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B.It supports music therapy with funding.
C.How the intelligent garden was invented.
C.It has cured some seniors with Alzheimer's.
D.What disadvantages the intelligent garden has.
D.It profits from the musicians'performances.
30.What do we know about the AI tools for gardening from paragraph 4
27.Which of the following best describes Grace
A.They are widely applied in commercial gardens.
A.Helpful and curious.
B.Grateful and sclfless.
B.They guide gardeners to use resources more wisely.
C.Caring and inspiring.
D Outgoing and honcst.
C.They can take care of plants as well as skilled gardeners.
D.They play an irreplaceable role in sustainable gardening.
s1.What is the author's attitude toward AI's use in gardening
Have you ever joyously stepped out to your backyard garden,freshly brewed coffee in hand,only to
A Unclear.
B.Favorable.
C.Objective.
D.Negative.
find your cared-for plants and herbs wilted and dying Was the soil too dry Did pests find their
way in During times like these,some frustrated gardeners may wish their fickle ficus would just
D
tell them what it necds.A new Microsoft-partnered project in the UK is trying to see if that concept can be
In the cemetery of ancient Xochiaca,a village in Chimalhuacan on the eastern edge of Mexico City,
demonstrated in the real-world.
the sound of hammiers and chisels striking stone rings out on most Sundays.It comes from the local stone
Next year,the Royal Horticultural Society in England will show off an "intelligent garden"that uses
carvers,who still pursue a craft passed down for generations,even after the local quarries (were
an AI model to monitor the garden's environment and inform gardeners when it needs care.Visitors can ask
exhausted.
the AI-powered garden questions.The model could then respond with phrases like"I need a bit more water,"
Generations of stone carvers also created much of the stonework that decorates buildings and parks in
or"I could use a haircut"depending on data captured in the soil.
the capital's downtown.Unlike many craftspeople who want to see their works displayed in museums,the
carvers here work free of charge to create and maintain carvings to decorate the local cemetery.They also
The technical components(组成部分).of the garden are the product of a partnership between Al
work on decorating and maintaining the stonework at the 250-year-old parish church,Santa Maria de
start-up Avande and Microsoft.The garden relies on a network of sensors placed throughout the garden
Guadalupe.
measuring environmental factors like soil moisture(湿度)，alkalinity(碱度)，and nutrient levels as well as
One of the earliest signs of their predccessors'(先辈们的)work is a carved.stone in the churchyard
wind and projected rainfall.All of that data is then sent to a specially designed AI model at the back of the
floor reading"Xochiaca,home of the stone carvers".It does not bear a date.It refers,however,to a time
garden.The model,powered by Microsoft's Azure Open AI Service,can then analyze those factors and
when the lake that once covered much of the valley still lapped at the shores of Xochiaca.Builders would
inform gardeners on best feeding.watering,or trimming )
come looking for carvings and ship them to Mexico City by boat across the lake.
In theory,insights provided by models like this one could help gardeners manage resources efficiently
While carvers in othcr areas long ago turned to mechanical tools.the craftsmen here still use
and avoid over-watering-plants before rainfall,both of which can aid in sustainability efforts.These tools
traditional methods for their carving.Yet the craft is in trouble.There were about 600 registered stone
can bring convenience to ordinary plant lovers and cost-cutting businesses.Still,it remains uncertain if
carvers a decade ago,but now only around 300 remain and most are elderly.The local quarries were largely
even the best models can notice unusual corditions and unique growth habits of plants as carefully as
played out,and the land was sold for housing.Now carvers have to transport stone from other states,
sometimes hundreds of miles away.Even more concerning,yourger generations show little interest in
skilled gardeners do.
taking up the trade.
Several currently available apps also use AI to help gardeners identify unknown plants by comparing a
Encouragingly,these caryers get some help from donations from the local goverment and local
photo of them against a large online database.But as past reporting has shown,simply trusting an AI to tell
residents.The neighbors donate 100 or 200 pesos,and the people of the town buy the stone.This shared
you whether a plant or fungi of unknown origin is safe to eal isn't wise.ad could have dangerous rosults
commitment,they believe,is what keeps the spirit of their craft alive in the community.
28.What will Al be used to do in pardening according to the text
37.What is special about Xochiaca stone carvers
A.Look after the plants inplace of gardeners.
A.They still use old tools.
B.They do voluntary work
B.Improve the condition'of soil in the garden
C.They have displays in museums
.D.They master superb carving skills
C.Design the environmentally-friendly gardens
33What does the underlined phrase"played out"in Paragraph 4 most probably mean
D.Help the gardeners communicate with the plants
A.fully used up
B.forbidden to use
29.What is paragraph 3 mainly about
C.rebuilt completely
D.opened to the public
A.How the intelligent garden works
34 What can we infer from the last paragraph
B.Why the intelligent garden is popular
A.The carving work brings the community together.
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