题文
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.
小题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.小题2:According to the passage, Eco City Farms are close to the following places EXCEPT______.A．shopping centers B．car repair shopsC．fast-food restaurantsD．working-class community小题3:What is the author’s attitude toward Eco City Farms?A．Enthusiastic(热心的).B．Disappointed.C．Surprised.D．Doubtful.小题4:In which column(专栏) of a newspaper can you most probably read this article?A．People.B．Travel.C．Environment.D．Education. 题型：未知难度：其他题型
答案
小题1:B
小题2:C
小题3:A
小题4:C
解析
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，会环境的好处。
小题1:主旨题：从第一段中“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B。
小题2:细节题：从第一段中“Maryland, is located near shopping centers, car repair shops and homes. The neighborhood is a working-class community.”可知ABD都是对的，就是没有提到fast-food restaurants快餐店。故选C。
小题3:推理题：根据上下文，特别是第三段中“Every piece of what we do here is a demonstration (范例) to show people everything about how to have an eco-friendly community”可知作者对生态城市农场是很有热情的。故选A。
小题4:推理题：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。故选C。
考点
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