Rivers in northwestern Bangladesh rise quickly during the rainy season causing months of flooding on farms and villages. This hurts the rural poor who depend on agriculture to live. When the floods cover their lands they cannot grow crops or raise animals. But local farmers may have found a way to deal with the seasonal weather. Some are building small farms that float on top of the floodwaters.

Hafiza Khatun is gathering eggs from the ducks on her floating farm. The farm is made of bamboo plants. It is near the bank of a river near the village of Charbhangura. Women also raise fish and vegetables on the floating farm.

25-year-old Hafiza Khatun could not make money during the rainy season before she had her floating farm. Ms. Khatun has two small children. She does not have any education. Her husband is a factory worker. But he does not work when rains fall from July to October. During that time, the Gurmani river rises at least three meters.

Three years ago, an organization called Shidhulai Swanirvar Sangstha brought small floating farms to the village. The farms are 17 meters long and almost five meters wide. They are made of both recycled and local materials.

Ms. Khatun says when the water comes, her house goes underwater. There is no place to go, no place to stay, she says. There is water everywhere.

But now she can grow food on the floating farm and make money from selling some of it. Five to ten women work on one farm. Depending on the size of the farm, together they can earn about $1,700 a year. That amount of money can buy a lot of food in  Bangladesh.

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1.Where did this story happen?

A In India

B In Bangladesh

C In Vietnam

D Zambia

解析：选B。B 细节理解题。根据文章中第一段第一句：“Rivers in northwestern Bangladesh rise quickly during the rainy season causing months of flooding on farms and villages.”可知。

2.How many children does Hafiza Khatun have?

A 1

B 2

C 3

D 4

解析：选B。B 细节理解题。根据文章第三段第二句“Ms. Khatun has two small children”可知。

3.What does the underlined word floating mean in Chinese?

A 流浪

B 募集

C 漂浮

D 发行

解析：选C。C 词义猜测题。根据文章第二段“The farm is made of bamboo plants. It is near the bank of a river near the village of Charbhangura.”可知C。

4.Which of the following is not true according to the passage?

A The farm are made of bamboo and the other recycled materials.

B People can grow rice on the floating farm.

C Hafiza Khatun’s husband is a factory worker.

D Five to ten women can work on the floating farm.

解析：选B。B 细节理解题。根据文章第二段的“Women also raise fish and vegetables on the floating farm.” 可知，该农场不能种植水稻，所以答案为B。

5.Where may you see the passage?

A In a fashion report

B In a poster

C In a story book

D In a website

解析：选D。D 主旨大意题。通读全文可知，文章是一篇新闻，只有D符合题意。