【題目】Earlier this summer, Carol LeResche got the phone call she’d been waiting for. A tourist was picking zucchini (西葫蘆) at Thorne Rider Park. “It’s exactly what we hoped would happen when we put in the food forest,” explained LeResche, the park’s food forest founder. In May, he received a $ 3,500 fund. The money was to help turn a former park into an edible (可食用的) landscape. It’s a place where all of the fruits, vegetables and nuts are free for the taking.

Unlike some parks with strict “no picking” policies, food forests are designed to provide colorful crops. People are encouraged to harvest them. “We think it’s important to put public food in public spaces,” she said. The desire to know more about where our food comes from is one of the reasons there is a real trend toward agriculture into neighborhoods and communities. There, people can participate in tours and classes or relax among the fruit trees. Food forests provide different kinds of fresh produce more than we can buy.

Food forests are based on a model valuing sustainable and mostly self-sufficient agricultural production. The food forest model requires less chemical fertilizer and less labor than traditional agriculture. An edible forest is designed to develop without pesticides or weeding.

Since the concept is relatively new, and it takes at least three years for fruit and nut trees and berry bushes to start producing meaningful amounts of fresh food, it’s hard to know whether food forests will have an impact on food deserts. Volunteer-driven projects can fall apart if the group loses interest. Lack of funding can also be problematic. Pests also are an often-cited concern.

After all and above all, LeResche explained, food forests are about a lot more than food. “We also want to provide a gathering space that is productive and beautiful where people can develop a relationship with each other and get connected.”

【1】Compared with common food bought, what is special about the food in edible forests?

A. It tastes better. B. It has more varieties.

C. It has funny appearances. D. It’s produced free of fertilizer.

【2】What is stressed in Paragraph 4?

A. Food forests may disappear soon.

B. Food forests have a long way to go.

C. Food forests waste lots of natural resources.

D. Food forests seem imaginary and impossible.

【3】As for LeResche, what is the most important role of food forests?

A. A way to relax and entertain. B. A way to solve food shortage.

C. A way to be thankful for nature. D. A way to meet and make friends.

【4】What is the author’s purpose in writing the text?

A. To call help. B. To raise money.

C. To compare and argue. D. To inform and introduce.

【答案】

【1】B

【2】B

【3】D

【4】D

【解析】本文主要介紹了新概念食物森林，并以此來進(jìn)行宣傳希望能夠吸引更多的人了解和參加。

【1】B細(xì)節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)文章第二段最后Food forests provide different kinds of fresh produce more than we can buy.可知食物森林提供的新鮮農(nóng)場品比我們所能買到的要多，因此B正確故選B。

【2】B主旨題，文章第四段說到食物森林是一個相對較新的概念，需要時間才能產(chǎn)生成效，同時也面臨著諸多問題，可知作者強(qiáng)調(diào)了食物森林還有很長的路要走。故選B。

【3】D推理判斷題，根據(jù)文章最后LeResche所說的話可以推測出食物森林重要的作用是提供聚會和交友的場所，故選D。

【4】D寫作意圖，文章主要介紹了食物森林的的優(yōu)勢，功能特點(diǎn)，所以主要是宣傳和介紹。故選D。

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