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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 fist 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 bourse, 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.” 卡桑德拉·费利发现靠她丈夫的收入很难维持生活，因此，今年她做了一些业余爱好以外的事：在院子里种菜。在她的第一个花园里，费利女士种植了15株西红柿和5排各种蔬菜。家里的旧农舍已经变成了养鸡场，居民们下个月就会入住。去年，丽塔·加廷女士经营着一个小花园。今年花园变得更大了，她说，“所有的东西都在涨价，我正好也希望减点肥，所以这是一个双赢的事情。” They are among the growing number of Americans who, driven by higher living costs and a falling economy, have taken up vegetable gardening for the first time. Other have increased the size of their existing gardens. Seed companies and garden shops say no since the 1970s have there been such an increase in interest in growing food at home. Now many gardens across the country had been sold out for several months. In Austin, Tex., some of the gardens have a three-year waiting list. 在生活成本上升和经济下滑的推动下，越来越多的美国人开始第一次种菜，另一些人则增加了现有花园的面积。种子公司和花园商店表示，自20世纪70年代以来，人们对在家种植的兴趣从未如此高涨。现在，全国各地的许多花园已经卖光了好几个月。在德克萨斯州奥斯汀，一些花园甚至要等上三年。 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 last five years. Mr.Ball argues that some of the reasons have been building for the last few years. The big one is striking rise in the cost on food like bread and milk, together with the increases in the price of fruit and vegetables. Food prices have increase of higher oil price. People are driving less, taking fewer vacations, so there more time to garden. 一家公司的老板乔治·C·鲍尔说，蔬菜种子和植物的销售额比去年增长了40%，是过去五年平均增长率的两倍。鲍尔先生认为，过去几年来积累了一些原因。最大的原因是面包和牛奶等食品的成本大幅上升，以及水果蔬菜价格的上涨。食品价格随着油价的上涨而上涨。人们开车越来越少，休假越来越少，所以有更多的时间种菜。
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When I was a boy growing up in New Jersey in the 1960s we had a milkman delivering milk to our doorstep. His name was Mr. Basil. He wore a white cap and drove a white truck. As a 5-year-old boy I couldn't take my eyes off the coin changer fixed to his belt. He noticed this one day during a delivery and gave me a quarter out of his coin changer. 我生长于上世纪60年代的美国新泽西，当时我们有一个送奶工巴塞尔先生，他戴着一顶白帽子，驾驶着一辆白卡车。作为一个5岁的男孩，我目不转睛地盯着固定在他腰带上零钱袋。有一天他送货的时候注意到了，于是取下一只零钱袋送给我。 Of course he delivered more than milk. There was cheese eggs and so on. If we needed to change our order my mother would pen a note-"Please add a bottle of buttermilk next delivery"-and place it in the box along with the empty bottles. And then the buttermilk would magically appear. 当然他不仅仅送牛奶，还送奶酪、鸡蛋等。如果我们需要修改订单，我的母亲会写下一张纸条“下次送货时增加一瓶脱脂奶”，然后把纸条放在装有空牛奶瓶的盒子里。下次脱脂奶就会魔术般地出现了。 All of this was about more than convenience. There existed a close relationship between families and their milkmen. Mr. Basil even had a key to our house for those times when it was so cold outside that we put the box indoors so that the milk wouldn't freeze. And I remember Mr. Basil from time to time taking a break at our kitchen table having a cup of tea and telling stories about his delivery. 一切都很方便，每一家与他们的送奶工都保持着良好的关系。巴塞尔先生甚至有我们家的钥匙，因为室外太冷我们把牛奶箱放在了室内，这样牛奶就不会冻住。我记得很多次看见巴塞尔先生在我家的厨房桌子旁休息，喝着茶聊着他的送奶经历。 There is sadly no home milk delivery today. Big companies allowed the production of cheaper milk thus making it difficult for milkmen to compete. Besides milk is for sale everywhere and it may just not have been practical to have a delivery service. 现在家庭送奶业很不景气，大公司生产的牛奶更便宜，这使得送奶工很难与之竞争。而且牛奶到处都可以买到，渐渐地就不需要送奶服务了。 Recently an old milk box in the countryside I saw brought back my childhood memories. I took it home and planted it on the back porch. Every so often my son's friends will ask what it is. So I start telling stories of my boyhood and of the milkman who brought us friendship along with his milk. 最近，我在乡下看见了一个旧牛奶箱，勾起了我童年的回忆，我把它带回家把它放在后门廊上。每次我儿子的朋友问起这是什么，我就开始讲述我的童年生活，关于送奶工因为牛奶和我们结下的友谊。
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2011江苏英语试题第一部分：听力（共两节，满分20分）做题时，先将答案标在试卷上，录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。第一节（共5小题：每小题1分，满分5分）听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。例：How much is the shirt?A. ￡19.15 B. ￡.9.15 C . ￡9.18答案是B.1.What does the man like about the play?A.The story B. The ending C. The actor2.Which place are the speakers trying to find?A. A hotel . B. A bank . C.A restaurant.3.At what time will the two speakers meet?A.5:20 . B.5:10 . C.4:40.4.What will the man do?A.Change the plan. B.Wait for a phone. C.Sort things out.5.What does the woman want to do?A. See a film with the man . B. Offer the man some help. C.Listen to some great music.第二节 (共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分)听下面5段对话。每段对话后有几个小问题，从题中所给的A、B、C、三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置，听每段对话前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6.Where is Ben?A. In the kitchen B. At school C. In the park7.What will the children do in the afternoon?A. Help set the table B. Have a party C. Do their homework听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8.What are the two speakers talking about?A. A family holiday B. A business trip C. A travel plan9.Where did Rachel go?A. Spain B. Italy C. China听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10.How did the woman get to know about third-hand smoke?A. From young smokers. B. From a newspaper article.C. From some smoking parents.11.Why does the man say that he should keep away from babies?A. He has just become a father. B. He wears dirty clothes.C. He is a smoker.12.What does the woman suggest smoking parents should do?A. Stop smoking altogether. B. Smoke only outside their houses.C. Reduce dangerous matter in cigarettes.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13.Where does Michelle Ray come from?A. A middle-sized city. B. A small town. C. A big city.14.Which place would Michelle Ray take her visitors to for shopping?A. The Zen Garden B. The Highlands C. The Red River area.15.What does Michelle Ray do for complete quiet?A. Go camping. B. Study in a library C. Read at home.16.What are the speakers talking about in general?A. Late-night shopping. B.Asian food. C.Louisville.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17．Why do some people say they never have dreams accdording to Dr Garfield?A.They forget about their dreams. B.They don’t want to tell the truth.C.They have to bad experiences.18．Why did Davis stop having dreams?A.He got a serious heart attack. B.He was too sad about his brother’s death.C.He was frightened by a terrible dream.19．What is Dr Garfield’s opinion about dreaming?A.It is very useful. B.It makes things worse.C.It prevents the mind from working.20．Why do some people turn off their dreams completely?A.To sleep better. B.To recover from illnesses.C.To say away from their problems.第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分35分）第一个：单项天空（共15题：每小题1分，满分15分）请认真阅读下面各题，从题中所给的ABCD四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。例：Is si generally considred unwise to give a child ____he or she wants.A.however Bwhatever C.whicecer D.whenever答案是B。21------I hear you ____ in apub .what’sit like?------Well ,it’s very hand work and I’m always tired , but I don’t mind.A.are working B.will work C.were working D.will be working22．The fact that so many people still smoke in public place _______that we may need antionwide campaign to raise awareness of the riks of smoking.A.suggest B.suggests C.suggested D.suggesting23．-----Tommy is planning to buy a car.----I know .By next month ,he__enough for a used oneA. saves B .saved C.will save D. will have saved24．Between the two parts of the concert is an interval, __________ the audience can buy ice-cream.A．When B．Where C．that D．which25．In that school, English is compulsory for all students, but French and Russian are _________.A．special B．regional C．optional D．original26．It was never clear _______ the man hadn’t reported the accident sooner.A．that B．how C．when D．why27．Teachers have to constantly update their knowledge in order to maintain their professional ___.A．consequence B．independence C．competence D．intelligence28．--- Are you still mad at her?---Not really, but I can’t ______ that her remarks hurt me.A．deny B．refuse C．reject D．decline29．— Linda didn’t invite us to the party.— ______? I don’t care.A．For what B．So what C．What’s on D．What’s up30．— You look upset. What’s the matter？— I had my proposal _______ again.A．turned over B．turned on C．turned off D．turned down31．Recently a survey _______ prices of the same goods in two different supermarkets has caused heated debate among citizens.A．compared B．comparing C．compares D．being compared32．We’d better discuss everything _______ before we work out the plan.A．in detail B．in general C．on purpose D．on time33. It sounds like something is wrong with the car’s engine. , we’d better take it to the garage immediately.A. Otherwise B. If not C. But for that D. If so34. ---I left my handbag on the train, but luckily someone gave it to a railway official.---How unbelievable to get it back! I mean, someone ______ it.A. will have stolen B. might have stolenC. should have stolen D. must have stolen35. ---You could always put the decision off a little bit longer.---_____ If I leave it much longer I might miss my chance.A. That’s reasonable advice. B. Isn’t it a good idea.C. Do you think so? D. I can’t agree more.第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。A boy was walking home from school when he saw a large, tempting （诱人的）apple on one of the branches of an apple tree hanging out over a tall fence. The boy wasn’t much of a fruit-eater, 36 a bar of chocolate if given the choice, 37 , as they say, the forbidden fruit can be tempting. Seeing the apple, the boy wanted it. The more he looked at it, the 38 he felt and the more he wanted that apple.39 as high as he could , but even as his tallest 40 he was unable to touch It. He began to 41 up and down , as high as he could, at the 42 of each jump stretching his arms to get the apple . Still it remained out of 43 . Not giving up , he though , if only he had something to 44 on . His school bag wouldn’t give enough height and he didn’t want to 45 the things inside , like his lunch box , pencil case , and Gameboy . Looking 46 , he hoped he might find an old box , a rock , or , 47 luck , even a ladder , but it was a tidy neighborhood and there was nothing he could use . He had tired everything he could think to do . 48 seeing any other choices , he gave up and started to walk 49 . At first he felt angry and disappointed thinking about how hungry he had become from his 50 , and how he really wanted that apple . The more he 51 like this , the more unhappy he became.52 ,the boy of our story was a preetty smart guy,even if he cloudn’t always get what get he wanted .He started to say to himself .,This isn’t 53 ,I don’t have the apple and I’m feeling miserable as well.There’s 54 more Ican do to get the apple_that is unchangeable-but we are supposed to be able to 55 our feelings. If that’s the case, what can I do to feel better?36.A. preferring B.offering C.receiving D.allowing37.A. so B.then C..but D or38.A.sadder B.angrier C. hungrier D.tastier39.A. expanding B. stretching C.swinging D.pulling40.A. strength B. length C. range D.heigh41.A.jump B.look C. walk D.glance42.A. tip B. stage C. top D. level43.A hope B. hand C. sight D. reach44.A. put B. stand C. get D. hold45.A. break B. shake C.take D. strike46.A. up B. forword C.down D. around47.A.for B. with C.on D. of48.A. After B. Through C .Without D.Upon49.A. back B. away C. up D. down50.A. wishes B. beliefs C. efforts D. goals51.A. thought B. imagoned C.tried D. cliamed52.A.Therefore B.However C.Moreover D.Otherwise53.A. skilful B. cheerful C.harmful D. helpful54. A. something B. anything C.everything D.nothing55.A．change B.express C.forget D.describe 太长了，有邮箱么
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