Imagine an eco-conscious city where rooftops have been transformed into fertile, green gardens． It's a place where every home is equipped with a system that recycles valuable water resources． In this town, protecting the planet is a way of life．That's how Abby Sharp, 14, Wyatt Peery, 13, and Tom Krajnak, 14, saw their city of tomorrow．The vision won the eighth-graders from Bexley, Ohio: first prize at the 2009 National Engineers Week Future City Competition．

　 The annual design competition challenges middle school students to use engineering to deal with issues that affect the earth． This year the- competition focused on water conservation．Participants had to come up with ways to improve water use in the home．Kids from 38 middle schools across the country competed in the finals．'The event took place from February 17-18 in Washington, D．C．More than 30,000 students entered the competition．

　　　 Abby, Wyatt and Tom call their winning city Novo Mondum．The name means “new world” in Latin．Novo Mondum sits on the coast of Iceland．The group chose the spot for its wealth of clean energy resources, such as geothermal（地热的）energy and hydropower．Both sources use the power of nature to generate electricity. Geothermal energy draws heat from deep inside the Earth．Hydropower gets energy from flowing water．"Our city is very globally aware," Abby told TFK．

　　　 Students team up with a teacher and a volunteer engineer mentor（顾问） to develop their cities．Each group creates a fictional city on SimCity 4 Deluxe, a computer game that allows players to build virtual towns．Then they construct tabletop models of the cities and write essays describing their project, The models must be made using recycled materials and cost no more than $100 to build．

61．What's the main feature of the city designed by the three winners?

　　　 A．Making full use of water resources．　　B．Turning rooftops into green gardens．

　　　 C．Protecting our home - the earth．　　　　D．Costing no money to build．

62．It can be inferred that water conversation is　　　　　　　 ．

　　　 A．one of the problems that influence the Earth．

　　　 B．the main theme of2009 Future City Competition．

　　　 C．one of the issues for the participants to deal with abroad．

　　　 D． an easy topic for all the students to design．

63．According to the passage, Abby, Wyatt and Tom are　　　　　 ．

　　　 A．ninth-graders from Bexley, Ohio．

　　　 B．second prize winners at the 2009 Future City Competition．

　　　 C．lucky to get the first prize at the 2009 Future City Competition．

　　　 D．eighth-graders from Washington, D．C．

64．The underlined word “hydropower” means　　　　　 ．

　　　 A．electric power from burning oil．　　　　　　　　 B．electric power from burning coals．

　　　 C．electric power from deep inside the earth． D．electric power from moving water．

65．What's the main idea of the last paragraph?

　　　 A．The process of developing a Future City．

　　　 B．How teachers instruct the students in the competition．

　　　 C．The process of building virtual towns．

　　　 D． What materials should be used in the competition．

A simple piece of clothesline hangs between some environmentally friendly Americans and their neighbors.

　　On one side stand those who see clothes dryers(干衣机) as a waste of energy and a major polluter of the environment. As a result, they are turning to clotheslines as part of the “what-I-can-do environmentalism(环境保护主义).”

　　On the other side are people who are against drying clothes outside, arguing that clotheslines are unpleasant to look at. They have persuaded 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 clothesline. Right-to-Dry supporters argue that there should be more.　　

　　Matt Reck, 37, is the kind of eco-conscious(有生态意识的) 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 neighbor 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 come to them.　　

　　North Carolina lawmakers 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.”

One of the reasons why supporters of clothes dryers are trying to ban clothesline drying is that ________.

A. clothes dryers are more efficient   

B. clothesline drying reduces home value

C. clothes dryers are energy-saving    

D. clothesline drying is not allowed in most U.S. states

Which of the following best describes Matt Reck?

　　A. He is a kind-hearted man.         B. He is an impolite man.　　

　　C. He is an experienced gardener.    D. He is a man of social responsibility.　　

Who are in favor of clothesline drying?　　

　　A. housing businesses.           B. Environmentalists.　　

　　C. Homeowners Associations.     D. Reck’s dissatisfied neighbors.　　

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.