1 . In Saskatchewan, Canada, vegetables have a short growing season. So a very unique farm in Hudson Bay is growing fresh, pesticide-free vegetables in a hydroponic (水培的) farm all year long. There the plants are grown in water instead of soil.
Growing vegetables in the middle of nowhere, about 300 kilometres northeast of Saskatoon, may seem like a big risk, but there is no other place for people to get locally grown food. Produce is available in local supermarkets but it is trucked in from far away.
The idea to turn the no longer used Stewart Hawke school into a farm came to the Nels when Hudson Bay asked for bids (投标) for the building in 2018. It was empty and if an alternative use wasn’t found, it would be pulled down.”
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What did the farm use to be?| A．A supermarket | B．A school | C．A garden | D．A factory |
2 . Terri, who now rents a house with friends in Wandsworth, South West London, says DIY also saves her from losing any deposit when a tenancy (租期) comes to an end. She adds: “I’ve moved house many times and I always like to personalise my room and put up pictures, so, it’s been useful to know how to cover up holes and repaint a room to avoid any charges when I’ve moved out.”
How did Terri avoid losing the deposit on the house she rented?
| A．By making it look like before. | B．By furnishing it herself. |
| C．By splitting the rent with a roommate. | D．By cancelling the rental agreement. |
1. A river runs beside the path.
2. The Botanical Garden is large.
3. A small hill stands on one side of the river.
4. On both sides of the river are flowering shrubs.
5. There are a lot of pine trees on the slope of the hill.
6. An attractive path cuts straight through the garden.
7. Near the hill, tucked into a corner, there is a children’s playground with swings, seesaws and model vehicles.
Introduce the iconic attractions of my hometown
介绍家乡的标志性风物
A. Finally, “green” houses are built largely from used materials. This way, they can reduce the burden on the environment for raw materials.
B. Imagine getting paid by the power company instead of paying the company. Most importantly, solar energy or wind power is clean energy.
C. How do you make your home eco-friendly? The answer might be to build a “green” house. “Green ” houses look similar to the houses we live in today, with a few noticeable differences.
D. Additionally, the appliances used inside our houses must also be “green” to limit the energy they use and the waste heat they send out.
E. First, they have solar panels on the roofs or have some kind of wind power to produce their own electricity. On sunny or windy days when the house is not used, power is produced and stored in batteries for later use at night, while extra power is fed back into the power grid to make money.
手工绘制一张当地城市的公园地图
Make a park map of your city by hand
手工制作一张以公园为主题的英语明信片
Make an English Park- themed Postcard by Hand
8 . Gradually, the need for green space became a habit that changed my life. When I was staying with friends, I’d hunt out parks. Within a couple of months, I’d signed up as a volunteer at a local community garden and would get there early on Sunday mornings, as if it were my own kind of church.
It’s not surprising that being outdoors and surrounding myself with nature helped me through this difficult time. Studies by the Royal College of Physicians have found that gardening can lower blood pressure, relieve anxiety and depression, boost mood, and burn calories.
The underlined part in Paragraph 4 probably refers to
| A．praying to God in the church |
| B．the need for green space in life |
| C．hunting out as many parks as possible |
| D．the voluntary work in the community garden |
9 . During an interview for one of my books, my interviewer said something I still think about often. Annoyed by the level of distraction (干扰) in his open office, he said, “That’s why I have a membership at the coworking space across the street — so I can focus. ” His comment struck me as strange. After all, coworking spaces also typically use an open office layout (布局). But I recently came across a study that shows why his approach works.
Why does the interviewer prefer a coworking space?
| A．It helps him concentrate. |
| B．It blocks out background noise. |
| C．It has a pleasant atmosphere. |
| D．It encourages facetoface interactions. |
