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2010 was a good year for American farmers. They earned about eighty-two billion dollars. That is almost one-third more than that they earned last year. And it is twenty-six percent higher than the ten-year average. Values for grain and oilseed crops are up about three percent from last year. The value of animal production is up by almost seven percent.
In 2011, farm exports are expected to break the all-time high set in 2008.The Agriculture Department says exports in 2011 could top one hundred and twenty-six billion dollars. The largest buyer of agricultural products is expected to be Canada. But farm exports to China are predicted to come within five hundred million dollars of Canadian purchases. Secretary Vilsack says countries in Southeast Asia and the Middle East are also buying more from American farmers.
Poor growing conditions overseas played an important part in higher prices for American crops in 2010.Charlotte Hebe brand is chief executive of the International Food and Agricultural Trade Policy Council in Washington. She said drought(干旱)conditions had a big effect over the summer. She said,“There were horrible weather problems, not just in Russia but also in some of the other former Soviet Union countries.”
Wheat prices rose after Russia stopped wheat exports,although Russia later eased the ban(禁令).“Wheat used to be America’s top crop. What’s interesting,though,is that wheat production has actually become less over the past few years because corn has become the most popular crop,”said economist Charlotte Hebebrand.
Corn is mostly fed to animals. But Miss Hebebrand said with the recent increase in wheat prices, American farmers might plant more wheat again. Corn and wheat are the two largest crops supported by the government.
小题1:We know that compared to 2009,in 2010 American farmers——.
A.planted less cornB.planted morn crops
C.planted morn wheatD.earned more money
小题2:What does the Agriculture Department expect in 2011?
A. Agriculture exports will continue to increase.
B. China will be the largest buyer of agriculture products
C. America will export food to every country around the world
D. Southeast Asian countries will start buying food from America
小题3:What is implied in Paragraph 3?
A. America farming also was greatly affected in 2010
B. Russia was not the country most affected by drought in 2010
C. Weather problems helped raise prices for American crops in 2010
D. American crops were the most expensive around the world in 2010
小题4:We can infer that in the past few years American farmers——
A. reduced crop exports
B. increased corn production
C. increased wheat production
D. increased investment in farming
小题5:According to what Miss Hebebrand said, we know American farmers will ——
A.stop feeding corn to animals
B.export most of their corn
C.try to increased wheat production
D.try to get more support from the governmet

小题1:D
小题2:A
小题3:C
小题4:B
小题5:C
文章讲述的是美国农民的收入增加,并预测了未来一年粮食的产量和出口问题。
小题1:事实细节题,根据地一段They earned about eighty-two billion dollars. That is almost one-third more than that they earned last year可知,他们的收入比去年高了三分之一
小题2:事实细节题,根据第二段The Agriculture Department says exports in 2011 could top one hundred and twenty-six billion dollars可知,
小题3:事实细节题,根据第三段Poor growing conditions overseas played an important part in higher prices for American crops in 2010可知,
小题4:事实细节题,根据第四段What’s interesting,though,is that wheat production has actually become less over the past few years because corn has become the most popular crop可知,玉米产量增加
小题5:推理判断题,根据最后一段with the recent increase in wheat prices, American farmers might plant more wheat again可知,
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