2023年新高考全国II卷 B
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
答案及解析：
24. D. She is an initiator of Urban Sprouts.
文章第一段提到Abby Jaramillo和另一位老师一起启动了Urban Sprouts项目，说明她是这个项目的发起人之一。
25. C. Some kids disliked garden work.
文章第二段提到，尽管有些学生一开始害怕昆虫，不喜欢泥土，但大多数学生都渴望尝试新事物。这表明在项目开始时，Jaramillo面临的问题是有些孩子不喜欢园艺工作。
26. A. Far-reaching.
文章最后一段提到项目的好处不仅限于营养，一些学生因此对园艺产生兴趣，甚至在家中种植自己的蔬菜，而且对特殊教育学生有镇静效果。这说明项目的影响是深远的。
27. C. Growing Vegetable Lovers.
文章主要讲述了Urban Sprouts项目如何帮助学生改变对蔬菜的看法，培养他们对园艺的兴趣，并改善他们的饮食习惯。因此，"Growing Vegetable Lovers"最能概括文章的主题。其他选项要么与文章内容不符，要么涵盖的范围太广。
