Australia is the largest island in the world. It is a little smaller than China. 1t 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 flower 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 flower exhibition. After visiting Perth we spent a day in the countryside. We sat down and had a rest near a path(小路) 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 well-known 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.
【小题1】Australia is ________.

Australia has a lot of lovely animals．You cannot find them anywhere else in the world．The most famous ones are kangaroos（袋鼠）and koalas（树袋熊）．

    The kangaroo is the symbol of Australia．They have large eyes and ears．They don’t walk, they jump．They use their strong back legs． They can jump at 74 kilometers per hour． They can go over nine meters in one jump．Kangaroo mothers have pouches to carry their babies．The babies stay inside to get milk and keep warm．

    Kangaroos are everywhere in Australia．They are on TV, in books and in the shops．But do you know that millions of kangaroos are killed every year? There are too many of them．There are about 20 to 25 million kangaroos in Australia．That’s more than the number of people in the country．Some kangaroos go hungry because there is not enough food to eat．They break into farms for food．Farmers are very angry with them．

    The koala is another famous Australian animal．They look like bears, and have small eyes and big noses．They eat leaves from gum trees（桉树）．Koalas have a special smell．They use it to mark their home—“ This is my place, you can’t come in !” Like kangaroos, a koala baby lives in its mother’s pouch, too．

1． If we want to see kangaroos and koalas in natural forests, we can go to ________ ．

    A．China                            B．France                        C．Australia

2． What does a kangaroo look like?

   A．It looks like a bear．      B． It has big eyes and ears．C．It has small eyes and big noses．

3． The word “ pouch ” means ________ ．

    A．育儿袋                          B．肌肉                          C．尾巴

4． Which is NOT TRUE? ________

    A．The kangaroos can go over nine meters in one jump．

    B．Koalas like eating leaves from gum trees．

    C．Koalas use their voices to mark their homes．

5． What’s the best title of this passage?__________ ．

A．Kangaroos and koalas

B．Beautiful Australia

C．How to protect kangaroos and koalas

Australia _____the sixth largest（最大的）country ______ the world. ______ capital of Australia is Canberra, and Sydney is its biggest（最大的）_______. Australia’s seasons ______ different from China’s. Summer is _____ December to February, and winter is _____ June, July and August. So when ______ spring in China, it is autumn in Australia. In the middle of Australia, it’s _______ dry and hot. Sometimes it’s 45 ℃. But in some places there is snow in winter. Autumn is from ______ to May. It’s the most beautiful（最漂亮的）season in Australia.

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2. A. In              B. at              C. on                D. for

3. A. Its             B. The           C. A                  D. /

4. A. village          B. town           C. city                D. country

5. A. be             B. is               C. am                D. are

6. A. of             B. for              C. from            D. to

7. A. at              B. in               C. to                      D. for

8. A. it’s             B. it               C. its               D.its’

9. A. very           B. much           C. more              D. many

10. A. July          B. April            C. June              D. March