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19．One way people are responding to food safety concerns is by growing their own food．However，not everyone lives on property with enough space for a private plot．One solution is community gardens，which have become popular worldwide，numbering 18，000 in North America alone．In addition to providing low-cost，delicious food，these public spaces offer cities a range of other benefits．
Community gardens are located in a town or city and tended by local residents．Often，the land is on a vacant lot owned by the city．The site is divided into manageable plots，which may be tended by individuals or by the garden's members collectively．Since the land is usually publicly owned，the cost for gardeners to lease it is minimal．In fact，New York City，which is home to more than 750 community gardens tended by more than 20，000 members，charges people just $1 a year to lease a plot．Other costs involve soil，tools，seeds，fencing，and so on．However，because they're shared by many people，individual gardeners pay very little．
A community garden can quickly pay off，in terms of delicious fruits and vegetables，in addition to beautiful flowers．Excess produce can be sold for a profit at farmers markets．But a garden's benefit don't stop there．They also beautify cities，foster strong relationships among residents，and lower an area's crime rate．Award-winning spaces like London's Culpeper Community Garden even attract tourists．Beautiful and affordable，community gardens are often described as oases in crowded cities．
 
56．Community gardens are designed for those whoA．
A．a(chǎn)re concerned about food safety
B．live in a house with a private plot
C．can't afford to buy organic food
D．don't have their own property
57．New York CityC．
A．is owned by 20，000 individual gardeners
B．charges residents a lot to lease tools and fencing
C．contains more than 750 community gardens
D．is tended by professional gardeners and local residents
58．What's the benefit of community gardens？B
A．People can enjoy safe and delicious vegetables and animal meat．
B．Residents are more familiar and related with each other．
C．The neighborhood is becoming safer but of lower taste．
D．People can make some profits from the visiting tourists．
59．The underlined word"oases"is closest in meaning toC．
A．cultural and art centers
B．popular platforms for exchanges
C．peaceful and safe lands
D．commercial and prosperous places．

Answer 1

分析 人們對食品安全問題的擔心，解決的一個途徑就是種植自己的食物，因而出現(xiàn)了城市里的綠洲．

解答 56．A 細節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)句子One way people are responding to food safety concerns is by growing their own food．One solution is community gardens，人們對食品安全問題的擔心，解決的一個途徑就是種植自己的食物，所以答案選A．
57．C 細節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)句子In fact，New York City，which is home to more than 750 community gardens tended by more than 20，000 members，事實上，紐約是750多個社區(qū)花園的種植園，有20000多個成員．所以答案選C．
58．B 細節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)句子 They also beautify cities，foster strong relationships among residents，and lower an area's crime rate．他們還美化城市，培養(yǎng)居民之間的牢固關系，降低地區(qū)犯罪率．所以答案選B．
59．C 猜測詞義題，根據(jù)最后一段的句子foster strong relationships among residents，and lower an area's crime rate．他們還美化城市，培養(yǎng)居民之間的牢固關系，降低地區(qū)犯罪率Award-winning spaces like London's Culpeper Community Garden even attract tourists．Beautiful and affordable，像倫敦的庫爾佩珀花園社區(qū)甚至吸引游客，漂亮又實惠． community gardens 應該是描繪成城市里的祥和安全的地方，所以答案選C．

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