Question

Australia is the largest island in the world. It is a little smaller than China. It is in the south of the earth. Australia is big, but its population is small. The population of Australia is nearly as large as that of Shanghai.

Enough laws (法律) have been made to fight against pollution. The cities in Australia have got little air or water pollution. The sky is blue and the water is clean. You can clearly see fish swimming in the rivers. Plants grow very well.

Last month we visited Perth, the biggest city in Western Australia, and went to a wild flowers' exhibition (展览). There we saw a large number of wild flowers we had never seen before. We had a wonderful time. Perth is famous for its beautiful wild flowers. In spring every year Perth has the wild flowers' exhibition. After visiting Perth, we spent a day in the countryside. We sat down and had a rest near a path at the foot of a hill. It was quiet and we enjoyed ourselves. Suddenly we heard bells ringing at the top of the hill. What we saw made us pick up all our things and run back to the car as quickly as we could. There were about three hundred sheep coming towards us down the path.

Australia is famous for its sheep and kangaroos. After a short drive from any town, you will find yourself in the middle of white sheep. Sheep, sheep, everywhere are sheep.

1.Australia is .

A. the largest country in the world

B. larger than China

C. as large as Shanghai

D. not so large as China

2.Enough laws have been made to .

A. increase the population

B. grow more plants

C. fight against pollution

D. show wild flowers

3.Perth is .

A. the capital of Australia

B. in the west of Australia

C. in the east of Australia

D. the biggest city in Australia

4.In Perth you may visit a wild flowers' exhibition in .

A. October B. January

C. May D. July

5.Which of the following sentences is TRUE?

A. All the big cities in Australia are seriously polluted.

B. Australia is famous for its sheep, kangaroos and large population.

C. We ran back to the car because we were in the middle of the white sheep.

D. If you go to the countryside in Australia, you will see a large number of white sheep.

Answer 1

1.D

2.C

3.B

4.A

5.D

【解析】

试题分析：本文叙述了澳大利亚是一个在南半球的国家，它的人口与上海的人口差不多，因为澳大利亚已经通过了法律来制止污染，所以空气清新，污染很少，在农村到处可见白色的羊群。

1.小题1】细节理解题。根据Australia is the largest island in the world. It is a little smaller than China.澳大利亚比中国小，故选D。

2.小题2】细节理解题。根据Enough laws (法律) have been made to fight against pollution. 可知通过了法律来制止污染，故选C。

3.小题3】细节理解题。根据Last month we visited Perth, the biggest city in Western Australia,可知Perth 是澳大利亚的西部城市，故选B。

4.小题4】细节理解题。根据In spring every year Perth has the wild flowers' exhibition.可知每年春天是澳大利亚的野花展览的季节，故选A。

5.小题5】细节理解题。根据After a short drive from any town, you will find yourself in the middle of white sheep. 可知在农村可以看到成群的白羊，故选D。

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