初中英语阅读理解7 1页

BAustraliaisthegreatestislandintheworld.Itistothesouthoftheequator.Sowhenitissummerinourcountry,itiscoldwinterinAustralia.Australiaisbig,butthepopulation（人口）thereisthin.ThepopulationisthesameasthatofShanghai,acityofChina.AustraliaisyounganddiversenationandAustralianpeoplecomefrommanydifferentcountries.Australiahasmany,manysheep.Afterashortdrivefromtown,youwillseesheeparoundyou.Youcanalsofindkangaroohasa“bag”belowitschest.Themotherkangarookeepsitsbabyinthe“bag”.Australiaisconsideredtobearelaxed,informalsociety（社会）.Whengreetingothers,studentsandyoungpeoplesay“Hello”or“Hi”.Sometimestheywillsay“How’sitgoing?”or“Gday”.Inmoreformal（正式的）situationstheyusuallyshakehandsthefirsttimetheymeet.“Goodmorning”,“Goodafternoon”or“Pleasedtomeetyou”areformalgreetings.EnglishisAustralia’snationallanguage.1.Australiaisthegreatestislandintheworld.Theword“island”maymean_______.A.国家B.城市C.山脉D.岛屿2.Australiahasthesamepopulationas_______.A.ShanghaiB.ChinaC.BeijingD.Japan3.WhenitissummerinAustralia,itis_______inChina.A.springB.autumnC.winterD.summer4.WhenAustralianpeoplemeetforthefirsttime,theywill_______.A.kisseachotherB.shakehandsC.nodheadtoothersD.hug（拥抱）eachother5.Whichstatementisright,accordingtothepassage?_______A.Australiahasalargepopulation.B.KangarooisakindofsheepinAustralia.C.Youngpeoplealwayssay“How’sitgoing?”or“Gday”togreetothers.D.WhenyoudriveinAustralia,youcanseemanyhorses.