小学英语随堂阅读【34】Australia 澳大利亚

Australia

Australia is the greatest island in the world. 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 in China.

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

Australia n. 澳大利亚
greatest adj. 最大的(great的最高级)
island n. 岛屿
population n. 人口
thin adj. 稀少的
kangaroo n. 袋鼠
chest n. 胸部

根据上文给下面各题选择正确答案。

1. Australia is the greatest island in the world. The word “island” may mean _______.
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 you drive in Australia, you may find ______ here and there.
A. sheep
B. monkeys
C. horses
D. elephants

4. From the passage we may guess a kangaroo is a kind of ______.
A. sheep
B. tree
C. bird
D. animal

译文：

澳大利亚

澳大利亚是世界上最大的岛屿国家。我们国家是夏天的时候澳大利亚的冬天。

澳大利亚很大，但那里的人口很稀少。人口数量与中国的一个城市—上海相同。

澳大利亚有许多许多的羊。从任何一个小城镇行驶一段很短的路，你就会看到周围的羊群。你也会看到胸部下面有个“袋子”的袋鼠。袋鼠妈妈就是在这样的“袋子”里面装它的宝宝。

参考答案

1. D 2. A 3. A 4. D