Question

GIY stands for “grow it yourself” and is about a new fashion for growing your own food．

There are a lot of reasons why growing your own food is a good idea．GIY helps reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions(排放物)．Food in supermarkets travels a long way and that produces a lot of CO2．If you grow as many vegetables as you can at home，you can help save the earth．

Vegetables you grow are also good for your health because they have more nutrients than supermarket vegetables and they don’t have chemicals．

How much money can you save? First of all，seeds are a lot of cheaper than vegetables，and secondly，you can save more by planting the most expensive and the most productive(多產的)vegetables．You can give your vegetables to friends and neighbors．It can make you very popular．

Don’t worry if you don’t have much space．To GIY，you don’t even need a garden．You can use pots on your balconies(陽臺)．And don’t worry if your space doesn’t get much sun．You can plant vegetables that don’t need a lot of sun to grow．

Grow your own vegetables now．You will have both a healthier body and a healthier social life．

 

根據短文內容，從題中所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選擇最佳答案．(10分)

1.During the course of_______，food in supermarkets produces a lot of CO2.

A. growing B. collection

C. transportation D. producing

2.The underlined word “nutrients” means“_______ ” in Chinese.

A. 抗生素 B. 營養素

C.防腐素 D. 蛋白質

3.What do people mostly need if they want to grow their own vegetables?

A. Some seeds. B. A garden.

C.Some chemicals. D. A pot.

4.From the passage，we can learn that_______.

A .all vegetables need a lot of sun to grow

B. we can plant vegetables on our balconies

C. vegetables from supermarkets must be a little cheaper

D. we need much space to plant vegetables

5.What would be the best title for the passage?

A. Saving Money

B. Saving the Earth

C. Helping Friends and Neighbors

D. Growing Vegetables Yourself

 

Answer 1

1.C

2.B

3.A

4.B

5.D

【解析】

試題分析：這篇文章講的是GIY這一生活理念，就是鼓勵人們自己種蔬菜，這樣既讓自己有了健康的身體，有使環境得到改善，社會生活更加健康。

1.細節理解題。根據短文Food in supermarkets travels a long way and that produces a lot of CO2.（超市里的食物經過長途運輸并產生了很多二氧化碳）的描述可知，在運輸過程中會產生CO2。故應選C。

2.句義猜測題。根據前文Vegetables you grow are also good for your health 以及下文and they don’t have chemicals的描述可以推知，對身體有益沒有化學成分的應該是營養素。故選B。

3.細節理解題。根據短文描述可知，人們種植自己的蔬菜最需要的是種子，故選A。

4.根據短文You can use pots on your balconies(陽臺)的描述可知，種植蔬菜可以用陽臺上的一些容器。故選B。

5.標題歸納題。這篇文章講的是GIY這一生活理念，就是鼓勵人們自己種蔬菜，故應選D。

考點：科普環保類短文閱讀。