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【题目】My husband and I are saving thousands of dollars every year by growing our own vegetables in our backyard. We learn something new every year and this website has been made to share tips with other people that would like to grow some of their own food.

It’s true that if you are starting from fresh, it will cost a little bit of money to get started. However, once everything is set up, the cost is very small and the rewards are huge. The size of your family and how many vegetables you eat determine exactly how much money you can save every year. We do a lot of juicing, so we are saving thousands of dollars by growing some carefully selected greens.

There is an amazing sense of accomplishment when you grow your own vegetables. Vegetables out of your vegetable garden don’t get any fresher, tastier or more satisfying. The whole family can get involved in this hobby and kids will learn where food comes from and appreciate nature even more.

Our approach to vegetable gardening is completely different from the normal one. We are doing it in the lazy way with zero digging and fertilizing(施肥). The way we grow our vegetables is to emulate natural ecosystems. No rows of carrots can be found in our garden beds. Rain forests seem to do just fine without human interference(干预) or having plants sown in rows, so we have applied the same principle to our vegetable garden and we care producing more vegetables than ever.

By copying nature we spend little time working in the vegetable garden but get a much better crop than previous years when we followed the rules. What can I say? We’re such rebels.(叛逆者）

【1】What does the author think about people growing their own vegetables?

A. It is a rewarding activity. B. It is costly in the beginning.

C. People should devote many efforts. D. People should share their tips.

【2】What does the underlined word “emulate” in paragraph 4 mean?

A. Create. B. Imitate(模仿).

C. Protect D. Improve.

【3】Why does the author call her and her husband “rebels”?

A. They use unconventional ways to grow vegetables.

B. They don’t buy vegetables from the market.

C. They even try to grow vegetables in the rain forests.

D. They don’t grow ordinary vegetables.

【4】Which of the following shows the structure of the text? (P: Paragraph)

A. B.

C. D.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】B

【3】A

【4】D

【解析】本文主要介绍了作者自己种植蔬菜的好处和方法。

【1】A

细节理解题。根据第二段However, once everything is set up, the cost is very small and the rewards are huge.可知，作者认为人们自己种蔬菜是一种很有回报的活动。故选A。

【2】B

猜测词义题。根据第四段We are doing it in the lazy way with zero digging and fertilizing(施肥).可知，我们是以一种偷懒的方式种植蔬菜，就是不挖地，也不施肥的方式。由此可以猜测出，我们种植蔬菜的方式就是在模仿自然生态系统。单词“emulate”的意思是Imitate（模仿），故选B。

【3】A

推理判断题。根据最后一段可知，他们没有像其他人一样使用化肥种植，而是通过模仿大自然，花很少的时间在菜园里工作，收成也很好。因为使用这种非常规的方式种植，所以我们说她和她的丈夫是叛逆者。故选A。

【4】D

篇章结构题。根据全篇文章可知，第一段主要是介绍作者自己在种蔬菜；第二段和第三段告诉我们自己种蔬菜的好处；第四段和第五段向我们介绍了作者和她丈夫的种植方式。故本文的结构是D项。