Yesterday，I read a report on fruit-picking robots.As I heard about the pricey robotic arms of these machines，I was filled with something like sadness.Our children and grandchildren，I'm afraid，will not be able to understand how our food is grown.Nor will they be able to experience the fun of fruit-picking.
    I once spent a few weeks on a farm in New Zealand.There，I met about 50 apple-pickers from Vanujye.aiu.At night，we listened to pop music and washed our clothes as they told me about their experiences of picking pineapples and peaches.Life on the farm was hard.The rooms were small and dark.There was nothing in them but a kettle（水壺） and a shower.However，the trip left me with many fond memories.
    When my son was little，I used to cycle him half an hour out of town to a farm every few weeks.There，we could pick strawberries.He loved it.He was excited about the smell of the plants，the feel of the soil and the art of guessing which piece of fruit had the potential to be the most delicious.And he saw where our fruit came from.I wanted him to understand the effort and energy during the process of producing food.
    Doorstep deliveries and washed and sliced（切好的）salad vegetables have already started to destroy our understanding of how our food is grown and what it looks like.Robotic fruit-pickers，I fear，will be just another step in this direction.I'm afraid that we are making the whole act of eating a hands-off experience.Where is，then，the fun of it？

（1）What is the report in Paragraph 1 about？

A

A

A．Robots used to pick fruit.
B．The fun of growing food.
C．The cost of making robots.
D．Children working on a farm.
（2）How did the writer feel about the trip in New Zealand？

B

B

A．Terrible.
B．Unforgettable.
C．Regretful.
D．Disappointed.
（3）What does the underlined word "it"in paragraph 3 refer to？

D

D

A．Cutting fruit.
B．Smelling the soil.
C．Cycling in the town.
D．Picking strawberries.
（4）What is the structure of the passage？

A

A

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