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Only after the straight-talking repairman handed me the bill and waved goodbye did I finally acknowledge the painful truth: Our 20-year-old clothes dryer was not going to last.
I turned to my husband. “He says we’re throwing good money after bad,” I sighed. “I think he’s right.”
“When do you want to go shopping for a new one?” my husband asked.
I glanced out the window, admiring the sunlight dancing on the big-leaf maples（枫叶） in our backyard. Perfect drying weather. Suddenly, I recalled my mother hanging laundry on a clothesline during my childhood. My sister and I had played hide-and-seek among the sweet-smelling sheets waving in the wind.
I suddenly had a plan. After the wash cycle, we covered the maples with damp blue jeans, shirts, socks and towels. The only things that didn’t go outside were my underpants. And I persuaded my shameless husband to let his big boxer shorts(男式平角短裤) stay indoors, too.
There is a secret pleasure to hanging laundry outdoors. It is the perfect excuse to get up from the computer. While checking on the laundry in the backyard, I could commune(亲近) not only with cotton T-shirts, but also my cats. I could watch cautious deer run through the yard with their young, listen to nervous squirrels in trees and observe a family of wild turkeys by the road. I returned to my desk refreshed.
 And, except for the sandpaper feel of sun-dried bath towels, the drying method was a complete success. When autumn came, I’d scan the horizon each day to evaluate the chances of sun-drying. One morning I saw rain clouds. I had a load of wet clothes in my arms and no place to put them.
I found my husband. Together we hung laundry throughout the house.
Then my husband gave me a hug and a smile. “I think it’s time to buy a dryer…” he said, “… like, today.”
“Good idea,” I said, just as the infamous Oregon rain started.
Our sun-dried laundry habit was finished for the season.

72. Why did the author want to try sun-drying?
 a. Her husband insisted.   
 b. She wanted to cut expenses.
 c. Their dryer wasn’t working.
 d. She had good childhood memories of using a clothesline.
 A. b c B. c d C. a c d D. b c d
73. What could the straight-talking repairman have said to the author?
 A. “Continue to use it even if it is old.”
 B. “You should have taken better care of your dryer.”
 C. “You shouldn’t have wasted money on repairing your dryer.”
 D. “Just buy a new dryer even if it’s very expensive.”
74. What was the biggest benefit that sun-drying brought to the author besides dry clothes?
 A. She loves sun-dried bath towels.
 B. She felt healthier and closer to nature.
 C. She could bathe in the sunshine, too.
 D. It gave her a break from her housework.
75. Which of the following is TRUE according to the article?
 A. The author has stopped sun-drying since autumn started.
 B. The author later became fed up with the trouble of hanging up her clothes.
 C. The author listened to weather reports every day when autumn came.
 D. The author realized sun-drying was seasonal and thus had its disadvantages
第二卷
（计分35分）
注意：本卷答案一律写在答题纸上，请看清题号作答。
V. 阅读填空题。

阅读下面短文，根据以下要求：1）汉语提示；2）首字母提示；3）语境提示, 在每个空格内填入一个适当的英语单词，所填单词要求意义准确、拼写正确。（每题1分；共10分）
As is known to all, it is one of the Chinese traditional virtues to be grateful        to whoever has been kind and helpful to us.
In my opinion, our gratitude should first go to our parents (76)      they not only（77） ______(提供)us with food and clothing but also care for us in many ways. They are always willing to do （78）______they can to ensure our happiness. Second, we should thank the teachers who are making every (79)e______ to give us wisdom and (80)k_______ and help us become useful persons.
As the saying goes, actions speak (81) l___ than words. Therefore, we should devote ourselves (82)_____ studying so that we can live up to their (83) ____(期待). It’s also important to (84)_____(表达) our gratitude whenever we get help from them.
In short, we should strengthen our sense of gratitude and take（85）a______ to repay their love and kindness.
VI. 书面表达 （满分25分）
去年除夕到正月十五期间，北京雾霾天气出现的天数占到50%以上，严重影响了老百姓的生活和健康。请写一篇短文报道此事。内容包括：
    1.描述一下北京雾霾的情况；
2.分析雾霾出现的原因；
3.提出治理雾霾的措施。　　
注意：词数不少于120词。　（请把首句抄到答卷！！！）
　During the 15 days from New Year’s Eve to Lantern Festival,_______________________
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