A vertical farm is a concept farm which is planted on levels or floors.A sky scraper type building can house a vertical farm.Since the garden is built upwards，rather than outwards，it requires much less space than a conventional(传统的) farm.
The world is quickly running out of room for conventional farming.Vertical farms could be a key to this situation.An 18?story vertical farm could feed as many as 50,000 people，all in an area which is the size of the average city block.Vertical farms in the city could cut down on transportation costs as well.Think about the amount of fuel it takes to transport food from farmland to city.The resources saved would be surprising. Besides saving travel time，food would be delivered in fresher condition and with less damage.
There is a growing concern about the use of pesticides in agriculture today.But the vertical farm would be a greenhouse type environment, avoiding the need for a large number of pesticides.Vertical farms can be built in a contained space，therefore they are an excellent solution for living well in an environment far different from our own.Hydroponics(水耕法) could be a big part of vertical gardening.This would reduce the amount of soil needed to grow food.Of course，not all food does well with this type of planting，but there are many crops that actually seem to do better.
In some climates，a lack of sunlight creates a short growing season. The solar power option may not work as well here.The addition of grow lights would make it possible to grow crops in vertical gardens in these areas.In other words，we could grow crops in areas where we never could before.
Vertical farms may just be a concept for now，but they are a concept that will solve many of our problems in the future.
1．According to the passage, a vertical farm________.
A．is mainly built outwards
B．is only an environmental friendly farm
C．is planted on levels upwards
D．is dependent on solar power
2．The second paragraph is mainly about________.
A．the meaning of a vertical farm
B．the future of a vertical farm
C．the cost of a vertical farm
D．the benefit of a vertical farm
3．Compared to the conventional farm, the vertical farm can________.
A．help to protect the limited gardens
B．reduce the harmful effect of pesticides
C．depend far less on sunlight
D．greatly increase the use of soil
4．It can be learned from the passage that vertical farms________.
A．have been put into use
B．need less room than conventional farms
C．only use hydroponics to grow food
D．may increase the transportation costs
5．What would be the best title for the passage?
A．Vertical farms for our future
B．Vertical farms and green skyscrapers
C．Ways to deal with future problems
D．Advantages of vertical farms
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语篇解读：这是一篇说明文，介绍了垂直农业这一新概念。
1.细节理解题。依据第一段可知垂直农业是立体向上发展的农业格局。
2.主旨大意题。第二段主要介绍了垂直农业在缓解土地紧张问题、降低运输成本、食品保鲜等方面的优势。
3．细节理解题。依据第三段前两句可知，垂直农业可以减少杀虫剂的使用。
4．推理判断题。由最后一段可知，垂直农业如今还是一个构想，并未实施，A项错误；由第一段最后一句可知B项正确；由第三段第四句可知，水耕法可能是垂直种植的主要方法，但并非唯一方法，因此C项错误；由第二段第四句可知D项错误。
5．主旨大意题。本文主要介绍能够适应未来需要的垂直农业这一新概念。故A项最适合作标题。
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A farm planted levels or floors is called a vertical（垂直的）farm. A skyscraper type building can house a vertical farm. Since the garden is built upwards，rather than outwards，it requires much less space than a conventional farm.
The world is quickly running out of room for conventional farming. Vertical farms could be a key to this situation. An 18story vertical farm could feed as many as 50,000 people，all in an area which is the size of the average city block. Vertical farms in the city could cut down on transportation costs as well. Think about the amount of fuel it takes to transport food from farmland to city. The resources saved would be surprising. Besides saving travel time，food would be delivered in fresher condition and with less damage.
There is a growing concern about the use of pesticides(杀虫剂) in agriculture today. But the vertical farm would be a greenhouse type environment, avoiding the need for a large number of pesticides. Vertical farms can be built in a contained space，therefore they are an excellent solution for living well in an environment far different from our own. Hydroponics(水耕法) could be a big part of vertical gardening. This would reduce the amount of soil needed to grow food. Of course，not all food does well with this type of planting，but there are many crops that actually seem to do better.
In some climates，a lack of sunlight creates a short growing season. The solar power option may not work as well here. The addition of grow lights would make it possible to grow crops in vertical gardens in these areas .In other words，we could grow crops in areas where we never could before.
Vertical farms may just be a concept for now，but they are a concept that will solve many of our problems in the future.
【小题1】According to the passage, a vertical farm________.
| A．is mainly built outwards |
| B．is dependent on solar power |
| C．is planted on levels upwards |
| D．is only an environmental friendly farm |
| A．depend far less on sunlight |
| B．greatly increase the use of soil |
| C．help to protect the limited gardens |
| D．reduce the use of harmful pesticides |
| A．have been put into use |
| B．only use hydroponics to grow food |
| C．need less room than conventional farms |
| D．may increase the transportation costs |
| A．Vertical farms for our future |
| B．Ways to deal with future problems |
| C．Vertical farms and green skyscrapers |
| D．Making Full Use of Our Limited Land |
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Jean—Francois Millet (October 4,1814----January 20, 1875) was a French painter and one of the founder of the Barbizon School in rural France. Born of a peasant family, Millet was encouraged by his father to study art in Cherbourg, France. He can be categorized as part of the movement called “naturalism”(自然主义). His understanding of the peasant’ hard life was perfectly expressed in his choice of subject and natural preference for powerful but simple drawing and coloring.
One of the most well—known of Millet’s paintings, The Gleaners(《拾穗者》)，first came in a vertical composition(垂直式构图) painted in 1854,and then there came the horizontal version in 1856, which is now preserved in the Musee d’Orsay. It depicts women bending over in the fields to collect the leftover’s from the harvest, and it is a monumental composition devoted to the working class.
Previously, servants were depicted in paintings as obedient to a noble or a king, and picking up what was left of the harvest was regarded as one of the lowest jobs in Millet;s times. However, Millet offered these women as the heroic focus of the picture. Besides, in the painting, light lights up the women’s shoulders as they carry out their work. Behind them, the field that stretches into the distance is bathed in golden light, under a wide , magnificent sky. The forms of the three figures, standing against the lighter field, show balance and harmony.
【小题1】According to the passage , we can know that Millet________.
| A．was born in rural France |
| B．belongs to neither naturalism nor realism |
| C．became famous for his love of the countryside |
| D．received his high school education in Barbizon |
| A．it is originally a horizontal composition |
| B．it is based on the effort of Musee d’Orsay |
| C．it presents women in the field as the chief focus |
| D．it shows how women are stopped from working in the field |
| A．crazy interest in blue color |
| B．strong focus on the city life |
| C．absolute respect for the king |
| D．particular choice of main characters |
| A．Kings and Nobles in France |
| B．A Guide to French Painting |
| C．French Agricultural History |
| D．The Founder of Musee d’Orsay |
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Dickson Despommier, a public health professor at Columbia University in New York City developed an idea with his students nine years ago. They imagined people in cities growing crops inside a tall building. Tomatoes could grow on one floor of the skyscraper(摩天大楼), potatoes on the next, small animals and fish on the floor above.
This vertical(垂直的) farm, or "farmscraper", could have space for restaurants and other places that serve food, like schools or hospitals. They could serve foods that are truly locally grown.
But why would anyone want to build a farm indoors in a city? Dickson Despommier believes it will become necessary. The world needs to find places to produce enough food to feed the growing population. Space, he says, is an all-important issue.
The professor also points to the problems of traditional farms. They use a lot of freshwater. Their fertilizer and animal waste can pollute water resources. And their growing seasons can be limited.
But inside the vertical farm, crops could grow all year. And there would be no wind to blow away soil. Farmers would not have to worry about too much or too little rain, or about hot summers, freezing winters or insects. And without insects there would be no need for chemicals to kill them.
Farm machines that .use fossil fuels, like tractors, would not be needed either. And water could be recycled for drinking. "The vertical farm reuses everything, so there is no waste," says Professor Despommier.
Even buildings could be saved. Old buildings could become new farms and provide jobs.
The professor has been actively proposing the idea to cities as far away as Dubai and Canada. But so far it exists only in plans and drawings, and a model at the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago.
Critics say building a farmscraper would cost too much, especially considering the price of land in many cities. Dickson Despommier estimates the cost at about twenty to thirty million dollars.
But he says the building would not have to be very tall. And his graduate students have found many empty lots and unused buildings in New York City that could provide space.
【小题1】According to the passage the purpose of proposing the idea of a farm scraper is to .
| A．find places to produce enough food |
| B．serve food that are truly locally grown |
| C．prevent polluting the limited land |
| D．save fresh water |
| A．It costs less |
| B．It saves labor power. |
| C．It consumes too much energy |
| D．It is more environmentally friendly. |
| A．it uses too much land in cities |
| B．it costs too much to build one |
| C．it causes people to lose their jobs |
| D．it exists only in unrealistic plans |
| A．A vertical farm has been built in Chicago. |
| B．Old buildings could be changed into new farms. |
| C．Traditional farms use less water but pollute more water |
| D．There are some vertical farms being put into use in Canada. |
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Dickson Despommier, a public health professor at Columbia University in New York City developed an idea with his students nine years ago. They imagined people in cities growing crops inside a tall building. Tomatoes could grow on one floor of the skyscraper(摩天大楼), potatoes on the next, small animals and fish on the floor above.
This vertical(垂直的) farm, or "farmscraper", could have space for restaurants and other places that serve food, like schools or hospitals. They could serve foods that are truly locally grown.
But why would anyone want to build a farm indoors in a city? Dickson Despommier believes it will become necessary. The world needs to find places to produce enough food to feed the growing population. Space, he says, is an all-important issue.
The professor also points to the problems of traditional farms. They use a lot of freshwater. Their fertilizer and animal waste can pollute water resources. And their growing seasons can be limited.
But inside the vertical farm, crops could grow all year. And there would be no wind to blow away soil. Farmers would not have to worry about too much or too little rain, or about hot summers, freezing winters or insects. And without insects there would be no need for chemicals to kill them.
Farm machines that .use fossil fuels, like tractors, would not be needed either. And water could be recycled for drinking. "The vertical farm reuses everything, so there is no waste," says Professor Despommier.
Even buildings could be saved. Old buildings could become new farms and provide jobs.
The professor has been actively proposing the idea to cities as far away as Dubai and Canada. But so far it exists only in plans and drawings, and a model at the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago.
Critics say building a farmscraper would cost too much, especially considering the price of land in many cities. Dickson Despommier estimates the cost at about twenty to thirty million dollars.
But he says the building would not have to be very tall. And his graduate students have found many empty lots and unused buildings in New York City that could provide space.
1.According to the passage the purpose of proposing the idea of a farm scraper is to .
A．find places to produce enough food
B．serve food that are truly locally grown
C．prevent polluting the limited land
D．save fresh water
2.Which is one of the advantages of a farm scraper?
A．It costs less
B．It saves labor power.
C．It consumes too much energy
D．It is more environmentally friendly.
3.Those against the idea of farm scrapers argue that
A．it uses too much land in cities
B．it costs too much to build one
C．it causes people to lose their jobs
D．it exists only in unrealistic plans
4.Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A．A vertical farm has been built in Chicago.
B．Old buildings could be changed into new farms.
C．Traditional farms use less water but pollute more water
D．There are some vertical farms being put into use in Canada.
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Bungee jumping is a sport ________ a person makes a vertical jump from a high platform with a rubber cord tied to their ankles so that they bounce.
A. What B. That C. Which D. Where
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