2024年高考英語(yǔ)閱讀練習(xí)10篇(外刊)

高中英語(yǔ)外刊閱讀語(yǔ)篇精選20篇

閱讀理解(1)

本篇源自：WoodlandParkZoo

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Theprimaryfocusofourvolunteersisengagingwithzooguestsbyoffering

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Ourprogramoffersallvolunteersopportunitiestocontinuouslylearnmoreabout

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inthezoocommunity.Volunteerprogramrequirements

TheWoodlandParkZooVolunteerProgramrequiresinterestedindividualsto:

Beatleast16yearsold;

Demonstratecommitmenttothehigheststandardsofcustomerservice;

Haveenthusiasmforpeople,animalsandconservation;

CommittotheVolunteerProgramforaminimumofoneyear;

Meettheminimumservicerequirementofsixhourspermonth;

AttendoneVolunteerPrograminformationsession;

Successfullycompletezooambassadortraining;

Payaone-timeS30programfeetocovercostsuponentryintotheprogram(thereis

nofeetoapply;financialassistanceisavailable);

ProvideproofoffullvaccinationagainstCOVID-19ifacceptedintozooambassador

training;

Peopleareconsideredfullyvaccinatedtwoweeksaftertheirseconddoseina

two-doseseriesortwoweeksafterasingle-dosevaccine.Volunteerplacementoffers

maybewithdrawnforindividualswhodonotcomplywiththispolicy.

(B)l.Whatisavolunteerexpectedtodo?

A.Organizeavarietyofspecialevents.

B.Improvezooguests'visitingexperiences.

C.Assistinacademicresearchandcollectdata.

D.Createopportunitiestointerviewzooguests.

(A)2.Whomightbeaqualifiedvolunteer?

A.Aseniorwithsufficienttimeandenthusiasm.

B.Aprimaryschoolstudentdevotedtocustomerservice.

C.Anexperienced,committed,andunvaccinatedcollegestudent.

D.Aretiredbiologyprofessorsigningupforthezooambassadortraining.

(B)3.Whereisthistextprobablytakenfrom?

A.Anadvertisement.

B.Awebsitearticle.

C.Anacademicessay.

D.Ascientificjournal.

閱讀理解⑵

本篇源自：TheLosAngelesTimes

Thesummerisn'tevenhalfwaythroughandit'salreadyprovedtobeaseasonof

deadlyextremes.

Inalittleoveramonth,fourmajorheatwaveshavebroiledtheWesternUnited

States,includingrecord-breakingtriple-digittemperaturesinOregonandWashington

thatcausedhundredsofheat-relateddeaths.

WildfiresareagaintearingthroughtheWest,burninghundredsofthousandsof

acresinCalifornia,OregonandBritishColumbiainCanada.Thefiresaresomassive

thatsmokehastraveledallthewaytotheEastCoast,promptinghealthwarningsin

ConnecticutandMarylandandturningtheskiesaboveNewYorkCityhazyandred.

AndfromGermanytoChina,extremefloodinghascauseddeathanddestruction.At

leastl80peopleinGermany,BelgiumandtheNetherlandswerekilledlastweek

whentwomonths'worthofrainfellintwodays,causingfloodsandmudslides.Inthe

centralChineseprovinceofHenan,14peoplediedafterridersweretrappedona

subwayamidcatastrophicfloodingaftertorrentialrains.

Theseterrifyingscenesfromacrosstheglobehavelongbeenpredictedbyscientists

studyingourwarmingplanet.Highertemperatureswouldleadtomoreheatwaves

anddroughtsinsomeareasthatwouldfuelbigger,morefrequentwildfires.Inother

areasthewarmerclimatewouldtrapmoistureintheatmosphere,leadingtoheavier

rainfallduringstorms.

Climatechangeismakingnormalweatherevents-heatwaves,droughts,rainstorms

andhurricanesmoreextremeandmoredevastatingtocommunitiesunpreparedfor

theattack.What'smostfrightening,however,isthatextremesarehappeningfaster

thanmanypredicted.Asthelastfewweekshasshown,there'snotimetowaste.The

summerhasalreadygivenaterribleglimpseofthefutureifwedon'tchangecourse

now.

(A)1.Whatdoestheunderlinedword''broiled"meaninParagraph2?

A.Roasted.

B.Flooded.

C.Burnt.

D.Swept.

(D)2.Howdoestheauthorstresstheseverityofextremeflooding?

A.Bymakingcomparisons.

B.Bydescribingdetails.

C.Byanalyzingcauses.

D.Bylistingnumbers.

(A)3.Theunderlinedpart"Theseterrifyingscenes"inParagraph5refersto

①heatwaves②wildfires③extremeflooding(4)tornadoes⑤hurricanes

A.①②③

B.②③④

c.@@@

D.@@@

(B)4.Whatisthepurposeofthepassage?

A.Toinformusofextremeweather.

B.Tocallonustopaymoreattentiontoclimatechange.

C.Toinstructushowtosurviveinextremeweather.

D.Topredictclimatechangeinthefuture.

閱讀理解(3)

本篇源自：Nature

SincefirstappearinginIndiainlate2020,theDeltavariantofSARS-CoV-2has

becomethepredominantstrain(主要毒株)inmuchoftheworld.Researchersmight

nowknowwhyDeltahasbeenso"successful":Peopleinfectedwithitproducefar

morevirusesthanthoseinfectedwiththeoriginalversionofSARS-CoV-2,makingit

veryeasytospread.

Accordingtocurrentestimates,theDeltavariantcouldbemorethantwiceas

transmissibleastheoriginalstrainof

SARS-CoV-2.Tofindoutwhy,epidemiologistJingLuattheGuangdongProvincial

CenterforDiseaseControlandPreventioninGuangzhou,China,andhiscolleagues

tracked62peoplewhoweresomeofthefirstpeopleinmainlandChinatobecome

infectedwiththeDeltastrain.

Theteamtestedstudyparticipants'"viralload?,-ameasureofthedensityofviral

particlesinthebody-everydaythroughoutthecourseofinfectiontoseehowit

changedovertime.Researchersthencomparedparticipants'infectionpatternswith

thoseof63peoplewhocontractedtheoriginalSARS-CoV-2strainin2020.

TheresearchersreportthattheviruswasfirstdetectableinpeoplewiththeDelta

variantfourdaysafterexposure,comparedwithanaverageofsixdaysamongpeople

withtheoriginalstrain,suggestingthatDeltareproducesmuchfaster.Individuals

infectedwithDeltaalsohadviralloadsupto1,260timeshigherthanthoseinpeople

infectedwiththeoriginalstrain.

Thecombinationofalargenumberofvirusesandashortincubationperiodmakes

senseasanexplanationforDelta'sheightenedtransmissibility,saysepidemiologist

BenjamiCowlingattheUniversityofHongKong.Thesheeramountofvirusinthe

respiratorytractmeansthatsuperspreadingeventsarelikelytoinfectevenmore

people,andthatpeoplemightbeginspreadingthevirusearlieraftertheybecome

infected.

Andtheshortincubationperiodmakescontacttracingmoredifficultincountries

suchasChina,whichsystematicallytrackseachinfectedperson'scontactsand

requiresthemtoquarantine/Puttingitalltogether,Delta'sreallydifficulttostop,"

Cowlingsays.

(D)1.WhatisthepurposeofepidemiologistJingLu'sresearch?

A.TofindoutwhetherDeltaisavariantofSARS-CoV-2.

B.TodeterminehowSARS-CoV-2progresses.

C.TofindoutthesolutiontoendingCOVID-19.

D.TofindoutwhatcausesDeltatospreadfaster.

(A)2.HowdoesJingLu'steamconducttheirresearch?

A.Bycomparingtheparticipants'infectionpatterns.

B.Bymonitoringtheparticipants'courseofinfection.

C.Bymeasuringtheparticipants'exposuretimetoDelta.

D.Byanalyzingthedatacollectedfrompreviousstudies.

(D)3.WhichofthefollowingdoesNOTmakeforthefastspreadofDelta?

A.Delta'shighviralloads.

B.Delta'srapidreproductionability.

C.Delta'sshortincubationperiod.

D.Delta'sabilitytoescapetheimmunesystem.

(D)4.WhatisCowling'sattitudetowardstoppingDelta?

A.lndifferent.

B.Ambiguous.

C.Optimistic.

D.Cautious.

閱讀理解⑷

本篇源自：TheEconomist

Atoothpastetube,squeezedandtwistedoutofshapeinavainattempttoextract

itsremainingcontents,hauntsmanyabathroom.Butnot,perhaps,formuchlonger.

Colgate-Palmolive,anAmericanconsumer-goodsgiant,hastakenupaninventionby

apairofexpertsinsupper-slipperysurfacestoproducetoothpastetubesthat

promisetodelivereverylastscrapoftheircontents.

In2012KripaVaranasi,aprofessorattheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology,

andDaveSmith,hisPhDstudent,setupacompanycalledLiquiGlidetocommercialize

theirworkonmakingliquidsflowmoreeasilythroughpipesandoutofcontainers.

Whatcaughtmanypeople'simaginationatthetimewasademonstrationofhowthis

couldbeusedtoemptyaketchupbottlewithoutshakingitviolently.

Thenewtoothpaste,calledElixir,comesinthreevarieties:aformulaforwhitening

teeth,oneforgumandenamel(牙齦和牙釉質(zhì))careanda“detox"versionwhich,

itisclaimed,removesimpuritiesfromthemouth.Allarepackagedinplastictubes

thatcanbeemptiedwithease.ElixirhasgoneonsaleinEurope,thoughnodecision

hasyetbeenmadeaboutwhetheritwillbesoldelsewhere.

Toproducetheirslipperypipesandcontainers,ProfessorVaranasiandDr.Smith

firstimposeamicroscopicallytexturedpatternonthemandthenapplyasuitably

formulatedliquid.Thisfillsthegapsinthetexture,creatingasurfaceacrosswhich

gooeysubstancesslideeasily.Anyriskofcontamination(污染)canbeeliminatedby

makingtheliquidinquestionfrommaterialsalsoemployedintheproduct.

Besidespleasingcustomerswholiketogettheirmoney'sworth,thenew,slippery

toothpastetubesshouldhelpwithrecycling.Existingtubesarerarelyrecycled,not

onlybecausetheyhaveresidueleftinsidethembutalsobecausetheyareusually

madefromalaminateofplasticandaluminumfoil.Mixedmaterialsofthissortare

hardtorecycle,andthereforeendupbeingdumpedinlandfills.Despitetheirsuccess

withtoothpastetubes,ProfessorVaranasiandDr.Smithhavenotgivenuponfood

containers.

(D)l.Whatisspecialaboutthenewtoothpastetube?

A.Itstwistedshape.

B.ltsdeliveryservice.

C.Itsremainingcontents.

D.ltsslipperypipesandcontainers.

(D)2.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"this"inParagraph2mean?

A.Launchingtheirproductsontothemarket.

B.SettingupLiquiGlidetotakeupaninvention.

C.Squeezingandshakingatoothpastetube.

D.Makingliquidsslideeasilyonslipperysurfaces.

(B)3.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?

A.Thenewtoothpastewillbesoldaroundtheworldsoon.

B.Asuitablyformulatedliquidisvitalinproducingtheslipperypipes.

C.Existingtubesareeasytorecycle,buthardtoempty.

D.ProfessorVaranasiandDr.Smithfinditimpossibletoapplytheinventiontofood

containers.

閱讀理解⑸

本篇源自：ScienceNews

Anewchemicalanalysishasrevealedanuglytruthaboutbeautyproducts:Many

beautyproductsmaycontainhighlypersistent,potentiallyharmful"forever

chemicals,/calledPFAS.

PFAS,shortforper-andpolyfluoroalkylsubstances(多氟烷基化合物),include

thousandsofchemicalsthataresosturdythattheycanstayinthebodyforyearsand

theenvironmentforcenturies.Thosecompoundshavebeenlinkedtohigh

cholesterol,thyroiddiseasesandotherproblems.Z/ThereisnoknowngoodPFAS/

sayschemistandphysicistGrahamPeasleeoftheUniversityofNotreDamein

Indiana.

InthefirstlargescreeningofmakeupforPFASintheUnitedStatesandCanada,

Peasleeandcolleaguesfoundthat52percentofover200testedproductshadhigh

fluorine(M)concentrations,suggestingthepresenceofPFAS.Theresearchersreport

onlineonJune15inEnvironmentalScience&TechnologyLetters.

ThepotentialhealthrisksofPFASinmakeuparenotyetclear,Peasleesays.But

besidespeopleingestingorabsorbingPFASwhenwearingmakeup,makeupwashed

downcouldgetintodrinkingwater.

Peaslee'steammeasuredtheamountoffluorine,akeycomponentofPFAS,in231

cosmetics.63percentoffoundations,55percentoflipproductsand82percentof

waterproofmascara(睫毛膏)containedhighlevelsoffluorine.Long-lastingor

waterproofproductswereespeciallylikelytocontainlotsoffluorine.Thatmakes

sense,sincePFASarewater-resistant.

Inadditiontoposingtheirownpotentialhealthrisks,thesecompoundscanbreak

downinthebodyintootherPFAS,suchasperfluorooctanoicacid,whichhasbeen

linkedtocancersandlowbirthweights.

(A)l.Theunderlinedword"sturdy"inParagraph2probablymeans"」'.

A.stubborn

B.harmful

C.beneficial

0.flexible

(B)2.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?

A.PFASarethemainreasonforhealthproblemssuchashighcholesterol.

B.Morethan100testedproductsarehighinfluorineconcentrations.

C.ScientisthavefiguredoutthepotentialhealthrisksofPFAS.

D.PFASareharmfultohealthbecauseitcannotbebrokendown.

(C)3.Whereisthistextmostlikelyfrom?

A.Achemistrytextbook.

B.Acosmeticadvertisement.

C.Asciencewebsite.

D.Atravelingjournal.

閱讀理解⑹

本篇源自：TheNewYorkTimes

In1946,a23-year-oldarmyveteran(退伍軍人)namedJohnGoodenoughheaded

totheUniversityofChicagowithadreamofstudyingphysics.Whenhearrived,a

professorwarnedhimthathewasalreadytoooldtosucceedinthefield.Heignored

theprofessor'sadviceandtoday,at94,hasjustgotthetechindustryexcitedabout

hisblazingcreativity.HeandhisteamattheUniversityofTexasatAustinfileda

patentapplicationonanewkindofbatterythat,ifitworksaspromised,wouldbeso

cheap,lightweight,andsafethatitwouldrevolutionizeelectriccarsandkilloff

petroleum-fueledvehicles.

Wetendtoassumethatcreativitydeclineswithage.Onthecontrary,there's

plentyofevidencetosuggestthatlatebloomingisnotuncommon.JohnP.Walsh,

oneoftheprofessors,jokedthatthePatentOfficeshouldgivea“seniordiscount"

because“there'sclearevidencethatpeoplewithseniorityaremakingimportant

contributionstoinvention".AstudyofNobelPhysicswinnersfoundthat,sincethe

1980s,theyhavemadetheirdiscoveries,onaverage,atage5O.Thestudyalsofound

thatthepeakofcreativityforNobelwinnersisgettinghighereveryyear.

Whentalkingabouthislate-lifesuccess,Dr.Goodenoughsaid,“Someofusare

turtles;wecrawlandstrugglealong,andwehaven'tmaybefigureditoutbythetime

we're30.Buttheturtleshavetokeeponwalking."Thiscrawlthroughlifecanbe

advantageous,hepointedout,particularlyifyouwanderaroundthroughdifferent

fields,pickingupcluesasyougoalong.Dr.Goodenoughstartedinphysicsand

hoppedsidewaysintochemistryandmaterialsscience,whilealsokeepinghiseyeon

thesocialandpoliticaltrendsthatcoulddriveagreeneconomy/zYouhavetodrawon

afairamountofexperienceinordertobeabletoputideastogether;"hesaid.

EVERROTION

Healsocreditshisfaithforkeepinghimfocusedonhismissiontodefeatpollution

andditch(擺脫)petroleum(石油)門(mén)'mgratefulforthedoorsthathavebeen

openedtomeindifferentperiodsofmylife,“hesaid.Hebelievestheglassbattery

wasjustanotherexampleofthehappyaccidentsthathavecomehisway:"Atjustthe

rightmomentwhenIwaslookingforsomething,itwalkerintothedoor."

(B)l.Dr.Goodenoughexcitedpeoplewith

A.hisswitchinghismajors

B.hisnewlyinventedbattery

C.hisobtainingapatent

D.hisignoringtheprofessor'swarning

(C)2.WhatcanweknowaboutJohnP.WalshmentionedinParagraph2?

A.Heexcelsattellingjokes.

B.Hereceivedaseniordiscountrecently.

C.Hebelievesageisnotabarriertocreativity.

D.Heco-inventedthebatterywithDr.Goodenough.

(C)3.Whatisthepurposeofthepassage?

A.Toinformusofanewinvention.

B.Toanalyzetheadvantagesofbeingold.

C.Topointoutageisnobarriertoinnovation.

D.TbpredicttheageoffutureNobelPrizewinners.

閱讀理解(7)

本篇源自：Cricket

Longago,intheunhappyvillageofChelm,therelivedanoldsage(智者).Allthe

villagerswereunhappybecausetheythoughttheirneighborshadbetterlivesthan

them.So,dayandnight,theenvioustownsfolkwouldcallupontheirsageto

complain.Beforethesagecouldevenraiseaspoonfulofbreakfasttohislips,the

bakerwouldburstintohishouseforamorning'scomplaint.

“Theysaymybreadisn'tcrispy!Tellme,sage,howIcanmakecrispybreadwhenall

I'vegotisahundred-year-oldoventhat'sreallyanicebox!Theemperor'sheartis

warmerthanmyoven!AndhowcanIaffordanewovenwhennobodybuysmy

bread?YouseethepickleI'min?AschoolteacherIshouldhavebeen.Schoolteachers

don'thavesuchheadaches/

Nosoonerhadthebakerstompedoutofthedoorthanthebutchermarchedin.〃My

customersdonothingbutcomplain!Thischicken'stoofat!Thismeat'stootough!Be

abookkeeper,mydearmotheroncetoldme.ButdidIlisten?No.Nowlookatthis

pickleI'min!"

Andafterthebutchercomplained,thetailor,theshoemaker,andthemilkman

complained...Itwasmorethanapersoncouldstand.Somethinghadtobedone.

Earlyonebriskfallmorning,thesagemarchedtothevillagesquare,whereheposted

ahugesignthatread:AllcitizensofChelmwillgatherhereatnoon.Bringabiggreen

pickle.

Wheneverybodyarrived,thesagesaid,'Imaginethateverythingyouareisinyour

pickle.Yourwisdomandyourfoolishnessareinyourpickle.Yourblessingsandyour

cursesareinyourpickle.Yourtalentsandyourflawsareinyourpickle.Ifyoudon't

likeyourpickle,nobigdeal:Picksomeoneelse's.Goaheadandchoose."

And,withthatpronouncement,allthecitizensnowhadtheoverwhelmingtaskof

decidingwhosepickletheywanted.Thebaker'seyeimmediatelyfellonthe

schoolteacher's.Theschoolteacher'seyeshotovertothetailor's.Everyeye

examinedeverypickleintown.

Tothisday,itisn'tclearwhochosefirst.Somesaythebaker,somethemilkman,

butonethingisabsolutelycertain:Whenitwasover,thetownspeoplehadtaken

backtheirveryownpickles.

Sincethatday,wheneveravillagerapproachedthesagetocomplain,thoughnot

manyofthetownfolkdid,thesagewouldsimplysay,"It'syourpickle;youpickedit,

andthatwouldbetheendofthat."

(A)l.Whatcanweinferaccordingtothebaker'scomplaint?

A.Theovendoesn'tfunctionwell.

B.Thetownsfolkaretoopicky.

C.Hehashurttheemperor'sheart.

D.Schoolteachersaremorewelcome.

(A)2.Whichwordscanbeusedtodescribethesage?

A.Patientandwise.

B.Generousandmodest.

C.Enviousandbrilliant.

0.Impatientandtimid.

(B)3.Whichofthefollowingsayingsmightthesageagreewith?

A.Pridehurts,modestybenefits.

B.Don'tblamedestiny,anddon'tblametheothers.

C.Behindbadluckcomesgoodluck.

D.AIIthatglittersisnotgold.

(C)4.Whichisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.Turntoasage

B.Decidetobehappy

C.Pickapickle

D.Chooseacareer

閱讀理解⑻

本篇源自：ScientificAmerican

Mindfulnessmayindeedhavepsychologicalbenefits.Earlierthisyear,researches

revealedthatmindfulness-basedinterventionshadbenefitsforanumberofhealth

outcomes,includingstress,anxietyanddepression.Althoughmindfulnesshasits

merits,psychologicalresearchhasalsorevealedthatinsomecircumstancesit's

importanttobemindless.Everydayexamplesrangefromridingabiketochopping

cucumberstobrushingyourteeth.

Researchhasalsorevealedthatpayingtoomuchattentiontowhatyou'redoing

canhavedamagingeffects,particularlywhenyouperformwell-practicedskills.In

fact,thisisonereasonwhysomeexpertsappearto“chokeunderpressure,,:They

thinktoomuchaboutthemechanicsofthetaskathand.

Inaclassicstudy,cognitivescientistSianBeilockandhercolleagueshadskilled

golfersattempttosinkputts(擊球入洞)underdifferentexperimentalconditions.In

onecondition,thegolfersweresimplyinstructedtopayattentiontotheswingof

theirclubandsay“stop"whentheyfinishedtheirswing.Inanothercondition,they

wereinstructedtolistenforatargetsoundwhileignoringothernoisesandsaythe

word“tone”whentheyheardthetargetsound.Counter-intuitively,theskilled

golfersperformedsubstantiallyworsewhentheyfocusedontheirswingthanwhen

theypaidattentiontoirrelevantsounds.Theeffectofpayingattentiontotheirswing

wassodamagingthatthegolfersactuallydidbetterwhentheywerewarmingup

beforetheexperimentbegan.

Morerecently,psychologistYannickBalkandhiscolleagueshadgolferstrydifferent

interventionsdesignedtoalleviatetheeffectsofperformancepressure.The

researchersinducedperformancepressurebyvideotapingtheparticipants,telling

themthattheirscoresheetswouldbepostedpubliclyattheclubhouseand

encouraginggreatperformancewithprizes.Withoutanintervention,thegolfers

performedsignificantlyworseunderpressure.Yetparticipantswhowereencouraged

tothinkaboutsomethingelse-specifically,asongtheyknewbyheart-improvedwhen

thestakeswerehigh.Itisworthcautioningthattheseresultsshouldbereplicatedin

largersamplesandacrossdifferentcontexts.

Nevertheless,theimportantmessagefromthisresearchisthatfocusingtoo

carefullyontheexecutionofwell-practicedmotorsequencescancausemistakes.Of

course,weshouldnotresignourselvestogoingthroughlifeonautopilot,missing

opportunitiestmakedeeperconnectionswithourselves,oneanotherandour

environment.Buttherearesituationswhereweshouldletautomaticitytakeover.

Thenexttimeyourideabike,don'toverthinkit.

(B)1.Mindfulnessissignificantwhenyouare.

A.brushingyourteeth

B.sufferingfromdepression

C.completingyourdailyroutine

D.performingwell-practicedskills

(C)2.Whatdoestheclassicstudyprove?

A.Whatbenefitsmindlessnesscanbring.

B.Howmindlessnessworksinacompetition.

C.Whethermindfulnesscanhavedamagingeffects.

D.Whymindfulnesscanboostathleticperformance.

(B)3.AccordingtotheresultsofYannickBalk'sstudy,we'dbetter

A.beabsent-mindedinMathclass

B.listentothemusicwhilejogging

C.multitaskwhilelearningEnglish

D.paycloseattentionwhilecuttingvegetables

閱讀理解(9)

本篇源自：NationalGeographicTraveler

Pick-your-ownfarmsaresetforapost-lockdownboomthissummer,aspeoplelook

tosupportlocalbusinessesandspendmoretimeoutdoors.Herearefourofour

favorites.

ParksideFarm,Enfield

Juicyblackberries,andstrawberriesarethestarsoftheshowatthispick-your-own

placeonthenorthernedgeofLondon.Onekeysellingpointisthe"table-top”

strawberry-growingsystem,whichmeansplantsaregrowninplacesatwaist

height-nomorebendingdowninthedirttopickyourberries.Parksideisalsooneof

thefewfarmsaccessiblewithoutacar,aslongasyoudon'tmindawalk-it's25

minutesfromGordonHillstation.

Craigie'sFarm,Scotland

JustoutsideEdinburgh,Craigie'sFarmisburstingwithproduceincludingcherries,

peas,broadbeansand,perhapssurprisingly,sunflowers.Theonsiteshop,deliand

cafehavealotmoretoofferbesidesfruitandvegetables-youcanpickuphomemade

jams,meat,cheeseandanapplepressformakingyourownjuice.Thereareactivities

forchildrentoo,includingaNatureDetectiveTrailinvolvingencounterswithsheep

andgoats.

HewittsFarm,Kent

Thisfamily-runfarminKentofferseverythingfromspinachtoapplesand

blackberriesduringitspick-your-ownseason,whichrunsfromJunetoOctober(for

Halloweenpumpkins).There'salsoashopsellingfarm-grownandlocalproduce,as

wellasfreetractorridesforyoungstersonSundaysduringthesummer.

BellisBrothersFarm,Wrexham

ThisfarminNorthWalesstartedgrowingstrawberriesbackin1860andhasoperated

asapick-your-ownsince1967.Morefruitshavebeenaddedsincethen,butit'sstill

mostlyknownforitsstrawberries.PickerscandownloadBellisfamilystrawberry

recipesfromthefarm'swebsite,includingthoseforjamsandabakedstrawberry

cheesecake.

(Bjl.Whichplaceisrecommendedifvisitorswanthomemadejams?

A.ParksideFarm.

B.Craigie'sFarm.

C.HewittsFarm.

D.BellisBrothersFarm.

(B)2.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutParksideFarm?

A.Youneednotworryaboutgettingdirtyonthefarm.

B.Youcanpickberrieswithoutbendingdown.

C.Youmustdrivethereduetoitslongdistancefromthestation.

D.Youcanenjoysunflowersinthesunshine.