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14.For many years,people in American cities have depended on farmers in rural areas to grow fruits and vegetables.(71)F Sean Conroe is a college student.Amber Banks is a teacher.They both grew up farming and gardening.Sean Conroe and Amber Banks wanted to start a farm in the middle of Seattle,Washington.They see unused space as a great place to grow food that will make it more accessible for people."Sean Conroe created a website to get volunteers and donations.Within a week,they were offered a plot of land between two houses.He says twenty volunteers worked for six weekends to turn the grassy land into a farm.They call their project Alleycat Acres.(72)EThey have donated most of it to local food banks that feed hungry people in Seattle.One of the goals of the urban farm is to show city people the joys of growing food.(73)GAnd Amber Banks says they want the same people who get food donations to learn how to work the soil.
(74)CSo are a lot of other urban farming groups.Sean Conroe says:"We'd like to expand as much as we can where there are empty lots that have plenty of sunlight and that have access to water."
Seattle has declared two thousand ten"The Year of Urban Agriculture."(75)AThat is because Seattle,like a lot of other cities,has restrictions on urban farms.The City Council is now considering changing those laws.
A.But the growth of these farms is limited.
B.Like many volunteers,she does not have much gardening experience.
C.Alleycat Acres is expanding'to other empty areas of Seattle.
D.There are many neighborhoods that don't have access to water.
E.They have harvested about ninety kilograms of produce so far.
F.But now a new generation of farmers is planting crops in urban areas.
G.The Alleycats invite school groups to the farm to help out.
分析 多年来,生活在美国城市的人都依靠在农村地区的农民种植水果和蔬菜.但现在,新一代的农民在城市地区种植作物.Sean Conroe是一个大学生.Amber Banks是一名教师.他们都从事农业和园艺.Sean Conroe和Amber Banks想在西雅图中部的华盛顿开农场.
解答 71.F 72.E 73.G 74.C 75.A
71.F 前句提到的是For many years…过去美国人主要依靠农村地区种植蔬菜和水果,所以后句表示转折,讲现在的情况,答案为F.
72.E 根据第二段介绍,Sean Conroe在网站上发布志愿者捐赠活动后,一周内获得很多捐赠的土地,"They have harvested about ninety kilograms of produce so far."此句为到目前为止,他们已经收获大约90公里.
73.G 由后文"And Amber Banks says they want the same people who get food donations to learn how to work the soil"可知,他们除了邀请学校的团体到农场帮忙之外,还让这些人学习如何耕地.
74.C 根据这句"We'd like to expand as much as we can…"可知,他们正在扩大其他的空地.
75.A 最后一段"That is because Seattle,like a lot of other cities,has restrictions on urban farms"提到西雅图对城市周边的土地有限制.
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