Intheshadowsofbroadermanufacturing

development,tractors,harvesters,reapers,threshers,andcombines(whichsmartly

combinedseveralofthem)wouldgiveusthefarmoftomorrow.Thegoalwasto

improveproductivitysowecouldgrowmorefoodwithfewerfarmers.Andit

basicallyworked.By1910,agriculturallaborwas31percentoftheUSpopulation,

downfrom56percentahalf-centuryearlier.(Itwas12percentin1950,2percent

in2000.)Displacedfarmersfoundjobsinotherindustrialsectors,atthecostof

furtherseparatinggrowersfromeaters.Theword“claim”inParagraph1is

closestinmeaningto______.

right

A:

request

allegation

B:

statement

C:

答D:案：D

解析：claim声明。

8、【单选题】PassageTwoNowtherobotsarecomingforourfarms.The

WashingtonPosttellsus“farmworkerscouldbereplacedbyrobotssoonerthanwe

think.”TheGuardianpaintsapictureof“spacebotswithlasers,killing

plants.”TheNewYorkercallsoursthe“ageofrobotfarmers,"forecastingthat

“thefutureoffruit-and-vegetablefarmingisautomation.”Toillustratethat,

TheNewYorkerwritesaboutBerry5.1,whichhassofarcost$10milliontodesign

andwouldpluckstrawberriesmorepreciselythanclockpunchingfarmhands.It

alsohighlightsanindoorverticalfarminNewJerseythatrunsonan

operatingsystem,growssaladgreenswithLEDlightsthatare“thecheapestand

mostefficientwayofreplacingthesun,”andoperatesliketheautomated

Amazonfulfillmentcenteritsownerusedtomanage.Manyofthesekindsof

articlesendwiththerathergenericclaimthattheefficiencyof

“precisionagriculture”willsavelaborandsavetheplanet.Whatboosters

reallymeanbytheroboticsof“precisionagriculture"ismoreofanA.I.

approach,withcloud-enabled,networkassisted,data.intensiveautonomous

machines,noneofwhicharecheap,allofwhichwillrequiremaintenancethat

farmersmaynotbeabletodothemselves.Altogether,itwilldrivefarmersdeeper

intothedebttheyalreadycarry.Theycarrythatdebt,andindebtednesstooff-

farmsuppliers,becausewealreadyhavearobotpresentandpast.It'shereand

hasbeenforalongtime,asso-calledrobotfarmingisanotherwaytothinkabout

industrialagricultureanditsethosoflabor-savingefficiencies.In2013,

MatthewYglesiasrightlynotedthat“theuseoftheword‘robots’asasynonym

for‘labor-savingtechnology’isarhetoricaltricktomakelong-standingtrends

seemnewandalarming.”Thisroboticfarmingfutureisnotthepuregoodthe

venturecapitalistswouldhaveusbelieve.Itmay,infact,takeusfurtherdown

theroadthatgotusintoouragriculturalproblemsinthefirstplace,

encouragingmoremonocroppingandlandexpansionwhilereducingtheresilienceof

diversifiedplantingschemes.What'smore,itperpetuatesalonglineageof

fashioningthefutureoffarmingwithoutactualfarmersortheirknowledge.That

lineagebeganaboutacenturyago.Intheshadowsofbroadermanufacturing

development,tractors,harvesters,reapers,threshers,andcombines(whichsmartly

combinedseveralofthem)wouldgiveusthefarmoftomorrow.Thegoalwasto

improveproductivitysowecouldgrowmorefoodwithfewerfarmers.Andit

basicallyworked.By1910,agriculturallaborwas31percentoftheUSpopulation,

downfrom56percentahalf-centuryearlier.(Itwas12percentin1950,2percent

in2000.)Displacedfarmersfoundjobsinotherindustrialsectors,atthecostof

furtherseparatinggrowersfromeaters.Theroboticsof“precision

agriculture”willbe______.

easyforfarmerstohandle

labor-consumingforfarming

A:

farbeyondwhatfarmerscanafford

B:

data-basedtechnologythatfarmersliketouse

C:

答D:案：C

解析：根据farmersmaynotbeabletodothemselves.得出答案。

9、【单选题】PassageTwoNowtherobotsarecomingforourfarms.The

WashingtonPosttellsus“farmworkerscouldbereplacedbyrobotssoonerthanwe

think.”TheGuardianpaintsapictureof“spacebotswithlasers,killing

plants.”TheNewYorkercallsoursthe“ageofrobotfarmers,"forecastingthat

“thefutureoffruit-and-vegetablefarmingisautomation.”Toillustratethat,

TheNewYorkerwritesaboutBerry5.1,whichhassofarcost$10milliontodesign

andwouldpluckstrawberriesmorepreciselythanclockpunchingfarmhands.It

alsohighlightsanindoorverticalfarminNewJerseythatrunsonan

operatingsystem,growssaladgreenswithLEDlightsthatare“thecheapestand

mostefficientwayofreplacingthesun,”andoperatesliketheautomated

Amazonfulfillmentcenteritsownerusedtomanage.Manyofthesekindsof

articlesendwiththerathergenericclaimthattheefficiencyof

“precisionagriculture”willsavelaborandsavetheplanet.Whatboosters

reallymeanbytheroboticsof“precisionagriculture"ismoreofanA.I.

approach,withcloud-enabled,networkassisted,data.intensiveautonomous

machines,noneofwhicharecheap,allofwhichwillrequiremaintenancethat

farmersmaynotbeabletodothemselves.Altogether,itwilldrivefarmersdeeper

intothedebttheyalreadycarry.Theycarrythatdebt,andindebtednesstooff-

farmsuppliers,becausewealreadyhavearobotpresentandpast.It'shereand

hasbeenforalongtime,asso-calledrobotfarmingisanotherwaytothinkabout

industrialagricultureanditsethosoflabor-savingefficiencies.In2013,

MatthewYglesiasrightlynotedthat“theuseoftheword‘robots’asasynonym

for‘labor-savingtechnology’isarhetoricaltricktomakelong-standingtrends

seemnewandalarming.”Thisroboticfarmingfutureisnotthepuregoodthe

venturecapitalistswouldhaveusbelieve.Itmay,infact,takeusfurtherdown

theroadthatgotusintoouragriculturalproblemsinthefirstplace,

encouragingmoremonocroppingandlandexpansionwhilereducingtheresilienceof

diversifiedplantingschemes.What'smore,itperpetuatesalonglineageof

fashioningthefutureoffarmingwithoutactualfarmersortheirknowledge.That

lineagebeganaboutacenturyago.Intheshadowsofbroadermanufacturing

development,tractors,harvesters,reapers,threshers,andcombines(whichsmartly

combinedseveralofthem)wouldgiveusthefarmoftomorrow.Thegoalwasto

improveproductivitysowecouldgrowmorefoodwithfewerfarmers.Andit

basicallyworked.By1910,agriculturallaborwas31percentoftheUSpopulation,

downfrom56percentahalf-centuryearlier.(Itwas12percentin1950,2percent

in2000.)Displacedfarmersfoundjobsinotherindustrialsectors,atthecostof

furtherseparatinggrowersfromeaters.Robotfarmingis______.

notanewphenomenon

adebtforoff-farmsuppliers

A:

anythingbutalabor-savingtechnology

B:

arhetoricaltrickinthesenseofgivingalarm

C:

答D:案：A

解析：根据becausewealreadyhavearobotpresentandpast得出答案。

10、【单选题】PassageTwoNowtherobotsarecomingforourfarms.The

WashingtonPosttellsus“farmworkerscouldbereplacedbyrobotssoonerthanwe

think.”TheGuardianpaintsapictureof“spacebotswithlasers,killing

plants.”TheNewYorkercallsoursthe“ageofrobotfarmers,"forecastingthat

“thefutureoffruit-and-vegetablefarmingisautomation.”Toillustratethat,

TheNewYorkerwritesaboutBerry5.1,whichhassofarcost$10milliontodesign

andwouldpluckstrawberriesmorepreciselythanclockpunchingfarmhands.It

alsohighlightsanindoorverticalfarminNewJerseythatrunsonan

operatingsystem,growssaladgreenswithLEDlightsthatare“thecheapestand

mostefficientwayofreplacingthesun,”andoperatesliketheautomated

Amazonfulfillmentcenteritsownerusedtomanage.Manyofthesekindsof

articlesendwiththerathergenericclaimthattheefficiencyof

“precisionagriculture”willsavelaborandsavetheplanet.Whatboosters

reallymeanbytheroboticsof“precisionagriculture"ismoreofanA.I.

approach,withcloud-enabled,networkassisted,data.intensiveautonomous

machines,noneofwhicharecheap,allofwhichwillrequiremaintenancethat

farmersmaynotbeabletodothemselves.Altogether,itwilldrivefarmersdeeper

intothedebttheyalreadycarry.Theycarrythatdebt,andindebtednesstooff-

farmsuppliers,becausewealreadyhavearobotpresentandpast.It'shereand

hasbeenforalongtime,asso-calledrobotfarmingisanotherwaytothinkabout

industrialagricultureanditsethosoflabor-savingefficiencies.In2013,

MatthewYglesiasrightlynotedthat“theuseoftheword‘robots’asasynonym

for‘labor-savingtechnology’isarhetoricaltricktomakelong-standingtrends

seemnewandalarming.”Thisroboticfarmingfutureisnotthepuregoodthe

venturecapitalistswouldhaveusbelieve.Itmay,infact,takeusfurtherdown

theroadthatgotusintoouragriculturalproblemsinthefirstplace,

encouragingmoremonocroppingandlandexpansionwhilereducingtheresilienceof

diversifiedplantingschemes.What'smore,itperpetuatesalonglineageof

fashioningthefutureoffarmingwithoutactualfarmersortheirknowledge.That

lineagebe