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. Australia is big, but its population is not large. The population of Australia is nearly as large as that of Shanghai.
The government has made enough laws to fight 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. 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 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. 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(袋鼠). 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. as large as Shanghai
C. not as large as China D. the largest island in the north of the earth
2.The government had made _______.
A. too enough laws to fight pollution
B. so many laws that it can fight pollution
C. enough laws that it can hardly fight pollution
D. enough laws because the pollution is very serious
3.Which of the following is NOT true？
A. Perth is famous for its beautiful wild flowers.
B. Perth is bigger than any other city in Western Australia.
C. Perth lies in the west of Australia.
D. No other city is larger than Perth in Australia.
4.In Perth you may visit a wild flowers’ show in _______season.
A. a cool B. a warm C. the coldest D. the hottest
5.Which of the following is true？
A. Australia is famous for its sheep, kangaroos and wild flowers.
B. We ran back to the car because we were in the middle of white sheep.
C. Three hundred sheep came towards us because they saw us.
D. If you go to the countryside in Australia, you will see a large number of white sheep.
Once upon a time, a Japanese man wanted to rebuild his house. First he had to tear the walls open. Japanese houses have empty spaces between the wooden walls. As he was tearing them down, he found a lizard(蜥蜴) there because a nail(钉子) from the outside had been into one of its feet. Seeing this, he felt for it, and at the same time wanted to know more about it.
He knew very well that the had been knocked into the wall ten years before when the house was first . What had happened since then? The lizard had for ten years! To be trapped in a dark wall for ten years without ---it hardly seems possible, and is hard to . Then he wondered how the lizard could have lived for ten years without moving a single step since its was nailed! So he stopped his work and began to the lizard. He wanted to know what it had been doing, and it had survived.
A short time later another lizard with food in its mouth. He was shocked, and at the same time deeply . Another lizard had been the trapped one for the past ten years.
“What love exists(存在) in this animal! What can love do? It can do ! Just think, one lizard has been taking care of for ten long years, without hope that its partner would be saved,” the man said to himself.
If a small animal like a lizard can like this , just imagine how we could if we tried.
1.A. finally B. normally C. hardly D. actually
2.A. left B. packed C. buried D. trapped
3.A. brought B. added C. knocked D. allowed
4.A. unfair B. free C. loose D. sorry
5.A. nail B. case C. door D. food
6.A. sold B. bought C. built D. ruined
7.A. slept B. survived C. escaped D. developed
8.A. bending B. climbing C. moving D. eating
9.A. accept B. feel C. imagine D. stay
10.A. head B. leg C. tail D. foot
11.A. inspect B. charge C. appreciate D. catch
12.A. why B. which C. when D. how
13.A. appeared B. prepared C. waited D. answered
14.A. frightened B. affected C. educated D. worried
15.A. setting down B. suffering from C. joining in D. looking after
16.A. weak B. tiny C. wild D. ugly
17.A. troubles B. wonders C. concerns D. receptions
18.A. another B. others C. itself D. all
19.A. looking for B. dealing with C. giving up D. watching over
20.A. love B. live C. fight D. think
---How do you find the film How to Train Your Dragon?
--- ___________.I can’t think too highly of it.
A. It’s amazing B. By accident C. It’s awful D. It makes no sense
_____ more and more students graduating from college, it is harder for them to find suitable jobs.
A. For B. As C. With D. Because
I’d like to work with ________ is honest and easy to get on with.
A. who B. anyone who C. whomever D. no matter who
---The film deserves ______ a second time.
---Sorry, I can’t follow you clearly.
---I said that the film is worth_____ again.
A. seeing, seeing B. seeing, of being seen
C. to be seen, being seen D. to be seen, to be seen
