D
Theo works day and night in the tulip(郁金香)fields in the Netherlands，never saying he is tired. How is this possible?
Theo is a robot named after Theo van der Voort，a farmer at the WAM Pennings farm. His job is to search for sick tulips and，when necessary，kill troubled ones to prevent the virus from spreading among the plants. The work is important，especially in spring，when people from around the world come to see the colourful flowers.
There are 45 robots like Theo working in the tulip fields of the Netherlands. They walk in the fields very slowly，about one kilometre per hour，looking for sick tulips. The robots have cameras in the front and take thousands of photos of the tulips. An AI model checks the photos carefully and decides which tulips need to be killed.
In the past，this work was done by humans. Allan Visser's family has been growing tulips for three generations，and this is the second growing season that Visser has used the robot. He said it is costly—the same as a sports car—about 200,000. "But I like to have the robot better，" Allan said. "Yeah，it is expensive，but there are fewer and fewer people who can really see the sick tulips."
The robot company's managing director said，"With the help of AI，they can locate the flowers that need to be taken off. But as for 'the heart of the robot'，it was the knowledge from farmers like Theo van der Voort that they put into the AI model. Combined(结合)the knowledge of experienced tulip farmers with the AI technology，they can finally make efficient(高效的)robots."
()37. Why do farmers use Theo?
A. To help them water tulips.
B. To keep tulip fields healthy.
C. To record the growth of tulips.
D. To guide tourists to see tulips.
()38. What does Allan Visser think of the robot?
A. It is very helpful.
B. It costs less than a sports car.
C. It needs to be further improved.
D. It is used by most farmers now.
()39. What can be inferred from the managing director's words?
A. Technology is useful for farmers in raising their skills.
B. Theo van der Voort gets little help from AI technology.
C. Farmers' knowledge is key to the development of robots.
D. The robots will lead to no tulip farmers in the near future.
()40. What is the purpose of the passage?
A. To describe an amazing experience.
B. To introduce a new AI technology.
C. To advise people how to protect tulips.
D. To explain how to plant some tulips.

37~40 BACB

【分析】
本题为科技类阅读理解，共4道题，涵盖细节理解、推理判断、主旨大意题型。解题思路为：先通读全文把握文章主旨（荷兰郁金香田使用AI机器人辅助管理），再针对每道题的关键词回原文定位，对比原文信息与选项内容，排除错误选项得出答案。
【解析】
37题：根据原文第二段“His job is to search for sick tulips and，when necessary，kill troubled ones to prevent the virus from spreading among the plants.”可知，Theo的作用是寻找病郁金香并处理以防止病毒传播，目的是保持郁金香田健康，对应选项B。
38题：根据原文第四段Allan的话“Yeah，it is expensive，but there are fewer and fewer people who can really see the sick tulips.”可知，机器人解决了人工难以识别病郁金香的问题，Allan认为机器人很有帮助，对应选项A。
39题：根据原文第五段经理的话“it was the knowledge from farmers like Theo van der Voort that they put into the AI model. Combined the knowledge of experienced tulip farmers with the AI technology”可知，农民的知识是机器人发展的关键，对应选项C。
40题：全文围绕荷兰郁金香田使用的AI机器人展开，主要目的是介绍这项新的AI技术，对应选项B。
【答案】
BACB
【知识点】
阅读理解、细节理解、推理判断、主旨大意
【点评】
本题为科技说明文类阅读理解，考查学生信息定位、逻辑推理及主旨归纳能力，难度适中，是常见的初中英语阅读题型。
【难度系数】
0.6