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thanks to the Web, it is expanding to include far-away farmers too. A new start-up, Foodzie, is an online
farmers market where small food producers and growers can sell their products.
Foodzie was started by Mr. LaFave and two of his friends, who met during college at Virginia Tech,
where they would pay frequent visits to farmers markets. Last year, while living in North Carolina, one of
them, Emily Olson, now 24, came up with one idea. She was working as a brand manager for a gourmet
grocery chain and realized that people who enjoyed fine food but didn"t work in the business had no way to
discover handmade foods outside their local farmers markets. Small farmers had no way of finding or selling
to faraway customers, either.
Mr. LaFAve and the third co-founder, Nik Bauman, both 25, worked in corporate sales and software
development. "With business, food and computer science backgrounds, we figured we had everything we
needed." Mr. LaFAve said.
The three quit their jobs, and opened this site to the public in December and the site has had 43,000
visitors in the past month. So far, 29 sellers have opened shops and 41 are in the process of opening them.
The founders recently hired a fourth employee to help Ms. Olson recruit (吸收) new food producers at
farmers markets and food shows. Mr. LaFAve is convinced that the recession (经济衰退) will not reduce
people"s interest in buying locally grown and handmade food."There is misunderstanding that all these foods
are more expensive than mass-produced alternatives," he said. "People are pouring their heart and soul into
these products, and they are of the highest quality."
B. the American local food movement
C. three youths starting an online farmers" market
D. the reasons why people are interested in local food
B. Because the founders were interested in seasonal food.
C. Because some people wanted to buy locally grown food.
D. Because farmers wanted to sell their foods.
B. terrible food
C. food of low fat
D. fried food
B. buy locally grown and handmade food
C. find more food outside their local farmers" markets
D. find more food growers to open shops on their site
B. to start the website they gave up their work
C. they used to be colleague
D. they majored in farming at college
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试题【阅读理解。 The American local food movement has been all about buying seasonal fo】;主要考察你对题材分类等知识点的理解。[详细]
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1 . A middle-aged woman got on. Tired and sad, she told her story 2 , not to anyone in particular. On
her way to the station, half of her money was stolen. The other half was hidden under her blouse, so she 3
still had some left. A few minutes later, she stopped crying, but still looked 4 .
When all the seats were taken, the driver started the engine. The conductor began to 5 fares. When she
came to an old man in worn-out clothes, he 6 that he had spent all his money when he had accidentally got
on a wrong bus and now he was trying to go home. On hearing this, she ordered the old man to get off the bus.
The old man was almost in tears as he 7 her to let him take the bus home. The driver took the conductor"s
side and repeated the conductor"s 8 .
The woman was watching the incident. 9 the driver and the conductor raised their voices at the old man,
she interfered.
"Stop 10 him! Can"t you see he"s only trying to get home?"
"He doesn"t have any money!" the driver shouted.
"Well, that"s no reason to throw him off the bus," she insisted.
Then she reached inside her blouse, took out her 11 money, and handed it to the conductor. "Here"s his
fare and mine. Just stop giving him a 12 time."
All heads turned to the woman. "It"s only money," she shrugged.
She rode the rest of the way home 13 a happy smile, with the money she"d lost earlier forgotten.
On the road of life, the help of strangers can 14 our loads and lift our spirits. How much sweeter the
15 will be when we make it a little easier for others!
( )1. A. empty ( )2. A. tearfully ( )3. A. strangely ( )4. A. unsatisfied ( )5. A. gather ( )6. A. explained ( )7. A. begged ( )8. A. request ( )9. A. Unless ( )10. A. attacking ( )11. A. spending ( )12. A. busy ( )13. A. giving ( )14. A. move ( )15. A. home | B. full B. seriously B. happily B. weak B. raise B. approved B. instructed B. action B. Although B. bothering B. collected B. full B. wearing B. increase B. journey | C. crowded C. carefully C. secretly C. unhappy C. collect C. found C. praised C. suggestion C. Until C. blaming C. remaining C. hard C. taking C. lighten C. smile | D. ready D. calmly D. fortunately D. excited D. rise D. repeated D. thanked D. order D. When D. wronging D. borrowed D. fearful D. forcing D. carry D. friendship | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Last week my youngest son and I visited my father at his new home in Tucson, Arizona. He moved there a few years ago, and I was eager to see his new place and meet his friends. My earliest memories of my father are of a tall, handsome, successful man devoted to his work and family, but uncomfortable with his children. As a child I loved him; as a school girl and young adult I feared him and felt bitter about him. He seemed unhappy with me unless I got straight A"s and unhappy with my boyfriends if their fathers were not as "successful" as he was. Whenever I went out with him on weekends, I used to struggle to think up things to say, feeling on guard. On the first day of my visit, we went out with one of my father"s friends for lunch at an outdoor café. We walked along that afternoon, did some shopping, ate on the street table, and laughed over my son"s funny facial expressions. Gone was my father"s critical air and strict rules. Who was this person I knew as my father, who seemed so friendly and interesting to be around? What had held him back before? The next day my dad pulled out his childhood pictures and told me quite a few stories about his own childhood. Although our times together became easier over the years, I never felt closer to him at that moment. After so many years, I"m at last seeing another side of my father. And in doing so, I"m delighted with my new friend. My dad, in his new home in Arizona, is back to me from where he was. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1. Why did the author feel bitter about her father when she was a young adult? | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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A. He was silent most of the time. B. He was too proud of himself. C. He did not love his children. D. He expected too much of her. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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A. More critical. B. More talkative. C. Gentle and friendly. D. Strict and hard-working. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3. The underlined words "my new friend" in the last paragraph refer to _____. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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A. the author"s son B. the author"s father C. the friend of the author"s father D. the café bar | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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An old man walked slowly into a restaurant with his cane (拐杖). His 1 jacket and worn-out shoes made him stand out from the 2 Saturday morning break-fast crowd. A young waitress named Mary watched him move toward a 3 by the window. Mary ran over to him, and said, "Here, Sir. Let me give you a hand with that 4 ." Without saying a word, he smiled and 5 a thank-you. She 6 the chair away from the table and helped him get 7 seated. Then she put his cane against the table 8 he could reach it. In a soft, clear 9 he said, "Thank you, Miss." "You"re welcome, Sir," she replied. "I"ll be 10 in a moment, and if you need anything in the meantime, just 11 at me!" After he had finished a good 12 , Mary brought him the change. She 13 him his cane, and walked with him to the front door. Holding the door open for him, she said, "Come back and 14 us, Sir!" The old man 15 around and smiled. When Mary went to clean his table, she was 16 . Under the plate she found a business card, a one-hundred- dollar bill and a note. The note read, "Dear Mary, I 17 you very much, and you respect yourself too. It shows the way you 18 others. You have found the secret of 19 ." The man she had served was the 20 of the restaurant. That was the first time that she or any of his employees had seen him. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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