As a banker, Chip Paillex had never planted so much until he moved to rural Pittstown, New Jersey, seven years ago. __36__ by farms, he quickly became interested in growing and rented a 30-by-30-foot land. One weekend, he __37__ tomatoes, potatoes and eggplant ---- enough to feed his family for the summer. He ended up with so much __38__ that he couldn’t give it away. __39__ he found a local food __40__, and by the time he delivered his last harvest, he had __41__ 120 pounds of fresh vegetables. The following year, with a handful of __42__ from his church and a memorable name “America’s Grow-a-Row”, Paillex planted, __43__, and harvested 1,500 pounds of vegetables, all of which he donated to food banks. Later he had more volunteers, rent more land and donated more vegetables. Pailex also __44__ local school kids. On a __45__ Friday morning in May, 40 third and fifth graders trooped onto a freshly plowed field, each __46__ with a spade. Squatting or kneeling in teams of two, they loosened the dirt, then carefully __47__ the plants. Several rows later, they eagerly lined up to seed corn under a hot midmorning sun. Nobody __48__. “The __49__ makes kids know there are people __50__, says Paillex, “and it plants the seed for giving back. When they become tomorrow’s __51__, it will be much more possible for them to __52__ their coworkers and employees to get __53__ in something like this. “Paillex makes people want to __54__,” says Colleen Duerr, a mother of two who has signed on as an __55__ “Grow-a-Row” member. “And families love this. Pallex has given us a way to raise our kids with a giving heart.”
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小题1:D
小题2:B
小题3:A
小题4:A
小题5:C
小题6:D
小题7:B
小题8:A
小题9:C
小题10:D
小题11:A
小题12:D
小题13:C
小题14:B
小题15:A
小题16:C
小题17:D
小题18:B
小题19:A
小题20:B
题目分析：考文章介绍Pailex种植大量的蔬菜，并把它们捐给食品库，而且他还招募了很多自愿者参加种植，甚至带领当地的孩子参与这个活动，让孩子们知道这个世界还有人需要帮助。学会给与。
小题1:考查动词：A. Trapped困住，B. Occupied 占据，C. Prevented阻止，D. Surrounded包围，从后面的句子：he quickly became interested in growing and rented a 30-by-30-foot land.可知他被农场包围着，选D
小题2:考查动词：A. tasted品尝，B. planted种植C. collected收集，D. wrapped包裹，从前面的he quickly became interested in growing可知他种了很多西红柿，土豆和茄子，选B
小题3:考查名词：A. produce农产品，B. advice建议，C. cost费用，D. equipment设备，前面提到的tomatoes, potatoes and eggplant 都属于农产品，选A
小题4:考查上下文逻辑关系：A. Thus 因此，B. Or或者，C. Still仍然，D. But但是，从后面的he found a local food 可知他有太多的农产品，所以他找了当地的食品库。选A
小题5:考查名词：A. shop商店，B. market 市场，C. bank银行，库，D. room房间，从后面的句子：all of which he donated to food banks.可知他找到了当地的一家食品库，选C
小题6:考查动词：A. stored储存，B. sold卖，C. found发现，D. donated捐赠，从后面的句子：all of which he donated to food banks.可知他是把食品捐给了食品库，选D
小题7:考查名词：A. neighbours邻居，B. volunteers志愿者，C. employees职员，D. tourists旅游者，从后面的句子;Later he had more volunteers, rent more land and donated more vegetables.可知他有一些志愿者，选B
小题8:考查动词：A. tended照顾，B. stored储存，C. bought买，D. delivered送，Pailex种植，照顾，收获了1,500磅的蔬菜，选A
小题9:考查动词：A. refuses拒绝，B. chooses选择，C. welcomes欢迎，D. pushes推动，Pailex也欢迎当地的学生，选C
小题10:考查形容词：A. rainy下雨的，B. snowy有雪的，C. foggy有雾的，D. cloudless无云的，从后面的句子：under a hot midmorning sun可知天气是无云的，选D
小题11:考查动词：A. armed配备，B. combined 结合，C. filled填满，D. compared比较，每个孩子都配备有铁锹，选A
小题12:考查动词：A. cooked烹饪，B. counted数，C. pulled拉，D. positioned定位，把……放在适当位置，他们松散泥土，把植物放在适当的位置，选D
小题13:考查动词：A. laughed 笑，B. worked工作，C. complained抱怨，D. competed竞争，从前面的句子：Several rows later, they eagerly lined up to seed corn under a hot midmorning sun.可知没有人抱怨，选C
小题14:考查名词：A. example举例，B. program项目，C. lesson功课，D. thought想法，前面一段讲的是让孩子种植的项目，选B
小题15:考查词组：A. in need有需要，B. in anger愤怒，C. on business出差，D. at war在战争中，从后面的句子：and it plants the seed for giving back.可知这个世界上有很多需要的人，选A
小题16:考查名词：A. farmers 农夫，B. workers工人，C. leaders领导人，D. owners主人，从后面的句子：it will be much more possible for them to ____ their coworkers and employees to get ____ in something like this.可知这些事情是等到他们成为领导人的时候做的事情，选C
小题17:考查动词：A. force强迫， B. wait等待，C. beg乞求，D. encourage鼓励，当他们成为领导的时候，就更有可能鼓励同事和职员参与这样的事情。选D
小题18:考查动词：A. locked锁，B. involved 涉及，C. moved感动，D. turned转身，be involved in参与，涉及，选B
小题19:考查动词：A. help帮助，B. relax放松，C. settle解决，D. grow增长，从后面的句子：“And families love this. Pallex has given us a way to raise our kids with a giving heart.” 可知Paillex让人们学会帮助别人，选A
小题20:考查形容词：A. unexpected预料不到的，B. unpaid没有报酬的，C. unseen看不见的，D. unknown不为人知的，从前面的句子：The following year, with a handful of ____ from his church and a memorable name “America’s Grow-a-Row”,可知这个组织的成员是没有报酬的选B