【題目】Jonathan Lawler loves to work the land.For seven years，he operated Lawler Farms，a forprofit produce farm，harvesting nearly 700,000 pounds of food annually.

Now he’s on a mission to feed the hungry in Central Indiana.Lawler has turned his 36acre farm into a nonprofit operation called Brandywine Creek Farms.His goal for the first year is to donate 500,000 pounds of food，which he said is realistic based on the farm’s produce capacity(產(chǎn)量) and the addition of a large number of volunteers to help through the season. On top of that，Lawler has worked together with Gleaners，Midwest Food Bank，Kenneth Butler Soup Kitchen and other area food banks as distribution partners.

Lawler，who also owns a transportation consulting firm that helps pay the bills，says his 15yearold son inspired him to start thinking differently when it came to his farm.“He came home from school and talked about kids who take home food from the food bank，”Lawler said.“My awareness of hunger was limited to the homeless in Downtown Indianapolis.The last place I would expect it is in a rural farming community like where I live.”As he began to look around，he realized that the farms in Hancock and surrounding counties produce tons of corn，soybeans and wheat，“but nothing you can just pick up and eat，” he said.

Lawler and most of his neighbors are selfsufficient(自給自足的)．They grow what they need or have access to quality food at supermarkets.If he needs something he didn’t grow himself，he can jump in his truck and drive 12 minutes to the nearest store.“But for someone who doesn’t have reliable transportation，that 12minute drive could be a twohour hike，” he said.

【1】Lawler was inspired to donate food by .

A. his son

B. his neighbors

C. the hungry kids

D. the homeless in his town

【2】We can know from the passage that Lawler .

A. is selfsufficient in quality food

B. changed Gleaners into a food bank

C. donates 700,000 pounds of food annually

D. thought there was no hunger in farming communities

【3】Which of the following can best describe Lawler?

A. Kind and generous.

B. Brave and successful.

C. Confident and modest.

D. Ambitious and hardworking.

【答案】

【1】A

【2】D

【3】A

【解析】本文為記敘文，題材為社會(huì)文化類。一位名叫Jonathan Lawler的農(nóng)場主將自己種植的農(nóng)產(chǎn)品捐贈(zèng)給饑民。

【1】【１】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段首句“...his 15yearold son inspired him to start thinking differently when it came to his farm.”可知是他的兒子給了他啟發(fā)。故選Ａ。

【2】【２】推理判斷題。根據(jù)第三段Lawler說的話“My awareness of hunger was limited to the homeless in Downtown Indianapolis.The last place I would expect it is in a rural farming community like where I live.”可知，Lawler對于饑餓的意識局限在鬧市區(qū)的無家可歸的人，他沒想到在他的家鄉(xiāng)這樣一個(gè)農(nóng)業(yè)社區(qū)也會(huì)有饑餓的存在。故選Ｄ。

【3】【３】推理判斷題。由Lawler把自己種植的農(nóng)產(chǎn)品捐贈(zèng)給饑民可推知，他善良、慷慨。故選Ａ。

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