2024_2025年新教材高中英语UNIT5WORKINGTHELANDSectionⅢUsingL.docVIP

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Itusedtobemostlythemilitary(军队)thatusedsmall,unpilotedaircraft,called“drones”．Thelittleplaneswereverycostly.Butastheyhavedroppedinpricemorepeoplehavebeguntousethem.Rescueworkersandfarmersareamongthenewusers.Moviemakersareusingdronestofilmfromthesky.Historiansusethemwhentheyexploreancientbuildings.Rescueworkersusethemtolookforpeople.Andnowfarmersareusingthemtowatchovertheircrops.

RomainFarouxisaFrenchbusinessmanwhostartscompanies.Hisfatherwasafarmer.Hebelieveddronescouldhelpfarmers.Hehelpedcreateacompanythatdevelopedasmalldronethatcouldbecontrolledbypeopleontheground.Theycalledit“Agridrone”．Itusesaspecial“opticalsensor”toexaminecrops.Hesaysthetechnologyusedissimilartothatusedbysmartphones—exceptithaswings.

Acomputerprogramdirectsthedronetoflyoverthecrops.Thesensoronthedronerecordsfourdifferent-colored“bands”ofsunlightthatarereflectedoffthecrops.

Jean-BaptisteBruggemanisafarmer.Hesaysthedronefliesoverhiscropsatdifferenttimesoftheseason.Andthisprovidesalotofinformationabouthiscrops.Thedronepicturesshowhimtheexactamountoffertilizerthecropsneed.Italsoshowsexactlywherethefertilizerisneeded.Someareasofafieldmayneedmorethanothers.

Asaresult,MrBruggemansaysthereisreducednitrogenfromthefertilizeraftertheharvest.Thishelpsnature.RomainFarouxsaysfarmersuseinformationgatheredbytheAgridronetoplacefertilizeronlyinareaswhereitisneeded.Beforetheyusedthedrones,farmerswouldputthesameamountoffertilizereverywhere.

Dronesalsosavetimebecausefarmerscanexamineuptothreehectaresinaboutaminute.

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1．Thefirstparagraphismainlyabout．

A．theexpensivecostofdrones

B．thefastdevelopmentofdrones

C．thewideu