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PAGE PAGE 10 拓展创新学程一 Unit 2 Working the land Part 1 课文填空 Reading: Precision farming hits its target When we think of farming, the first image that 1._________ (spring) to mind might be of a farmer working in a field under the 2._________ (bake) sun. Face covered in sweat, he might be walking through the field, carefully 3.___________ (check) his crops before deciding what needs 4.___________ (do). In modern times, however, this deep-rooted image of a 5.____________ (tradition) farmer is being changed. The collaboration between farming and technology has given rise 6.________ precision farming, an approach that equips farmers 7.________ the tools and data they need to make reliable decisions with remarkable accuracy. It aims to improve food production and conserve the environment by reducing a farm’s input and increasing its output. This evolution is having 8.________ positive impact on farming, while also providing better solutions to the world’s pressing food problems. It is the advent of modern technology that has turned farming into a 9._________ (high) precise industry. This latest wave of innovation 10.__________ (offer) farmers information that is more detailed, measurements that are more accurate and solutions that are more effective. These can be achieved with a 11.__________ (combine) of information-gathering tools like sensors, satellites and drones, and advanced 12.______________ (technology) such as artificial intelligence (AI). 13._________ massive amounts of data on the state of their farmland gathered, processed and analysed in real time, farmers are able to give the best possible care to the crops that most need it at the most appropriate time and put 14.________ (them) resources to the best use. As 15.________ added bonus, the decline in the amount of unnecessary chemicals minimizes potential threats 16._________ the environment. Precision farming boasts a 17.___________ (diversity) range of application capabilities 18.______ different sta