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(46)根据短文的内容，回答下列题目
Farmers' Markets
Charlotte Hollins knows she faces a battle. The 23-year-old British farmer and her 21-year-
old brother Ben are fighting to save the farm from developers that their father worked on
since he was14. __________ (46)
"You don't often get a day off. Supermarkets put a lot of pressure on farmers to keep prices
down. With fewer people working on farms it can be isolating," she said. "There is a high
rate of suicide and farming will never make you rich!"
Oliver Robinson,25, grew up on a farm in Yorkshire. __________ (47) "I'm sure dad hoped
I'd stay," he said. "I guess it's a nice, straightforward life, but it doesn't appeal. For
young,ambitious people, farm life would be a hard world." For Robinson, farming doesn't
offer much "in terms of money or life style". Hollins agrees that economics stops people
from pursuing farming rewards: "providing for a vital human need, while working outdoors
with nature".
Farming is a big political issue in the UK. __________ (48) The 2001 foot and mouth crisis
closed thousands of farms, stopped meat exports, and raised public consciousness of
troubles in UK farming.
Jamie Oliver's 2005 campaign to get children to eat healthily also highlighted the issue.
This national concern spells (带来) hope for farmers competing with powerful
supermarkets.__________ (49)
"I started going to Farmers' Markets in direct defiance (貌视) of the big
supermarkets.__________ (50) It's terrible," said Londoner Michael Samson.
第46题____________
A: But he never considered staying on his father and grandfather's land.
B: While most people buy food from the big supermarkets, hundreds of independent Farmers'
Markets are becoming popular.
C: While confident they will succeed, she lists farming's many challenges
D: Young people prefer to live in cities.
E: I seriously objected to the super-sizing of everything--what exactly do they put on our apples to
make them so big and red?
F: "Buy British" campaigns urge ( 鼓励 ) consumers not to buy cheaper imported foods.
答案:C
解析:文章的第一段主要是讲，Charlotte和她的弟弟Ben在竭力拯救他们父亲自14岁起就开始工作的农场。第二段讲到维持一个农场的种种艰难。放在这两段句子之间最合适的句子是C。C是这么说的 ：虽然他们有信心他们会获得成功，但是她也列出了从事农业的许多艰难之处。
(47) 第47题____________
A: But he never considered staying on his father and grandfather's land.
B: While most people buy food from the big supermarkets, hundreds of independent Farmers'
Markets are becoming popular.
C: While confident they will succeed, she lists farming's many challenges
D: Young people prefer to live in cities.
E: I seriously objected to the super-sizing of everything--what exactly do they put on our apples to
make them so big and red?
F: "Buy British" campaigns urge ( 鼓励 ) consumers not to buy cheaper imported foods.
答案:A
解析: A说的是 ：但是他从来没有想过在他父亲和祖父的土地上待下去。Oliver Robinson讲到了一些理由，包括“不吸引人”(itdoesn’t appeal)。可见A合适。
(48) 第48题____________
A: But he never considered staying on his father and grandfather's land.
B: While most people buy food from the big supermarkets, hundreds of independent Farmers'
Markets are becoming popular.
C: While confident they will succeed, she lists farming's many challenges
D: Young people prefer to live in cities.
E: I seriously objected to the super-sizing of everything--what exactly do they put on our apples to
make them so big and red?
F: "Buy British" campaigns urge ( 鼓励 ) consumers not to buy cheaper imported foods.
答案:F
解析:
前一句话说的是 ：在英国种地是个很大的政治问题。这是个主题旬，主题句是概述，接下来应该具体说明。F是具体说明，说的是 ：“买英国货”运动鼓励消费者不买进口的便宜食品。
(49) 第49题____________
A: But he never considered staying on his father and grandfather's land.
B: While most people buy food from the big supermarkets, hundreds of independent Farmers'
Markets are becoming popular.
C: While confident they will succeed, she lists farming's many challenges
D: Young people prefer to live in cities.
E: I seriously objected to the super-sizing of everything--what exactly do they put on our apples to
make them so big and red?
F: "Buy British" campaigns urge ( 鼓励 ) consumers not to buy cheaper imported foods.
答案:B
解析: 倒数第二段开头几句是这么说的 ：Jamie Oliver在2005年的竞选中说要让孩子吃得健康，这也突出了问题的严重性。国家的关切给农场主带来了希望，他们可以跟比较强的超市竞争了。接下去的句子应该是 ：绝大多数人在大超市买食品的同时，许许多多的农场主市场也越来越普遍起来。所以选B。
(50) 第50题____________
A: But he never considered staying on his father and grandfather's land.
B: While most people buy food from the big supermarkets, hundreds of independent Farmers'
Markets are becoming popular.
C: While confident they will succeed, she lists farming's many challenges
D: Young people prefer to live in cities.
E: I seriously objected to the super-sizing of everything--what exactly do they put on our apples to
make them so big and red?
F: "Buy British" campaigns urge ( 鼓励 ) consumers not to buy cheaper imported foods.
答案:E
解析:
最后一段的第一句说的是 ：出于对大超市的直接蔑视，我开始去农场主市场购物。接着应该讲讲理由，为什么不去大超市。E就是理由，是这么说的 ：我非常反对每种东西都是超大型的——他们在苹果上都放了什么使得它们变得这么大、这么红?
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