【文章內(nèi)容簡介】 green spaces. We also have our own farm experiments, Arlotta said. Within each of those growing systems, we want to be able to tell people which sorts of these crops grow the best. Sandy Farber Bandier helps run UDC39。s Master Gardener program. It seeks to improve cities and make them beautiful by training people to bee Master Gardeners. She says she39。s been surprised by the garden39。s output. My biggest surprise was that we produced 4, 250 pounds of produce the first year and was able to spread that to people in need. She also likes being able to show people who live in D. C. and others beyond the nation39。s capital what and how food can be grown on a rooftop. This is the future for food. You grow it here, you prepare it in a mercial kitchen, you distribute through farmers markets, food trucks, and then you recycle.（1）What do we know about the rooftop gardens? A.Rooftop gardens are very mon in average neighborhoods.B.There are many sorts of plants there which help take in rainwater.C.They39。re playing an important role in the city39。s food supply.D.Rooftop gardens are no more than containers to collect rainwater.（2）What can we infer from Paragraph 3? A.Rooftops can offer enough space to plant crops.B.Many plants like strawberries can grow well on rooftops.C.Some university students are participating in the Urban Agriculture program.D.The plants in rooftop gardens are attractive to many insects.（3）How does Sandy Farber Bandier feel about the future of rooftop gardens? A.Confident.B.Doubtful.C.Worried.D.Ambiguous.（4）What is the best title for the text? A.Rainwater Necessity for Plant LifeB.Green RoofsThe Future of Urban AgricultureC.The United States39。 Agriculture ProgramD.Rooftop GardensFood Paradise【答案】 （1）B（2）C（3）A（4）B 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇應(yīng)用文，介紹了美國的幾個城市正在啟動屋頂花園等項目。美國由于雨水過多，為了避免浪費，美國的幾個城市正在啟動屋頂花園等項目。在大學(xué)校舍的頂部建造花園，種植多種植物吸收雨水，利用城市上空的一種資源，成為了城市農(nóng)業(yè)的一部分。 （1）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第二段中的The garden holds many kinds of plants to help absorb rainwater and grow food at the same time.可知，花園里有多種植物，可以幫助吸收雨水，故選B。 （2）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第三段中的“ She is a student in the school39。s Urban Agriculture program... The researchers are looking at plants including strawberries, tomatoes and sweet potatoes. The university also has other green spaces. ‘We also have our own farm experiments’。”可知，凱特琳阿洛塔是該校都市農(nóng)業(yè)計劃的學(xué)生。研究人員正在研究包括草莓、西紅柿和甘薯在內(nèi)的植物。這所大學(xué)還有其他綠地。，我們也有自己的農(nóng)場實驗，由此可推斷出有許多大學(xué)生正在參與這項城市農(nóng)業(yè)計劃。故選C。 （3）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)最后一段中的“She also likes being able to show people who live in D. C. and others beyond the nation39。s capital what and how food can be grown on a rooftop. ‘This is the future for food. You grow it here, you prepare it in a mercial kitchen, you distribute through farmers markets, food trucks, and then you recycle. ’ Sandy Farber Bandier 喜歡向住在華盛頓特區(qū)和首都以外地區(qū)的人們展示在屋頂上可以種植什么以及如何種植食物。她認(rèn)為這是食品的未來。你在這里種植，在商業(yè)廚房里準(zhǔn)備，通過農(nóng)貿(mào)市場分發(fā)。食品卡車，然后回收利用。 由此可推斷出她對于屋頂花園的未來很自信。故選A。 （4）考查主旨大意。第一段說美國由于雨水過多，為了避免浪費，美國的幾個城市正在啟動屋頂花園等項目。接著下文進(jìn)行了詳細(xì)介紹了在大學(xué)校舍的頂部建造花園，種植多種植物吸收雨水，利用城市上空的一種資源，成為了城市農(nóng)業(yè)的一部分，有人認(rèn)為這是未來的食物。由此可知，本文主要敘述了綠色屋頂城市農(nóng)業(yè)的未來。綜觀全文可知，文中g(shù)reen roofs（綠色屋頂）貫穿全文，第一段最后一句green roofs（綠色屋頂）是建在城市的農(nóng)業(yè)（Urban Agriculture），故選B。 【點評】本題考點涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解，推理判斷和主旨大意三個題型的考查，是一篇介紹類閱讀，要求考生在捕捉細(xì)節(jié)信息的基礎(chǔ)上，進(jìn)一步根據(jù)上下文的邏輯關(guān)系，進(jìn)行分析，推理，概括和歸納，從而選出正確答案。5．閱讀理解 Over the next decade, technology will decimate more jobs in many professions. Some robots already cost less to operate than the salaries of the humans they replace, and they are getting cheaper. Boston Consulting Group predicts that, by 2025, the operating cost of a robot that does welding (焊接) will be less than $2 per hour, for example. That39。s more affordable than the $25 per hour that a human welder earns today in America. Uber and many other panies are working on developing cars and trucks that don39。t need a driver in the driver39。s seat. According to the American Trucking Associations, approximately 3 million truck drivers were employed in the United States in 2010, and 6. 8 million others were employed in other jobs relating to trucking activity. So roughly one of every 15 workers in the country is employed in the trucking business. We could be talking about millions of jobs disappearing in the early 2020s. And then there is the Gig Economy (零工經(jīng)濟(jì)) that has some businesses moving toward parttime, ondemand employment. Uber has already done this to taxi drivers, and other technology panies are doing it to a wide range of jobs. A study by Intuit predicted that, by 2020, 40% of American workers will be selfemployed, and that fulltime jobs will be harder to find. We are talking about 60 million people in this category. The problem is that not only do such parttime workers lack reliable fulltime jobs and sick pay, but they can39。t enjoy health insurance and longerterm benefits. The measures to be taken are to raise trade barriers. But closing the doors to foreign trade won39。t bring jobs back. It will only slow the global economy and hurt American exports, shrinking the U. S. economy and accelerating job loss. （1）The underlined word decimate in Paragraph 1 can be replaced by ______. A.make someone interested inB.equip someone forC.wipe outD.bring back（2）What will happen with technologies developing according to the text? A.Robots will bee smarter and smarter.B.Uber39。s labor cost will be lower and lower.C.More and more truck drivers will be needed.D.Taxi drivers can enjoy more health insurance.（3）Which of the following is an advantage of a fulltime job? A.It may be flexible.B.It may offer sick pay.C.It is full of adventure.