Question

When people who are nature lovers worldwide wish all humans to realize the importance of their natural surroundings, many Australians are turning caring for the environment into a way of life.

Julie, an Australian housewife in Brisbane is one such example. Even though autumn is approaching Australia's Brisbane in April, one can still watch colorful blooming (盛开的) flowers in Julie's little garden, as she tells that in her community,“Each of us has a beautiful yard. The whole community, from children to elderly people, takes care of the environment as if they are taking care of their own garden.”

“Gardening is the most popular club in our community,” she says. “A lot of retired people don't just regularly organize gardening lectures, but also personally visit families in the community to provide gardening training. So you can see that flowers continue to blossom(开花) in our gardens throughout the year.”

Talking about her people's sense of caring for the environment, Julie says when people in the community take along their dog, they always carry a garbage bag to deal with the dog's waste. “In our community, you will never experience the embarrassment of stepping on the dirty waste while you are walking on the grass,” says Julie with a smile. “Taking care of the dog's waste can also help to develop children's sense of responsibility!”

As to protecting water resources, the Australian government has made strict rules for families. Julie says, “We certainly would not use tap water to water the flowers!” She says almost every family in her community has a huge tank used to store rainwater, which is later used as the resource of all outdoor water use, including car washing and watering the garden. This year, they also asked people to connect the water tank with their toilets.

1.From the first three paragraphs we learn that_______.

A. gardening is popular in most parts of Australia

B. April is a great time for people to enjoy flowers

C. Julie's community has a deep sense of caring for nature

D. it's not easy to keep a garden without proper training

2.Why can flowers be seen all year round in Julie's community?

A. Families are taught how to take care of their gardens.

B. Gardening lessons are often given by professors.

C. The local government provides free gardening training.

D. There is enough rainwater to water the flowers regularly.

3.What do we know about Julie from the passage?

A. She finds it embarrassing to walk on the grass.

B. She once stepped on a dog's waste.

C. She is quite in favor of raising a dog.

D. She takes pride in her community.

4.From what Julie says in the last paragraph, we know_______.

A. rainwater is not the best resource

B. her community makes full use of resources

C. her community owns a public tank

D. it is not necessary to water flowers very often

5.What would be the best title for the text?

A. How Australians save resources

B. Love nature, the Australian way

C. How Australians lead their life

D. Protect nature, a must of life

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.D

4.B

5.B

【解析】

试题分析：本文是一篇新闻报道类文章。文章介绍了澳大利亚一个社区的居民们保护环境的行动和做法。

1.C 深层推断题。从第一段我们了解到的信息就是这个社区的居民有很深的环保意识。从第一段many Australians are turning caring for the environment into a way of life.和第二段Julie, an Australian housewife in Brisbane is one such example以及后面的介绍可知C为正确选项。

2.A 细节理解题。由第三段A lot of retired people don't just regularly organize gardening lectures, but also personally visit families in the community to provide gardening training.可知A为正确选项。

3.D态度推断题。结合文章的大意和Julie 的谈话都可以推断出她为自己的社区感到骄傲。

4.B从最后一段Julie 谈到自己的社区用水方面的做法。She says almost every family in her community has a huge tank used to store rainwater, which is later used as the resource of all outdoor water use可知B为正确选项。

5.

考点：考查新闻报道类文章的阅读理解。