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A professor of environmental health and his students began studying the idea of rooftop gardening for cities. “I think vertical farming is an idea that can work in a big way,” said Despommier.
Why would we want to build skyscrapers filled with vegetables when we’ve been farming on the ground for 10,000 years? Because as the world’s population grows—from 7 billion now to as much as 9 billion by 2050—we could run out of productive soil and water. Most of the population growth will occur in cities that can’t easily feed themselves. And the fact is that modern agriculture as well as everything associated with it – chemical fertilizers and transportation full of carbon—is a significant contributor to climate change, and suddenly vertical farming doesn’t seem so magic in the sky.
“Vertical farming could allow food to be grown locally and sustainably,” says Glen Kertz, CEO of Valcent. The result saves space — vital in urban areas — and allows farmers to irrigate and fertilize with far less waste.
At Valcent’s El Paso lab, crops grow in rows on conveyor belts. Moving them gives the plants the precise amount of light and nutrients needed, letting them grow 15 times as much vegetable as on a normal farm with 5% of the water that traditional agriculture does.
Despommier plans to build a 30-story, city-block-size vertical farm that would have transparent walls to maximize sunlight and would produce enough food for 50, 000 people. But it would cost hundreds of millions to build a full-scale skyscraper farm. That’s the main drawback: construction and energy costs would probably make vertically raised food more costly than traditional crops.

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小题1:Vertical Farming
小题2:Reasons/Causes/ Contributors
小题3:in cities
小题4:climate change
小题5:Advantages
小题6: vital space
小题7:less water
小题8:light and nutrients
小题9:transparent walls
小题10:energy costs

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试题分析：文章介绍在城市建造垂直农业的原因，这样做带来的好处和缺点。
小题1:原词重现：从第一段的句子：“I think vertical farming is an idea that can work in a big way,” said Despommier.可知是填 Vertical Farming垂直农业
小题2:词义归纳题：从第二段的句子：Why would we want to build skyscrapers filled with vegetables when we’ve been farming on the ground for 10,000 years? 可知是介绍建造垂直农业的原因。Reasons/Causes/ Contributors
小题3:原词重现：从第二段的句子：Most of the population growth will occur in cities that can’t easily feed themselves. 可知填in cities
小题4:原词重现：从第二段的句子：chemical fertilizers and transportation full of carbon—is a significant contributor to climate change,可知填climate change
小题5:归纳词：右边提到的都是种植垂直农业的好处：Advantages
小题6:句意归纳题：从第三段的句子： The result saves space — vital in urban areas — and allows farmers to irrigate and fertilize with far less waste.可知填 vital space
小题7:句意归纳题：从第四段的句子：letting them grow 15 times as much vegetable as on a normal farm with 5% of the water that traditional agriculture does.可知填less water
小题8:原词重现：从第四段的句子：At Valcent’s El Paso lab, crops grow in rows on conveyor belts. Moving them gives the plants the precise amount of light and nutrients needed, 可知填light and nutrients
小题9:原词重现：从第五段的句子：Despommier plans to build a 30-story, city-block-size vertical farm that would have transparent walls to maximize sunlight and would produce enough food for 50, 000 people.可知填transparent walls
小题10:原词重现：从第五段的句子：That’s the main drawback: construction and energy costs would probably make vertically raised food more costly than traditional crops. 可知填energy costs

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试题【A professor of environmental health and his students began studying the idea of 】；主要考察你对数词等知识点的理解。[详细]

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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从方框中选出能填入文中空白处的最合适的单词，并将该单词的标号(A、B、C、D、E…)填写在文章下面对应题号的横线上。注意：方框中有多余的单词。

A. began B.after C. picked D.heard E.only F.if G.and
H.carry I.first. J.countries K. held L. before M. listened

Maybe the word "hello" is used more often than any other one in the English language. Every one in the United States and other 小题1: uses the word, again 小题2: again, every day of the week. The American inventor Thomas Edison is believed to be the 小题3: person to use "hello" on the telephone soon 小题4: the invention of it. At first, people 小题5: their words on the telephone with "Are you there?" They were not sure the small machine could really 小题6: voices. Edison was a man of few words. He wasted no time. The first time he 小题7: up the telephone, he did not ask 小题8: anyone was there. He was sure someone was there and 小题9: said "hello". From then on, "hello" is often 小题10: when you picked up the telephone.

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阅读下面的短文，并根据短文后的要求答题（请注意问题后的字数要求）
How do you get to school every day? By bike, bus or car? In Chongqing, there will be 3,000 new school buses on the street by the end of this year. These school buses look just like tlic American school buses: yellow with a big nose.
In February 2010, the Chinese government announced the first standards (标淮）for school bus safety. Since then, more yellow school buses can be seen on the street.
In China, besides the bus driver, there should be an adult on the school bus to watch the students. If there are more than 40 students, two adults are needed. The students usually rest or read books on the school bus.
In America, yellow school buses are very popular. There are about 480,000 school buses in the country. The older kids sit in the back of the bus. The younger kids sit in the front. They usually listen to music, talk on their phones or just sleep. The only adult on the bus is the driver.
The school bus is important in students’ everyday lives. It can keep children safe. Usually a child is much safer going to school by school bus than any other way. It can also help the environment. A school bus saves a lot of gas (汽油）because it can carry a lot of people.
小题1:What color are the new school buses in Chongqing? (Please answer within 3 words.)
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小题2:When did the Chinese government announce the first standards for school bus safety? (Please answer within 3 words.)
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小题3:How many adults are needed on a Chinese school bus if 45 kids are on it besides the driver? (Please answer within 4 words.)
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小题4:What do American kids usually do on their school buses? (Please answer within 12 words.)
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小题5:Why is the school bus important in students’ everyday lives? (Please answer within 12 words.)
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Can you imagine what difficulty people had this year ________ against the severe natural disasters?

A．fighting

B．to fight

C．fought

D．Fight

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I went to her home and found her living conditions were_______ than mine.

A．bad off

B．badly off

C．worse off

D．bader off

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Directions: Read the following passage and choose the most suitable heading from A-F for each paragraph. There is one extra heading which you do not need.
A. Illegal hunting has caused a decrease in the number of sea turtles.
B. Most turtles are eaten by Mexicans and Mexican Americans.
C. A campaign to protect sea turtles.
D. Many people kill and eat turtles in a religious observance.
E. Government should prevent sea turtle being hunted to increase the number of the species.
F. A letter was written to Pope to save endangered sea turtles.
小题1: ___________
Environmental groups in the United States are leading a campaign to save thousands of endangered sea turtles. They have asked Pope John Paul the Second to ban turtle meat during the Christian religious observance known as Lent. Christians observe Lent in preparation for the holiday of Easter.
小题2: ___________
Environmental groups say illegal turtle hunting is one of the major threats to endangered sea turtles in southern California and Mexico. It has been illegal to harvest and eat sea turtle meat in Mexico for more than ten years. However, demand for sea turtle meat is widespread in both Southern California and Mexico. Biologists believe that illegal hunting is one of the main reasons for the sharp drop in sea turtle populations during the past thirty years.
小题3: ___________
The week before Easter Sunday is an especially deadly time for the turtles. As many as 5,000 turtles are killed during this time each year. Many Mexicans and Mexican Americans eat turtle meat during the days before Easter. Many people do not eat meat during this holy time in order to obey the rules of Lent. Because sea turtles swim, many people consider them to be fish. Fish is permitted during Lent.
小题4: ___________
The Sea Turtle Conservation Network is a union of fishermen, environmental activists and researchers. They sent a letter to Pope John Paul, urging the Roman Catholic Church leader to officially declare that sea turtle flesh is meat, not fish or seafood. They say thousands of these endangered animals would be saved if people did not eat them during this religious period. The letter also asked members of the Catholic Church to obey laws banning the capture of turtles in Mexico and the United States.
小题5:___________
About 35,000 endangered sea turtles are killed illegally near the coasts of Baja, California each year. Studies have shown a sharp drop in the numbers of females. They travel from as far away as Japan to lay their eggs on local beaches. Environmental activists say hunting sea turtles for their meat is the main barrier to the recovery of the species. They have urged the governments of the United States and Mexico to improve enforcement of the ban on sea turtle harvesting.

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