【好题精练】名校试题演练：七选五汇编（高三 一）.docxVIP

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【好题精练】名校试题演练：七选五汇编（高三一）

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Vertical(垂直的)farmingcandatebacktoasfaras2,500yearsago.ThehanginggardensofBabylonareconsideredoneofthefirstexamplesofverticalfarming.About1,500yearslater,theAztecsdevelopedaformofhydroponic(水培的)farming.36Inthe1600s,FrenchandDutchfarmersgrewMediterraneanfruitsonwallsthatmaintainedheattohelpthefruitssurvivecolderconditions.

Controlledenvironmentsforfoodproductionarenotnew.37In1999,DicksonDespommierandhisgraduatestudentsexploredtheconceptofverticalfarmingasawaytofeedgrowingurbanpopulations,leadingtothebroaderuseoftheterminthe2010sand2020s.

VerticalfarmingasapracticereallydidntbecomepopularintheUnitedStatesuntilaround2020,butithasbeenusedincountrieslikeJapanandtheNetherlandsfordecades,accordingtoKoga,wheregreenhouses(theearlyformofverticalfarming)ingeneralareamuchmoreintegralpartoftheircultureandfoodproduction.38

Today,muchoftheworkincreatingmorenutrient-richfoodthroughverticalfarmingcomesdowntoscience.39Currently,researchersareworkingtocreateseedsthatarebestsuitedforanindoor,controlledenvironment.

40Forinstance,FFARinvestedsome$7.5millioninthePIPconsortiumtoresearchvarietalsspecifictoindoorplanting.“We’veadaptedplantsthroughouthistory,”ReichtoldBuiltIn.“Weneedtotrytoseeifwecanadaptplantsspecificallytoindooragriculture,toseeifthatmakesitmoreeconomicallypracticalforthefuture.”

A.Theresearchwitnessesmorethanonesponsor.

B.Thispracticewascopiedbymanyotherfarmers.

C.Theycreatedfloatingboatstogrowcropsonwaters.

D.Yetthetermverticalfarmingcaughtonmuchlater.

E.Theolderindustryshapesverticalfarmingsoperations.

F.Conventionalmethodsadjustseedsforweatherandsoil.

G.Thus,verticalfarmingi