Question

【题目】

Do you have a vegetable garden? Have you ever w【1】 a seed sprout and grow and fruit until it became the tomato on your plate? If you go to school in the US, there's a good chance you have.

At the moment, nearly 20 percent of schools in the US have vegetable gardens that are planted and cared for by students. Later, even more schools will have gardens and more US kids will know the p【2】of growing food in their school vegetable gardens.

Much of the growing interest in planting comes from First Lady Michelle Obama's “Let's Move” project. The First Lady wants to i【3】children's nutrition（营养）in the US-and she began her project by planting a garden at the White House with the help of some local kids. The kids were more i【4】in eating vegetables from their garden than in eating fast food. This gave the First Lady an idea.

Because so many US kids eat breakfast and lunch at school，the food should be healthy and good. Why not let kids grow the food for their o【5】cafeterias（食堂）？Mrs. Obama's plan gives money to schools to start their gardens，and more school gardens are sprouting up every day.

Students also use the i【6】from their gardens to study science and math，and they paint pictures of their gardens in art class. Many students choose to work in the garden instead of playing on the playground during their noon b【7】. Sound like fun？Ask your teacher if there's room for a garden at your school，too.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】watched

【2】pleasure

【3】improve

【4】interested

【5】own

【6】information

【7】break

【解析】

本文介绍了美国百分之二十的学校有学生种植管理的菜园。孩子们更喜欢吃他们菜园的蔬菜。学生们也使用从菜园得到的知识来学习科学和数学，他们在美术课上画他们菜园的图画。

【1】句意：你曾经观看过一粒种子发芽，生长，结果，一直到它成为你盘里的土豆吗？

此处表示看着一粒种子的成长过程，根据have此处用现在完成时，因此用过去分词，故此处为watched。

【2】句意：后来，更多的学校将会有菜园，更多的美国孩子将知道在他们学校菜园种植食物的快乐。

根据Later, even more schools will have gardens可知，更多的学校将会有菜园，这样孩子们可以体会到种菜的快乐，the+名词+of表示“…….的……”，故此处为pleasure。

【3】句意：第一夫人想要改善美国孩子们的营养，她在一些当地人的帮助下，在白宫通过种菜园来开始她的项目。。

根据句意，第一夫人想要改善孩子们的健康，根据want to do sth想要做某事，用动词原形，故此处为improve。

【4】句意：比起吃快餐，孩子们更喜欢吃他们菜园的蔬菜。

be interested in doing sth对做某事感兴趣，故此处为interested。

【5】句意：为什么不让孩子们为他们自己的食堂种植食物呢？

表示他们自己的食堂，修饰名词cafeterias用形容词，故此处为own。

【6】句意：学生们也使用来自他们菜园的信息来学习科学和数学，他们在美术课上画他们菜园的图画。

根据to study science and math可知，要学习科学和数学，应是利用来自菜园的信息，故此处为information。

【7】句意：许多学生在中午休息期间，选择在菜园里工作，而不是在操场上玩。

根据playing on the playground可知，学生在操场上玩，应是在休息的时间，故此处为break。