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Unit5WorkingtheLand

一、阅读理解

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At6yearsold，KendallRaeJohnsonhasbecomenotonlytheyoungestcertifiedfarmerin

GeorgiabutalsotheyoungestBlackfarmerinthestate.

Kendallbeganhergreenthumb（种植技能）journeyattheageof3whilehelpingherlatejourneyattheageof3whilehelpingherlate

thatonce-tinyseedsgrewintocolorfulfruitsandvegetablesreadytobeeatenbythefamily.That

mightbewhenitallstarted.

Kendallstartedoutinapatio（露台）garden.Bythetimeherfourthbirthdaycame，her

parentsbuiltagardenintheirbackyard，allowinghertodevelophergreenthumbbyplanting

carrots，potatoesandstrawberries.Thentheymoved，andnowshehasafarm.

Kendall’sdevelopingvegetablegardenledtothestartofherfarmingbusinesscalled

aGROWKulture.Andeventuallyshebecameacertifiedfarmerinthestate.However，her

journeytobecomingacertifiedfarmerwasreallyaGordianknot.Thelengthyprocessstartedwith

anapplication，followedbyaninspectionofacompany’sproductionpracticesandsales，

accordingtotheGeorgiaDepartmentofAgriculture.Therearemorethan42，000farms

operatinginthestate.

Now，Kendallhasbecomeasymbolofyoungfarmers.Lastweek，thecityofSouth

Fulton，whereshelives，，

garden.Buttheseachievementsaren’tslowingthe6-year-olddown.Shealsowantstoteachkids

wherefoodactuallycomesfrom.Shestartedoutwithamonthlygardeningclub，whereher

familyhelpherplantvegetables，harvestandproducesubscriptionfoodboxes.Shehopesone

daysoon，morepeoplewilljoinheringardeningandhelptosupporthereffortstochangethe

waykidslookatfoodandfoodinsecurity.

KendallRaeJohnson在3岁时就喜欢上了种植，现在，6岁的她不仅是佐治亚州最年轻

的持证农民，也是该州最年轻的黑人农民。

【词语积累】certifiedadj.合格的，持有证书的greenthumb园艺技能，种植