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【題目】（東城一模）閱讀短文，根據(jù)短文內容回答問題。

Rooftop Gardens

Have you ever seen a rooftop garden—

a garden on the top of a roof? Many people are

finding it good for the environment and good for

themselves.

Cities can be as much as 4—10 degrees

warmer than the countryside. Green rooftops

can actually help cool the air in cities. A single green roof will not do much to change the temperature of a city. However, when more buildings begin to change their rooftops into green spaces, it makes a real difference. Buildings that are cooler also use air conditioning less often. This reduces the amount of energy a building uses, which is good for the environment. Cities are usually more polluted than other areas. Plants on rooftops can even help clean the air. Gardens in the city can also provide a place for birds and bugs to live in.

One unusual rooftop garden is located above Children’s Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri. The garden covers an area of 7, 500 square feet. The garden has flowers, fountains (噴泉），even a goldfish pond, and also paths that children can walk on in slippers or with bare feet. It is used as a place for the children and their parents to relax and be close to nature without leaving the hospital. Another interesting garden is on the rooftop of the Royal York Hotel in Toronto, Canada. A large vegetable garden has been planted on the roof. The hotel’s chefs (廚師）can pick fresh vegetables from the roof.

Now not all buildings have rooftop gardens. One reason is that rooftop gardens can be more expensive than traditional rooftops. However, they may save on heating and cooling bills in the future. Also, a roof needs to be flat and strong enough to support the weight of the garden.

Some people may not know about rooftop gardens and how good they can be for the environment. But word is starting to get out. You may want to keep your eyes on the skies when you walk in your town or city. You never know when you might find a secret garden many feet above the ground.

【1】What is a rooftop garden?

【2】What is the second paragraph mainly about?

【3】What is the rooftop garden in Children’s Hospital in St. Louis used as?

【4】Why is the rooftop garden of the Royal York Hotel interesting?

【5】Why don’t all buildings have rooftop gardens?

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A garden on the top of a roof.

【2】The advantages of rooftop gardens in cities.

【3】A place for the children and their parents to relax and be close to nature without leaving the hospital.

【4】Because vegetables are planted in the rooftop garden and chefs can pick vegetables from it.

【5】Because rooftop gardens are more expensive and a roof needs to be flat and strong enough to support the weight of the garden.

【解析】本文介紹了屋頂花園的好處，保護環(huán)境，有益于人們的健康。在文中介紹了兩個不尋常的屋頂花園。以及可以建屋頂花園的條件和價格。

【1】細節(jié)理解題。由句子Have you ever seen a rooftop garden—a garden on the top of a roof?你見過屋頂花園嗎？屋頂上的花園？可知，第一題的答案為：A garden on the top of a roof.

【2】主旨大意題。第二段主要介紹了許多的屋頂花園可以降低城市的溫度，減少空調的使用頻率，改善環(huán)境，清潔空氣，為鳥類和昆蟲提供生存環(huán)境。這些都是建屋頂花園的優(yōu)勢。因此答案為：The advantages of rooftop gardens in cities.

【3】細節(jié)理解題。由句子It is used as a place for the children and their parents to relax and be close to nature without leaving the hospital. 它是一個用來讓孩子和他們的父母放松，不離開醫(yī)院就能親近自然的一個好地方。所以答案為：A place for the children and their parents to relax and be close to nature without leaving the hospital.

【4】細節(jié)理解題。由句子A large vegetable garden has been planted on the roof. The hotel’s chefs (廚師）can pick fresh vegetables from the roof. 可知，約克皇家酒店屋頂上的花園是一個大菜園。飯店的廚師可以從屋頂采摘新鮮蔬菜。 所以答案為：Because vegetables are planted in the rooftop garden and chefs can pick vegetables from it.

【5】推理判斷題。由句子One reason is that rooftop gardens can be more expensive. 和句子a roof needs to be flat and strong enough to support the weight of the garden. 可知，建屋頂花園可能很貴和屋頂需要平坦而結實，足以支撐花園的重量。所以答案為：Because rooftop gardens are more expensive and a roof needs to be flat and strong enough to support the weight of the garden.