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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 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 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 the dog's waste can also help to develop
children's sense of responsibility!"
As to protecting water resources, the Australian goverment 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. it's not easy to keep a garden without proper training
D. Julie's community has a deep sense of caring for nature
2.Why can flowers be seen all year round in Julie's community?
A. Gardening lessons are often given by professors.
B. Families are taught how to take care of their gardens.
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 Paragraph 4?
A. She takes pride in her community.
B. She once stepped on a dog's waste.
D. She is quite in favor of raising a dog.
D. She finds it embarrassing to walk on the grass.
4.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 resources
D. it is not necessary to water flowers very often
5.Whanvould be the best title for the text?
A. Love nature, the Australian way
B. How Australians save resources
C. How Australians lead their life
D. Protect nature, a must of life
