题目内容
______has helped to save the drowning boy is worth praising.
A.Who B.The one C.Anyone D.Whoever
D
解析:
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阅读下面短文,根据所读内容在表格中的空白处填入恰当的单词。注意:每个空格只填一个单词。
Farmers and gardeners have long used greenhouses to extend the growing season in cold weather. Now, hoop houses are gaining popularity. Some hoop houses are rounded; others are shaped more like a traditional house.
A hoop house is basically a metal frame covered with plastic or other all-weather material. A common design looks like a high tunnel. Unlike a greenhouse, which uses a heating system, a hoop house is heated by the warmth of the sun.
Now, the United States Department of Agriculture has announced a program to help farmers who want to build hoop houses. The department has been supporting a project in Michigan. That state has a short growing season. As part of the research project, nine farmers were given materials and trained how to build and use a hoop house. The results showed that well-managed hoop houses can grow high-quality crops.
However, crops are not the only things that grow well. The research found that weeds grow faster in a hoop house. Weeding (除草), seeding and watering requires at least as much work as crops grown in the open air. The researchers also advise growers to add compost(堆肥) material to the soil in hoop houses to build nutrients.
Eliot Coleman is an organic farmer and a writer in Maine who has helped popularize the idea of four-season farming. His ideas about hoop houses sounded good to John Biernbaum in the Horticulture(园艺)Department at Michigan State University.
Professor Biernbaum tried hoop houses on the Student Organic Farm at Michigan State and had success. Project director David Conner says it was a "test drive(试车)" for the research on private farms. The agricultural economist points to the demand for locally grown crops. "People are hungry for good, fresh vegetables," he says.
Topic |
Hoop houses |
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Design |
56._________ |
·Like a high tunnel ·Some round ; others like a 57. house. |
Material |
·Metal frame. ·Plastic or other all-weather material. |
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58. |
The warmth of the sun. |
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Research project in Michigan |
The program |
·It is 59._________by the US Department of Agriculture. ·Michigan was chosen due to its short 60._________season. ·Nine farmers were given materials and trained how to build and use a hoop house. ·It is greatly 61._________by the ideas from Eliot Coleman. |
62. |
·High-quality crops can grow in well-managed hoop houses. ·Weeds also grow faster in hoop houses. |
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63. |
·Weeding, seeding and watering needs as much work as naturally grown crops. ·64. should be added to the soil. |
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Significance |
Demand for locally grown crops 65._________further research on private farms. |
56 57 58 59 60
61 62 63 64 65
36. ______ has helped to save the drowning girl is worth praising.
A.Who |
B.No matter who |
C.Anyone |
D.Whoever |
Fun is, in fact, a word heard far more frequently in families today than in the past, when "duty'' and "responsibility" were often the words used.
Parents today are more youthful in appearance and attitudes. Their clothes and hair-styles are more casual, helping to bridge the divide. Those who are athletically inclined also enjoy Rollerblading, snowboarding, and rock-climbing with their children.
For the past three years, Kathy and Phil Dalby have spent at least one evening a week at a climbing gym with their three children. "It's great to be able to work together," Mrs Dalby says. "We discuss various climbs and where the hard parts are. Sometimes that leads to other Conversations. We're definitely closer."
A popular movement of parent effectiveness training in the 1970s has helped to reshape generational roles. The philosophy encourages children to describe their feelings about various situations. As a result, says Robert Billingham, a family-studies professor at Indiana University, "Parents and children began talking to each other in ways they had not before."
On the plus side, he adds, these conversations made parents realize that children may have important thoughts or feelings that adults need to be aware of.
But Professor Billingham also sees a downside: Many parents started making decisions based on what their child wanted. "The power shifted to children. Parents said, 'I have to focus on making my child happy', as opposed to 'I have to act as a parent most appropriately'."
Other changes are occurring as the ranks of working mothers grow. Time-short parents encourage children's independence, making them more responsible for themselves. "They'll say, 'We trust you to make the right decisions' (whether they're ready to assume the responsibility or not) ,"says Billingham.
The self-esteem movement of the past quarter-century has also affected the family dynamics (原动力). Some parents worry that if they tell their child no, it will hurt the child's self-esteem.
1.What's the trend in parent-child relationship mentioned in the passage?
A.Parents are chasing after fashion and ignoring the feelings of their children. |
B.More parents and children are sharing the same enthusiasm for a certain sport. |
C.Parents are taking more responsibility and setting more limits for their children. |
D.The generation gap is narrowing and parents are respecting their children's thoughts more. |
2.Which of the following has NOT contributed to the change in the parent-child relationship?
A.Younger parents. |
B.Parent effectiveness training. |
C.More working mothers. |
D.The self-esteem movement. |
3. What's Billingham's attitude towards parents who make children more responsible for themselves?
A.He supports them. |
B.He admires them. |
C.He disagrees with them. |
D.He thinks they're unreasonable. |
4.What will probably be discussed following the last paragraph?
A.The effect of more working mothers on children' s education. |
B.The benefits of the new relationship between parents and children. |
C.The importance of self-esteem and ways to develop children's self-esteem. |
D.The risks of setting no rules and some suggestions on how to have a balanced attitude. |
5.What's the best title for the text?
A.Parents and Children as Friends. |
B.Parents and Professors as Debaters. |
C.Growing Mutual Understanding. |
D.Disappearing Responsibility. |