Even plant can run a fever, especially when they’re under attack by insects or disease. But unlike human, plants can have their temperature taken from 3, 000 feet away - straight up. A decade ago, adopting 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.
　　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.
　　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. “This technique can be used on 75 percent of agricultural land in the United States, ” says George Oerther of Texas A & M. Ray Jackson , who recently retired from the Department of Agriculture, thinks remote infrared crop scanning could be adopted by the end of the decade. But only ff Paley finds the financial backing which he failed to obtain 10 years ago.
　56．Plants will emit an increased amount of heat when they are________.
　　A. sprayed with pesticides     B. facing an infrared scanner
　　C. in poor physical condition   D. exposed to excessive sun rays
　57．In order to apply pesticide spraying precisely, we can use infrared scanning to________.
　　A. estimate the damage to the crops    B. measure the size of the affected area
　　C. draw a color -coded map          D. locate the problem area
　58．Farmers can save a considerable amount of pesticide by________.
　　A. resorting to spot – spraying   B. consulting infrared scanning experts
　　C. transforming poisoned rain    D. detecting crop problems at an early stage
　59．The application of infrared scanning technology to agriculture met with some difficulties________.,
　　A. the lack of official support        B. its high cost
　　C. the lack of financial support      D. its failure to help increase production
　60．Infrared scanning technology may be brought back into operation because of________.
　　A. the desire of farmers to improve the quality of their produce
　　B. growing concern about the excessive use of pesticides on crops
　　C. the forceful promotion by the Department of Agriculture
　　D. full support from agricultural experts


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　　Beijing(Xinhua)－Blind Chinese pianist Sun Yan, 23, will give a concert at the People’s Liberation Army(PLA)Theatre in downtown Beijing．

　　Sun, a student at the well-known China Central Conservatory of Music, was born with cataracts(白內(nèi)障), which caused him to become blind．He started learning to play the piano when he was three years old and immediately gained acclaim(喝彩)as a piano virtuoso at the age of six．

　　Guo Shulan, head of the CCCM, said Sun was the first blind student the school had ever received in its half-century history．The well-known piano teacher, Yang Jun, taught Sun personally and found him to be greatly talented and strongly determined．

　　At his concert, Sun will play a dozen masterpieces by composers, such as Bach, Beethoven and Chopin．

　　“Common piano players may have a look at these long and difficult musical pieces while playing, but Sun would have to spend a much, much longer time to fully memorize a piece of music．” Yan said．“He plays the piano for at least six hours every day．”

　　With painstaking effort for the past few years．Sun achieved very good grades at school and also gained an audience worldwide．He was invited to visit dozens of countries and regions and even performed at top theatres such as Caregie Hall in the United States．

　　Top fashion brand Mark Fairwhale and piano manufacturer Bosendorfrr will offer Sun a financial support fund and the use of piano, respectively．The PLA Theatre will also provide him technical support and a stage setting design free of charge．Three schoolmates of Sun’s who were also pianists, for winning top prizes in international competitions, will be guest performers at the concert．

　　Expecting to graduate with a bachelor degree in paino next year, Sun has applied to study for a master’s degree．

　　“Music changes people’s lives．I hope I can continue to study the piano for the rest of my life,” Sun said．

(1)

Which of the following may be the best title of the passage?

[　　]

A．

Sun Yan’s achievements in music．

B．

Blind Chinese pianist gives concert in Beijing．

C．

Sun Yan, successful blind pianist in China．

D．

Blind pianist gains international fame．

(2)

The underlined word “virtuoso” in the second paragraph most probably means ________．

[　　]

A．

excellent teacher

B．

excellent student

C．

excellent producer

D．

excellent player

(3)

The CCCM has a history of ________．

[　　]

A．

about 23 years

B．

about 50 years

C．

about 10 years

D．

about 150 years

(4)

What does Sun Yan benefit most from on his way to being a well-known pianist besides his born talent?

[　　]

A．

His being blindness．

B．

His early beginning with piano practice．

C．

His great efforts and help from various fields．

D．

The technical support from his classmates．

(5)

Which of the following is TURE?

[　　]

A．

Sun Yan became blind at the age of three．

B．

Sun Yan became blind at the age of six．

C．

Sun Yan is a graduate from the CCCM．

D．

Sun Yan is studying in the CCCM．

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