2023高考英语新高考II卷阅读理解B篇 深度解析

　　

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　　Turning soil, pulling weeds, and harvesting cabbage sound like tough work for middle and high school kids. And at first it is, says Abby Jaramillo, who with another teacher started Urban Sprouts, a school garden program at four low-income schools. The program aims to help students develop science skills, environmental awareness, and healthy lifestyles.

　　Jaramillo's students live in neighborhoods where fresh food and green space are not easy to find and fast food restaurants outnumber grocery stores. “The kids literally come to school with bags of snacks and large bottles of soft drinks,” she says. “They come to us thinking vegetables are awful, dirt is awful, insects are awful.” Though some are initially scared of the insects and turned off by the dirt, most are eager to try something new.

　　Urban Sprouts’ classes, at two middle schools and two high schools, include hands-on experiments such as soil testing, flower-and-seed dissection, tastings of fresh or dried produce, and work in the garden. Several times a year, students cook the vegetables they grow, and they occasionally make salads for their entire schools.

　　Program evaluations show that kids eat more vegetables as a result of the classes. “We have students who say they went home and talked to their parents and now they're eating differently,” Jaramillo says.

　　She adds that the program's benefits go beyond nutrition. Some students get so interested in gardening that they bring home seeds to start their own vegetable gardens. Besides, working in the garden seems to have a calming effect on Jaramillo's special education students, many of whom have emotional control issues. “They get outside,” she says, “and they feel successful.”

　　24. What do we know about Abby Jaramillo?

　　A. She used to be a health worker.

　　B. She grew up in a low-income family.

　　C. She owns a fast food restaurant.

　　D. She is an initiator of Urban Sprouts.

　　25. What was a problem facing Jaramillo at the start of the program?

　　A. The kids’ parents distrusted her.

　　B. Students had little time for her classes.

　　C. Some kids disliked garden work.

　　D. There was no space for school gardens.

　　26. Which of the following best describes the impact of the program?

　　A. Far-reaching. B. Predictable.

　　C. Short-lived. D. Unidentifiable.

　　27. What can be a suitable title for the text?

　　A. Rescuing School Gardens

　　B. Experiencing Country Life

　　C. Growing Vegetable Lovers

　　D. Changing Local Landscape

　　参考答案：DCAC

　　文章主旨：

　　本文是一篇说明文。介绍了艾比·哈拉米洛和另一位老师发起的学校园艺项目Urban Sprouts的发起目的和给学生带来的多方面的积极影响。

　　

　　答案详解

　　24.D事实细节题。根据第一段中的第二句And at first it is, says Abby Jaramillo, who with another teacher started Urban Sprouts, a school garden program at four low-income schools.起初是这样的，艾比·哈拉米洛说，她和另一位老师在四所低收入学校启动了“城市芽”学校花园项目。

　　可知，Abby Jaramillo和另外一位老师是学校园艺项目Urban Sprouts的发起人。D. She is an initiator of Urban Sprouts.她是Urban Sprouts的发起人。initiator意为“发起人，创始人”。因此应选D。

　　25.C事实细节题。根据第二段中的第三句They come to us thinking vegetables are awful, dirt is awful, insects are awful.他们来找我们，认为蔬菜很可怕，泥土很可怕，昆虫很可怕。可知，在项目开始之初，Jaramillo的学生不喜欢园艺工作。因此应选C。

　　26.A推理判断题。根据最后一段的第一句She adds that the program's benefits go beyond nutrition.她补充说，该计划的好处不仅仅提供了营养。第二句Some students get so interested in gardening that they bring home seeds to start their own vegetable gardens.有些学生对园艺非常感兴趣，他们带回家种子开始自己的菜园。

　　以及第三句Besides, working in the garden seems to have a calming effect on Jaramillo's special education students,many of whom have emotional control issues.此外，在花园里工作似乎对Jaramillo的特殊教育学生有镇静作用，他们中的许多人都有情绪控制问题。

　　可知，学校园艺项目UrbanSprouts的影响是深远的。A. Far-reaching.影响深远的，因此应选A。其它选项含义：B. Predictable.可预测的。C. Short-lived. 短暂的D. Unidentifiable.无法辨认的。

　　27.C主旨大意题。文章先是介绍了Jaramillo和另外一位老师发起的学校园艺项目Urban Sprouts及其创办目的，然后介绍了由开始一些学生不喜欢蔬菜种植，到开始喜欢园艺，并在各方面有了积极的影响。C. Growing Vegetable Lovers 蔬菜种植爱好者，因此应选C。

　　其它选项含义：A. Rescuing School Gardens.拯救学校花园B. Experiencing Country Life体验乡村生活D. Changing Local Landscape改变当地景观

　　参考译文：

　　对初高中的孩子们来说，翻土、拔草、收白菜听起来很辛苦。起初是这样的，艾比·哈拉米洛说，她和另一位老师在四所低收入学校启动了“城市芽”学校花园项目。该项目旨在帮助学生培养科学技能、环保意识和健康的生活方式。

　　Jaramillo的学生住的社区不容易找到新鲜食物和绿色空间，快餐店的数量比杂货店多。她说:“孩子们真的带着一袋袋的零食和大瓶的软饮料来学校。”“他们来找我们，认为蔬菜很可怕，泥土很可怕，昆虫也很可怕。”虽然有些人一开始害怕昆虫，对泥土感到厌烦，但大多数人都渴望尝试新的东西。

　　Urban Sprouts在两所初中和两所高中开设了课程，课程内容包括动手实验，比如土壤测试、花和种子解剖、品尝新鲜或干燥的农产品，以及在花园里干活。一年中有几次，学生们会亲自烹饪自己种植的蔬菜，偶尔还会为全校师生制作沙拉。

　　项目评估显示，作为课程的结果孩子们吃了更多的蔬菜。哈拉米略说:“我们有学生说，他们回家后和父母谈了谈，现在他们的饮食习惯不同了。”

　　她补充说，该计划的好处不仅仅提供了营养。有些学生对园艺非常感兴趣，他们带回家种子开始自己的菜园。此外，在花园里工作似乎对Jaramillo的特殊教育学生有镇静作用，他们中的许多人都有情绪控制问题。“他们走出去，”她说，“他们觉得自己很成功。”

　　重难点词汇

　　harvest v收获，收割 cabbage n 洋白菜tough adj艰苦的，棘手的start v发起，创办develop v培养snack n 零食awful adj让人讨厌的，糟糕的 insect n昆虫outnumber v(在数量上)超过，比…多literally adv真正地，确实地initially adv最初，起初dissection n解剖，剖析 gardening n园艺produce n农产品occasionally adv偶尔，间或evaluation n 评价，评估initiator n 发起人，创始人distrust v不相信，怀疑far-reaching adj影响深远的predictable adj可预见的，可预料的short-lived adj短暂的unidentifiable adj无法辨认的landscape n风景

　　重难点短语：

　　turn soil翻土pull weeds拔草harvest cabbage收获卷心菜 tough work棘手的工作environmental awareness环保意识grocery store杂货店be scared of对...害怕的soft drink 软饮料(不含酒精) turn off使厌烦，使失去兴趣 be eager to do sth渴望做某事as a result of 由于go beyond超过，超出have a calming effect on对…有镇静作用emotional control issue情绪调控问题

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