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At schools across the United States, students often sit down to cafeteria lunches made from processed foods that are high in fat, sodium, and sugar. But kids at Public School (P. S. ) 216 in Brooklyn have a different dining experience. Principal Donna Neglia reports that her students love eating flesh fruits and vegetables.
P. S. 216 participated in the Edible Schoolyard Project, a nonprofit program founded by Chef Alice Waters in 1995. The program that Waters created helps public schools across the country start on-site gardens and weave principles of healthy eating into the curriculum. Students grow and maintain crops, harvesting the fruits and vegetables for cafeteria meals.
Waters expressed her passion for the principles of the farm-to-table movement. She advised schools to connect with the farmers in their area and change their buying practices when planning meals for students.
Waters has long been inspiring people to care about where their food comes from. In 1993, she put forward the idea of a White House vegetable garden. It was not until 2009 that Michelle Obama started the garden in the backyard of the White House. She and members of the kitchen staff spent hours tending to the garden, often with help from local school children.
“That gave people a sense that she cared about children and cared about where our food comes from, ”Waters said, praising the former First Lady’s concern for young people’s health. “We are just building this movement, and it is very exciting. ”
“Through the Edible Schoolyard Project, students also learn about the benefits of healthy eating in the classroom. ”Neglia said. “P. S. 216 is teaching kids about careers in the food industry—such as farming and agriculture, nutrition, food safety, and the restaurant business. ”
Similar classes are taking place around the country. So far, the Edible Schoolyard Project has reached more than 1 million students in more than 367 schools. “I’m thinking about the future of the planet, ”Waters said. “I’m doing this for our generation. ”
【文章大意】这是一篇说明文。本文主要介绍了Edible Schoolyard计划的具体内容, 让学生吃健康的食物, 创建绿色校园。
1. What’s the purpose of the Edible Schoolyard Project?
A. To reduce students’ stress.
B. To let students eat healthy food.
C. To improve schools’ environment.
D. To expect students to experience farming.
【解析】选B。细节理解题。由第二段The program that Waters created helps public schools across the country start on-site gardens and weave principles of healthy eating into the curriculum. 可知Edible Schoolyard工程的目的是让学生吃健康的食物, 故选B。
2. What can we learn from Paragraph 5?
A. The project made Waters famous.
B. Running a garden was too difficult for students.
C. Waters thought highly of what Michelle Obama did.
D. The former First Lady should care about young people.
【解析】选C。细节理解题。由第五段Waters said, praising the former First Lady’s concern for young people’s health. 可知Waters对米歇尔·奥巴马所做的事情评价很高, 故选C。
3. From the text we can infer that ________.
A. P. S. 216 belongs to the pioneers in the Edible Schoolyard Project
B. P. S. 216 mainly teaches kids about careers in food industry
C. Waters’ project is not well received by many schools
D. Waters had no difficulty in starting vegetable garden
【解析】选A。推理判断题。根据第一段But kids at Public School(P. S. )216 in Brooklyn have a different dining experience. Principal Donna Neglia reports that her students love eating flesh fruits and vegetables. (但是在布鲁克林公立学校216的孩子们有不同的就餐体验。校长Donna Neglia报告说, 她的学生爱吃新鲜水果和蔬菜。)以及第二段P. S. 216 participated in the Edible Schoolyard Project可知P. S. 216属于Edible Schoolyard计划的开拓者, 故选A。
4. What can be the best title for the text?
A. Students should eat healthily
B. A famous school—P. S. 216
C. Processed foods should be advised
D. A chef helps create green schoolyards
【解析】选D。主旨大意题。这篇文章主要介绍了Edible Schoolyard计划的具体内容, 让学生吃健康的食物, 创建绿色校园, 故选D。
