Australia is the greatest island in the world...

Australia is the greatest island in the world. It is to the south of the equator. So when it is summer in our country, it is cold winter in Australia.

Australia is big, but the population　 there is thin. The population is the same as that of Shanghai, a city of China. Australia is a young, diverse nation and the Australian people come from many different countries.

Australia has many, many sheep. After a short drive from town, you will see sheep around you. You can also find a kangaroo which has a “bag” below its chest. The mother kangaroo keeps its babies in the “bag”.

Australia is considered to be a relaxed, informal society. When greeting others, students and young people usually say “Hello” or “Hi”. Sometimes they say “How’s it going?” or “G day”. In more formal (正式的) situations they usually shake hands the first time they meet. “Good morning”, “Good afternoon” or “Pleased to meet you” are formal greetings. English is Australia’s national language.

1.Australia is the greatest island in the world. The word “island” means _______.

A. 国家　　 B. 城市　　 C. 山脉　　 D. 岛屿

2.Australia has the same population as _______.

A. Shanghai　　 B. China　　 C. Beijing　　 D. Japan

3.When it is summer in Australia, it is _______ in China.

A. spring　　 B. autumn　　 C. winter　　 D. summer

4.When Australian people meet for the first time, they will _______.

A. kiss each other　　 B. hug (拥抱) each other

C. nod to each other　　 D. shake hands

5.Which statement is RIGHT according to the passage?

A. Australia has a large population.

B. A kangaroo is a kind of sheep in Australia.

C. Young people sometimes say “How’s it going?” or “G day” to greet others.

D. When you drive in Australia, you can see many horses.

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Australia is the greatest island in the world. It is much smaller 1.t_____ China. It is in the 2. s_____ of the Earth. So when it is3.h_____ summer in China, it is cold winter in Australia.

Australia is big, but the 4.p________ there is smaller. There are only about 24,000,000 people in Australia. The population of Australia5.i_____ the same as that of Shanghai, a city in China.

Enough laws have been made to 6.f______ against pollution. The cities in Australia have got little air or water pollution. The sky is blue and the water is clear. You can clearly see fish 7.s_______ in the rivers. Plants grow very well.

Australia is famous 8.f_____ its sheep and kangaroos. After a short drive from any town, you will find 9.y______ in the middle of white sheep. Sheep, sheep, everywhere are sheep. Have you ever seen a kangaroo? It has a “bag” in its body. The10. m______ kangaroo keeps its baby kangaroo in the “bag”. It is very interesting, isn’t it ?

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Australia is the greatest island in the world. It is much smaller 1.t_____ China. It is in the 2. s_____ of the Earth. So when it is 3.h_____ summer in China, it is cold winter in Australia.

Australia is big, but the4. p________ there is smaller. There are only about 24,000,000 people in Australia. The population of Australia5.i_____ the same as that of Shanghai, a city in China.

Enough laws have been made to 6.f______ against pollution. The cities in Australia have got little air or water pollution. The sky is blue and the water is clear. You can clearly see fish 7.s_______ in the rivers. Plants grow very well.

Australia is famous8.f_____ its sheep and kangaroos. After a short drive from any town, you will find9.y______ in the middle of white sheep. Sheep, sheep, everywhere are sheep. Have you ever seen a kangaroo? It has a “bag” in its body. The 10.m______ kangaroo keeps its baby kangaroo in the “bag”. It is very interesting, isn’t it ?

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Australia is the greatest (最大的) island in the world. It is much　 ________　　 than China. It is in the 　 ________　 of the Earth. So when it is 　 ________ summer in China, it is cold winter in Australia.

Australia is big, but the population there is 　 ________. The population of Australia 　 ________ the same as that of Shanghai, a city in China.

Australia is famous　 ________　　 its ________ and kangaroos. After a short drive from any town, you will find 　 ________ in the middle of white sheep. Sheep, sheep,　　 ________ are sheep. Have you ever seen a kangaroo? It has a “bag” in its body. The ________ kangaroo keeps its baby kangaroo in the “bag”. It is very interesting, isn’t it?

1.A. smaller　　　　 B. the smaller　　　　 C. small　　　　　 D. a small

2.A. north　　　　　 B. west　　　　　　　 　 C. south　　　　　 D. east

3.A. warm　　　　 　 B. hot　　　　　　　　 C. cold　　　　　　 D. cool

4.A. small　　　 　 B. more　　　　　　　 　 C. much　　　　　　 D. big

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

6.A. for　　　　　　 B. as　　　　　　　　　 C. about　　　　　 D. from

7.A. horses　　　　 B. cats　　　　　　　　 C. bears　　　　　 D. sheep

8.A. you　　　　　 　 B. yourself　　　　　　 C. your　　　　　　 D. yours

9.A. there　　　　 B. where　　　　　　 　 C. anywhere　　　 D. everywhere

10.A. girl　　　　　 B. son　　　　　　　　 C. father　　　　 D. mother

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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的 A, B, C 项中选出最佳选项，并将答案填涂在对应的答题卡上。

Australia is the greatest (最大的) island in the world . It is much ____than China. It is in the ____ of the Earth. So when it is ____ summer in China, it is cold winter in Australia.

Australia is big , but the population there is ____. The population of Australia ____ the same as that of Shanghai, a city in China.

Australia is famous ____ its ____ and kangaroos. After a short drive from any town, you will find ____ in the middle of white sheep. Sheep, sheep, ____ are sheep. Have you ever seen (你曾经见过) a kangaroo ? It has a “bag” in its body. The ____ kangaroo keeps its baby kangaroo in the “bag”. It is very interesting, isn’t it?

1.A. smaller　　 B. the smaller　　 C. small　　　　　　 D. a smaller

2.A. north　　　 B. west　　　　　　 　 C. south　　　　　　 D. east

3.A. warm　　 B. hot　　　　　　 C. cold　　　　　　 D. cool

4.A. small　　　 B. more　　　　　　 　 C. much　　　　　　 D. big

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

6.A. for　　　　 B. as　　　　　　　　 C. about　　　　　　 D. from

7.A. horses　　 B. cats　　　　　　　 C. bears　　　　　　 D. sheep

8.A. you　　　　 B. yourself　　　　 C. your　　　　　 D. yours

9.A. there　　　 B. where　　　　 　 C. somewhere　　 D. everywhere

10.A. girl　　　 B. son　　　　　　　　 C. father　　　　　 D. mother

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Australia is the smallest continent(洲) in the world. It is a little smaller than China. It is near the south of the equator(赤道).So when it is summer in our country, it is winter in Australia.

Australia has a small population (人口).The population of Australia is nearly the same as that of Shanghai, a city in China.

Australia is famous for its sheep and kangaroos. After driving for a short time from any town, you will find yourself in the middle of white sheep. Sheep are everywhere. Have you seen a kangaroo? It has a “bag” below its breast(胸). The mother kangaroo keeps its baby kangaroo in the “bag”. It is very strange, isn’t it?

1.China is __________than Australia.

2.It is ________in Australia when it is summer in our country.

3.Australia is famous for its  _________.

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Greenland is the largest island（岛）in the world. It’s in Europe（欧洲）. Near Greenland there is another land. It’s very small. Its name is Iceland. Do you think Greenland is green and warm? And do you think Iceland is white with ice? If you do, you are quite wrong. Few people live on Greenland. Maybe there are more people in one small town on Iceland than those in the whole of Greenland. Because most of the island is covered with（覆盖）ice, the ice on Greenland is higher than the tallest building in the world. How about Iceland? Is it colder than Greenland? No, it isn’t. Iceland has ice, but not so much ice as Greenland. Iceland has lots of hot springs. They give out hot water and steam（水蒸气）. The weather is not so cold as that on Greenland. And there are more people on Iceland than on Greenland.

根据短文内容，判断正（A）误（B）。（10分）

1.Iceland is a land of ice.

2.The weather on Greenland is colder than that on Iceland.

3.“Hot spring” here means “暖春”.

4.The whole Iceland is covered with ice.

5.The people on Iceland are more than those on Greenland.

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Greenland is the largest island in the world．It is in the________of Europe．Near Greenland is another island．It is small．Its________is Iceland．Do you think that Greenland is green and warm？Do you think that Iceland is white with ice？If you do，you are________．Not many people live on the big island of Greenland．There________more people in your hometown than in all of Greenland．That is because Greenland is not green．Greenland is________．Most of the island is covered with lots of ice．The ice covering Greenland is________than the world’s tallest building．What________Iceland？Is it colder than Greenland？No，it isn’t．Iceland has ice，but not so much ice________Greenland．It has a lot of hot springs(泉)．They give out hot water and steam(水蒸气)．The climate(气候)is not as________as Greenland．And there are a lot______people who live in Iceland．

1.A．east　　　　　 B．west　　 C．north　　 D．south

2.A．village　　　 B．name　　 C．farm　　 D．town

3.A．wrong　　　　 B．clever C．right　　 D．bright

4.A．must be　　　 B．are　　 C．is　　　　 D．be

5.A．yellow　　　　 B．brown　 C．blue　　 D．white

6.A．more higher B．high　　 C．highest D．higher

7.A．of　　　　　　 B．in　　　 C．about　　 D．on

8.A．as　　　　　　 B．like　　 C．than　　 D．then

9.A．warm　　　　　 B．cold　　 C．hot　　　 D．cool

10.A．many　　　　 B．much　　 C．more　　 D．most

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Greenland is the largest island in the world．It covers over 2，000，000 square kilometers．Most of the island lies inside the Arctic Circle（北极圈），and a huge sheet（片）of icecovers 85％ of its area．

Along the sea mountains rising from the sea，there are a few low trees in the southwest，but no forests．In winter snow covers everything，but in summer very low plants cover the ground between the sea and the ice sheet．Norwegians（挪威人）were the first Europeans to see the island in AD 875，but no one visited it until 982．Three years later a few Norwegians went to live there．In 1261 the people in Greenland decided to join Norway．Norway and Denmark united in 1380．This union ended in 1814，and Greenland stayed with Denmark．Greenland is fifty times larger than Denmark，but it is still part of this small country．

【小题】When you study a map of the world，you may notice that Greenland________．

A．is the largest country in Europe

B．lies just on top of Europe

C．is connected with Denmark and Norway

D．mostly lies within the Arctic Circle

【小题】What will you probably see when you come to the southwest of Greenland in summer？

A．Forests of very low trees．

B．Nothing but ice sheet everywhere．

C．Very low plants along the seaside．

D．Snow that covers everything there．

【小题】When did Europeans begin to live in Greenland？

A．In AD 875．

B．In AD 982．

C．In AD 1261．

D．In AD 985．

【小题】How long did Greenland stay with Norway？

A．About 120 years．

B．About 400 years．

C．About 550 years．

D．About 500 years．

【小题】Which of the following is NOT right？

A．Greenland now belongs to Denmark．

B．Norway and Denmark have been one country since 1380．

C．Norway and Denmark didn’t unite until 1380．

D．The area of Denmark is one fifty－first of that of Greenland．

A

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My hobby is 1. chess(象棋)—the greatest game 2. the world. My mum taught me how to play it when I was seven years old. She beat me every time for the first year. But then, 　 3.　 my eighth birthday, I won for the first time. I nearly always beat her now.

It 4. about a day to learn the rules. But if you want to be good, you have to practice for years. You don’t need much to play chess—just a chess set and someone to play 　 5.　 . Chess sets can be quite cheap, or incredibly expensive. Some people collect chess sets as a hobby, but I prefer to play.

There is a chess 　 6.　 in our school. We must every week to play each 　 7.　　 . I am the best player in the club, and the captain of the school chess team. This year we 8. the All England Schools Championship, and I had to go up on stage in front of the whole school to collect the trophy(奖品).

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