2015届高三英语外研版（通用）总复习配套文档：话题八 第一节 话题阅读——社会·文化·节假日[ 高考].DOCVIP

第一节　话题阅读——社会·文化·节假日 5年真题拓展训练 【原题体验】　(2011·新课标全国·阅读理解C) Cassandra Feeley finds it hard to manage on her husband’s income.So this year she did something more than a hobby：She planted vegetables in her yard.For her first garden，Ms.Feeley has put in 15 tomato plants，and five rows of a variety of vegetables.The family’s old farm house has become a chicken house，its residents arriving next month.Last year，Ms.Rita Gartin kept a small garden.This year she has made it much larger because，she said，“The cost of everything is going up and I was looking to lose a few pounds，too；so it’s a win-win situation all around.” They are among the growing number of Americans who，driven by higher living costs and a falling economy (经济)，have taken up vegetable gardening for the first time.Others have increased the size of their existing gardens.Seed companies and garden shops say that not since the 1970s has there been such an increase in interest in growing food at home.Now many gardens across the country have been sold out for several months.In Austin，Tex.，some of the gardens have a three-year waiting list. George C．Ball Jr.，owner of a company，said sales of vegetable seeds and plants are up by 40% over last year，double the average growth of the last five years.Mr.Ball argues that some of the reasons have been building for the last few years.The big one is the striking rise in the cost of food like bread and milk，together with the increases in the price of fruits and vegetables.Food prices have increased because of higher oil prices.People are now driving less，taking fewer vacations，so there is more time to garden. 64．What does the word “residents” in Paragraph 1 probably refer to? A．Chickens. B．Tomatoes. C．Gardens. D．People. 答案　A 解析　词义猜测题。由第一段中的“The family’s old farm house has become a chicken house，its residents arriving next month.”可知：家里的旧农舍已被改成鸡舍，它的“居民”下个月就搬来。不难推出residents就是指chickens。其他三项均不符合题意。 65．Why is vegetable gardening becoming increasingly popular? A．More Americans are do