Question

    Banker Chip Paillex had never planted so much until he moved to the countryside in Pittstown,New Jersey,seven years ago. Surrounded by working farms,he quickly became interested in the grow-it-yourself idea and rented a piece of 30-by-30-foot land. He planted tomatoes,eggplants and other vegetables — enough to feed his family of four for the summer. He ended up with so much produce; he couldn't give it away. He found a local food factory,donated(捐贈(zèng)) 120 pounds of fresh vegetables.

     The following year,with a handful of volunteers and a memorable name — America,s Grow-a-Row,Paillex harvested 1,500 pounds of fresh vegetables,all of which he donated to area food banks,places that give food,to poor people. Soon Paillex had a hundred volunteers and needed more land. He visited Meredith and Jeremy Compton,who farm Peaceful Valley Orchards in Pittstown. Could he work their land?

    “I guess we were feeling honored,” says Meredith. Not only do the Comptons weleome Grow-a-Row volunteers,they also work on the land.

     What began with a few empty fields has turned into a large local farm. This year,Grow-a-Row will deliver about 250,000 pounds of fresh produce to food banks. Their secret for getting all of this done? Family power. “Each week,a couple of families ‘own’ the garden,” says Paillex. “They water,pick,and deliver,and then hand it off on Sunday night to the next group of families."

Paillex also welcomes local school kids. On a Friday morning in May,some kids worked on a field. “We’ re growing food,” one fifth grader said proudly.

      “The program shows kids that there are people in need,” says Paillex. “When these kids become tomorrow's leaders,they’ 11 be much more likely to encourage their co-workers or employees to get involved in(參與) something like this."

      “Chip makes people want to help,” says Colleen Duerr,a mother of two. “And families love this. Chip has given us a way to raise our kids with a giving heart."

32. Why did Chip start growing vegetables in Pittstown?

   A. There were very few fresh vegetables on the market.

   B. He wanted to offer food to the local foocT factory.

   C. Farmers there encouraged him to do so.

   D. He was deeply attracted by planting.

33. After a year 's planting,Chip .

   A. set up more food banks in the area

   B. won great support from more people

   C. helped save mariy people from being poor

   D. persuaded many people to help him on the land

34. How can Grow-a-Row manage to produce so much food?

   A. School children play the most active part.

   B. Families take turns to look after the garden.

   C. The work is divided into separate small tasks.

   D. Schools and families divide the work equally.

35. What's the best title for the text?

   A. The Producers

   B. American Farms

   C. Grow it Yourself

   D. Chip's Country Life

Answer 1

32. D 33. B 34. B 35. A

32. D.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段中的 Surrounded by working farms,he quickly became interested in the grow-it-yourself idea 可知，Chip 受到 周圍環(huán)境的影響，深深喜愛上了自己 種植食物這一做法。

33. B 推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段中的 with a handfiil of volunteers 和 Soon Paillex had a hundred volunteers 以及 第二段提到Compton夫婦的樂意幫 忙可知，在Chip自己耕種一年后，得到了越來越多人的支持與幫助。

34. B.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第四段中的 Each week,a couple of families ‘own,the garden和 They water,pick,and deliver,and then hand it off on Sunday night to the next group of families 可知，Grow-a-Row之所以可 以生產(chǎn)出數(shù)量眾多的農(nóng)產(chǎn)品是因?yàn)?各個(gè)家庭輪流負(fù)責(zé)種植。

35. A.標(biāo)題歸納題。銀行家Chip搬到 鄉(xiāng)下后開始喜歡上了種植蔬菜，并且 將吃不完的新鮮蔬菜捐給社會(huì)，他的這種慈善行為慢慢吸引了很多志愿 者，使得越來越多的人投入到這項(xiàng)幫 助他人的農(nóng)業(yè)活動(dòng)中。因此A項(xiàng)“生 產(chǎn)者”概括了文章主旨,適合作標(biāo)題。