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Europe is now the biggest market for organic food in the world, having grown by 25 percent a year over the past 10 years. Denmark’s agriculture minister is herself an organic farmer. The UK market for organic food grew by 55 percent in 2000, while the food market as a whole grew by only one percent. Yet only seven percent of British shoppers account for nearly 60 percent of organic sales. However popular the idea of organic farming may be, it is still an interest for only a few people.
So what makes the idea of organic farming popular? Organic farming means farming with natural materials, rather than with man-made fertilizers or pesticides. Organic farmers rely on many methods — such as crop rotation (农作物的轮作) and the use of resistant(有抵抗力的) varieties, because
they are necessary for organic farmers to compensate for the shortage of man-made chemicals.
Organic farming is often supposed to be safer than traditional farming for the environment. Yet after a long research on organic farming worldwide for a number of years, science continues to be against this opinion. The House of Commons committee on agriculture publicized that, even with complete research work, it would fail to find any scientific evidence to prove “that any of claims (宣称) made for organic farming is always true”.
However, the talk about the benefits of organic farming is going on. This is partly because many people depend on their individual farm, the soil, the weather, and so on.
【小题1】The first paragraph mainly tells us _____.
| A.organic farming has been performed only in Europe over the past 10 years |
| B.governments of European countries have cared less about organic farming |
| C.organic farming is far from being as popular as expected |
| D.European countries need organic food more than the other countries in the world |
| A.argue for | B.care for | C.struggle for | D.pay for |
| A.It refers to farming with na |
| B.It refers to farming with chemical fertilizers rather than natural fertilizers. |
| C.It refers to farming with soil rather than any other thing. |
| D.It refers to growing crops with man-made f |
| A.organic farming is safer than traditional farming for the environment |
| B.the idea that organic farming is safer has not been proven by science |
| C.organic farming is accepted by the UK’s House of Commons committee |
| D.organic farming is preferred to traditional farming |
| A.The UK’s agriculture minister is an organic farmer. |
| B.Organic farming is popular with young people. |
| C.Farmers make use of many different kinds of methods to improve the organic sales system. |
| D.Ninety-three percent of British shoppers don’t buy organic products. |
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can prevent from being released into the atmosphere and how much money you can save by making some small changes in your daily life. It’s our hope that the calculator will promote action, awareness and empowerment by showing you that one person can make a difference and help stop global warming.
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With a Stop Global Warming calculator which costs you only $50 in hand, you will find what you do does count.
1. The Stop Global Warming calculator can serve the following purposes EXCEPT __________.
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A.introducing the ways of saving carbon dioxide |
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B.Telling how to save money in your daily life |
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C.promoting action, awareness and empowerment and helping stop global warming |
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D.introducing how global warming is formed |
2. How many tips are related to cars?__________.
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B.2 |
C.3 |
D.4 |
3. Which of the following is NOT true according to the list of tips? ___________.
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A.Using a screensaver instead of the computer’s “sleep mode” |
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B.Buying products in the neighborhood |
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C.Using recycled printer paper |
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D.Replacing frequently used light bulbs with compact fluorescent bulbs |
4.What does the underlined word “carpooling” mean according to the passage?____.
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A.Changing your big vehicle into a small one with your friends and co-workers to save fuel |
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B.Going to the pool with your friends and co-workers by car |
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C.Trying to share a big vehicle with your friends to save fuel |
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D.Washing the car in a pool by yourself instead of having it washed by your |
friends and co-workers
5. What is the purpose of the author writing this passage?___________.
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A.Giving people tips on how to save money in life |
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B.Telling people how to be environment-friendly |
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C.Promoting the product “Stop Global Warming calculator” |
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D.Telling people how to prevent carbon dioxide from being released |