题目内容
2.DCassandra Feeley finds it hard to manage on her husband's income.So this year she did something more than a hobby (业余爱好):She planted vegetables in her yard.For her fist garden,Ms Feeley has put in 15tomato plants,and five rows of a variety of vegetables.The family's old farm house has become a chicken house,its residents arriving next month.Last year,Ms.Rita Gartin kept a small garden.This year she has made it much larger because,she said,"The cost of everything is going up and I was looking to lose a few pounds,too; so it's a win-win situation all around."
They are among the growing number of Americans who,driven by higher living costs and a falling economy(经济),have taken up vegetable gardening for the first time.Others have increased the size of their existing gardens.Seed companies and garden shops say that not since the 1970s has there been such an increase in interest in growing food at home.Now many gardens across the country have been sold out for several months.In Austin,Tex.,some of the gardens have a three-year waiting list.
George C.Ball Jr.,owner of a company,said sales of vegetable seeds and plants are up by 40% over last year,double the average growth of the last five years.Mr.Ball argues that some of the reasons have been building for the last few years.The big one is striking rise in the cost of food like bread and milk,together with the increases in the price of fruit and vegetables.Food prices have increase because of higher oil prices.People are now driving less,taking fewer vacations,so there more time to garden.
68.What does the word"residents"in Paragraph 1probably refer to?A
A.chickens B.tomatoes C.gardens D.people
69.By saying"a win-win situation all around",Ms.Gartin means thatB.
A.she is happier and her garden bigger
B.she may spend less and lose weight
C.she is selling more and buying less
D.she has grown more varieties of vegetables
70.Why is vegetable gardening becoming increasingly popular?D
A.More Americans are dong it for fun.
B.The price of oil is lower than before.
C.There's a growing need for fruits.
D.The cost of living is on the rise.
71.Which of the following might be the best title for the text?B
A.Family Food Planning
B.Banking on Gardening
C.A Belt-tightening Move
D.Gardening as a Hobby.
分析 本文属于记叙文阅读,作者通过这篇文章向我们介绍了如今生活的成本不断上升,人们对蔬菜园艺的兴趣越来越大,通过在空闲时间种植蔬菜可以减少生活成本也可以锻炼身体,达到减肥的目的.
解答 68.A 词义猜测题,根据第一段The family's old farm house has become a chicken house,its residents arriving next month.这个家庭的老农舍已经变成了一个鸡屋,它的居民下个月就要到达了,因此在里面居住的应该是小鸡,故选A.
69.B 细节理解题,根据第一段The cost of everything is going up and I was looking to lose a few pounds,too; so it's a win-win situation all around.可知一切的成本都在上升,而她也想减去几磅的体重,因此这是一个双赢的局面,说明她可能会发费的更少去减肥,故选B.
70.D 细节理解题,根据第二段They are among the growing number of Americans who,driven by higher living costs and a falling economy(经济),have taken up vegetable gardening for the first time.可知蔬菜园艺变得越来越受欢迎是因为现在的生活成本不断上升,故选D.
71.B 主旨大意题,通读全文可知本文主要讲述了人们如今由于生活成本不断上升而对蔬菜园艺越来越感兴趣,现在人们花费更多的时间去花园种植蔬菜,节省家庭开销,故选B.
点评 考查学生的细节理解和推理判断能力.做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句,和题干进行比较,再做出正确选择.在做推理判断题时不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实,要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断.
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