Iceland is a cold island country far from other countries. It has only a little farmland. However, it uses its natural resources—heat from the earth, clean water and green electricity—to change food production. These resources help people grow food in new ways. Because of the cold weather, the country cannot grow many common crops outdoors.

Farmers and inventors are building indoor and underground farms. These farms can grow crops that are hard to grow in Iceland’s cold climate. For example, a former IT worker started an underground farm. He grows sweet Japanese strawberries there and sells them to local people.

Other new companies repurpose waste heat from data centers (数据中心). Instead of letting this heat go to waste, they find new uses for it.They send the heat into old shipping containers (集装箱). Inside, they grow small green vegetables and other fresh food. The heat keeps the plants warm. This clever idea helps Iceland rely less on food from other countries.

New water farms also grow a lot of tiny water plants in large tanks. These plants produce natural materials for health products. This shows that Iceland’s special environment is useful for green farming ideas. In this way, the island makes good use of what it has.

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1.1. What helps Iceland change food production?

A Food from abroad.

B Resources from nature.

C Cold winter weather.

D Little farmland.

解析：选B。B 细节理解题。原文第一段明确提到“it uses its natural resources — heat from the earth, clean water and green electricity—to change food production”，即冰岛利用自然资源来改变食品生产，因此B项“Resources from nature”正确。A“来自国外的食物”不是帮助改变生产的原因，后文还说希望减少对外国食物的依赖；C“寒冷的冬季天气”是限制条件；D“耕地少”是冰岛面临的问题，不是帮助改变生产的因素。故选B。

2.2. What can we know from Paragraph 2?

A Many farms are underground.

B IT workers like growing crops.

C Iceland is short of food.

D Some crops need indoor farms.

解析：选D。D 细节理解题。第二段说“These farms can grow crops that are hard to grow in Iceland’s cold climate.”，可见建这些室内、地下农场，正是为了种那些在冰岛寒冷气候下很难种成的作物；反过来说，就是有些作物在户外长不好，得依靠室内农场——这正是选项D“Some crops need indoor farms.”的意思。A项“很多农场在地下”，把原文“Farmers and inventors are building indoor and underground farms.”（有人正在建）说成了“已经有很多”，在数量上夸大了。B项把原文的“a former IT worker”（一位转行的IT工作者）扩大到“IT workers都喜欢种作物”，而原文举的只是一个例子。C项“冰岛缺粮”文中没有提到，第三段只说这些做法能让冰岛“rely less on food from other countries”（少依赖外国食物），这与“缺粮”不是一回事。故选D。

3.3. What does the underlined word “repurpose” in Paragraph 3 mean?

A Reuse.

B Replace.

C Repair.

D Return.

解析：选A。A 词义猜测题。根据第三段的“Instead of letting this heat go to waste, they find new uses for it”以及把数据中心废热送入旧集装箱种菜可知，repurpose意为“重新利用”，与Reuse意思最接近，因此A项正确。B“Replace替换”、C“Repair修理”、D“Return归还”都不符合“把废热用于新用途”的语境。故选A。

4.4.What does the writer think of Iceland’s environment?

A It harms most crops.

B It stops farming.

C It suits special farming.

D It is hard to copy.

解析：选C。C 观点态度题。第四段“This shows that Iceland’s special environment is useful for green farming ideas.”是作者自己的判断：冰岛特殊的环境适合、也有利于室内农场、地下农场、水农场这类特别的种植方式。A项“It harms most crops.”把“种不了”说成了“伤害”——原文只写“Because of the cold weather, the country cannot grow many common crops outdoors.”，讲的是户外种不了许多常见作物，既没说作物被伤害，也不是most；B项“It stops farming.”与全文相反，整篇文章讲的正是他们在这种环境里种出了作物、蔬菜和食物；D项“It is hard to copy.”是文章没有的说法——作者只说环境special、对绿色种植有用，并没有判断别人难以照搬。故选C。

5.5. What is the best title of the passage?

A Importing Food to Iceland.

B New Farming in Iceland.

C Data Centers in Cities.

D How to Grow Strawberries.

解析：选B。B 主旨大意题。全文主要介绍冰岛利用地热、清洁水、绿色电力、数据中心废热等发展室内农场、地下农场和水培农场等新型农业方式，因此B项“New Farming in Iceland”最能概括全文。A“向冰岛进口食物”与文章减少依赖进口的意思相反；C“城市中的数据中心”只是第三段提到的一个细节；D“如何种草莓”只是第二段的一个例子。故选B。