【WhennatureloversallovertheworldwishallhumanstorealizetheimportanceoftheirnaturalsurroundingsmanyAustraliansareturningcaringfortheenvironmentintoawayoflife.JulieAstonisanAustralianhousewifeinBrisbaneiso】
WhennatureloversallovertheworldwishallhumanstorealizetheimportanceoftheirnaturalsurroundingsmanyAustraliansareturningcaringfortheenvironmentintoawayoflife.
JulieAstonisanAustralianhousewifeinBrisbaneisonesuchexample.EventhoughautumnisapproachingAustralia'sBrisbaneinAprilonecanstillwatchcolorfulblooming(盛开的)flowersinJulie'slittlegardenasshetellsthatinhercommunity“Eachofushasabeautifulyard.Thewholecommunityfromchildrentoelderlypeopletakescareoftheenvironmentasiftheyaretakingcareoftheirowngarden.”
“Gardeningisthemostpopularclubinourcommunity”shesays.“Alotofretiredpeopledon'tjustregularlyorganizegardeninglecturesbutalsopersonallyvisitfamiliesinthecommunitytoprovidegardeningtraining.Soyoucanseethatflowerscontinuetoblossominourgardensthroughouttheyear.”
Talkingaboutherpeople'ssenseofcaringfortheenvironmentJuliesayswhenpeopleinthecommunitytakealongtheirdogtheyalwayscarryagarbagebagtodealwiththedog'swaste.“Inourcommunityyouwillneverexperiencetheembarrassmentofsteppingonthedirtywastewhileyouarewalkingonthegrass”saysJuliewithasmile.“Takingcareofthedog'swastecanalsohelptodevelopchildren'ssenseofresponsibility!”
AstoprotectingwaterresourcestheAustraliangovernmenthasmadestrictrulesforfamilies.Juliesays“Wecertainlywouldnotusetapwatertowatertheflowers!”Shesaysalmosteveryfamilyinhercommunityhasahugetankusedtostorerainwaterwhichislaterusedastheresourceofalloutdoorwateruseincludingcarwashingandwateringthegarden.Thisyeartheyalsoaskedpeopletoconnectthewatertankwiththeirtoilets.
21.Fromthefirstthreeparagraphswelearnthat_____
A.gardeningispopularinmostpartsofAustralia
B.Aprilisagreattimeforpeopletoenjoyflowers
C.it'snoteasytokeepagardenwithoutpropertraining
D.Julie'scommunityhasadeepsenseofcaringfornature
22.WhycanflowersbeseenallyearroundinJulie'scommunity?
A.Gardeninglessonsareoftengivenbyprofessors.
B.Familiesaretaughthowtotakecareoftheirgardens.
C.Thelocalgovernme