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Charlotte Hollins knows she faces a battle. The 23-year-old British farmer and her 21-year-oldbrother Ben are fighting to save the farm from the city developers that their father has worked onsince he was 14. While she is confident they will succeed, she lists farming's many challenges."You don't often get a day off. Supermarkets put a lot of pressure on farmers to keep prices down.With fewer people working on farms it can be isolating," she said."There is a high rate of suicideand farming will never make you rich!"

Oliver Robinson, 25, grew up on a farm in Yorkshire. But he never considered staying on hisfather and grandfather's land."I'm sure Dad hoped I'd stay,"he said."I guess it's a nice,straightforward life, but it doesn't appeal. For young ambitious people, farm life would be a hard world.”For Robinson, farming doesn't offer much in terms of money or lifestyle. Hollins agreesthat economics stops people from pursuing farming rewards:"providing for a vital human need,while working outdoors with nature".

Farming is a big political issue in the UK."Buy British"campaigns encourage consumers notto buy cheaper imported foods. The 2001 "foot and mouth crisis"closed thousands of farms,stopped meat exports, and raised public consciousness of troubles in British farming. JamieOliver's 2005 campaign to get children to eat healthily also highlighted the issue. This nationalconcern brings hope for farmers competing with powerful supermarkets. While most people buy foodfrom the big supermarkets, hundreds of independent Farmers'Markets are becoming popular.

单选题 Charlotte Hollins is talking about her feeling of a battle between______.
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】根据第一段前两句“..she faces a battle..are fighting to save the farm from the citydevelopers…."可知，Hollins提到的战争是农民与城市开发者之间的战争。故选B。
单选题 In the eyes of Charlotte Hollins ___________makes fewer people work on farms.
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】根据第一段Charlotte Hollins说的话可知，农民不富有，自杀率也高，农产品的价格也被超市压得很低。由此可推知，农民的艰难生活会使越来越少的人愿意在农场工作。故选C。
单选题 According to the passage, more and more young people leave their farther's land because farming cannot offer________.
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】根据第二段中的“'.…For young ambitious people, farm life would be a hard world.'ForRobinson,farming doesn't offer much in terms of money or lifestyle.”可知，对有雄心的年轻人来说，农场生活是艰苦的，而且农场经营并不能为人们提供许多金钱，改善他们的生活方式。由此可推知，许多年轻人离开祖祖辈辈生活过的农场是因为从事农业已不能满足他们对金钱和体面生活的需求。其他三个选项均是从事农业所带来的东西，不符合题意，均可排除。故选D。
单选题 "Buy British" campaigns  ___________.
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】根据第三段第二句"'Buy British'campaigns encourage consumers not to buy cheaperimported foods.”可知，“Buy British”运动鼓励民众不要购买更便宜的进口食品，也就是要购买英国本土的食品。由此可推知，"Buy British"运动给农民带来了好处，所以A项正确。B、C两项是2001年口蹄疫危机的影响；D项是Jamie Oliver 2005年的运动的目的，均不符合题意。故选A。
单选题 According to the passage, Farmers'Markets are becoming popular because__________.
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】根据最后一段最后一句"While most people buy food from the big supermarkets, hundredsof independent Farmers'Markets are becoming popular.”可知，虽然大多数人从大超市购买食品，但许多独立的农贸市场正受欢迎。并且根据上文的口蹄疫危机和提倡儿童吃健康食品的运动可推知，人们去农贸市场是因为那里的食品更安全、更健康，即人们的健康观念提升。A项是口蹄疫危机的后果；B、D两项在文中并未提及。故选C。