A farm planted levels or floors is called a vertical（垂直的）farm. A skyscraper type building can house a vertical farm. Since the garden is built upwards，rather than outwards，it requires much less space than a conventional farm.
The world is quickly running out of room for conventional farming. Vertical farms could be a key to this situation. An 18­story vertical farm could feed as many as 50,000 people，all in an area which is the size of the average city block. Vertical farms in the city could cut down on transportation costs as well. Think about the amount of fuel it takes to transport food from farmland to city. The resources saved would be surprising. Besides saving travel time，food would be delivered in fresher condition and with less damage.
There is a growing concern about the use of pesticides(殺蟲劑) in agriculture today. But the vertical farm would be a greenhouse type environment, avoiding the need for a large number of pesticides. Vertical farms can be built in a contained space，therefore they are an excellent solution for living well in an environment far different from our own. Hydroponics(水耕法) could be a big part of vertical gardening. This would reduce the amount of soil needed to grow food. Of course，not all food does well with this type of planting，but there are many crops that actually seem to do better.
In some climates，a lack of sunlight creates a short growing season. The solar power option may not work as well here. The addition of grow lights would make it possible to grow crops in vertical gardens in these areas .In other words，we could grow crops in areas where we never could before.
Vertical farms may just be a concept for now，but they are a concept that will solve many of our problems in the future.
小題1:According to the passage, a vertical farm________.
A．is mainly built outwards
B．is dependent on solar power
C．is planted on levels upwards
D．is only an environmental friendly farm
小題2:Compared to the conventional farm, the vertical farm can________.
A．depend far less on sunlight
B．greatly increase the use of soil
C．help to protect the limited gardens
D．reduce the use of harmful pesticides
小題3:It can be learned from the passage that vertical farms________.
A．have been put into use
B．only use hydroponics to grow food
C．need less room than conventional farms
D．may increase the transportation costs
小題4:What would be the best title for the passage?
A．Vertical farms for our future
B．Ways to deal with future problems
C．Vertical farms and green skyscrapers
D．Making Full Use of Our Limited Land

小題1:C
小題2:D
小題3:C
小題4:A
文章就是講述了未來的垂直農(nóng)業(yè)的具體情況。
小題1:推理題。根據(jù)第一段2,3行Since the garden is built upwards，rather than outwards，it requires much less space than a conventional farm.
小題2:推理題。根據(jù)第2段1,2行內(nèi)容The world is quickly running out of room for conventional farming. Vertical farms could be a key to this situation.可知D正確。
小題3:推理題。根據(jù)第2段3,4,5三行Vertical farms in the city could cut down on transportation costs as well. Think about the amount of fuel it takes to transport food from farmland to city. The resources saved would be surprising.可知C正確。
小題4:主旨大意題。通讀全文可知文章就是關(guān)于未來的垂直農(nóng)業(yè)。
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A Book Review—The Snake-Stone by Berlie Doherty
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A．A journey of self-discovery．
B．Life in the world of diving．
C．Life with foster parents．
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C．James is an outgoing young man．
D．James is a hopeful swimmer．
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A．a(chǎn) stone with an address on it
B．a(chǎn) gift from the swimming coach
C．a(chǎn) clue left by the birth mother
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A．cloned protein stays On the T4 cells
B．it connects to cloned protein more effectively
C．cloned protein is made by genetic engineering methods
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B．The new technique is being tested in animals．
C．The new technique may be tested in humans．
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A new study of 8,000 young people in the Journal of Health and Social Behavior shows that although love can make adults live healthily and happily, it is a bad thing for young people.  Puppy love（早戀）may bring stress for young people and can lead to depression. The study shows that girls become more depressed than boys, and younger girls are the worst of all.
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A．Puppy love may bring young people depression.
B．Parents should forbid their children’s love.
C．Romance is a two­edged sword for adults.
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A．Young people who have a strong sense of selfishness.
B．Young boys whose parents watch for their behavior.
C．Young girls who always hide their feelings and opinions.
D．Careless parents whose children are deep in love.
小題3:What can be inferred from the passage?
A．Lacking love can lead young people to grow up more quickly.
B．Early love makes young people keep close to their friends and parents.
C．Parents should help their children to be aware of the signs of depression.
D．The older a woman is, the less likely she seems to lose herself in romance.
小題4:What’s the author’s attitude towards puppy love?
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