Speaking of farms, many people will think of the countryside at first. In their ideas, cities are usually very crowded and citizens(市民) don’t have enough space(空間) to grow vegetables and fruit there. However, American artists Britta Riley and Rebecca Bray wanted to find a way to solve the environmental problems in cities. They started the “Windowfarms Project” in New York in 2009 to turn cities’ windows into vertical(垂直的) vegetable farms.

In fact, Windowfarms are indoor window gardens built with recycled materials such as plastic bottles. The special hydroponic system(營養(yǎng)液栽培方式) makes it possible to grow plants in the rooms with windows. The project cares about innovation(創(chuàng)新), calling on people to research and develop(發(fā)展) gardening systems themselves. Britta and Rebecca have set up a website(網(wǎng)站) which asks everyone to share his or her ideas about window gardening with others. During the past three years, the site has got about 20,000 members around the world and they have created and tested at least 12 models for vertical hydroponic vegetable gardens. Britta got the idea of the Windowfarms Project from her dead grandpa who was an environmental engineer(工程師). Her goal is to give people a way of taking part in the “green revolution(革命)” by becoming window farmers. By growing their own vegetables inside, citizens will not only get healthy food, but also help make the air cleaner.

51. ____________ people think citizens don’t have enough space to grow vegetables and fruit.

A. No             B. Lots of              C. Few

52. ____________ started the “Windowfarms Project”?

A. Britta Riley           B. Rebecca Bray         C. both A and B

53. Which is NOT true?.

A. Windowfarms are indoor window gardens built with recycled materials.         

B. They have created and tested 21 models for vertical hydroponic vegetable gardens.          C. The project calls on people to research and develop gardening systems themselves.

54. Britta got the idea of the Windowfarms Project from __________.

A. herself              B. her dead grandpa       C. her aunt

55. Which is the best title for this passage?

A. Come and start Windowfarms together

B. Let’s do farm work

C. Grow wheat in the cities

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