Questions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage:
36. Plants will emit an increased amount of heat when they are _________.
A) sprayed with pesticides
B) in poor physical condition
C) facing an infrared scanner
D) exposed to excessive sun rays
注：when /as/ if 為條件句引導(dǎo)詞，定位條件句
37. In order to apply pesticide spraying precisely, we can use infrared scanning to _________.
A) locate the problem area
B) draw a color-coded map
C) measure the size of the affected area
D) estimate the damage to the crops
38. Farmers can save a considerable amount of pesticide by _________.
A) transforming poisoned rain
B) consulting infrared scanning experts
C) resorting to spot-spraying
D) detecting crop problems at an early date
39. The application of infrared scanning technology to agriculture met with some difficulties due to ______.
A) the lack of official support
B) its high cost
C) its failure to help increase production
D) the lack of financial support
注：考因果關(guān)系采集者退散
40. Infrared scanning technology may be brought back into operation because of ________.
A) growing concern about the excessive use of pesticides on crops
B) the desire of farmers to improve the quality of their produce
C) the forceful promotion by the Department of Agriculture
D) full support from agriculture experts
注：back into operation 重操舊業(yè)
Even plants can run a fever, especially when they're under attack by insects or disease. But unlike humans, plants can have their temperature taken from 3, 000 feet away - straight up. A decade ago, adapting the infrared (紅外線) scanning technology developed for military purposes and other satellites, physicist Stephen Paley came up with a quick way to take the temperature of crops to determine which ones are under stress. The goal was to let farmers precisely target pesticide (殺蟲劑) spraying rather than rain poison on a whole field, which invariably includes plants that don't have pest (害蟲) problems.
注：1.文章首句提出問題：植物受到病蟲害侵?jǐn)_會(huì)發(fā)燒
2.straight up 高空
3.adapt 使用，適用
4.come up with 提出（方案、計(jì)劃）
5.precisely 準(zhǔn)確的、精確的
6.spray 噴射
Even better, Paley's Remote Scanning Services Company could detect crop problems before they became visible to the eye. Mounted on a plane flown at 3,000 feet at night, an infrared scanner measured the heat emitted by crops. The data were transformed into a color-coded map showing where plants were running "fevers". Farmers could then spot-spray, using 50 to 70 percent less pesticide than they otherwise would.
注：1.Mounted on 安裝在……之上
2.transform 轉(zhuǎn)變 = trans 變化 + form 形式
3.spot-spray 點(diǎn)噴
The bad news is that Paley's company closed down in 1984, after only three years. Farmers resisted the new technology and long-term backers were hard to find. But with the renewed concern about pesticides on produce, and refinements in infrared scanning, Paley hopes to get back into operation. Agriculture experts have no doubt the technology works.
注：1.第一句為現(xiàn)象，后面跟著原因和解釋
2.with 因?yàn)?，因果關(guān)系
3.renew 恢復(fù)考試大論壇
4.工業(yè)產(chǎn)品：product；農(nóng)業(yè)產(chǎn)品：produce
5.refinement 提煉、精煉
"This technique can be used on 75 percent of agricultural land in the United States," says George Qerther of Texas A& M. Ray Jackson, who recently retired form the Department of Agriculture, thinks remote infrared crop scanning could be adopted by the end of the decade. But only if Paley finds the financial backing which he failed to obtain 10 years ago.
36. Plants will emit an increased amount of heat when they are _________.
A) sprayed with pesticides
B) in poor physical condition
C) facing an infrared scanner
D) exposed to excessive sun rays
注：第一段首句的同義改寫when句：受到病蟲害侵?jǐn)_的時(shí)候
Even plants can run a fever, especially when they're under attack by insects or disease. But unlike humans, plants can have their temperature taken from 3, 000 feet away - straight up. A decade ago, adapting the infrared (紅外線) scanning technology developed for military purposes and other satellites, physicist Stephen Paley came up with a quick way to take the temperature of crops to determine which ones are under stress. The goal was to let farmers precisely target pesticide (殺蟲劑) spraying rather than rain poison on a whole field, which invariably includes plants that don't have pest (害蟲) problems.
37. In order to apply pesticide spraying precisely, we can use infrared scanning to _________.
A) locate the problem area
B) draw a color-coded map
C) measure the size of the affected area
D) estimate the damage to the crops
注：B選項(xiàng)在第二段出現(xiàn)，C選項(xiàng)測(cè)量區(qū)域不對(duì)
Even plants can run a fever, especially when they're under attack by insects or disease. But unlike humans, plants can have their temperature taken from 3, 000 feet away - straight up. A decade ago, adapting the infrared (紅外線) scanning technology developed for military purposes and other satellites, physicist Stephen Paley came up with a quick way to take the temperature of crops to determine which ones are under stress. The goal was to let farmers precisely target pesticide (殺蟲劑) spraying rather than rain poison on a whole field, which invariably includes plants that don't have pest (害蟲) problems.
38. Farmers can save a considerable amount of pesticide by _________.
A) transforming poisoned rain
B) consulting infrared scanning experts
C) resorting to spot-spraying
D) detecting crop problems at an early date
注：考得是二段末句
Even better, Paley's Remote Scanning Services Company could detect crop problems before they became visible to the eye. Mounted on a plane flown at 3,000 feet at night, an infrared scanner measured the heat emitted by crops. The data were transformed into a color-coded map showing where plants were running "fevers". Farmers could then spot-spray, using 50 to 70 percent less pesticide than they otherwise would.
39. The application of infrared scanning technology to agriculture met with some difficulties due to ______.
A) the lack of official support
B) its high cost
C) its failure to help increase production
D) the lack of financial support
注：考得是三段的第二句，因果關(guān)系due to ，B項(xiàng)為錯(cuò)誤推理
The bad news is that Paley's company closed down in 1984, after only three years. Farmers resisted the new technology and long-term backers were hard to find. But with the renewed concern about pesticides on produce, and refinements in infrared scanning, Paley hopes to get back into operation. Agriculture experts have no doubt the technology works.
40. Infrared scanning technology may be brought back into operation because of－－－.
A) growing concern about the excessive use of pesticides on crops
B) the desire of farmers to improve the quality of their produce
C) the forceful promotion by the Department of Agriculture
D) full support from agriculture experts
注：因果關(guān)系詞 because of
"This technique can be used on 75 percent of agricultural land in the United States," says George Qerther of Texas A& M. Ray Jackson, who recently retired form the Department of Agriculture, thinks remote infrared crop scanning could be adopted by the end of the decade. But only if Paley finds the financial backing which he failed to obtain 10 years ago.
36. Plants will emit an increased amount of heat when they are _________.
A) sprayed with pesticides
B) in poor physical condition
C) facing an infrared scanner
D) exposed to excessive sun rays
注：when /as/ if 為條件句引導(dǎo)詞，定位條件句
37. In order to apply pesticide spraying precisely, we can use infrared scanning to _________.
A) locate the problem area
B) draw a color-coded map
C) measure the size of the affected area
D) estimate the damage to the crops
38. Farmers can save a considerable amount of pesticide by _________.
A) transforming poisoned rain
B) consulting infrared scanning experts
C) resorting to spot-spraying
D) detecting crop problems at an early date
39. The application of infrared scanning technology to agriculture met with some difficulties due to ______.
A) the lack of official support
B) its high cost
C) its failure to help increase production
D) the lack of financial support
注：考因果關(guān)系采集者退散
40. Infrared scanning technology may be brought back into operation because of ________.
A) growing concern about the excessive use of pesticides on crops
B) the desire of farmers to improve the quality of their produce
C) the forceful promotion by the Department of Agriculture
D) full support from agriculture experts
注：back into operation 重操舊業(yè)
Even plants can run a fever, especially when they're under attack by insects or disease. But unlike humans, plants can have their temperature taken from 3, 000 feet away - straight up. A decade ago, adapting the infrared (紅外線) scanning technology developed for military purposes and other satellites, physicist Stephen Paley came up with a quick way to take the temperature of crops to determine which ones are under stress. The goal was to let farmers precisely target pesticide (殺蟲劑) spraying rather than rain poison on a whole field, which invariably includes plants that don't have pest (害蟲) problems.
注：1.文章首句提出問題：植物受到病蟲害侵?jǐn)_會(huì)發(fā)燒
2.straight up 高空
3.adapt 使用，適用
4.come up with 提出（方案、計(jì)劃）
5.precisely 準(zhǔn)確的、精確的
6.spray 噴射
Even better, Paley's Remote Scanning Services Company could detect crop problems before they became visible to the eye. Mounted on a plane flown at 3,000 feet at night, an infrared scanner measured the heat emitted by crops. The data were transformed into a color-coded map showing where plants were running "fevers". Farmers could then spot-spray, using 50 to 70 percent less pesticide than they otherwise would.
注：1.Mounted on 安裝在……之上
2.transform 轉(zhuǎn)變 = trans 變化 + form 形式
3.spot-spray 點(diǎn)噴
The bad news is that Paley's company closed down in 1984, after only three years. Farmers resisted the new technology and long-term backers were hard to find. But with the renewed concern about pesticides on produce, and refinements in infrared scanning, Paley hopes to get back into operation. Agriculture experts have no doubt the technology works.
注：1.第一句為現(xiàn)象，后面跟著原因和解釋
2.with 因?yàn)?，因果關(guān)系
3.renew 恢復(fù)考試大論壇
4.工業(yè)產(chǎn)品：product；農(nóng)業(yè)產(chǎn)品：produce
5.refinement 提煉、精煉
"This technique can be used on 75 percent of agricultural land in the United States," says George Qerther of Texas A& M. Ray Jackson, who recently retired form the Department of Agriculture, thinks remote infrared crop scanning could be adopted by the end of the decade. But only if Paley finds the financial backing which he failed to obtain 10 years ago.
36. Plants will emit an increased amount of heat when they are _________.
A) sprayed with pesticides
B) in poor physical condition
C) facing an infrared scanner
D) exposed to excessive sun rays
注：第一段首句的同義改寫when句：受到病蟲害侵?jǐn)_的時(shí)候
Even plants can run a fever, especially when they're under attack by insects or disease. But unlike humans, plants can have their temperature taken from 3, 000 feet away - straight up. A decade ago, adapting the infrared (紅外線) scanning technology developed for military purposes and other satellites, physicist Stephen Paley came up with a quick way to take the temperature of crops to determine which ones are under stress. The goal was to let farmers precisely target pesticide (殺蟲劑) spraying rather than rain poison on a whole field, which invariably includes plants that don't have pest (害蟲) problems.
37. In order to apply pesticide spraying precisely, we can use infrared scanning to _________.
A) locate the problem area
B) draw a color-coded map
C) measure the size of the affected area
D) estimate the damage to the crops
注：B選項(xiàng)在第二段出現(xiàn)，C選項(xiàng)測(cè)量區(qū)域不對(duì)
Even plants can run a fever, especially when they're under attack by insects or disease. But unlike humans, plants can have their temperature taken from 3, 000 feet away - straight up. A decade ago, adapting the infrared (紅外線) scanning technology developed for military purposes and other satellites, physicist Stephen Paley came up with a quick way to take the temperature of crops to determine which ones are under stress. The goal was to let farmers precisely target pesticide (殺蟲劑) spraying rather than rain poison on a whole field, which invariably includes plants that don't have pest (害蟲) problems.
38. Farmers can save a considerable amount of pesticide by _________.
A) transforming poisoned rain
B) consulting infrared scanning experts
C) resorting to spot-spraying
D) detecting crop problems at an early date
注：考得是二段末句
Even better, Paley's Remote Scanning Services Company could detect crop problems before they became visible to the eye. Mounted on a plane flown at 3,000 feet at night, an infrared scanner measured the heat emitted by crops. The data were transformed into a color-coded map showing where plants were running "fevers". Farmers could then spot-spray, using 50 to 70 percent less pesticide than they otherwise would.
39. The application of infrared scanning technology to agriculture met with some difficulties due to ______.
A) the lack of official support
B) its high cost
C) its failure to help increase production
D) the lack of financial support
注：考得是三段的第二句，因果關(guān)系due to ，B項(xiàng)為錯(cuò)誤推理
The bad news is that Paley's company closed down in 1984, after only three years. Farmers resisted the new technology and long-term backers were hard to find. But with the renewed concern about pesticides on produce, and refinements in infrared scanning, Paley hopes to get back into operation. Agriculture experts have no doubt the technology works.
40. Infrared scanning technology may be brought back into operation because of－－－.
A) growing concern about the excessive use of pesticides on crops
B) the desire of farmers to improve the quality of their produce
C) the forceful promotion by the Department of Agriculture
D) full support from agriculture experts
注：因果關(guān)系詞 because of
"This technique can be used on 75 percent of agricultural land in the United States," says George Qerther of Texas A& M. Ray Jackson, who recently retired form the Department of Agriculture, thinks remote infrared crop scanning could be adopted by the end of the decade. But only if Paley finds the financial backing which he failed to obtain 10 years ago.