Eco City Farms(生态城市农场) are becoming more popular in cities and towns around the Unites 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 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 ”say 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 are gaining popularity.
C.Eco City Farms are influencing community life.
D.Eco City Farms helps the working-class live better.
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.Enthusiastic(热心的). B.Disappointed.
C.Surprised. D.Doubtful.
4.In which column(专栏) of a newspaper can you most probably read this article?
A.People. B.Travel. C.Environment. D.Education.
单句语法填空
1.As the people of the great nation，we shall take our ____________ (responsible) to make it stronger.
2.Rubbish may cause a lot of ____________ (environment) problems if it is not properly treated.
3.The doctor said that the patient had to be operated ____________ at once，which made us all worried.
4.Credit cards enable holders to obtain goods and services ____________ credit.
5.In order to save money，they buy goods____________quantity.
6.There had been much debate ____________ the issue of childcare.
7.It is our belief ____________ improvements in health care will lead to a stronger and more prosperous economy.
8.What used to be considered impossible has now turned ____________ realities.
单词拼写
1.The money raised will be used to dig huge holes to ________ (用水泵抽) water into the lake which is drying up.
2.Of all the ________ (顾问)，only Mr. Wang gave us some advice on how to protect the wild animals.
3.Many parents are ________ (愿意的) to do anything to make sure that their children live a good life.
4.Don’t throw away the old newspaper which can be ________ (回收). For example，we can make it into an envelope.
5.Don’t be so ________ (贪婪的)—leave some of the food for the rest of us.
6.I don’t have any cash；can I pay this by ________ (信用) card?
7.The application of the new technology can greatly reduce ________ (未经加工的) material consumption.
8.She said the program is based on respect for those who have different ________ (信仰).
语法填空
In only fifty years, English 1.（develop）into the language most 2.（wide）spoken and used in the world. English is the working language of most international organizations, international trade and tourism. Businessmen and tourists often come to China without being able to speak 3.（China）. Chinese businessmen, taxi drivers and students talk with them 4.（use）English. English is also the language of 5.（globe）culture, such as popular music and the Internet.
You can listen to English songs 6. the radio 7. use English to communicate 8.people around the world through the Internet. With so many people 9.（communicate）in English every day, it will become more and more important 10.（have）a good knowledge of English.
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
The sea has always interested man. From it he can get food, minerals and treasure. 1.But he couldn’t go far beneath its surface. 2. However, he isn’t a fish. Because he must breathe air, he can’t stay under the water’s surface for any length of time. To explore deep water, man faces even more dangers and problems. A diver who wants to stay under water for more than a few minutes must breathe air or a special mixture of gases. 3. He can carry a tank of air on his back and breathe through a hose and a mouthpiece. Water weighs 800 times as much as air. Tons of water pushes against a diver deep in the sea. 4. When a diver is under great pressure, his blood takes in some of the gases he breathes. As he rises to the surface, the water pressure becomes less. If the diver rises too quickly, the gases in his blood form bubbles. The diver is then suffering from the bends(潜水员病). The bends can cause a diver to double up in pain. 5.
A.His body is under great pressure.
B.Scientists are trying to find more about the sea.
C.For thousands of years, he could sail on it
D.They can even kill him．
E.He can wear a diving suit and have air pumped to him from above.
F.The water pressure can cause a diver to breathe with difficulty.
G.Man wants to explore deep into the sea.
Have you ever wondered why birds sing? Maybe you thought that they were just happy. After all, you probably sing or whistle when you are happy.
Some scientists believe that birds do sing some of the time just because they are happy. However they sing most of the time for a very different reason. Their singing is actually a warning to other birds to stay out of their territory.
Do you know what a territory is? A territory is an area that an animal, usually the male, claims as its own. Only he and his family are welcome there. No other families of the same species are welcome. Your yard and house are your territory where only your family and friends are welcome. If a stranger should enter your territory and threaten you, you might shout. Probably this would be enough to frighten him away.
If so, you have actually scared the stranger away without having to fight him. A bird does the same thing. But he expects an outsider almost any time, especially at nesting(筑巢) season. So he is screaming all the time, whether he can see an outsider or not. This screaming is what we call a bird’s song, and it is usually enough to keep an outsider away.
Birds sing loudest in the spring when they are trying to attract a mate and warn others not to enter the territory of theirs.
You can see that birds have a language of their own. Most of it has to do with attracting mates and setting up territories.
1.Some scientists believe that most of the time bird’s singing is actually ________.
A.an expression of happiness B.a way of warning
C.an expression of anger D.a way of greeting
2.What does the underlined word “territory’’ mean?
A.A place where families of other species are not accepted.
B.A place where a bird may shout at the top of its voice.
C.An area for which birds fight against each other.
D.An area which a bird considers to be its own.
3.Why do birds keep on singing at nesting season?
A.Because they want to invite more friends.
B.Because their singing helps frighten outsiders away.
C.Because they want to find outsiders around.
D.Because their singing helps get rid of their fears.
4.How does the writer explain bird’s singing?
A.By comparing birds with human beings.
B.By reporting experiment results.
C.By describing birds’ daily life.
D.By telling a bird’s story.
