�、�.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(rèn)為城市里沒有農(nóng)場，水果和蔬菜僅生長在農(nóng)村。實(shí)際上，越來越多的都市農(nóng)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(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)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(rèn)為都市農(nóng)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(jù)第三段前兩句可知，住在城市里的人的數(shù)量在增長，想要在城市里從事園藝的人的數(shù)量也在增長，并結(jié)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(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)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(biāo)題歸納題。縱觀全文可知，文章主要講述城市里的都市農(nóng)場，城市居民利用有限的空間，充分利用屋頂，花園和室內(nèi)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(nóng)場這一中心展開的，因此A項(xiàng)作為標(biāo)題最合適。

　�、�.完形填空

　　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(jī)上，他感到孤獨(dú)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(jù)常識可知從越南回到美國的Texas應(yīng)該會坐飛機(jī)(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(jù)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(jù)“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(jù)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(dú)(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(jù)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(jù)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(jù)上下文可知，作者與這個女孩之間并不認(rèn)識，是陌生人(stranger)的關(guān)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(jī)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(rèn)為女孩無疑(undoubtedly)對幾年前發(fā)生的(關(guān)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(guān)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(dāng)年在飛機(jī)上一樣，他們永遠(yuǎn)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?yàn)槟莻�小女孩。

　　17.A.busy B.young

　　C.excited D.tired

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

　　18.A.accepted B.spread

　　C.honored D.neglected

　　解析：選B　根據(jù)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(dāng)年的小女孩應(yīng)該現(xiàn)在是一個女士(woman)，作者要對她再說一次謝謝。

　�、�.語法填空

　　Yu Rong, a Chinese artist, thinks of a new way to introduce __1__ ancient story of Hua Mulan in her picture book. In the book, I Am Hua Mulan, she tells the story by __2__ (combine) paper­cutting with international artistic styles. She places Shaanxi paper­cuts over western­style pencil sketches (素描) __3__ (create) a typical presentation of Chinese elements (元素), which turns out to be a __4__ (success) and impressive breakthrough.

　　Hua Mulan, __5__ story has been told by generations in China, is a fighter from the Northern Wei Dynasty (386-534). As a devoted daughter, she dressed herself as a man to serve in the army __6__ place of her father. Mulan's characteristics, such as courage, kindness and a disinterested attitude toward fame and fortune, made __7__ (she) one of the most respected historical Chinese heroines. Mulan's story has been adapted __8__ ( frequent) in modern media, including TV shows, video games and literature. For example, in 1998, Disney produced a film named Mulan, which __9___ (consider) a great success by critics and the public.

　　To better tell the story, Yu Rong takes inspiration from her several __10__ (visit) to sites of ancient battles and Henan Province's Yuju Opera. After years of preparation she finally makes this extraordinary work.

　　語篇解讀：本文是一篇說明文。本文介紹了中國藝術(shù)家郁蓉創(chuàng)作的中國元素圖畫書《我是花木蘭》。

　　1.the　考查冠詞。此處指關(guān)于花木蘭的古老故事，表示特指用定冠詞，故填the。

　　2.combining　考查非謂語動詞。介詞后應(yīng)用動名詞形式，故填combining。

　　3.to create　考查非謂語動詞。此處需用動詞不定式表示目的，她把陜西剪紙放在西式素描上是為了創(chuàng)造出有典型中國元素的一種畫作呈現(xiàn)形式，故填to create。

　　4.successful　考查形容詞。and連接并列結(jié)構(gòu)，后面是形容詞impressive(印象深刻的)，空格處需填successful，一起修飾breakthrough。

　　5.whose　考查定語從句�；�木蘭是先行詞，在定語從句中做story的定語，故填whose。

　　6.in　考查介詞。in place of是固定短語，意為“替代”，故填in。

　　7.her　考查代詞。動詞后用代詞的賓格，故填her。

　　8.frequently　考查副詞。修飾動詞adapted，應(yīng)用副詞，故填frequently。

　　9.was considered　考查動詞的時態(tài)和語態(tài)。which指代a film，與consider之間為被動關(guān)系，再結(jié)合時間狀語“in 1998”可知用一般過去時的被動語態(tài)，故填was considered。

　　10.visits　考查名詞復(fù)數(shù)。several后應(yīng)接可數(shù)名詞復(fù)數(shù)，故填visits。