Question

    Many people think that cities don't have farms and that people only grow fruit and vegetables in the countryside. However, they are wrong. There are more and more farms in cities all over the world. According to Ms. Sullivan, a person studying urban agriculture (都市农业) in New York City, "There was urban agriculture long long ago."

More and more people live in cities now. And more and more people want to garden in city areas. Ms. Sullivan said, "In small gardens, on the rooftops and indoors, city people grow fruit and vegetables or raise animals to produce vegetables, eggs, honey, and meat." However, they still need to live on food grown in the countryside. This is because a city doesn't have enough places to grow enough food for everyone.

In New York City, there aren't a lot of places for growing food, but city farmers use many different ways to grow things. For example, Brooklyn Grange has three rooftop vegetable farms in New York City.

Brooklyn Grange grows tomatoes, potatoes and many other things. It sells its vegetables to people and restaurants in its city. People use the place that is not needed for anything else. As more urban farmers find ways to grow food in cities, people in the city will be able to get fresher vegetables for their meals.

1.What can we learn from the first paragraph?

A.There aren't farms in cities. B.Urban agriculture is important.

C.Many people are studying urban agriculture. D.Urban agriculture isn't new to people.

2.People in cities may grow food ________ according to the passage.

①on the roof of their houses   

②in their gardens

③on the side of the street     

④in their houses

A.①②④ B.①②③ C.②③④ D.①③④

3.What's the problem of growing food in cities according to the passage?

A.People there are too busy to grow food. B.People there are not good at growing food.

C.The food grown there is hard to live. D.There isn't enough room to grow food.

4.What does the writer mainly tell us in the passage?

A.Food grown in the countryside is better than that in cities.

B.Urban agriculture becomes more and more popular.

C.The vegetables people in the city eat are not fresh.

D.People in the city get enough food from urban agriculture.

Answer

1.D

2.A

3.D

4.B

【解析】

本文讲述了在城市里种植食物变得越来越流行，虽然城市里没有足够的地方，但是人们用许多不同的方法去种植食物。

1.推理判断题。根据According to Ms. Sullivan, a person studying urban agriculture (都市农业) in New York City, "There was urban agriculture long long ago."“根据正在纽约研究都市农业的沙利文女士所说，很久很久以前就有都市农业”，可知，都市农业对于人们来说并不新鲜。故选D。

2.细节理解题。根据In small gardens, on the rooftops and indoors, city people grow fruit and vegetables or raise animals to produce vegetables, eggs, honey, and meat“在小花园里，在屋顶和室内，城市里的人们种植水果，蔬菜或饲养动物来生产蔬菜，鸡蛋，蜂蜜和肉”，可知，在城市里的人，可以在花园，房顶和室内种植食物。故选A。

3.细节理解题。根据However, they still need to live on food grown in the countryside. This is because a city doesn't have enough places to grow enough food for everyone“然而，他们仍然需要依靠在农村种植的食物生活。这是因为城市没有足够的地方给每个人去种植足够的食物”，可知，城市里种植食物的问题在于没有足够的空间。故选D。

4.主旨大意题。根据本文第一段Many people think …"There was urban agriculture long long ago."及下文的描述，可知，在城市里种植食物在很久很久以前就存在，虽然城市里没有足够的地方种植食物，但是许多人用不同的方法去种植食物，这样城市里的人就能吃到新鲜的食物。由此可知，本文主要告诉我们都市农业变得越来越流行。故选B。