文章大意:本文是一篇说明文。阐述了许多人认为城市里没有农场,水果和蔬菜仅生长在农村。实际上,越来越多的都市农场在世界各地的城市里流行起来。本文主要讲述了许多城市利用有限的空间种植蔬菜和水果等,建立都市农场。随着更多的都市农场的出现,都市居民更有可能得到更新鲜的食材。
Many people wrongly think that cities don’t have farms and that fruits and vegetables are only grown in the country. Believe it or not, there are more and more urban farms popping up in cities all over the world.
Alexandra Sullivan, a food system researcher in New York City, studies urban agriculture. Urban agriculture is another name for farming and gardening in a city environment. Ms. Sullivan studies everything from tiny gardens in empty lots between buildings to bigger fields that have been planted and grown. According to Ms. Sullivan, “Urban agriculture has existed since cities have, across the world.”
The number of humans living in urban areas, or cities, is increasing. The amount of people who want to garden in urban areas is also rising, Ms. Sullivan says, “In small gardens, on rooftops and indoors, they grow fruits, vegetables, grains, and herbs, and raise animals to produce milk, eggs, honey, and meat. They use these foods as supplements to food produced by rural agriculture.” Even though some people who live in urban areas grow crops, urban residents still need to rely on food grown in rural areas. This is because a city doesn’t have enough space to grow enough food for everyone living in it.
In New York City, urban farmers have come up with many different ways to grow their own produce, even though there isn’t a lot of room. For example, Brooklyn Grange is a farming operation that has two rooftop vegetable farms in New York City. All together, the farms are made up of 2.5 acres of rooftop space. This makes Brooklyn Grange one of the largest rooftop farming operations in the world.
Brooklyn Grange grows all kinds of things. The farming company sells its vegetables to local residents and restaurants. And because the farms are on rooftops, they are specially adapted to their urban location. They use available space that is not needed for anything else. As more urban farmers find ways to grow food in cities, urban residents will be better able to get fresher materials for their meals.
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Which of the following is Ms. Sullivan’s opinion according to the text?A.The number of people living in cities is increasing slowly. |
B.Urban residents still rely on food grown in rural areas completely. |
C.Urban agriculture has a history as long as cities. |
D.Urban agriculture can provide huge income. |
9. What does the underlined word “they” in Paragraph 3 refer to?
A.Farmers. | B.City residents. |
C.Rurai residents. | D.Companies. |
10. What can we learn about Brooklyn Grange in New York City from the text?
A.It has large farming areas. | B.It can only grow single products. |
C.It produces enough food for citizens. | D.It makes use of rooftop space to grow vegetables. |
11. What may be the best title for the text?
A.Farms in Cities | B.Future Food System |
C.Food Grown in Cities | D.Agriculture of New York City |