Ⅰ.閱讀理解

　　Many people wrongly think that cities don't have farms and that fruits and vegetables are only grown in the country.Believe it or not, there are more and more urban farms popping up in cities all over the world.

　　Alexandra Sullivan, a food system researcher in New York City, studies urban agriculture.Urban agriculture is another name for farming and gardening in a city environment.Ms.Sullivan studies everything from tiny gardens in empty lots between buildings to bigger fields that have been planted and grown.According to Ms.Sullivan, “Urban agriculture has existed since cities have, across the world.”

　　The number of humans living in urban areas, or cities, is increasing.The amount of people who want to garden in urban areas is also rising.Ms.Sullivan says, “In small gardens, on rooftops and indoors, they grow fruits, vegetables, grains, and herbs, and raise animals to produce milk, eggs, honey, and meat.They use these foods as supplements to food produced by rural agriculture.” Even though some people who live in urban areas grow crops, urban residents still need to rely on food grown in rural areas.This is because a city doesn't have enough space to grow enough food for everyone living in it.

　　In New York City, urban farmers have come up with many different ways to grow their own produce, even though there isn't a lot of room.For example, Brooklyn Grange is a farming operation that has two rooftop vegetable farms in New York City.All together, the farms are made up of 2.5 acres of rooftop space.This makes Brooklyn Grange one of the largest rooftop farming operations in the world.

　　Brooklyn Grange grows all kinds of things.The farming company sells its vegetables to local residents and restaurants.And because the farms are on rooftops, they are specially adapted to their urban location.They use available space that is not needed for anything else.As more urban farmers find ways to grow food in cities, urban residents will be better able to get fresher materials for their meals.

　　語篇解讀：許多人認為城市里沒有農場，水果和蔬菜僅生長在農村。實際上，越來越多的都市農場在世界各地的城市里流行起來。

　　1.Which of the following is Ms.Sullivan's opinion according to the text?

　　A.The number of people living in cities is increasing slowly.

　　B.Urban residents still rely on food grown in rural areas completely.

　　C.Urban agriculture has a history as long as cities.

　　D.Urban agriculture can provide huge income.

　　解析：選C　細節(jié)理解題。根據第二段最后一句“According to Ms.Sullivan, ‘Urban agriculture has existed since cities have, across the world.’”可知，Sullivan女士認為都市農業(yè)擁有與城市一樣長的歷史，故選C。

　　2.What does the underlined word “they” in Paragraph 3 refer to?

　　A.Farmers.

　　B.City residents.

　　C.Rural residents

　　. D.Companies.

　　解析：選B　代詞指代題。根據第三段前兩句可知，住在城市里的人的數量在增長，想要在城市里從事園藝的人的數量也在增長，并結合該段Sullivan所說的話可推斷they指的是“城市居民”，故選B。

　　3.What can we learn about Brooklyn Grange in New York City from the text?

　　A.It has large farming areas.

　　B.It can only grow single products.

　　C.It produces enough food for citizens.

　　D.It makes use of rooftop space to grow vegetables.

　　解析：選D　細節(jié)理解題。根據第四段第二句“For example, Brooklyn Grange is a farming operation that has two rooftop vegetable farms in New York City.”可知，Brooklyn Grange利用屋頂上的空間種植蔬菜，故選D。

　　4.What may be the best title for the text?

　　A.Farms in Cities

　　B.Future Food System

　　C.Food Grown in Cities

　　D.Agriculture of New York City

　　解析：選A　標題歸納題�？v觀全文可知，文章主要講述城市里的都市農場，城市居民利用有限的空間，充分利用屋頂，花園和室內種植蔬菜、水果、谷物和藥草，并飼養(yǎng)動物。文章就是圍繞城市農場這一中心展開的，因此A項作為標題最合適。

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　　On June 23, 1970, I had just left the Army after completing my one­year duty in Vietnam. I was on __1__returning home in Texas. I had been warned about the __2__of our fellow countrymen. There was no __3__ welcome for us when we came home from that unpopular war.

　　I sat, in uniform, in a window seat，__4__eye contact with my fellow passengers. No one was sitting next to me, which added to my __5__. A little girl suddenly appeared in the passage. She __6__ and, without saying a word，__7__handed me a magazine. I accepted her __8__， her quiet “welcome home.” All I could say was, “Thank you.” Her small gesture of __9__was the first I had experienced in a long time.

　　I always believe in the connection between __10__ when they reach out to one another.

　　That girl __11__ has no memory of what happened years ago. She might have been told to do that by her mother. It doesn't __12__ why she gave me the magazine. The __13__ thing is what she did.

　　Since then, I have followed her example and tried in different ways for different people, to do the __14__ for them. Like me on that plane ride long ago, they will __15__ know why a stranger gave a hand. But I absolutely know that my __16__ since then are all because of that little girl. Her kindness of offering a magazine to a __17__， scared and lonely soldier has been __18__ throughout my life. I have to believe that my small __19__ have the same effect on others. And to that little girl, now a __20__， I would like to say again: thank you.

　　語篇解讀：作者在越南服役一年后回到美國。在回國的飛機上，他感到孤獨冷落。一個小女孩給作者送去了一本雜志，并對他說“歡迎回家”，這件事情讓作者頗為感激。從那時起，作者以小女孩為榜樣，以不同的方式為身邊不同的人帶去溫暖和友善。

　　1.A.bus

　　B.train

　　C.plane

　　D.boat

　　解析：選C　根據常識可知從越南回到美國的Texas應該會坐飛機(plane)。下文“on that plane”亦是提示。

　　2.A.stories

　　B.difficulties

　　C.unfriendliness

　　D.enthusiasm

　　解析：選C　根據下句“when we came home from that unpopular war”可知，“我”曾被警告過我們同胞的不友好(unfriendliness)。

　　3.A.hometown B.school

　　C.country D.classroom

　　解析：選A　根據“when we came home from that unpopular war”可知，家鄉(xiāng)(hometown)不歡迎我們。

　　4.A.seeking B.noticing

　　C.keeping D.avoiding

　　解析：選D　根據上文的背景可知，“我”穿著制服，坐在靠窗的座位上，避免(avoid)目光和其他乘客接觸。

　　5.A.pride B.loneliness

　　C.anger D.excitement

　　解析：選B　沒人坐在作者身邊，更加增加了作者的孤獨(loneliness)。下文“l(fā)onely soldier”亦是提示。

　　6.A.smiled B.listened

　　C.turned D.bent

　　解析：選A　一個小女孩突然出現(xiàn)在通道，她微笑(smiled)著，一句話也沒說，遞給“我”一本雜志。

　　7.A.naturally B.proudly

　　C.shyly D.worriedly

　　解析：選C　根據上文她微笑著，一句話也沒說可知，女孩是有些害羞地(shyly)遞給“我”一本雜志。

　　8.A.offer B.donation

　　C.accompany D.contact

　　解析：選A　作者接受小女孩的雜志，和女孩小聲說的“歡迎回家”。小女孩是主動遞給作者雜志的，故選offer符合語境。donation“捐贈”;accompany“陪伴”;contact“聯(lián)系，接觸”。

　　9.A.invitation B.sympathy

　　C.agreement D.inspiration

　　解析：選B　根據上文“No one was sitting next to me”可知，作者長時間沒有體會過別人的這份體恤和同情(sympathy)。

　　10.A.soldiers B.strangers

　　C.families D.girls

　　解析：選B　根據上下文可知，作者與這個女孩之間并不認識，是陌生人(stranger)的關系。

　　11.A.similarly B.finally

　　C.immediately D.undoubtedly

　　解析：選D　上文可知，作者參加了一次不得人心的戰(zhàn)爭，回來的飛機上大家對他都有偏見，這個女孩卻對他頗為友好，可見作者認為女孩無疑(undoubtedly)對幾年前發(fā)生的(關于戰(zhàn)爭的)事情沒有記憶。

　　12.A.mean B.operate

　　C.matter D.comment

　　解析：選C　她給“我”雜志的原因并不重要。it doesn't matter ...意為“……沒有關系/不太重要”。

　　13.A.memorable B.satisfactory

　　C.important D.valuable

　　解析：選C　重要的是她所做的，她給了作者一份友善和同情。

　　14.A.same B.other

　　C.one D.only

　　解析：選A　從那時起，“我”以她為榜樣，以不同的方式對待不同的人，像那個女孩一樣對待他們，do the same這里指的是像女孩一樣對身邊的人友好。

　　15.A.always B.never

　　C.happily D.obviously

　　解析：選B　就像自己當年在飛機上一樣，他們永遠不會(never)知道為什么一個陌生人會伸出援助之手。

　　16.A.feelings B.ideas

　　C.models D.attempts

　　解析：選D　但“我”絕對知道，“我”這樣努力嘗試(attempt)都是因為那個小女孩。

　　17.A.busy B.young

　　C.excited D.tired

　　解析：選D　飛機上作者那時候的情況是一個疲憊(tired)、恐懼和孤獨的人。

　　18.A.accepted B.spread

　　C.honored D.neglected

　　解析：選B　根據上文作者也要這樣做可知，在作者看來，小女孩對他的這份善舉在他的生活中蔓延開來，傳播下去，故選spread。

　　19.A.actions B.benefits

　　C.measures D.sacrifices

　　解析：選A　作者相信，自己的小小行為(actions)對別人也有同樣的效果。

　　20.A.stranger B.wife

　　C.mother D.woman

　　解析：選D　這么多年過去了，當年的小女孩應該現(xiàn)在是一個女士(woman)，作者要對她再說一次謝謝。