阅读短文，根据短文内容，从从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳答案．
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. Australia is .
| A．the largest country in the world | B． larger than China |
| C．as large as Shanghai | D．not so large as China |
Enough laws have been made to .
| A．increase the population | B．grow more plants |
| C．fight against pollution | D．show wild flowers |
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 |
In Perth you may visit a wild flowers' exhibition in .
| A．October | B．January | C．May | D．July |
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. |
Dear Kate,
I am in Beijing now, but you are in New York. China is a great country and Beijing is a big city in China. It’s very beautiful. I like it very much. There are twenty-four girls and nineteen boys in our class. One of the boys is from England. His name is Bob. He likes swimming. Sue and I come from America. Sue likes playing the piano, but I like playing volleyball. I have many Chinese friends here now. They teach me Chinese and I teach them English. Chinese is not easy, but I like it.
Please e-mail me soon.
Yours
Nick
| Name |
From |
Likes |
| Bob |
He is from |
He likes |
| She is from the USA. |
She likes playing the |
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| I |
I come from America. |
I like playing |
This term we have a new teacher of English. His name is Mr. Fantail. He comes from Australia, but now he lives in a tall building in Jianhu. He is not very tall. He has a round face and small blue eyes. He wears glasses and they make him look smart. He has dark brown hair.
Mr. Fantail works very hard. In class, he has many good ideas to make the class very interesting. We all like his class. After class, he always encourages us to speak more English. Sometimes, he plays games with us. He is very strong and he can play basketball and football very well. He is good at sport. Sometimes he plays table tennis with us, but he doesn’t play it very well.
Mr. Fantail loves living in China very much. He enjoys lots of things in China. He really loves eating Chinese food. He loves travelling in China too. He is going to visit Xi’an next month.What does Mr. Fantail do?
| A．A doctor | B．A teacher |
| C．A farmer | D．A worker |
We can not use _________ to describe（描述）Mr. Fantail.
| A．tall | B．strong |
| C．smart | D．hard-working |
How many ball games is Mr. Fantail good at?
| A．4 | B．3 | C．2 | D．1 |
The underlined（划线）word “encourage” means __________ in Chinese.
| A．阻止 | B．嘲笑 |
| C．逼迫 | D．鼓励 |
Which of the following is NOT true（正确）?
| A．Mr. Fantail is a very good English teacher. |
| B．Mr. Fantail enjoys playing computer games. |
| C．Mr. Fantail is a very good football player. |
| D．Mr. Fantail enjoys his life in China. |
A father and his little son are going home. The boy is five years old. He is interested in(对---感兴趣) all kinds of things and he is always asking questions.
“What’s the meaning(意思) of the word ‘drunk(醉酒)’?” asks the boy.
“Well, my son,” his father answers. “Look, there are two policemen. To a drunk man’s eyes, there are four.”
“But, Dad, there is only one policeman.”The father and his little son are __________.
| A．watching TV | B．having supper |
| C．going home | D．going to the market |
The boy is ________ old.
| A．three years | B．four years |
| C．six years | D．five years |
The boy is interested in all kinds of things ___________.
| A．and is always asking questions |
| B．and is always asking the same question |
| C．but he never asks any questions |
| D．but he doesn’t like asking questions |
In fact(实际上), how many policemen are standing there?
| A．Two. | B．One. |
| C．Three. | D．Four. |
From the passage(短文), we know ____________ drunk.
| A．the boy and his father are | B．the boy is |
| C．the boy’s father is | D．the policeman is |
Mr. Clark was a very busy man. He always worked hard. He often forgot his family’s birthdays.Yesterday afternoon, he remembered it was Mrs. Clark, his wife’s birthday. He loved his wife. He wanted to give her a gift. On his way home from his hospital he bought some nice flowers in a shop.
When Mr. Clark got home, he gave his wife the flowers and said,” Happy birthday to you, dear! It’s September 28th today. I remembered your birthday this year.” Mrs. Clark laughed and said ,” My birthday was the day before yesterday. But thank you all the same. Better later than never!”Why did Mr. Clark often forget his family’s birthdays? Because___________.
| A．he didn’t like them | B．He was very busy |
| C．they didn’t tell him | D．he didn’t want to remember them |
He bought _________for his wife’s birthday this time.
| A．some books | B．a nice dress |
| C．a lot of fruit | D．some nice flowers |
Mrs. Clark ________when she got the gift.
| A．wasn’t happy | B．was happy |
| C．was busy cooking | D．was at cook |
Mr. Clark was__________.
| A．a teacher | B．a farmer |
| C．an office worker | D．a doctor |
Mrs. Clark’s birthday was on__________.
| A．September 29th | B．September 28th |
| C．September 26th | D．September 20th |
Mr. and Mrs. Green had different ideas about where to go that weekend. Mrs. Green wanted to go to Florida to see her sister, but Mr. Green didn’t want to go there. He wanted to go to Maine. “Maine is a little cold,” said Mrs. Green. “I like swimming, but the water in Maine is usually not warm enough.” “Florida’s too far,” said Mr. Green. “ We don’t have enough time to drive there. It’ll take us more than two days.”
Just then, the phone rang. Mr. Green answered the phone. It was Mr. Green’s mother. “Please come in the shortest time. I need help. I’m calling from the hospital in Boston.”
They stopped their talking, and in no time they both went away. Where did Mr. Green want to go that weekend?
| A．New York. | B．Maine. | C．Boston. | D．Florida. |
What did Mrs. Green like t o do on weekend?
| A．Taking photos. | B．Drive to Maine |
| C．See her parents. | D．Go swimming. |
Who called them when they were talking?
| A．Mr. Green’s wife. | B．Mr. Green’s mother. |
| C．Mr. Green’s father. | D．Mr. Green’s friend. |
Where was Mr. Green’s mother?
| A．In Florida. | B．In Maine. |
| C．At home. | D．In Boston. |
Where did they go at last?
| A．Maine. | B．Florida. |
| C．Boston. | D．To their home. |