14.Growers around the world are using new methods to grow grapes to make wine.They use natural and organic methods to control harmful insects and weeds instead of using chemicals.Now,a winery in Canada has adopted a natural way to control its grapevines(葡萄藤).The Featherstone Winery is in southern Ontario.The grapevines,like other plants,need to be cut every year.
Cutting grapevines must be done very carefully.Only a targeted area of leaves is removed from the lower part of the vines to help the grapes grow better.But at the Featherstone Winery,no man or machine does the cutting.Instead,the job is done by 40little wooly lambs.
David Johnson owns the vineyard.He says he learned about using lambs while visiting wineries in New Zealand.The young lambs are perfectly designed to do the job.They eat the grape leaves on the lower parts of the vine.But they are not tall enough to reach the grapes.They only weigh about 22kilograms,so they do not beat down the soil.And their waste makes good organic fertilizer.In addition,using the lambs costs much less than hiring workers to cut the vines for seven weeks in summer.And when the cutting is done in August,the lambs become tasty dishes.
Mr Johnson says he had a difficult time finding enough lambs to do the jo.There are about 50million lambs in New Zealand.But there are not nearly as many in Ontario.Also,some organic pesticides(殺蟲劑) are harmful to lambs.And the lambs must be watched to make sure they do not eat too much of the grapevines.
David Johnson says the lambs help him carry out his environmental ideas about farming.They are lovely and peaceful and he likes having them in his vineyard.People visiting the vineyard also enjoy watching the lambs do their job.
21.Farmers who grow grapes with natural and organic methodsB..
A.don't cut grapevines every year
B.don't use chemicals to control harmful insects and weeds
C.don't need to control harmful insects and weeds
D.don't use organic fertilizer
22.Which of the following statements about using lambs to do the cutting is WRONG?A
A.Using lambs costs more than hiring workers.
B.Lambs won't eat the grapes.
C.David Johnson learned this way in New Zealand.
D.Lambs can be eaten after the cutting is done.
23.We can infer from the passage that David JohnsonC..
A.owns several wineries in Canada
B.buys lambs from New Zealand
C.is concerned about protecting the environment
D.loves keeping lambs instead of farming.
分析 本文在采用環(huán)保的方式來種植葡萄釀酒.
解答 21.B 細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)第一段"They use natural and organic methods to control harmful insects and weeds instead of using chemicals."可知,天然有機的方法是不使用化學(xué)產(chǎn)品來控制有害的昆蟲和雜草.故選B.
22.A 細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)第三段"In addition,using the lambs costs much less than hiring workers to cut the vines for seven weeks in summer."可知,使用羊來剪斷葡萄藤的花費是少于雇傭工人的費用的.故選A.
23.C 推理判斷題.根據(jù)最后一段第一句話"David Johnson says the lambs help him carry out his environmental ideas about farming."可知,David Johnson是個環(huán)保人士.故選C.
點評 本文是一個人物故事類閱讀理解,題目涉及多道細(xì)節(jié)理解題,做題時結(jié)合原文和題目有針對性的找出相關(guān)語句進行仔細(xì)分析,結(jié)合選項選出正確答案.推理判斷題也是要在抓住關(guān)鍵句子的基礎(chǔ)上合理的分析才能得出正確答案,切忌胡亂猜測,一定要做到有理有據(jù).