【文章內(nèi)容簡介】 an 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(gè)城市正在啟動(dòng)屋頂花園等項(xiàng)目。美國由于雨水過多，為了避免浪費(fèi)，美國的幾個(gè)城市正在啟動(dòng)屋頂花園等項(xiàng)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’?！笨芍?，凱特琳阿洛塔是該校都市農(nóng)業(yè)計(jì)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(shí)驗(yàn)，由此可推斷出有許多大學(xué)生正在參與這項(xiàng)城市農(nóng)業(yè)計(jì)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(fèi)，美國的幾個(gè)城市正在啟動(dòng)屋頂花園等項(xiàng)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(diǎn)評】本題考點(diǎn)涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解，推理判斷和主旨大意三個(gè)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 Do you have a talented young artist, photographer, or designer in your life? It39。s never too early to start helping them get their work out there! We39。ve rounded up the top art petitions for kids and teens that can help these young creators share their first masterpiece with the world. Most of them are totally free to enter!Global Canvas Children39。s Art Competition Ages: 16 and under Mediums: drawing, painting Organized by the David Shepherd Wildlife Foundation, this art petition wants to inspire the next generation to be more mindful of how we take care of the earth. The judges are looking for artists to discover the wonderful places that wildlife calls home. Toyota Dream Car Art Contest Ages: 15 and under Mediums: drawing, painting Time to design a dream car! Toyota wants to get junior artists thinking about what the future of transportation might look like. Prizes include a chance to tour one of the Toyota car plants and experience various aspects of Japanese culture. Advena World Children39。s Art Competition Ages: 15 and under Mediums: drawing, painting, photos and other original artworks The petition aims to promote creativity and selfexpression. Instead of a theme, it asks the participating artists to simply express their feelings—anything from sadness or joy to anger or excitement—through their chosen medium. Progressive Young Artists Awards Open to: high school and college students Mediums: drawing, painting, photograph, mixed media, sculpture PYAA is all about expressing and celebrating progressive values. So, if there is a creative teen in your life who wants to do good in the world, sign him or her up for this art petition. The prize is a scholarship that winners can put forwards their postsecondary schooling.（1）Which of the following favors the environment? A.Advena World Children39。s Art Competition.B.Global Canvas Children39。s Art Competition.C.Toyota Dream Car Art Contest.D.Progressive Young Artists Awards.（2）What prize can the winner get at Toyota Dream Car Art Contest? A.A dream car.B.A scholarship.C.A tour of a factory.D.An amount of cash.（3）What is special about Advena World Children39。s Art Competition? A.It has no fixed theme.B.It has an entrance fee.C.The prize is a scholarship.D.Its participants are the youngest.【答案】 （1）B（2）C（3）A 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇應(yīng)用文，介紹了有助于孩子展示藝術(shù)才華的四大比賽。 （1）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)Global Canvas Children39。s Art Competition部分中的“this art petition wants to inspire the next generation to be more mindful of how we take care of the earth.”可知，它的目的就是使下一代更加關(guān)注如何呵護(hù)地球環(huán)境。故選B。 （2）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)Toyota Dream Car Art Contest部分中的“Prizes include a chance to tour one of the Toyota car plants and experience various aspects of Japanese culture.”可知，獎(jiǎng)勵(lì)包括游覽豐田汽車工廠。故選C。 （3）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解?？v觀全文并進(jìn)行細(xì)致比較可知Global Canvas Children39。s Art Competition關(guān)注的是地球環(huán)境；Toyota Dream Car Art Contest則著眼與未來的交通；Progressive Young Artists Awards圍繞的是未來的價(jià)值觀；唯有Advena World Children39。s Art Competition沒有設(shè)置主題，這可以從Instead of a theme, it asks the participating artists to simply express their feelings—anything from sadness or joy to anger or excitement得知本比賽沒有主題，只是讓參加者表達(dá)他們的想法。故選A。 【點(diǎn)評】本題考點(diǎn)涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解題型的考查，是一篇介紹類閱讀，考生需要準(zhǔn)確掌握細(xì)節(jié)信息，并結(jié)合題目要求，從而選出正確答案。6．閱讀理解 A decade ago, colored lights danced around the living room on New Year39。s Eve and happy music was played. Upstairs, the children were asleep. But I wasn39。t feeling happy. In midDecember, my husband and I had been informed that he had cancer and that he was going to die. He had less than