奶牛成为英国首批5G“用户”

霍晓丽

We have heard some interesting ways that 5G wireless technology might change our lives in the future.

5G， short for the 5th generation mobile networks， promises Internet speeds between 50 to 100 times faster than current 4G systems.

The technology was also built to handle many more users without slowing wireless services down. Such improvements are sure to be popular with 5G users worldwide. While 5G is set to be used in some limited areas of America this year， much of the world is not expected to receive widely available service until 2023.

One project in Britain， though， is already testing this super?fast technology， but not on humans.Instead， the experiment involves an unlikely group of Internet users—cows. The system connects the animals to 5G in an effort to automate the milking process. The project was developed by American technology company Cisco Systems. It also receives money from the British government. Cisco says the program seeks to explore the future of 5G connectivity in rural areas around the world. Rural areas are expected to be the last to receive 5G service.

Testing areas were set up at farms in three rural areas of England. The cows are equipped with 5G?connected devices that link up to a robotic milking system， which uses sensors（传感器） and machine learning to fully automate the process. System designers say technology takes over after a cow feels ready to be milked and walks toward an automatic gate. The device is designed to recognize each individual cow. It then positions equipment to the right body position for milking. During the process， machines release food for the cow as a reward.

Other 5G technology tools include automated brushes that turn on when the cow rubs up against them. Sensors also control the amount of light to the cows living areas depending on the weather. And， an automatic feeding system makes sure the animals always get enough to eat.

Duncan Forbes， head of the project， told Reuters that the project shows the farms cow operations can be greatly improved with 5G technology and that the experiment provides strong evidence that 5G technology can be widely used in the future， not just on farms in Britain， but in rural communities across the world.

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1. What is the purpose of Cisco Systems program？

A. To test the effects of 5G technology on animals.

B. To win financial support from British government.

C. To expand the future use of 5G in rural communities.

D. To promote its technological development in Britain.

2. What does the underlined word “It” in paragraph 4 refer to？

A. The group.

B. The project.

C. The company.

D. The technology.

3. What can we learn about 5G according to the text？

A. It is no worse than 4G in terms of speed.

B. It is already widely available in the world.

C. It is based on sensors and machine learning.

D. It enables cows to control their own milking.

4. In which section of a newspaper may this text appear？

A. Lifestyle.

B. Education.

C. Technology.

D. Entertainment.

Difficult sentence

Other 5G technology tools include automated brushes that turn on when the cow rubs up against them.

【翻譯】

【点石成金】这是一个主从复合句，Other 5G technology tools include automated brushes是主句，that turn on是关系代词that引导的限制性定语从句，when the cow rubs up against them是when引导的时间状语从句。