Germany's incredible edible city

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1Imagine being able to go to your local park and pick some tomatoes,potatoes or even bananas to take home for dinner.Sounds too good to be true,right? For residents of Andernach,it's not just an unreal dream—it's their reality.

2In 2010,Andernach began its “edible city” project,planting 101 varieties of tomatoes in public green spaces around the city centre.Its 30,000 residents are free to help themselves to whatever grows,as are any other visitors.The town's motto is:Picking is encouraged—help yourself!

3Every year a new type of plant is highlighted.In 2011,100 types of beans were planted,while 2012 saw the introduction of 20 onion varieties.It's a community effort,as local citizens are encouraged to help plant and maintain the gardens.This offers an opportunity to socialise as well as to learn about planting and harvesting food.

4An Andernach resident said,“I often drop by to pick some herbs that I'm missing at home.Everything is easily accessible.There aren't any fences.You just take what you need.The only thing is that you have to be quick once the fruits are ripe or they'll all be gone!”

5Andernach may have been the first edible city,but it isn't the only edible city.It's part of the Edible Cities Network,an EU-funded project.Other cities include Carthage in Tunisia,Havana in Cuba and Šempeter-Vrtojba in Slovenia.

6In February 2022,the first Edible Cities Network Conference took place.Dr Ina Säumel,principal investigator of the Edible Cities Network,called it “a unique opportunity to invite researchers and practitioners of edible city solutions to the same table and unite theory with practice”.

7Finally,the Edible Cities Network aims to create “greener,more edible and,above all,more liveable cities”.It is a response to the pressures of climate change,and a cause for hope.

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Detail 1.When did Andernach start its “edible city” project?

A.In 2010. B.In 2011.

C.In 2012. D.In 2022.

Detail2.What are local citizens in Andernach encouraged to do?

A.Visit local parks often.

B.Have dinners at home.

C.Plant and harvest food in the gardens.

D.Take everything you want in public.

Gist3.What's paragraph 4 mainly about?

A.Disadvantages of the edible city.

B.Food types planted in the edible city.

C.People's attitude to the edible city.

D.A resident's comment about the edible city.

Inference4.Which words can best describe the aim of the Edible Cities Network?

A.Relaxing,free and cheap.

B.Green,edible and liveable.

C.Slow,real and hard-working.

D.Reasonable,effective and attractive.

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Ⅰ.日积月累

edibleadj.可食用的

soundv.听起来

resident/citizenn.居民

varietyn.多样化；种类

motton.格言；座右铭

highlightv.突出；强调

introductionn.采用；引进；介绍

maintainv.维修；保养；维持

unitev.联合；联手

responsen.回应

Ⅱ.单句填空

1.His explanation always________(sound)reasonable to me.

2.There are different________(variety)of English around the world.

3.By way of________(introduce),let me give you the background to the story.

4.I received an encouraging response________my advertisement.

5.She often________(highlight)the important passages in yellow.