2.D
Cassandra Feeley finds it hard to manage on her husband's income.So this year she did something more than a hobby (業(yè)余愛(ài)好):She planted vegetables in her yard.For her fist garden,Ms Feeley has put in 15tomato plants,and five rows of a variety of vegetables.The family's old farm house has become a chicken house,its residents arriving next month.Last year,Ms.Rita Gartin kept a small garden.This year she has made it much larger because,she said,"The cost of everything is going up and I was looking to lose a few pounds,too; so it's a win-win situation all around."
They are among the growing number of Americans who,driven by higher living costs and a falling economy(經(jīng)濟(jì)),have taken up vegetable gardening for the first time.Others have increased the size of their existing gardens.Seed companies and garden shops say that not since the 1970s has there been such an increase in interest in growing food at home.Now many gardens across the country have been sold out for several months.In Austin,Tex.,some of the gardens have a three-year waiting list.
George C.Ball Jr.,owner of a company,said sales of vegetable seeds and plants are up by 40% over last year,double the average growth of the last five years.Mr.Ball argues that some of the reasons have been building for the last few years.The big one is striking rise in the cost of food like bread and milk,together with the increases in the price of fruit and vegetables.Food prices have increase because of higher oil prices.People are now driving less,taking fewer vacations,so there more time to garden.
68.What does the word"residents"in Paragraph 1probably refer to?A
A.chickens   B.tomatoes   C.gardens   D.people
69.By saying"a win-win situation all around",Ms.Gartin means thatB.
A.she is happier and her garden bigger
B.she may spend less and lose weight
C.she is selling more and buying less
D.she has grown more varieties of vegetables
70.Why is vegetable gardening becoming increasingly popular?D
A.More Americans are dong it for fun.
B.The price of oil is lower than before.
C.There's a growing need for fruits.
D.The cost of living is on the rise.
71.Which of the following might be the best title for the text?B
A.Family Food Planning
B.Banking on Gardening
C.A Belt-tightening Move
D.Gardening as a Hobby.

分析 本文屬于記敘文閱讀,作者通過(guò)這篇文章向我們介紹了如今生活的成本不斷上升,人們對(duì)蔬菜園藝的興趣越來(lái)越大,通過(guò)在空閑時(shí)間種植蔬菜可以減少生活成本也可以鍛煉身體,達(dá)到減肥的目的.

解答 68.A  詞義猜測(cè)題,根據(jù)第一段The family's old farm house has become a chicken house,its residents arriving next month.這個(gè)家庭的老農(nóng)舍已經(jīng)變成了一個(gè)雞屋,它的居民下個(gè)月就要到達(dá)了,因此在里面居住的應(yīng)該是小雞,故選A.
69.B  細(xì)節(jié)理解題,根據(jù)第一段The cost of everything is going up and I was looking to lose a few pounds,too; so it's a win-win situation all around.可知一切的成本都在上升,而她也想減去幾磅的體重,因此這是一個(gè)雙贏的局面,說(shuō)明她可能會(huì)發(fā)費(fèi)的更少去減肥,故選B.
70.D  細(xì)節(jié)理解題,根據(jù)第二段They are among the growing number of Americans who,driven by higher living costs and a falling economy(經(jīng)濟(jì)),have taken up vegetable gardening for the first time.可知蔬菜園藝變得越來(lái)越受歡迎是因?yàn)楝F(xiàn)在的生活成本不斷上升,故選D.
71.B  主旨大意題,通讀全文可知本文主要講述了人們?nèi)缃裼捎谏畛杀静粩嗌仙鴮?duì)蔬菜園藝越來(lái)越感興趣,現(xiàn)在人們花費(fèi)更多的時(shí)間去花園種植蔬菜,節(jié)省家庭開(kāi)銷(xiāo),故選B.

點(diǎn)評(píng) 考查學(xué)生的細(xì)節(jié)理解和推理判斷能力.做細(xì)節(jié)理解題時(shí)一定要找到文章中的原句,和題干進(jìn)行比較,再做出正確選擇.在做推理判斷題時(shí)不要以個(gè)人的主觀想象代替文章的事實(shí),要根據(jù)文章事實(shí)進(jìn)行合乎邏輯的推理判斷.

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