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Eco City Farms are becoming more popular in cities and towns around the United States.
Eco City Farms in Edmonston，Maryland，is located near shopping centers，car repair shops and homes.The neighborhood is a workingclass community.People do not have very much money，and they have limited access to fresh food in markets.
Over the past two years，the farm has attracted volunteers from the community like Marcy Clark.She schools her four children at home.On a recent day she brought them to Eco City Farms for a lesson.Her son Alston Clark thinks his experience is very valuable.“I like coming out here，” he says，“You know，you connect with the earth，where your food comes from.You appreciate the food a little bit more.”
Margaret Morgan started Eco City Farms.She thinks of it as a place where people can learn to live healthier lives.“Growing food in a community brings people together，” she continues，“Every piece of what we do here is a demonstration to show people everything about how to have an ecofriendly community.”she says.From the Eco City Farms people come to know that they are not only growing food and raising chickens and bees，but improving the soil with compost(肥料)made from food waste.
Eco City Farms is an experimental operation.The farm gets its power not from the local electricity networks，but from the sun with solar panels.In winter，the green houses use a geothermal(地热)system.
Vegetables can be grown all year.So once a week，all winter long，neighbors like Chris Moss and her three children bike to the farm to pick up a share of the harvest.
“I like eating the vegetables，” says fiveyearold Owen Moss.
1．What is mainly talked about in the passage?
A．Eco City Farms save a lot of energy.
B．Eco City Farms are gaining popularity.
C．Eco City Farms are influencing community life.
D．Eco City Farms help the workingclass live better.
2．According to the passage，Eco City Farms are close to the following places EXCEPT ________.
A．shopping centers
B．car repair shops
C．fastfood restaurants
D．workingclass community
3．What is the author's attitude towards Eco City Farms?
A．Enthusiastic. B．Disappointed.
C．Surprised. D．Doubtful.
4．In which column of a newspaper can you most probably read this article?
A．People. B．Travel.
C．Environment. D．Education.
【答案与解析】
1．B 主旨大意题。通读全文特别是文章首段可知生态城市农场在美国各地日益流行。故答案选B。
2．C 细节理解题。根据第二段第一、二句“…is located near shopping centers，car repair shops and homes.The neighborhood is a workingclass community.”可知，答案选C。
3．A 观点态度题。从字里行间，特别是第四段第二句可知作者对生态城市农场是很热情的。故答案选A。
4．C 文章出处题。这篇文章介绍的是生态城市农场，这是以环保为理念的家场。故答案选C。
