What Theresa Loe is doing proves that a large farm isn’t a prerequisite for a modern grow-your-own lifestyle. On a mere 1/10 of an acre in Los Angeles, Loe and her family grow, can (装罐) and preserve much of the food they consume.
Loe is a master food preserver, gardener and canning expert. She also operates a website, where she shares her tips and recipes, with the goal of demonstrating that everyone has the ability to control what’s on their plate.
Loe initially went to school to become an engineer, but she quickly learned that her enthusiasm was mainly about growing and preparing her own food. “ got into cooking my own food and started growing my own herbs(香草)and foods for that fresh flavor,” she said. Engineer by day, Loe learned cooking at night school. She ultimately purchased a small piece of land with her husband and began growing their own foods.
“I teach people how to live farm-fresh without a farm,” Loe said. Through her website Loe emphasizes that ‘‘anybody can do this anywhere.” Got an apartment with a balcony (阳台)? Plant some herbs. A window? Perfect spot for growing. Start with herbs, she recommends, because “they’re very forgiving.” Just a little of the herbs “can take your regular cooking to a whole new level,” she added. “I think it’s a great place to start.” Then? Try growing something from a seed, she said, like a tomato or some tea.
Canning is a natural extension of the planting she does. With every planted food, Loe noted, there’s a moment when it’s bursting with its absolute peak flavor. “I try and keep it in a time capsule in a canning jar,” Loe said. “Canning for me is about knowing what’s in your food, knowing where it comes from.”
In addition to being more in touch with the food she’s eating, another joy comes from passing this knowledge and this desire for good food to her children: “Influencing them and telling them your opinion on not only being careful what we eat but understanding the bigger picture,” she said, “that if we don’t take care of the earth, no one will.”
【小题1】The underlined word “prerequisite” (Para. 1) is closest in meaning to“ ”.

A．recipe	B．substitute
C．requirement	D．challenge

【小题2】Why does Loe suggest starting with herbs?

A．They are used daily.	B．They are easy to grow.
C．They can grow very tall.	D．They can be eaten uncooked.

【小题3】According to Loe, what is the benefit of canning her planted foods?

A．It can preserve their best flavor.	B．It can promote her online sales.
C．It can better her cooking skills.	D．It can improve their nutrition.

【小题4】What is the “the bigger picture” (Para. 6) that Loe wishes her children to understand?

A．The knowledge about good food.	B．The way to live a grow-our-own life.
C．The joy of getting in touch with foods.	D．The responsibility to protect our earth

   As Internet users become more dependent on the Internet to store information, are people remember less? If you know your computer will save information, why store it in your own personal memory, your brain? Experts are wondering if the Internet is changing what we remember and how.

In a recent study, Professor Betsy Sparrow conducted some experiments. She and her research team wanted to know the Internet is changing memory. In the first experiment, they gave people 40 unimportant facts to type into a computer. The first group of people understood that the computer would save the information. The second group understood that the computer would not save it. Later, the second group remembered the information better. People in the first group knew they could find the information again, so they did not try to remember it.

In another experiment, the researchers gave people facts to remember, and told them where to find the information an the Internet. The information was in a specific computer folder (文件夹). Surprisingly, people later remember the folder location (位置) better than the facts. When people use the Internet, they do not remember the information. Rather, they remember how to find it. This is called “transactive memory (交互记忆)”

According to Sparrow, we are not becoming people with poor memories as a result of the Internet. Instead, computer users are developing stronger transactive memories; that is, people are learning how to organize huge quantities of information so that they are able to access it at a later date. This doesn’t mean we are becoming either more or less intelligent, but there is no doubt that the way we use memory is changing.

【小题1】The passage begins with two questions to ________.

A．introduce the main topic	B．show the author’s altitude
C．describe how to use the Interne	D．explain how to store information

【小题2】What can we learn about the first experiment?

A．Sparrow’s team typed the information into a computer.

B．The two groups remembered the information equally well.

C．The first group did not try to remember the formation.

D．The second group did not understand the information.

【小题3】In transactive memory, people ________.

A．keep the information in mind

B．change the quantity of information

C．organize information like a computer

D．remember how to find the information

【小题4】What is the effect of the Internet according to Sparrow's research?

A．We are using memory differently.

B．We are becoming more intelligent.

C．We have poorer memories than before.

D．We need a better way to access information.

阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
【小题1】When the ___________ (settle) first arrived, they found there were no housed.
【小题2】____________ (suffer) such a heavy loss, the boss didn’t have the courage to go on with his business.
【小题3】Little is he __________ (concern) about how to get used to the job in the company as soon as possible, though he is still new to his duties.
【小题4】The film star wears sunglasses. Therefore, he can go shopping without ____________ (recognize).
【小题5】She is more worried _________ angry when her daughter didn’t come home.
【小题6】The ___________ (determine) look on his face showed that he had enough confidence in himself.
【小题7】Tasks ___________ (安排) so tightly that break time is often used to finish the day’s work.
【小题8】___________ (judge) from his accent, we know that he is from Sichuan.
【小题9】Please send my _____________ (祝贺) to his success when you see him.
【小题10】Though ____________ (injure) in the accident, the bus driver did all he could to help the passengers to safety.
【小题11】They went to the hills to ____________ (躲避）the summer heat.
【小题12】I think you must settle your problem in a ____________ (和平的) way. Fighting can’t solve any problem.
【小题13】There are so many people with guns these days; it’s really ___________. (fright)
【小题14】You can depend on him to come on time--- he is very ___________. (rely)
【小题15】The manager of the company told us that very little use was made __________ the waste material in the past.