超级怪物狼——日本农作物福音
超级怪物狼——日本农作物福音

New technology could help Japanese farmers keep animals away from their farms. Engineers have invented the “Super Monster Wolf” to scare away wild animals from crops of rice, pumpkins and sweet potatoes. The solar-powered scarecrow(稻草人) robot looks like a real wolf. It has wolf-like hair, big scary teeth and red eyes with infrared sensors(红外传感器). It also has 48 different wolf howls(咆哮) so that animals never get close to it. Super Monster Wolf will keep animals like wild boar and deer out of rice paddies, farms and fruit orchards. Farmers lose millions of dollars every year because of hungry animals.
    Japan's agricultural association (JA) trialed the Super Monster Wolf in nine locations. A JA spokesman said the robot wolf greatly reduced crop losses. He said it was more effective than electric fences at keeping animals out. The robot can sense movement up to one kilometre away and make its scary sounds. The 65cm-long robot will start being made from next month. The price is $4,800, but farmers will be able to rent the wolf by the month. Japan’s farmers are hoping this new electronic wolf will finally stop wild animals eating their crops.

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1.Why did engineers invent the "Super Monster Wolf"?

A To protect wild animals from other animals.

B To keep animals away from farms.

C To protect birds from wild animals.

D To protect crops from birds.

解析：选B。细节理解题。根据第一段第一句New technology could help Japanese farmers keep animals away from their farms. 可知这种新科技是为了帮助日本农民的农田免受动物的侵害，故选B。

2.How many wolf howls does the Super Monster Wolf have?

A 18.

B 24.

C 36.

D 48.

解析：选D。细节理解题。根据第一段倒数第三句It also has 48 different wolf howls so that animals never get close to it. 可知它有48种不同的吼叫声以至于其他动物不敢靠近它，故选D。

3.What is the Chinese meaning of the underlined word “effective”?

A 有效的.

B 实际的.

C 印象深刻的.

D 实用的.

解析：选A。词义猜测题。根据第二段第二句greatly reduced crop losses可以猜测它是更有效的，故选A。

4.Which of the following is NOT true?

A The Super Monster Wolf has wolf-like hair, big scary teeth and red eyes.

B Farmers lose millions of dollars every year because of hungry animals.

C JA trialed the Super Monster Wolf in nineteen locations.

D The price of the robot is 4, 800 dollars.

解析：选C。细节理解题。根据第二段第一句JA trialed the Super Monster Wolf in nine locations. 可知日本农业协会在九个地方实验了超级怪物狼，故选C。

5.What’s the best title of the passage?

A The “Super Monster Wolf”.

B Farmers in Japan Used the Robot.

C JA Trialed the Super Monster Wolf.

D The Price of the Robot.

解析：选A。主旨大意题。这篇文章主要介绍了超级怪物狼，B、C、D选项比较片面，故选A。