C. What the result of competition is. D. What competition exactly is.
29. According to the writer, what causes the high school students to compete? A. The number of them is too large. B. Friendship is a burden for them. C. They know the laws of nature well. D. They are divided into different groups.
30. Which best describes the relationship of friendship and competition? A. Friendship is always based on competition. B. The degree of competition is vital to friendship. C. Competition is terribly harmful to friendship. D. Competition is a result of lost friendship. 31. What does the author think of “competition”? A. The results of competition are out of control. B. Competition becomes fiercer in high school. C. Competition is certain to happen at schools.
D. Friendship is not as important as competition at schools.
D
Many people wrongly think that cities don’t have farms and that fruits and vegetables are only grown in the country. Believe it or not, there are more and more urban farms popping up in cities all over the world.
Alexandra Sullivan, a food system researcher in New York City, studies urban agriculture. Urban agriculture is another name for farming and gardening in a city environment. Ms. Sullivan studies everything from tiny gardens in empty lots between buildings to bigger fields that have been planted and grown. According to Ms. Sullivan, “Urban agriculture has existed since cities have, across the world.”
The number of humans living in urban areas, or cities, is increasing. The amount of people who want to garden in urban areas is also rising, Ms. Sullivan says, “In small gardens, on rooftops and indoors, they grow fruits, vegetables, grains, and herbs, and raise animals to produce milk, eggs, honey, and meat. They use these foods as supplements to food produced by rural agriculture.” Even though some people who live in urban areas grow crops, urban residents still need to rely on food grown in rural areas. This is because a city doesn’t have enough space to grow enough food for everyone living in it.
In New York City, urban farmers have come up with many different ways to grow their own produce, even though there isn’t a lot of room. For example, Brooklyn Grange is a farming operation that has two rooftop
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vegetable farms in New York City. All together, the farms are made up of 2.5 acres of rooftop space. This makes Brooklyn Grange one of the largest rooftop farming operations in the world.
Brooklyn Grange grows all kinds of things. The farming company sells its vegetables to local residents and restaurants. And because the farms are on rooftops, they are specially adapted to their urban location. They use available space that is not needed for anything else. As more urban farmers find ways to grow food in cities, urban residents will be better able to get fresher materials for their meals. 32. Which of the following is Ms. Sullivan’s opinion according to the next? A. The number of people living in cities is increasing slowly. B. Urban residents still rely on food grown in rural areas completely. C. Urban agriculture has a history as long as cities. D. Urban agriculture can provide huge income.
33. What does the underlined word “they” in Paragraph 3 refer to? A. Farmers.
B. City residents. D. Companies.
C. Rurai residents.
34. What can we learn about Brooklyn Grange in New York City from the text? A. It has large farming areas.
B. It can only grow single products.
D. It makes use of rooftop space to grow vegetables.
C. It produces enough food for citizens. 35. What may be the best title for the text? A. Farms in Cities
B. Future Food System D. Agriculture of New York City
C. Food Grown in Cities
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England is the perfect place for you to travel to if you’re thinking about taking your first abroad trip. You’ll need to prepare for the trip with some international travel basics and map out a realistic itinerary（旅程）to make the most of your experience.
Get Your Paperwork Done
36 If you don’t have a current passport, you’ll need to bring your pictures and some proof of your citizenship—a birth certificate, a certificate of naturalization, or a certificate of citizenship—to a post office. Fill out a passport application, and in a month you’ll have your passport.
Plan Your Trip.
Plan your trip to England in early to mid—October or in mid— to late March, because that’s when flights are
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the cheapest. During the winter, the days grow very short. Besides, sunlight is sometimes limited to less than eight hours per day. 37
Settle Yourself in England
Find affordable accommodations by staying at a hostel. Hostels vary in shapes, forms and sizes. 38 If you can afford to stay at a hotel, make sure you are aware of check—in times and policies.
To get around England, the most common methods are bus and rail 39 Passes for a full day, week, or month can save you money if you’re going to take the Tube for even a few stops.
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Buy a budget travel book to find attractions and sites in cities such as: London, Bath, Cambridge Oxford, Canterbury, Leeds and Wimbledon. Popular attractions include: Buckingham Palace, Trafalgar Square, Portobello Market and the Tower of London in London; Bath Abbey in Bath; the colleges of Cambridge; and the Canterbury Cathedral in Canterbury. A. Budget your trip
B. Find the Best Things to Do
C. You can get a visa from any British Embassy. D. You’ll need a passport and visa to visit England.
E. The summer brings in record—breaking numbers of tourists. F. If you decide to use the underground rail system, get a pass.
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阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
November 17 is my 47th birthday, which has caused me to be quite reflective.
My 41 goes back to the Fort Worth stock Show & Rodeo（竞技表演）that our family 42 in 1998. We sat close to the action. When the announcer 43 for all of the children under the age of 12 to come down to the center of the field, my 44 ， Ally, who was 4, ran past me and shot down the stairs, 45 the field.
Feeling nervous, I was 46 about Ally being there with all the 47 kids. She was the littlest one, and I was worried— 48 when I heard what would happen next. The kids were 49 to grasp a ribbon tied to the tail of a goat.
The announcer released the goat and the 50 went—running, skipping, screaming, and falling. I
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