Question

阅读短文，根据要求完成下面每个小题。

       An American group developed the rooftop gardening in the early 1980s. The group is known as ECHO. This idea was to help people living in cities who did not have land to grow vegetables. And now it is becoming more and more popular in many other countries.

 To build a rooftop garden, four things are necessary. You need a roof strong enough and four pieces of wood to build a box. Grass cuttings in which to plant your garden and a thin piece of plastic on which to put the cut grass are also necessary.

    Begin by testing(检测) your roof to make sure it is strong enough. Cut and collect some grass. Cover the roof with a thin piece of plastic. Then you build a box from the four pieces of wood. The box has no top or bottom. It should be about 8cm deep. 83It can be as long and as wide as needed. Put the box on the plastic. Then fill it with the cut grass. Water the grass and push it down by walking on it. After about three weeks, the rooftop box is ready for planting.

    Put the seeds(种子)directly into the wet grass. It is important that the grass is kept wet until the plants begin to grow. 84When the plants are growing, you will need to water them every day unless it rains. And birds must be prevented from eating the seeds or new plants. They will also need some liquid fertilizer (液体化肥). You can make your own liquid fertilizer if you can get wastes from chickens. Put the chicken wastes in a cloth bag. Then put the bag in a big container(容器)of water. After about one week, the water becomes a good liquid fertilizer.

    The rooftop garden is a good place to grow peas, tomatoes and onions. If the box is deep enough, potatoes and carrots also will grow.

（一）根据短文内容简要回答问题。

1. Who use the rooftop gardens?

                                                                              

2. What is the 5^th step to build a rooftop garden?

                                                                              

（二）将短文中划线的句子译成汉语。

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（三）请给短文拟一个适当的题目。

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Answer 1

1. The (city) people who doesn’t have land to grow vegetables.

2. The 5^th step is to put the box on the plastic. / Putting the box on the plastic

3. (其)长度和宽度根据需要而定。

4．幼苗生长过程中每天都要浇水，除非下雨。

（幼苗生长过程中，如果不下雨的话，每天都要浇水。）

5．Rooftop Gardening