GIYstandsfor“growityourself” and isaboutanewfashionforgrowingyourownfood.
Therearealotofreasonswhygrowingyourownfoodisagoodidea.GIYhelpsreducecarbondioxide(CO2)emissions(排放物).FoodinsupermarketstravelsalongwayandthatproducesalotofCO2.Ifyougrowasmanyvegetablesasyoucanathome,youcanhelpsavetheearth.
Vegetablesyougrowarealsogoodforyourhealthbecausetheyhavemorenutrientsthansupermarketvegetablesandtheydon’thavechemicals.
Howmuchmoneycanyousave?Firstofall,seedsarealotofcheaperthanvegetables,andsecondly,youcansavemorebyplantingthemostexpensiveandthemostproductive(多产的)vegetables.Youcangiveyourvegetablestofriendsandneighbors.Itcanmakeyouverypopular.
Don’tworryifyoudon’thavemuchspace.ToGIY,youdon’tevenneedagarden.Youcanusepotsonyourbalconies(阳台).Anddon’tworryifyourspacedoesn’tgetmuchsun.Youcanplantvegetablesthatdon’tneedalotofsuntogrow.
Growyourownvegetablesnow.Youwillhavebothahealthierbodyandahealthiersociallife.
根据短文内容,从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选择最佳答案.(10分)
1.Duringthecourseof_______,foodinsupermarketsproducesalotofCO2.
A.growing B.collection
C.transportation D.producing
2.Theunderlinedword“nutrients”means“_______”inChinese.
A.抗生素 B.营养素
C.防腐素 D.蛋白质
3.Whatdopeoplemostlyneediftheywanttogrowtheirownvegetables?
A.Someseeds. B.Agarden.
C.Somechemicals. D.Apot.
4.Fromthepassage,wecanlearnthat_______.
A.allvegetablesneedalotofsuntogrow
B.wecanplantvegetablesonourbalconies
C.vegetablesfromsupermarketsmustbealittlecheaper
D.weneedmuchspacetoplantvegetables
5.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?
A.SavingMoney
B.SavingtheEarth
C.HelpingFriendsandNeighbors
D.GrowingVegetablesYourself