Question

Eco City Farms(生态城市农场) are becoming more popular in cities and towns around the United states.

Eco City Farms in Edmonton, Maryland, is located near shopping centers, car repair shops and homes. The neighborhood is a working-class community(社区). People do not have very much money. And they have limited access (获得)to fresh food in markets.

Over the past two years, the farm has attracted volunteers from the community like Marcy Clark. She schools her four children at home. On a recent day she brought them to Eco City Farms for a lesson. Her son Alston Clark thinks his experience is very valuable.“I like coming out here,” he says,“ You know, you connect with the earth, where your food comes from. You appreciate the food a little bit more.”

Margaret Morgan started Eco City Farms. She thinks of it as a place where people can learn to live healthier lives. “Growing food in a community brings people together,” she continues, “Every piece of what we do here is a demonstration(示范) to show people everything about how to have an eco-friendly community.” she says. From the Eco City Farms people come to know that they are not only growing food and raising chickens and bees, but improving the soil with compost(肥料)made from food waste.

Eco City Farms is an experimental operation. The farm gets its power not from the local electricity networks, but from the sun with solar panels. In winter, the green house use a geothermal(地热)system.

Vegetables can be grown all year. So once a week, all winter long, neighbors like Chris Moss and her three children bike to the farm to pick up a share of the harvest.

“I like eating the vegetables ”says five-year-old Owen Moss.

1.What is mainly talked about in the passage?

A. Eco City Farms save a lot of energy.

B. Eco City Farms helps the working-class live better.

C. Eco City Farms are influencing community life.

D. Eco City Farms are gaining popularity.

2.According to the passage, Eco City Farms are close to the following places EXCEPT______.

A. shopping centers

B. car repair shops

C. fast-food restaurants

D. working-class community

3.What is the author’s attitude toward Eco City Farms?

A. Doubtful.         B. Disappointed.

C. Surprised.        D. Enthusiastic(热心的).

4.Eco City Farm gets its power from

A. local electricity networks

B. the sun with solar panels

C. the green house

D. a geothermal system

Answer

1.D

2.C

3.D

4.B

【解析】

试题分析：这篇文章介绍的是生态城市农场在美国的城市乡村越来越受欢迎，它如何运作，给环境带来的好处。

1.D考查主旨大意题。根据第一段的句子：Eco City Farms are becoming more popular in cities and towns around the Unites States.可知生态城市农场在美国的城市乡村越来越受欢迎。故选D。

2.2】C从第一段的句子：Maryland, is located near shopping centers, car repair shops and homes. The neighborhood is a working-class community.Maryland位于购物中心、汽车修理店和住宅区附近，邻居是劳动阶级团体。由此判断A、B、D都是对的，故选C。

3.3】D考查判断推理题。A. Doubtful怀疑的；B. Disappointed失望的；C. Surprised吃惊的；D. Enthusiastic(热心的)。从字里行间，特别是第三段的句子;Every piece of what we do here is a demonstration (范例) to show people everything about how to have an eco-friendly community.我们在这里做的每一件事是向人们展示关于如何拥有一个生态美好的社区的范例。可知作者对生态城市农场是很有热情的。故选D。

4.B考查细节理解题。这篇文章介绍的是生态城市农场，这是以环保为理念的农场。根据文章第五段的Eco City Farms is an experimental operation. The farm gets its power not from the local electricity networks, but from the sun with solar panels 生态环保农场是一个试验操作。农场不是从当地的发电网络中获得电力，而是从太阳能板上获取太阳能。A. local electricity networks当地的发电网络；B. the sun with solar panels带有太阳能板的太阳能；C. the green house绿色家园；D. a geothermal system地热系统。故选B。

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