D. Good qualities of organic food

三、七选五（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

A garden that's just right for you

　　Have you ever visited a garden that seemed just right for you, where the atmosphere of the garden appeared to total more than the sum(总和)of its parts? 　19　. But it doesn't happen by accident. It starts with looking inside yourself and understanding who you are with respect to the natural world and how you approach the gardening process.

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　　Some people may think that a garden is no more than plants, flowers, patterns and masses of color. Others are concerned about using gardening methods that require less water and fewer fertilizers(肥料). 　21　. However, there are a number of other reasons that might explain why you want to garden. One of them comes from our earliest years.

　　●Recall(回忆)your childhood memories

　　Our model of what a garden should be often goes back to childhood. Grandma's rose garden and Dad's vegetable garden might be good or bad, but that's not what's important. 　22　-how being in those gardens made us feel. If you'd like to build a powerful bond with your garden, start by taking some time to recall the gardens of your youth. 　23　. Then go outside and work out a plan to translate your childhood memories into your grown-up garden. Have fun.

　　A. Know why you garden

　　B. Find a good place for your own garden

　　C. It's our experience of the garden that matters

　　D. It's delightful to see so many beautiful flowers

　　E. Still others may simply enjoy being outdoors and close to plants

　　F. You can produce that kind of magical quality in your own garden, too

　　G. For each of those gardens, write down the strongest memory you have

四、语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）

　　Over the past half century, using chemical fertilizers 24. _________ (have) become very common in farming. Many farmers welcomed 25. __________ (they) as a great way to stop crop disease and 26. __________ (increase) production. 27. _______ (recent) , however, scientists have been finding that long-term use of these fertilizers can cause damage 28. __________the land and, even more dangerous, to people's health. With these 29. __________ (discovery), some farmers are beginning to turn to organic farming, 30. __________is simply farming without using any chemicals. There 31.________ (be) many different organic farming methods. All of them have 32.________ same goal: to grow good food and without 33. __________ (damage) the environment or people's health.

五、书面表达(满分25分)

　　假设你是育才中学学生会主席李华。你校将举办一次英语演讲比赛(speech contest), 希望附近某大学的外籍教师史密斯女士(Ms. Smith)来做评委。请参照以下通知给她写一封信。

词数: 80个左右。