Cowsaresometimesreadyformilkingatnight.Iftheyareforcedtowaituntilmorningtheyfeeluncomfortableandmaystopproducingmilk.Somilkingworkersoftenhavetowakefromtheirsleep.
ButaSwedishcompanyhasdevelopedamilkingsystembasedoncomputer-controlledroboticarmstosolvetheseproblems.
Thisnewsystemallowsthecowstobemilkedanytimetheyareready.Andfarmerscansleepwithoutworryingaboutthem.
Whentheyarehungrythecowsenterthenewmilkingstationforfood.Theyhavetoweartags(标签)—theirIDcards-whichareautomaticallyscanned(自动扫描).Thecomputerrecordseachcow’svisitandchecksifitisactuallyreadytobemilked.Dataoneachcowallowtheroboticarmstofitthemilkingmachineproperlytomakesurethecowiscomfortable.
Asthemilkbeginsflowingthecomputerstarttotestthemilk-checkingforbacteriaandothercontaminants(污染物).Ifthereisanyproblemtheflowofmilkwillgotospecialtanksthatdon’treachthemainsupply.
Oncethemilkingendsthesystemcarefullycleansthecowaswellasitselfandpreparesforthenextanxiousbeast.
Thesystemisstillbeingimproved.ButitisalreadywidelyusedinJapanandacrossEuropesuchasinSwedenDenmarkPolandandGermany.
1.Withthehelpofroboticarms_______.
A.thehungrycowscanenterthenewmilkingstationforfood
B.cowscanproducemoremilkduringthenight
C.cowsfeelmorecomfortablethanbeingmilkedbyman
D.cowscanbemilkedanytimetheyareready
2.Whichofthefollowingisnottrueaccordingtothepassage?
A.ThenewmilkingsystemwasdevelopedbyaSwedishcompany.
B.Thenewmilkingsystemcancleanboththecowanditselfoncethemilkingends.
C.ThenewmilkingsystemisperfectanditiswidelyusedinJapanandacrossEurope.
D.Thenewmilkingsystemallowsthecowstobemilkedanytimetheyareready.
3.Thebesttitleofthepassageis______.
A.UncomfortableCows
B.RobotsMilkCows
C.FlowingMilk
D.ImprovingNewSystem