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Wilfred Emmanuel-Jones was a teenager before he saw his first cow in his first field. Born in Jamaica, the 47-year-old grew up i

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问题     Wilfred Emmanuel-Jones was a teenager before he saw his first cow in his first field. Born in Jamaica, the 47-year-old grew up in inner-city Birmingham before making a career as a television producer and launching his own marketing agency. But deep down he always nurtured every true Englishmen dream of a rustic life, a dream that his entrepreneurial wealth has allowed him to satisfy. These days he’s the owner of a thriving 12-hectare farm in deepest Devon with cattle, sheep and pigs. His latest business venture: pushing his brand of Black Fanner gourmet sausages and barbecue sauces.
    Emmanuel-Jones joins a herd of wealthy fugitives from city life who are bringing a new commercial know-how to British farming. Britain’s burgeoning farmers markets—numbers have doubled to at least 500 in the last five years—swarm with specialty cheesemakers, beekeepers or organic smallholders who are redeploying the business skills they learned in the city. "Everyone in the rural community has to come to terms with the fact that things have changed," says Emmanuel-Jones. "You can produce the best food in the world, but if you don’t know how to market it, you are wasting your time. We are helping the traditionalists to move on."
    The emergence of the new class of superpeasants reflects some old yearnings. If the British were the first nation to industrialize, they were also the first to head back to the land. Migration into rural areas is now running at about 100,000 a year, and the hunger for a taste of the rural life has kept land prices buoyant even as agricultural incomes fall. About 40 percent of all farmland is now sold to "lifestyle buyers" rather than the dwindling number of traditional farmers, according to the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.
    What’s new about the latest returnees is their affluence and zeal for the business of producing quality foods, if only at a micro-level. A healthy economy and surging London house prices have helped to ease the escape of the would-be rustics. The media recognize and feed the fantasy. One of the big TV hits of recent years, the "River Cottage" series, chronicled the attempts of a London chef to run his own Dorset farm. Naturally, the newcomers can’t hope to match their City salaries, but many are happy to trade any loss of income for the extra job satisfaction. Who cares if there’s no six-figure annual bonus when the land offers other incalculable compensations?
    Besides, the specialist producers can at least depend on a burgeoning market for their products. Today’s eco-aware generation loves to seek out authentic ingredients. "People like me may be making a difference in a small way," Jan McCourt, a onetime investment banker now running his own 40-hectare spread in the English Midlands stocked with rare breeds. Optimists see signs of far-reaching change: Britain isn’t catching up with mainland Europe; it’s leading the way. "Unlike most other countries, where artisanal food production is being eroded, here it is being recovered," says food writer Matthew Fort.
Which of the following details of Wilfred Emmanuel-Jones is incorrect?
选项 A、He was born and brought up in Birmingham.
B、He used to work in the television industry.
C、He is wealthy, adventurous and aspiring.
D、He is now selling his own quality foods.
答案A
解析 本题关键词是Wilfred Emmanuel. Jones，问题是：关于威尔弗雷德.伊曼纽尔.琼斯，哪个选项不正确?可以定位到第一段。第一段第二句提到Born in Jamaica, the 47-year-old grew up in inner-city Birmingham，说明他并非出生在伯明翰，选项A属于正反混淆，所以A为正确选项。第一段第二句提到，伊曼纽尔.琼斯“后来做了电视制片人(making a career as a television producer)，还开办了自己的营销代理公司”，说明他确实在电视行业工作过，因此选项B与原文是相同含义。第一段第三句说，但是，他的内心深处始终保留着每个真正的英国人都有的乡村生活梦(dream of a rustic life)，而他的商业财富(his entrepreneurial，wealth)让他实现了这个梦想，说明他的确是个富有、爱冒险、有进取心 (wealthy, adventurous and aspiring)的人，因此选项C与原文内容一致。第一段第四、五句指出，他拥有一个面积达12公顷的农场，养着牛、羊和猪，他最新的商业项目是：推广其“黑扇”牌美味香肠和烤肉酱。作为农场主，他的确在销售自己的优质食物(selling his own quality foods)，因此选项D与原文是相同含义。第一段：简要介绍威尔弗雷德.伊曼纽尔.琼斯的商业背景和乡村生活梦想。
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