Question

    Gardening is popular in many parts of the world. It brings us sweet smelling flowers, fresh fruit and vegetables. But you can get more from your garden.

Gardening helps to keep healthy. Today's people sit indoors for too long and don't get much exercise. When you garden, you have to move around. It's a good chance for you to exercise your body by watering flowers or doing some digging. Besides, when you are in your garden, you can feel the warm sunshine. This means you are getting Vitamin D. It helps your bodies use calcium(钙), which is necessary to keep your bones strong.

Gardening is a great activity to do with children. It gets them off computers, televisions and phones. Gardening_can_be_a_great_teacher_to_teach_children_about_nature_and_healthy_eating. It can also help them to understand the meaning of “No pains, no gains.”

Gardening is a great way to meet people and build relationships. When you are gardening, you are outdoors. So it is a perfect time to communicate with your neighbors. Most people love to talk about their hobbies, and so do gardeners. They usually enjoy showing people what they are growing. And most enjoy sharing advice and stories about their gardens.

1.完成句子:

People can exercise their bodies by______________ or doing some digging when they garden.

2.完成句子:

We can get ______________ in our garden when it's sunny.

3.简略回答问题:

What can gardening get children off according to the passage?

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4.找出并写下第四段的主题句:

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5.将文中画线句子译成汉语:

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Answer

1.watering flowers

2.Vitamin D

3.Computers, televisions and phones.

4.Gardening is a great way to meet people and build relationships.

5.园艺可以是一名教孩子们关于自然和健康饮食的好老师。

【解析】

主旨大意：本文是一篇说明文。主要介绍了园艺对人们的益处：一是有助于保持健康；二是对孩子们来说是一项伟大的活动；三是认识人并建立良好关系的好方式。