While nature lovers across the world wish all humans to realize the significance of their natural surroundings,many Australians are turning caring for the environment into a way of life.

 Julie Astonis,an Australian housewife in Brisbane is one such example. Even though autumn is approaching Australia's Brisbane in April,one can still watch colourful 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 communi?ty,from children to elderly people,takes care of the environment as if they are tak?ing 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 in our gardens throughout the year."

  Talking about her people's sense of care 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 em?barrassment 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.

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

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

2. Which of the following about Julie is TRUE?

   A. She takes pride in her community.

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

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

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

3. From what Julie says in the last paragraph,we know         .

   A. rainwater is not the best resource

   B. her community owns a public tank

   C. her community makes full use of water resources

   D. it is not necessary to water flowers very often

4. Which would be the best title for the passage?

   A. Love nature,the Australian way

   B. How Australians save resources

   C. How Australians lead their life

   D. Protect nature,a must of life

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完形填空[2015 '甘肃省民乐县第一中学一诊] 

  With his leg lame and his teeth uneven,the boy almost thought of himself as the most unfortunate child in the world. He 1       played with his classmates; and when asked to answer questions,he always '2      his head without a word.

  One spring,his father brought home some saplings (树苗) .3       of his children would plant a sapling and he promised,"Whoever4       his sapling best shall get a favourite gift."The boy certainly wanted to get his father's gift. 5       seeing his brothers and sisters watering the trees,he 6       an idea:he hoped the tree he planted would die soon. So after watering it once or twice,he never7      it.

A few days later,when the little boy went to see his tree again,he was 8        to find it not only didn't die,but also grew some fresh 9       . Compared with those of his brothers and sisters,his appeared greener.   His father kept his 10       ,bought the little boy one of his favourite gifts and said from the tree he planted,he would surely become an outstanding 11        when he grew up.

 From then on,the little boy slowly became 12        and confident. One night* he suddenly 13        his biology teacher once said that plants 14        grow at night. Why not go to see his tree? When he came to the courtyard,he found his father was working near his tree with a ladle (长柄勺) .All of a sudden,he 15       :His fa?ther had been secretly16      his small tree!He returned to hisroom,tears17       in his eyes.

Decades passed. The little boy didn't become a botanist.18      ,he was elec?ted President of the United States. His name was Franklin Roosevelt.

19       is the best nourishment (营养) of life;20       it is just a bucket of water,it can make the tree of life grow well.

1. A. ever   B. seldom   C. still   D. often

2. A. held   B. raised   C. lowered   D. covered

3. A. Both   B. None   C. One   D. Each

4. A. likes   B. protects   C. grows   D. watches

5. A. And   B. So   C. Before   D. But

6. A. cared for   B. got rid of   C. hit upon   D. put forward

7. A. appealed to   B. attended to   C. adapted to   D. turned to

8. A. surprised   B. frightened   C. disappointed   D. amused

9. A. roots   B. leaves   C. branches   D. seeds

10. A. word   B. balance   C. agreement   D. opinion

11. A. teacher   B. gardener   C. president   D. botanist

12. A. satisfied   B. certain   C. optimistic   D. independent

13. A. believed   B. recalled   C. repeated   D. knew

14. A. generally   B. hardly   C. recently   D. probably

15. A. remembered   B. understood   C. wondered   D. admitted

16. A. cutting   B. decorating   C. watering   D. providing

17. A. welling   B. falling   C. dropping   D. crying

18. A. Therefore   B. Besides   C. Moreover   D. Instead

19. A. Love   B. Water   C. Disability   D. Father

20. A. so long as   B. if only   C. now that   D. even though

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