Question

Do you know Australia? Australia is the largest island in the world. It is a little smaller than China. It is in the south of the earth. 1. The population of Australia is nearly as large as that of Shanghai. 2. 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. 3. 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 the 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. 4. There were about three hundred sheep coming towards us down the path. 5. After a short drive from any town, you will find yourself in the middle of white sheep. Sheep, sheep, everywhere are sheep.

A. The government has made enough laws to fight pollution.

B. Australia is the sixth largest country in the world.

C. Australia is famous for its sheep and kangaroos.

D. Australia is big, but its population is not large.

E. What we saw made us pick up all our things and run back to the car as quickly as we could.

F. There we saw a large number of wild flowers we had never seen before.

G. The people of Australia are very hard-working.

Answer 1

1.D

2.A

3.F

4.E

5.C

【解析】

试题分析：本文向读者介绍了澳大利亚的人口，环境，花卉和绵羊等。

1.考查上下文的理解能力。由下文“The population of Australia is nearly as large as that of Shanghai.”可知，澳大利亚虽大但是人口却不多。所以选择D合适。

2.澳大利亚几乎没有空气和水污染，天空湛蓝，河水清澈。可知应该选A （政府制定了许多法律来对抗污染问题）合适。

3.上文所说：上个月我们拜访了佩斯，澳大利亚西部最大的城市，我们去观看了野外花卉展览。可知选择F（在那儿我们欣赏了许多以前从未见过的野外花卉。）合适。

4.忽然我们听到了山顶上传来悦耳的铃声，以及下文说：有三百多只羊从山上朝我们冲来，可知选择E（我们所见到情景让我们拿起所有东西，快奔向自己的车里）合适。

5.下文：在任何一个镇，只要你开一会车，你就会发现自己在白色的绵羊群中了，到处都是绵羊。可知选择C（澳大利亚因绵羊和袋鼠而闻名）合适。

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