Question

    Experts in nutrition suggest that we should eat at least five different kinds of vegetables and fruit a day. They are very necessary for our health and help our bodies work well. They can help reduce the risk of getting ill. There are a lot of vegetables and fruit to be chosen and they taste delicious. 1.

It's easy to buy our food from the local supermarket, so why do we go to the trouble of growing our own? Here are several good reasons：

2. You can pick up and eat it at once. When you have tried it, you will agree that vegetables and fruit that are eaten straight from the garden taste better than anything you can buy in a supermarket.

You may want to cut down on your “food miles”—the distance that a product has travelled before it reaches your kitchen. Many food packages are flown halfway across the earth. 3.

Homegrown food is likely to be healthier. Food producers often use fertilizers and pesticides which can end up in your food. If you grow your own, things are different. 4. You might also choose to grow some traditional vegetables and fruit. These often have more important things that keep you healthy.

5. And you can grow your own even if you only have a small backyard. Some food can grow well in pots, including tomatoes, potatoes and carrots. You can recycle plastic bottles and cups to grow something. Just make sure there are holes for drainage and a small plate under them to catch drops of water.

Happy gardening!

Word Bank

nutrition 营养  pesticide 农药

fertilize 化肥  drainage 排水

A.Best of all, you can grow your own!

B.That's not so good for you, or for the planet.

C.Food that you grow yourself is always fresh.

D.If you have a large garden, growing your own is easy.

E.You can control what goes on and into the food you eat.

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.B

4.E

5.D

【解析】

【主旨大意】本文是一篇说明文。营养专家建议我们每天应该吃至少五种蔬菜和水果，文中主要介绍了自己种植蔬菜的好处，它更新鲜、更安全、更健康，而且自己种植蔬菜给我们带来更多的快乐。

1.根据下文“It's easy to buy our food from the local supermarket, so why do we go to the trouble of growing our own？”可知此处应引出自己种植蔬菜的想法，与下文为何要自己种植蔬菜呼应。结合选项可知A项最符合此处语境。故选A。

2.根据上文“Here are several good reasons”和下文“You can pick and eat it at once.”你可以立刻就地采摘并吃它，由此可推测出此处与自己种植的蔬菜新鲜这一原因相关，结合选项可知C项最符合此处语境。故选C。

3.根据上文“Many food packages are flown halfway across the earth.”可知此处指飞了半个地球的食物包装袋对于我们以及地球造成的影响，结合选项可知B项最符合此处语境。故选B。

4.根据此段中心句“Homegrown food is likely to be healthier.”以及“If you grow your own, things are different.”可知本段落主要讲述自己种的蔬菜更健康，可推测出此处指自己种植蔬菜后，蔬菜会变得如何不同，结合选项可知E项最符合此处语境。故选E。

5.根据下文“And you can grow your own even if you only have a small backyard.”以及“You can recycle plastic bottles and cups to grow something.”可知此处与我们种植蔬菜的地点相关，结合选项可知D项更符合此处语境，可与下文的“a small backyard”等地点形成对比。故选D。