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10．Deputy Agriculture Secretary Kathleen Merrigan sees an epidemic （流行病） sweeping across
America's farmland．It has little to do with the usual challenges，such as flood，rising fuel prices
and crop-eating insects．The country's farmers are getting older，and there are fewer people standing in line to take their place．National agricultural census （普查） figures show that the fastest-growing group of farmers is the part over 65．Merrigan is afraid the average age will be even higher when the 2012statistics are completed．
Merrigan，a former college professor，is making stops at universities across the country in hopes of encouraging more students to think about careers in agriculture．Aside from trying to stop the graying of America's farmers，her work is made tougher by a recent blog posting that put agriculture at No.1on a list of"useless"college degrees．Top federal agriculture officials are talking about the posting，and it has the attention of agricultural organizations across the country．
"There couldn't be anything that's more incorrect，"Merrigan said．"We know that there aren't enough qualified graduates to fill the jobs that are out there in American agriculture．"
In addition，a growing world population that some experts predict will require 70% more food  production by 2050，she said．
"I truly believe we're at a golden age of agriculture．Global demand is at an all-time record  high，and global supplies are at all-time record lows，"said Matt Rush，director of the Texas Farm Bureau．"Production costs are going to be valuable enough that younger people are going to have the opportunity to be involved in agriculture．"
The Department of Agriculture has programs aimed at developing more farmers and at increasing interest in locally grown food．The National Young Farmers'Coalition has also been pushing for state and federal policy changes to make it easier for new farmers．
Ryan Best，president of Future Farmers of America，has been living out of a suitcase，traveling the country and visiting with high school students about careers in agriculture．The 21-year-old Best hopes his message-that this is a new time in agriculture-will motivate the next generation to turn around the statistics．"Never before have we had the innovations （创新） in technology which have led to agriculture in this country being the most efficient it has ever been，"he said．"There's really a place for everybody to fit in．"

59．What is the new challenge to American agriculture？A
A．Fewer and older farmers．
B．Higher fuel prices．
C．More natural disasters．
D．Lower agricultural output．
60．Why is Merrigan visiting universities across the country？D
A．To draw federal agriculture officials'attention．
B．To select qualified agriculture graduates．
C．To clarify a recent blog posting．
D．To talk more students into farming careers．
61．According to Matt Rush，American agriculture will provide opportunities for younger people  becauseC．
A．the government will cover production costs
B．global food supplies will be even lower
C．investment in agriculture will be profitable
D．America will increase its food export
62．What do the underlined words"to turn around the statistics"in the last paragraph mean？C
A．To re-analyze the result of the national census．
B．To increase agricultural production．
C．To bring down the average age of farmers．
D．To invest more in agriculture．

分析 本文是一篇科技文，主要介绍了美国在农业方面临农民人数少，年龄偏大的问题，同时还缺少专业大学生从事农业生产．该怎么样解决这个问题．

解答 59．答案：A．细节理解题．根据第一段第三句"The country's farmers are getting older，and there are fewer people standing in line to take their place．"可知，美国农业正面临农民越来越少，年龄越来越大的挑战．故选A．
60．答案：D．细节理解题．根据第二段第一句中的"…is making stops at universities across the country in hopes of encouraging more students to think about careers in agriculture"可知，Merrigan访问大学是想鼓励更多的学生从事农业生产行业．故选D．
61．答案：C．推理判断题．根据第五段第二句中的"Global demand is at an all-time record high，and global supplies are at all-time record lows"可知，Matt Rush认为，全球对农业的需要达到了最高，而全球的供应则达到了最低．所以可推断出，在农业上投资肯定会获利．故选C．
62．答案：C．猜测词义题．根据最后一段第二句中的"…this is a new time in agriculture-will motivate the next generation…"可知，此处表示的是"农业的新时机将会激励下一代来参与，即农民的平均年龄将会年轻化"．所以画线短语意为"减小农民的平均年龄"．故选C．

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