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【題目】 Water is a necessity of life. Rain, especially, helps plants grow and stay green. But too much rain, especially in cities, can lead to flooding. That can cause waste water systems to overflow and send pollutants into rivers and other waterways. To fight the problem, several cities in the United States are starting programs like rooftop gardens.

A team at the University of the District of Columbia in the nation's capital has created a garden on the top of one school building. The garden holds many kinds of plants to help absorb rainwater and grow food at the same time. Architect David Bell has designed five "green roofs" for the university. He says he is excited about the project because "it meant doing something more than just dealing with storm water management. It took advantage of a resource above the city and these flat roofs that aren't doing anything really became something that was about urban agriculture. " Rainwater is collected in large containers and sent through a system that waters the rooftop garden. The roof is filled with green life that appeals to insects.

In cities, “you don't have that many spaces to choose from and so rooftops are just (unused) space," says Caitlin Arlotta. She is a student in the school's Urban Agriculture program. The project is part of a research program to see which plants do well on rooftops. The researchers are looking at plants including strawberries, tomatoes and sweet potatoes. The university also has other green spaces. "We also have our own farm experiments," Arlotta said. “ Within each of those growing systems, we want to be able to tell people which sorts of these crops grow the best. "

Sandy Farber Bandier helps run UDC's Master Gardener program. It seeks to improve cities and make them beautiful by training people to become Master Gardeners. She says she's been surprised by the garden's output. ”My biggest surprise was that we produced 4, 250 pounds of produce the first year and was able to spread that to people in need. " She also likes being able to show people who live in D. C. and others beyond the nation's capital what and how food can be grown on a rooftop. “This is the future for food. You grow it here, you prepare it in a commercial kitchen, you distribute through farmers markets,food trucks, and then you recycle. "

【1】What do we know about the rooftop gardens?

A.Rooftop gardens are very common in average neighborhoods.

B.There are many sorts of plants there which help take in rainwater.

C.They're playing an important role in the city's food supply.

D.Rooftop gardens are no more than containers to collect rainwater.

【2】What can we infer from Paragraph 3?

A.Rooftops can offer enough space to plant crops.

B.Many plants like strawberries can grow well on rooftops.

C.Some univercity students are participating in the Urban Agriculture program.

D.The plants in rooftop gardens are attractive to many insects.

【3】How does Sandy Farber Bandier feel about the future of rooftop gardens?

A.Confident.

B.Doubtful.

C.Worried.

D.Ambiguous.

【4】What is the best title for the text?

A.Rainwater Necessity for Plant Life

B.Green Roofs-The Future of Urban Agriculture

C.The United States' Agriculture Program

D.Rooftop Gardens-Food Paradise

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】C

【3】A

【4】B

【解析】

。本文是說明文，介紹的美國的幾個城市正在啟動屋頂花園等項目。美國由于雨水過多，為了避免浪費，美國的幾個城市正在啟動屋頂花園等項目。在大學校舍的頂部建造花園，種植多種植物吸收雨水，利用城市上空的一種資源，成為了城市農業(yè)的一部分。

【1】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段中的“The garden holds many kinds of plants to help absorb rainwater and grow food at the same time.”可知，花園里有多種植物，可以幫助吸收雨水。由此可知B項符合題意，故選B。

【2】推理判斷題。根據(jù)第三段中的...Caitlin Arlotta. She is a student in the school's Urban Agriculture program... “The researchers are looking at plants including strawberries, tomatoes and sweet potatoes. The university also has other green spaces. "We also have our own farm experiments,"�？芍�，凱特琳·阿洛塔是該校都市農業(yè)計劃的學生�！把芯咳藛T正在研究包括草莓、西紅柿和甘薯在內的植物。這所大學還有其他綠地�！保�“我們也有自己的農場實驗”，由此可推斷出有許多大學生正在參與這項城市農業(yè)計劃。分析選項可知C項符合題意，故選C。

【3】推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段She also likes being able to show people who live in D. C. and others beyond the nation's capital what ~ and how ~ food can be grown on a rooftop. “This is the future for food. You grow it here, you prepare it in a commercial kitchen, you distribute through farmers markets. food trucks, and then you recycle. " Sandy Farber Bandier 喜歡向住在華盛頓特區(qū)和首都以外地區(qū)的人們展示在屋頂上可以種植什么以及如何種植食物。她認為“這是食品的未來。你在這里種植，在商業(yè)廚房里準備，通過農貿市場分發(fā)。食品卡車，然后回收利用�！� 由此可推斷出她對于屋頂花園的未來很自信。分析選項可知A項符合題意，故選A。

【4】主旨大意題。第一段說美國由于雨水過多，為了避免浪費，美國的幾個城市正在啟動屋頂花園等項目。接著下文進行了詳細介紹了在大學校舍的頂部建造花園，種植多種植物吸收雨水，利用城市上空的一種資源，成為了城市農業(yè)的一部分，有人認為這是未來的食物。由此可知，本文主要敘述了綠色屋頂城市農業(yè)的未來。綜觀全文可知，文中green roofs（綠色屋頂）貫穿全文，第一段最后一句green roofs（綠色屋頂）是建在城市的農業(yè)（Urban Agriculture），分析選項可知B項符合題意，故選B。

選擇標題在英語閱讀理解中屬于主旨大意題，是一種深層理解題。要求考生在通讀全文的基礎上，認真分析文章大意及作者的寫作意圖。通常情況下，標題要有根據(jù)性，針對性和醒目性的特點。所謂概括性，就是指標題應最大程度上覆蓋全文，囊括文章的主要內容，體現(xiàn)文章的主題。針對性就是對標題外延的一種界定，標題要直接指向文章的主要特點。如第4小題屬于選擇最佳標題。第一段說美國由于雨水過多，為了避免浪費，美國的幾個城市正在啟動屋頂花園等項目。接著下文進行了詳細介紹了在大學校舍的頂部建造花園，種植多種植物吸收雨水，利用城市上空的一種資源，成為了城市農業(yè)的一部分，有人認為這是未來的食物。由此可知，本文主要敘述了綠色屋頂城市農業(yè)的未來。綜觀全文可知，文中green roofs（綠色屋頂）貫穿全文，第一段最后一句green roofs（綠色屋頂）是建在城市的農業(yè)（Urban Agriculture），分析選項可知B項符合題意，故選B。

確定最佳標題的方法。在閱讀文章時，要注意文章中反復出現(xiàn)的或強調的信息，尋找與文章大多數(shù)內容相關的信息。找出覆蓋全文的核心詞匯，看選項內容是否切中文章的中心論題。也就是要看選項內容與作者的寫作目的是否一致。如第4小題，文章反復出現(xiàn)的單詞是green roofs，這與選項B中的Green Roofs-The Future of Urban Agriculture相照應