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In a longsleeved shirt and jeans, Dieudonne Twahirwa looks nothing like the traditional African farmer. The 30yearold owner of Gashora Farm knows what a difference that makes.
“You need more role models，” he said, standing among kneehigh rows of chilli (辣椒)plants. “If you have young farmers, they have land and they drive to the farm, others may think, ‘Why can't I do that？’”
Mr Twahirwa, a university graduate, bought a friend's tomato farm six years ago for $150. He made $1，500 back in two months, “You have to link farming with entrepreneurship (创业能力)and real numbers，” he said.
Many young Africans are abandoning areas in the countryside, choosing not to work hard and for a long time in the fields — a job made tougher by climate change.
But Twahirwa is one of the growing band of successful farmers working to make agriculture's image on the continent more attractive. Some 1，000 farmers now produce chillies for him. He is starting a fourth farm of his own, and exports fresh and dried chillies and oil to Britain, the United States, India and Kenya.
Africa has the world's youngest population and 65 percent uncultivated arable land (未开垦土地). Yet accessing land and loans is difficult, and African productivity is low with crop profits just 56 percent of the international average.
“Agriculture is mainly associated with suffering and no young person wants to suffer，” said Tamara Kaunda. She believes African agriculture needs a change to get rid of its oldfashioned image of very hard and tiring work with a hoe. “Show young people tractors, green fields, nice irrigation systems and smartphones，” she said.
Getting young people involved in agriculture does not mean they have to work on a farm. For example, in coffee production, the beans go from the farm to the washing station，and then to be separated from the husks (外壳).
( D )1．What does “Why can't I do that？” in Paragraph 2 mean?
A．Why can't they farm?
B．Why can't I drive to the farm?
C．They'll buy a friend's tomato farm.
D．They'll follow the example of those farmers.
( B )2．What makes it harder for farmers to work?
A．Poor land.
B．Climate change.
C．Low income.
D．Long working hours.
( B )3．What can we learn about Twahirwa according to Paragraph 5?
A．He focuses on marketing.
B．He has made a fortune by growing chillies.
C．He is the most successful farmer.
D．The locals aren't willing to buy his chillies.
( D )4．What is the current situation of the agriculture in Africa?
A．It calls for more farmers.
B．It needs to grow more coffee.
C．It lacks farming land.
D．It should change its conventional image.
答案及解析：
【语篇解读】文章向我们介绍了非洲青年通过自己的努力，在农业生产上获得了巨大的回报的故事。
1．D 句意猜测题。由第二段的“You need more role models”和 “If you have young farmers, they have land and they drive to the farm，”可知，这里表达的意思是“效仿那些农民”，故选D项。
2．B 细节理解题。由第四段的“choosing not to work hard and for a long time in the fields — a job made tougher by climate change”可知，气候变化让农民工作起来更艰难，故选B项。
3．B 推理判断题。由第五段的“and exports fresh and dried chillies and oil to Britain，the United States, India and Kenya.”可推断出，Twahirwa通过种植辣椒挣了一大笔钱(made a fortune by growing chillies)。
4．D 细节理解题。由倒数第二段的“She believes African agriculture needs a change to get rid of its oldfashioned image of very hard and tiring work with a hoe. ”可知，非洲农业需要改变人们拿着锄头艰辛地工作的过时形象，故选D项。
