2024年4月山东自考《英语（二）》试题及答案24

第二部分:阅读选择

Urban Gardening

Urban gardening refers to the practice of planting a garden in the city.Apartments,town homes,and other areas with lttle or no land are being used for gardening.This method of gardening is

becoming more common as the amount of land for gardening in cities is becoming smaller andsmaller.Containers,hanging baskets and raised beds are examples of items people use to create a gardenin a confined space.Some cities also offer a shared community garden for people who have noroom to grow plants at home.Many types of plants can be grown in containers and baskets.Tomatoes and peppers,for instance,can grow in containers on windowsills(窗台).Plants grown on a windowsill shouldusually receive at least six to eight hours of sunlight daily.Herbs are often grown in containers or

baskets in the kitchen.They do not require much space and can be handy for cooking.People who want to grow more plants may use raised beds which are usually made of woodpieces and flled with a mixture of soil and fertilizers.They can be built on top of any hard surface,

including roof tops.People like them because the beds often cost much less than most other

methods of gardening.Community gardening could be an option for anyone who does not have space for a gardenat

home.Most cities that offer this will rent a small plot of land to someone for a fee,or allowthemto use it free of charge.Instead of dividing the land into separate plots,some cities alloweveryone in the neighborhood to share and work on the same land.This method couldbebeneficial for people in the neighborhood who share the passion for growing things