【正文】 d Homeowners Associations (HOAs) across the U．S. to ban outdoor clotheslines, because clothesline drying also tends to lower home value in the neighborhood. This had led to a Right－to－Dry Movement that is calling for laws to be passed to protect people’s right to use clotheslines.So far, only three states have laws to protect clotheslines. Right－to－Dry supporters argue that there should be more.Matt Reck, 37, is the kind of eco－conscious(有生態(tài)意識的) person who feeds his trees with bathwater and reuses water drops from his air conditioners to water plants. His family also uses a clothesline. But on July 9, 2007, the HOA in Wake Forest, North Carolina, told him that a dissatisfied neighbour had telephoned them about his clothesline. The Recks paid no attention to the warning and still dried their clothes on a line in the yard. “Many people say they are environmentally friendly but they don’t take matters in their own hands，” says Reck. The local HOA has decided not to take any action, unless more neighbors e to them.North Carolina law－makers are saying that banning clotheslines is not the right thing to do. But HOAs and housing businesses believe that clothesline drying reminds people of poor neighborhoods. They worry that if buyers think their future neighbors can’t even afford dryers, housing prices will fall.Environmentalists say such worries are not necessary, and in view of global warming, that idea needs to change. As they say, “The clothesline is beautiful. Hanging clothes outside should be encouraged. We all have to do at least something to slow down the process of global warming.”72．One of the reasons why supporters of clothes dryers are trying to ban clothesline drying is that ______.A. clothes dryers are more efficientB. clothesline drying reduces home valueC. clothes dryers are energy－savingD. clothesline drying is not allowed in most U．S. states73．Which of the following best describes Matt Reck?A. He is a kind－h(huán)earted man.B. He is an impolite man.C. He is an experienced gardener.D. He is a man of social responsibility.74．Who are in favor of clothesline drying?A. Housing businesses.B. Environmentalists.C. Homeowners Associations.D. Reck’s dissatisfied neighbors.75．What is mainly discussed in the text?A. Clothesline drying: a way to save energy and money.B. Clothesline drying: a lost art rediscovered.C. Opposite opinions on clothesline drying.D. Different varieties of clotheslines.[答案]本文主要講的是晾衣繩與環(huán)境保護(hù)的關(guān)系。72．B。判斷推理題。從第三段第二句中“...clothesline drying also tends to lower home value in the neighborhood”可以推出。73．D。判斷推理題。從對Matt Reck的描述推出，A、B、C文章中都不能體現(xiàn)。74．B。細(xì)節(jié)理解題。in favor of意為“支持”，支持晾衣繩的為Environmentalists。75．C。主旨大意題。中心詞是clothesline drying，文章中有多種觀點(diǎn)，故選C。Ⅴ.短文改錯(共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分)[答案]76．去掉was。happen是不及物動詞，不能用于被動語態(tài)，因此應(yīng)去掉was。77．a(chǎn)→an。an用在以元音音素開頭的單詞前。78．drank→drinking。drinking作伴隨狀語，同時與句子主語構(gòu)成邏輯上的主動關(guān)系。79．insisted后加on。insist on doing ，表示“堅(jiān)持做某事”。80．not后加to。由邏輯可知此處應(yīng)用否定形式persuade sb. not to do sth.“說服某人不要做某事”，此處是該結(jié)構(gòu)的省略形式。81．ways→way。wind one’s way“蜿蜒前進(jìn)”，這里用來描述司機(jī)酒后駕車的情形。82．serious→seriously。though seriously injured是省略句，應(yīng)用副詞修飾injured。83．they→he。代詞指代錯誤。此處表示的是“我”叔叔不得不住院。84．√85．regrets→regretted。這里表示“我”叔叔事后后悔自己當(dāng)初的行為。因?yàn)閺木渲袆釉~用的是過去完成時，所以主句中動詞應(yīng)用一般過去時。Ⅵ.書面表達(dá)(滿分25分)(2008成都診斷檢測二)請根據(jù)下列圖表及文字說明用英語寫一篇短文，內(nèi)容應(yīng)包括中美高中生零花錢的主要來源、比例、差異及原因。要求：1．詞數(shù)100個左右；短文題目已為你寫好并不計(jì)入總詞數(shù)。2．可根據(jù)內(nèi)容要點(diǎn)適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，行文連貫。3．參考詞匯：百分比percentage (n.)Pocket Money Sources for High School Students________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________[參考答案]The pocket money resources for the American and Chinese high school students e almost the same way: money from their parents, ine from part－time jobs and scholarships they can get, but the percentage of each is quite different. Half of the American students’ pocket money is from their parents, 35% from part－time jobs and 15% from scholarships, while the Chinese students get 90% of their pocket money from their parents and only 10% from part－time jobs and scholarships.It seems that there are two reasons for this difference. One is that the American students have more opportunities to do part－time jobs or get scholarships and the other is that the Chinese students have little time to do part－time jobs.