Eco City Farms are becoming more popular in cities and towns around the Unites States.
Eco City Farms in Edmonton, Maryland, is located near shopping centers, car repair shops and homes. The neighborhood is a working-class community. People do not have very much money. And they have limited access to fresh food in markets.
Over the past two years, the farm has attracted volunteers form the community like Marcy Clark. She schools her four children at home. On a recent day she brought them to Eco City Farms for a lesson, her son Alston Clark thinks his experience is very valuable. “I like coming out here,” he says, “You know, you connect with the earth, where your food comes from. You appreciate the food a little bit more.”
Margaret Morgan started Eco City Farms. She thinks of it as a place where people can learn to live healthier lives. “Growing food in a community brings people together, ”she continues, “Every piece of what we do here is a demonstration (范例) to show people everything about how to have an eco-friendly community.” she says. From the Eco City Farms people come to know that they are not only growing food and raising chickens and bees, but improving the soil with compost (肥料) made from food waste.
Eco City Farms is an experimental operation. The farm gets its power not from the local electricity networks, but from the sun with solar panels (板). In winter, the green house use a geothermal (地熱) system.
Vegetables can be grown all year. So once a week, all winter long, neighbors like Chris Moss and her three children bike to the farm to pick up a share of the harvest.
“I like eating the vegetables” say five-year-old Owen Moss.
小題1:What is mainly talked about in the passage?
A．Eco City Farms save a lot of energy.
B．Eco City Farms are influencing community life.
C．Eco City Farms helps the working-class live better.
D．Eco City Farms are gaining popularity.
小題2:What is the author’s attitude toward Eco City Farms?
A．Enthusiastic.B．Disappointed.
C．Surprised.D．Doubtful.
小題3:According to the passage, Eco City Farms are close to the following places EXCEPT______.
A．shopping centers
B．car repair shops
C．fast-food restaurants
D．working-class community
小題4:In which of a newspaper can you most probably read this article?
A．People.B．Travel.
C．Environment.D．Education.

小題1:D
小題2:A
小題3:C
小題4:C

試題分析：這篇文章介紹的是生態(tài)城市農(nóng)場在美國的城市鄉(xiāng)村越來越受歡迎，它如何運作，會環(huán)境的好處。
小題1:主旨題：從第一段的句子：Eco City Farms are becoming more popular in cities and towns around the Unites States.可知生態(tài)城市農(nóng)場在美國的城市鄉(xiāng)村越來越受歡迎。選D
小題2:作者態(tài)度題：從字里行間，特別是第三段的句子;Every piece of what we do here is a demonstration (范例) to show people everything about how to have an eco-friendly community.” 可知作者對生態(tài)城市農(nóng)場是很有熱情的。選A
小題3:排除題;從第一段的句子：Maryland, is located near shopping centers, car repair shops and homes. The neighborhood is a working-class community.可知ABD都是對的，選C
小題4:文章出處題：這篇文章介紹的是生態(tài)城市農(nóng)場，這是以環(huán)保為理念的農(nóng)場。選C
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