【正文】 gine anic farming developing to feed 9 billion. Globalized and industrialized agriculture has benefits of high output and low labor demands. Without it, billions of people would have starved. However, it has e with enormous environmental and social costs, which cannot be sustained. Rather than voting for just one solution, we need a third way to solve the crisis. Let‘s take ideas from both sides, creating new, hybrid solutions that increase production, save resources and build a more sustainable agriculture. There are many promising avenues to pursue. A new ―third way‖ for agriculture is not only possible but also necessary. Our problems are huge, and they will require everyone at the table, working together toward solutions. 53. How many goals of agriculture are mentioned in the passage? A. Three B. Four C. Five D. Six 54. Which is true according to the passage? A. Organic agriculture can feed most people in the world now. B. Industrialized agriculture does no harm to our environment. C. Modern farming is criticized while anic farming is not. D. The future agriculture can‘t only depend on anic agriculture. 55. We can learn from the passage that _______. A. everyone can afford to enjoy anic food at will B. we will vote to decide which farming system to take C. the writer is quite optimistic about future agriculture D. only experts can find a better agricultural solution 56. What‘s the best title for the passage? A. Organic Agriculture Vs. Industrialized Agriculture. B. The Goals of Future Agriculture and Its Way Out. C. A Third Possible and Necessary Way for Agriculture. D. Modern Globalized and Industrialized Agriculture. E Larry Walters is among the relatively few who have actually turned their dreams into reality. His story is true, even though you may find it hard to believe. Larry was a truck driver, but his lifelong dream was to fly. After graduating from high school, he joined the Air Force in hopes of being a pilot. Unfortunately, poor eyesight disqualified him. So, as he sat there in his lawn chair, he dreamed about the magic of flying. Then one day, Larry Walters got an idea. He went to the local ArmyNavy store and bought a tank of helium (氦 ) and fortyfive weather balloons. Back in his yard, Larry used straps to attach the balloons to his lawn chair, the kind you might have in your own back yard. He fixed the chair to the ground and filled the balloons with helium. Then he packed some sandwiches and drinks and loaded a BB gun, figuring he could pop (打爆 ) a few of those balloons when it was time to return to earth. Being ready, Larry sat in his chair and cut the fixing rope. His plan was to lazily float upwards and then lazily back down to land. But, things didn‘t quite work out that way. Instead, he shot up as if fired from a cannon! He climbed until he finally reached eleven THOUSAND feet! At that height, he could hardly risk shooting at any of the balloons, for fear of losing the balance! So, he stayed up there, sailing around for fourteen hours, totally at a loss as to how to get down. Eventually, an airliner pilot radioed the airport about passing a guy in a lawn chair at eleven thousand feet ... with a gun in his lap (腿面 ). At nightfall, the winds on the coast made Larry drift out to sea. At that point, the Navy sent a helicopter to rescue him. Eventually they were able to fly over him and drop a rescue line with which they gradually get him back to earth. On hitting the ground, he was arrested. When led away in handcuffs, a television reporter called out to ask, ―Mr. Walters, why did you do it?‖ Larry stopped, eyed the man for a moment and replied, ―A man can‘t just sit around. What happens tomorrow depends on what you do today.‖ Are you doing something to improve your life ... or just sitting around? 57. It is the fact that Larry _______. A. was a qualified pilot B. was an amazing bus driver C. failed to bee a pilot D. popped a few balloons 58. While pulled by the helium balloon, Larry took off to fly by _______. A. shooting at the balloons to get the uppushing power B. using straps to attach the balloons to his lawn chair C. fixing the chair to the balloons filled with helium D. cutting the rope fixing his chair to the ground 59. Larry‘s being arrested suggests that _______. A. he is a wanted criminal by the police B. it is against law to fly without a license C. an air liner pilot found a gun in his lap D. he intended to steal military information 60. What might the writer think of Larry? A. He is stupid enough to get arrested. B. He is wise enough to be a success. C. He is brave enough to reach his goal. D. He is violent enough to go against law. 第二節(jié)（共 5 小題 。s face scared me. Without saying a word, dad 27 for only a few minutes and came back with paper and a pencil. He was so 28 to find the truth! ― I want each of you to write 29 what you see on the floor. ‖ I was not a 30 kid, though and when my turn came, I wrote the words 31 . So when my dad pared the handwriting, he still 32 tell the truth. ― I will give you one more chance to confess (承認(rèn) ) ‖, he said. Not 33 , no one spoke up. Should I say something? I guess he‘ll be 34 ! So again, I held my 35 . ― Well, if someone came forward, there would be 36 punishment.‖ he added. Oh, no! I‘ve lost my last chance! He took us into the house. ― 37 none of you confessed, then you all get a spanking (打屁股 ) . ‖ ― I did it, ‖ someone said. I looked around to see my sister e 38 . My sister was going to get spanked. And I let it 39 . I didn‘t tell the truth until years later. When I think back to that day, I know I learned the 40 of family, of a sister who would do anythi