Questions 9 to 11 are based on the passage you have just heard.
问题1选项
A.It is fertile and productive.
B.It is small and unconventional.
C.It is well located and completely automated.
D.It is profitable and environmentally friendly.
问题2选项
A.Their wish to set a new farming standard.
B.Their urge to make farming more enjoyable.
C.Their desire to improve farming equipment.
D.Their hope to revitalize traditional farming.
问题3选项
A.It causes hardly any pollution.
B.It loosens soil while weeding.
C.It saves a lot of electricity.
D.It needs little maintenance.
Passage One There’s a lot about Leo Sanchez and his farm in Salinas, California that seems unusual. [9] The national average farm size is around 440 acres, but his is only one acre. The average age of farmers hovers around 58 years old, but he is just 26. And Sanchez constantly attempts to improve everything from seeding techniques out in the field to the promotion and sale of his produce online. This is evidence of an experimental approach. [9] It’s an approach not dictated by the confines of conventional, large-scale agriculture led by international corporations. While farming is often difficult for both the body and mind, [10] Sanchez says he and many of his fellow young farmers are motivated by a desire to set a new standard for agriculture. Many of them are employing a multitude of technologies, some new and some... not so new. Recently, [11] Sanchez bought a hand-operated tool which pulls out weeds and loosens soil. It actually dates back to at least 1701. It stands in sharp contrast to Sanchez’s other gadget: a gas-powered flame weed-killer invented in 1997. He simply doesn’t discriminate when it comes to the newness of tools. If it works, it works. Farmers have a long history of invention, and it’s no different today. Young farmers are guided by their love of agriculture and aided by their knowledge of technology. To find inexpensive and appropriately- sized tools, they collaborate and innovate. Sometimes the old stuff just works better, or more efficiently.
9. What do we learn about Leo Sanchez’s farm? 【试题答案】B 【试题解析】题目问关于利奥•桑切斯的农场的信息。录音提到，全国农场的平均面积约440英亩，但利奥•桑切斯的农场只有一英亩，由此可知他的农场规模很小。桑切斯不断尝试改进一切，其实验的方法不为传统农业所束缚，由此可知他的农场是非传统的。因此B选项“规模小，非传统”为正确答案。A选项“肥沃多产”和D选项“盈利且环保”在录音中没有提及。C选项“位置优越，完全自动化”，录音中提到桑切斯买了一个可以拔除杂草和松土的手动工具，由此可知并不是完全自动化的，因此C选项错误。 10. What has motivated Leo Sanchez and his fellow young farmers to engage in farming? 【试题答案】A 【试题解析】题目问是什么激励利奥•桑切斯和他的伙伴们从事农业？录音提到，他和许多年轻的农民伙伴都是受一种为农业设立新标准的愿望所激励，因此A选项“他们希望树立新的农业标准”正确。B选项“他们想让农业变得更有乐趣的强烈愿望”；C选项“他们改善农业设备的愿望”以及D选项“他们希望振兴传统农业”均不正确。 11. Why did Leo Sanchez buy a hand-operated weeding tool? 【试题答案】B 【试题解析】题目问利奥•桑切斯为什么要买一个手动除草工具？录音提到，桑切斯买了一个可以拔除杂草和松土的手动工具，因此B选项“除草时能松土”正确。A选项“几乎不会造成任何污染”；C选项“节省了大量电力”以及D选项“几乎不需要维护”在录音中均未提及。
