18.Eco City Farms are becoming more popular in cities and towns around the United Stat es.
Eco City Farms in Edmonston,Maryland,is located near shopping centers,car repair shops and homes.The neighborhood is a working class community.People do not have very much money,and they have limited access to fresh food in markets.
Over the past two years,the farm has attracted volunteers from the community like Marcy Clark.She schools her four children at home.On a recent day she brought them to Eco City Farms for a lesson.Her son Alston Clark thinks his experience is very valuable."I like coming out here,"he says,"You know,you connect with the earth,where your food comes from.You appreciate the food a little bit more."
Margaret Morgan started Eco City Farms.She thinks of it as a place where people can learn to live healthier lives."Growing food in a community brings people together,"she continues,"Every piece of what we do here is a demonstration to show people everything about how to have an eco-friendly community."she says.From the Eco City Farms people come to know that they are not only growing food and raising chickens and bees,but improving the soil with compost (肥料) made from food waste.
Eco City Farms is an experimental operation.The farm gets its power not from the local electricity networks,but from the sun with solar panels.In winter,the green houses use a geothermal (地热) system.
Vegetables can be grown all year.So once a week,all winter long,neighbors like Chris Moss and her three children bike to the farm to pick up a share of the harvest.
"I like eating the vegetables."says five year old Owen Moss.

25.What is mainly talked about in the passage?B
A.Eco City Farms save a lot of energy.
B.Eco City Farms are gaining popularity.
C.Eco City Farms are influencing community life.
D.Eco City Farms helps the working class live better.
26.According to the passage,Eco City Farms are close to the following places EXCEPTC.
A.shopping centers                 B.car repair shops
C.fast food restaurants            D.working class community
27.What is the author's attitude toward Eco City Farms?A
A.Enthusiastic.  B.Disappointed.  C.Surprised.  D.Doubtful.
28.In which column of a newspaper can you most probably read this article?C
A.People.  B.Travel.  C.Environment.  D.Education.
17.My wife and I have always been friendly with the clerks at the local convenience store.I don't think many people appreciate what a difficult job these folks have.They work for a little over minimum wage and I often wonder how they make ends meet.
One of the clerks,Charlie,was always wearing his glasses but he didn't one day.I asked him about it and he said they'd been out of order and that he couldn't afford a new pair.His family needed money.It was obvious that he was having a difficult time.
We wanted to help him,so we turned to our own eye doctor for assistance with a plan.We had his secretary contact him,asking him to come in for an eye exam for free.We told the doctor to let him order whatever glasses he wanted and that we would pay for them.Although Charlie questioned what was going on,the doctor just to ld him that someone had offered the money for his new glasses.When we went in to pay the bill,the doctor told us he was so touched by our idea that he waived the exam fee and only charged us for half the price of the glasses!
It was so wonderful to see Charlie in her new glasses and he enjoyed telling all the regular customers how the gift came about.I'm sure that upon hearing her story,ideas of kindness may have emerged in the minds of many.

21.Why didn't the clerk Charlie wear glasses one day?C
A.It was very warm and fine.
B.His old glasses were broken.
C.His glasses were missing.
D.He forgot to wear his glasses.
22.From the passage,we can infer thatB.
A.Charlie was a young man with skills
B.Charlie knew who paid the money for the new glasses
C.Charlie didn't support his family with enough money
D.Charlie entirely accepted the money for the new glasses
23.The underlined word"waived"in the third paragraph can be replaced byA.
A.gave up       B.took up       C.cut down          D.put off
24.Which of the following could be the best title for the passage?B
A.The Wonderful Feeling of Helping others   
B.Customers'Gift to an Employee
C.A Friendly Clerk-Charlie              
D.A New Pair of Glasses.
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