2025年中考英语时文阅读训练

TheRiseofUrbanGardening:CultivatingGreenSpacesintheCity

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A.MultipleChoice

B.Itprovidesaconnectiontothefoodpeopleeat.

C.Itguaranteeslargequantitiesofproduce.

D.Itprimarilyusesgeneticallymodifiedseeds.

2.Accordingtothepassage,howdoesurbangardeningbenefitmentalhealth?

B.Itprovidesameditativeescapefromurbanstress.

D.Itoftenleadstosocialmediarecognition.

3.Thephrase"fosterasenseofbelonging"inparagraph4isclosestinmeaningto:

A.Createconfusionaboutownership

B.Discourageinteraction

C.Developafeelingofbeingpartofagroup

D.Promoteindividualism

4.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedasanenvironmentalbenefitofurbangardening?

A.Reducingtheurbanheatislandeffect.

C.Increasingthenumberofcarsincitycenters.

D.Supportingbiodiversityforpollinators.

B.TrueorFalse

5.Urbangardeningcancontributetofoodsecurityatalocallevel.()

7.Thepassagestatesthaturbangardeninghasnoimpactonclimatechange.()

C.ShortAnswer

8.Howcanurbangardeningbenefitchildrenspecifically?

9.Whatroledolocalgovernmentsplayinsupportingurbangardeninginitiatives?

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AnswerKeyandExplanations

A.MultipleChoice

1.B(Thepassagestates:"thesealloffercityresidentsatangiblelinktothefoodtheyconsume.")

2.B(Thepassagementions:"Therhythmictasks...provideameditativeescapefromthefast-pacedurbanenvironment.")

4.C(Increasingcarnumbersisnotmentioned;theoppositeenvironmentalbenefitsarediscussed.)

B.TrueorFalse

5.True("reducesourcarbonfootprintandpromotesfoodsecurityatalocallevel")

C.ShortAnswer

9.Localgovernmentssupport