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A professor of environmental health and his students began studying the idea of rooftop gardening for cities. “I think vertical farming is an idea that can work in a big way,” said Despommier.
Why would we want to build skyscrapers filled with vegetables when we’ve been farming on the ground for 10,000 years? Because as the world’s population grows—from 7 billion now to as much as 9 billion by 2050—we could run out of productive soil and water. Most of the population growth will occur in cities that can’t easily feed themselves. And the fact is that modern agriculture as well as everything associated with it – chemical fertilizers and transportation full of carbon—is a significant contributor to climate change, and suddenly vertical farming doesn’t seem so magic in the sky.
“Vertical farming could allow food to be grown locally and sustainably,” says Glen Kertz, CEO of Valcent. The result saves space — vital in urban areas — and allows farmers to irrigate and fertilize with far less waste.
At Valcent’s El Paso lab, crops grow in rows on conveyor belts. Moving them gives the plants the precise amount of light and nutrients needed, letting them grow 15 times as much vegetable as on a normal farm with 5% of the water that traditional agriculture does.
Despommier plans to build a 30-story, city-block-size vertical farm that would have transparent walls to maximize sunlight and would produce enough food for 50, 000 people. But it would cost hundreds of millions to build a full-scale skyscraper farm. That’s the main drawback: construction and energy costs would probably make vertically raised food more costly than traditional crops.

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小题1:Vertical Farming
小题2:Reasons/Causes/ Contributors
小题3:in cities
小题4:climate change
小题5:Advantages
小题6: vital space
小题7:less water
小题8:light and nutrients
小题9:transparent walls
小题10:energy costs

试题分析：文章介绍在城市建造垂直农业的原因，这样做带来的好处和缺点。
小题1:原词重现：从第一段的句子：“I think vertical farming is an idea that can work in a big way,” said Despommier.可知是填 Vertical Farming垂直农业
小题2:词义归纳题：从第二段的句子：Why would we want to build skyscrapers filled with vegetables when we’ve been farming on the ground for 10,000 years? 可知是介绍建造垂直农业的原因。Reasons/Causes/ Contributors
小题3:原词重现：从第二段的句子：Most of the population growth will occur in cities that can’t easily feed themselves. 可知填in cities
小题4:原词重现：从第二段的句子：chemical fertilizers and transportation full of carbon—is a significant contributor to climate change,可知填climate change
小题5:归纳词：右边提到的都是种植垂直农业的好处：Advantages
小题6:句意归纳题：从第三段的句子： The result saves space — vital in urban areas — and allows farmers to irrigate and fertilize with far less waste.可知填 vital space
小题7:句意归纳题：从第四段的句子：letting them grow 15 times as much vegetable as on a normal farm with 5% of the water that traditional agriculture does.可知填less water
小题8:原词重现：从第四段的句子：At Valcent’s El Paso lab, crops grow in rows on conveyor belts. Moving them gives the plants the precise amount of light and nutrients needed, 可知填light and nutrients
小题9:原词重现：从第五段的句子：Despommier plans to build a 30-story, city-block-size vertical farm that would have transparent walls to maximize sunlight and would produce enough food for 50, 000 people.可知填transparent walls
小题10:原词重现：从第五段的句子：That’s the main drawback: construction and energy costs would probably make vertically raised food more costly than traditional crops. 可知填energy costs