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【題目】More Americans prefer to get food at their local food markets. According to a new study of the University of Iowa (UI), it’s not just because these people believe the food is fresher and tastes better, but because they think they are following a kind of social duty — sharing a healthy lifestyle, helping save environment and so on.

These so-called “l(fā)ocavores (土食者)” are shopping at farmers markets and joining food coops (食品合作社), because they enjoy knowing who grows the food. They are also driven to eat locally grown produce and meat because their promise to do so makes them feel a part of something greater than themselves.

Vasi, an associate professor at the UI, said the local food market is a “moralized (道德化的) market”, and that is a market in which people combine economic activities with their values. Among the findings, the UI researchers discovered local food markets were more likely to develop in areas where local people had a strong promise to social duty, health and the environment. “It’s about valuing the relationship with the farmers and people who produce the food and believing that how they produce the food agrees with your personal values.” Vasi said.???

Vasi shared the results of the study at the American Sociology Association annual meeting in Chicago on Aug. 22, 2015. Researchers also did 40 interviews with consumers and producers in different local food markets in Iowa and New York.

【1】Where do people like to get food better in America?

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【2】Why do the locavores join food coops?

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【3】How do people feel when eating locally grown produce and meat?

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【4】Who found that local food markets were possible to develop in areas?

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【5】When did Vasi share the results of the study at the American Sociology Association annual meeting?

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【答案】

【1】At their local food markets. / They like to get food at their local food markets.

【2】Because they enjoy knowing who grows the food.

【3】They feel a part of something greater than themselves

【4】The UI researchers

【5】On Aug. 22, 2015.

【解析】試題分析：本文是一篇說明文，主要介紹了美國社會(huì)的一種現(xiàn)象——人們更傾向于購買當(dāng)?shù)厥称�。他們這樣做的原因，一方面是因?yàn)楫?dāng)?shù)厥称犯�新鮮、更美味，另一方面還因?yàn)樗麄冊(cè)敢獬袚?dān)一定的社會(huì)責(zé)任。這些人感到，承擔(dān)社會(huì)責(zé)任使自己會(huì)變得更加“偉大”。

【1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。題意：美國人更喜歡在哪里購買食品？從第一段第一句“More Americans prefer to get food at their local food markets.”，可知他們更喜歡在當(dāng)?shù)厥称肥袌?chǎng)購買食品。故填At their local food markets. / They like to get food at their local food markets.。

【2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。題意：為什么這些“土食者”加入食品合作社？從第二段第一句“These so-called‘locavores’are shopping at farmers markets and joining food coops, because they enjoy knowing who grows the food.”，可知是因?yàn)樗麄兿矚g知道誰種植的這些糧食，故填Because they enjoy knowing who grows the food.。

【3】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。題意：吃當(dāng)?shù)厣�產(chǎn)的農(nóng)產(chǎn)品和肉類時(shí)，人們感覺怎樣？從第二段最后一句“They are also driven to eat locally grown produce and meat because their promise to do so makes them feel a part of something greater than themselves.”可知，他們吃當(dāng)?shù)厣�產(chǎn)的農(nóng)產(chǎn)品和肉類時(shí)，似乎感覺到自己更加偉大。故填They feel a part of something greater than themselves.。

【4】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。題意：誰發(fā)現(xiàn)本地食品市場(chǎng)有可能在一些地域得到發(fā)展？從第三段第二句“Among the findings, the UI researchers discovered local food markets were more likely to develop in areas where local people had a strong promise to social duty, health and the environment.”可知是愛荷華大學(xué)的研究者發(fā)現(xiàn)的，故填The UI researchers.。

【5】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。題意：瓦西什么時(shí)候在美國社會(huì)學(xué)協(xié)會(huì)年會(huì)上分享了他的研究成果？從第四段第一句“Vasi shared the results of the study at the American Sociology Association annual meeting in Chicago on Aug. 22, 2015.”可知是在2015年8月22日在美國社會(huì)學(xué)協(xié)會(huì)年會(huì)上分享的，故填On Aug. 22, 2015.。