六、阅读短文，从短文后所给的A～F六个选项中选出五个能填入空白处的最佳选项。(2025·江苏徐州调研)
The human population on the Earth grows larger each year. As a result, . Because of climate change (气候变化), growing more food is becoming even more difficult.
When farmers tried to grow more food in the past, they would use farming methods that weren't always healthy for the environment. To solve this problem, . They spent several years talking to farmers. They wanted to see what problems farmers were having and how these problems could be solved. . These special robots move around on farms and collect information about crops (庄稼). They can take pictures of plants, track (追踪) each plant's growth and measure (测量) its size.
In the past, though farmers did have information about the weather and the earth, they couldn't track each plant. .
By collecting information about plants, the robots can help farmers make predictions (预测) about how their plants will grow. . For example, if the robots find out which plants get sick, farmers can quickly throw them away before they are about to influence nearby plants. With the help of these robots, farmers can take better care of the plants in need.

A. But now, with these robots, they can
B. This led to the creation of special robots
C. The farmers didn't know how to deal with it
D. some scientists carried out a research project
E. more and more food needs to be grown in order to feed everyone
F. By studying each plant, the robots can also help farmers grow plants well

1. E 2. D 3. B 4. A 5. F

【分析】
这是一篇六选五的阅读补全题，解题核心是梳理全文逻辑，抓住前后文的因果、指代、时间对比等衔接关系匹配选项：首先通读全文可知文章主旨是人口增长催生粮食增产需求，科学家研发农业机器人辅助农民开展环保高效的种植。逐空推导：
1. 第一空前句提到地球人口逐年增长，as a result表因果，直接找人口增长对应的结果类选项即可；
2. 第二空前句提出要解决“传统增产方式不环保”的问题，后句出现指代人的代词They，找对应“人开展解决问题的动作”的选项；
3. 第三空后句直接开始介绍特殊机器人的功能，找能引出机器人诞生的过渡选项；
4. 第四空前句用In the past说明过去农民的局限，找能和过去形成对比、衔接现在机器人作用的选项；
5. 第五空后句是机器人辅助种植的具体实例，找能承上启下引出该实例的选项。最后剩余的C选项没有对应的语境支撑，直接排除。
【解析】
1. 第一空：前文说明地球人口逐年增长，as a result引出人口增长带来的直接结果，E选项“为了养活所有人，需要种植越来越多的粮食”完全符合因果逻辑，衔接自然。
2. 第二空：前文提出“传统增产农耕方式对环境不友好，需要解决该问题”，后文的They指代设空处的动作主体，D选项“一些科学家开展了一个研究项目”，承接解决问题的行动，后文“他们花数年和农民交流调研”正好对应科研项目的内容，逻辑连贯。
3. 第三空：前文说明科学家调研农民的实际问题和解决方案，后文直接介绍特殊机器人的功能，B选项“这催生了特殊机器人的诞生”，句中This指代前文的调研工作，完美衔接前后内容，引出机器人的出现。
4. 第四空：前文用In the past指出过去农民即便掌握天气、土壤信息，也无法追踪单株作物的局限，A选项“但是现在，有了这些机器人，他们就可以做到了”用But now形成过去和现在的鲜明对比，和前文的时间状语形成呼应，逻辑通顺。
5. 第五空：前文说明机器人收集作物信息可以帮农民预测作物生长情况，后文举例说明机器人发现病株后农民及时处理避免病害传染，F选项“通过研究每一株植物，机器人还能帮助农民把作物种好”起到承上启下的作用，自然引出后文的具体实例。
【答案】
E、D、B、A、F
【知识点】
语篇逻辑衔接，上下文语境推理，指代关系判断
【点评】
本题围绕农业机器人的科普主题命题，重点考察学生对语篇因果、转折、指代等逻辑关系的识别能力，不需要掌握超纲词汇，只要抓住前后句的对应提示就能快速锁定答案，唯一的干扰项C没有对应的语境支撑，很容易排除，整体区分度适中。
【难度系数】
0.7