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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.
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
2. The underlined words “compensate for” in the second paragraph probably mean “________”.
A. argue for B. care for C. struggle for D. pay for
3. What can we know about organic farming?
A. It refers to farming with natural materials, instead of chemical fertilizers.
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 fertilizers and pesticides.
4.According to the third paragraph, _____.
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
5.Which of the following is TRUE, according to the passage?
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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| The market for children's products in China will double within the next five years,a report made public at a kids expo in east China's Zhejiang Province has predicted. The market __1__for children's products in China was more than 1 trillion yuan (152 billion U.S. dollars) in 2010 and that __2__is expected to hit 2 trillion yuan by 2015,according to the report. The report owes the __3__ growth of the business to the country's large population,steady consumption and __4__attention to child health and education in recent years. It is __5__that China has a population of about 200 million __6__under the age of 10,the report said. A Chinese family will spend an __7__of 5,000 yuan (758 dollars) per child each year,according to a __8__ by the Hangzhou Association of Industries on Children.This money goes to a variety of companies __9__ child products and __10__ such as baby milk powder,clothing,toys,education and entertainment. According to a report by the China Ecommerce Research Center,online purchases of baby milk powder from overseas companies __11__reached 2.4 billion yuan in 2010,__12__ second only to makeups. Education is another area that has __13__ investors at home and abroad.Twelve Chinese __14__ institutions have won financial support from overseas risk capitalists,with __15__ totaling 100 million dollars so far. | |||
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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.
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
2. The underlined words “compensate for” in the second paragraph probably mean “________”.
A. argue for B. care for C. struggle for D. pay for
3. What can we know about organic farming?
A. It refers to farming with natural materials, instead of chemical fertilizers.
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 fertilizers and pesticides.
4. According to the third paragraph, _____.
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
5. Which of the following is TRUE, according to the passage?
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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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 (补偿) 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 （公布，公开） 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.
41. 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. European countries need organic food more than the other countries in the world
D. organic farming is far from being as popular as expected
42. The underlined words “compensate for” in the second paragraph probably mean “________”.
A. pay for B. care for C. struggle for D. argue for
43. What can we know about organic farming?
A. It refers to farming with chemical fertilizers rather than natural fertilizers.
B. It refers to farming with natural materials, instead of chemical fertilizers.
C. It refers to farming with soil rather than any other thing.
D. It refers to growing crops with man-made fertilizers and pesticides.
44. According to the third paragraph, _____.
A. organic farming is safer than traditional farming for the environment
B. organic farming is preferred to traditional farming
C. organic farming is accepted by the UK’s House of Commons committee
D. the idea that organic farming is safer has not been proven by science
45. Which of the following is TRUE, according to the passage?
A. The UK’s agriculture minister is an organic farmer.
B. Organic farming is popular with young people.
C. Ninety-three percent of British shoppers don’t buy organic products.
D. Farmers make use of many different kinds of methods to improve the organic sales system.
查看习题详情和答案>>The unsteady housing market is showing a rare sign of strength：waiting home sales were up significantly in February, a report released Monday said, suggesting that Americans took advantage of a tax credit for home buyers．
Sales rose 8.2 percent in February, the National Association of Realtors(房地产经纪人)said．Analysts had expected sales to stay flat．
Economists said Monday’s data suggested buyers were re-entering the market as the April 30 deadline approached for a government tax credit of up to ＄8,000．The tax credit drove up sales rapidly in the fall, when it was originally set to end, but it has been slow to push the market this spring．
Lawrence Yun, chief economist for the association, said Monday’s report“may signal the early stages of a second wave of home sales．”
A separate report on Monday showed the service division in the United States was improving, driven in part by gains in employment．
The Institute for Supply Management’s non-manufacturing barometer(晴雨表)rose to 55.4 in March, up from 53 in February, going beyond expectations．Much of the energy came from a rush in new orders and business activity．
It was the highest reading(测量或调查的读数)for the survey since May 2006．While employment rose, it was short of the break-even point, signaling the service division was still losing jobs．Exports also rose significantly．
“This is a very encouraging report, which indicates acceleration in demand growth from both domestic and foreign customers,”Barclays Capital researchers wrote in a note on Monday．
The jump in waiting home sales was a rare bit of good news for the housing market, which remains in a deep rut(车辙)．Home prices have shown little change．
Analysts expect the housing market to gradually improve as unemployment becomes less and the broader recovery gains steam．But so far, relief has been slow to come．
Monday’s report showed sales rose even in areas hit hard by poor weather in February．Sales climbed 9 percent in the Northeast and South, which were blanketed by snow in February．
The Realtors association bases its data on signed contracts, which usually take one or two months to translate into final sales．
1．What is the effect of the government tax credit?(No more than 5 words)
2．Who is chief economist for the National Association of Realtors?(No more than 2 words)
3．What could be a surprise according to Monday’s report?(No more than 10 words)
4．If you are asked to describe the rise in home sales in February, which word do you think is the most appropriate?(No more than 1 word)