Australia is the largest island in the world. It is   1  smaller than China. It is in the south of the earth. Australia is big, but its population is   2 . The population of Australia is nearly as large as that of Shanghai.

Enough laws have been   3   to fight against pollution. The cities in Australia have got little air or water pollution. The sky is blue and the water is   4 .You can clearly see fish swimming in the rivers. Plants  5   very well.

Last month we visited Perth, the biggest city   6   Western Australia, and went to a wild flowers’ exhibition （展覽）. There we saw   7   large number of wild flowers we had never seen   8   . We had a wonderful time. Perth is   9   for its beautiful wild flowers. In spring every year Perth has the wild flowers’ exhibition.    10   visiting Perth, we   11   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   12  all our things and run back to the car as quickly as we could. There were about three hundred sheep   13   towards us down the path.

Australia is well-known for its sheep and kangaroos. After a short drive from  14   town, you will find yourself in the   15   of white sheep. Sheep, sheep, everywhere are sheep.

（    ）1．A．little                   B．a(chǎn) little                      C．a(chǎn) few

（    ）2．A．small                   B．big                           C．large

（    ）3．A．let                     B．found                      C．made

（    ）4．A．clean                   B．dirty                       C．cool

（    ）5．A．turn                    B．grow                      C．become

（    ）6．A．in                      B．on                         C．to

（    ）7．A．a(chǎn)n                     B．a(chǎn)                          C．the

（    ）8．A．before                  B．a(chǎn)go                        C．since

（    ）9．A．good                   B．famous                     C．great

（    ）10．A．Front                 B．Behind                     C．After

（    ）11．A．took                  B．paid                       C．spent

（    ）12．A．pick up               B．look up                      C．put up

（    ）13．A．going            B．coming                    C．reaching

（    ）14．A．some                 B．a(chǎn)ll                         C．a(chǎn)ny

（    ）15．A．left                  B．middle                  C．right

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通讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在各題所給的(A)、(B)、(C)三個選項中，選出一個最佳選項，并把答案涂在答題卡里。

　　It was cold outside. A strong 1 was blowing hard. I 2 at a round table in a cafe, drinking coffee. I was glad there were other people in the place, but the happiness didn't 3 long. No one seemed to care about the others except the computer 4 him. I stood up, walked between the tables and came to the nearest computer. In front of it was a thin, young man, with a cup of coffee beside the computer, untouched(沒有動過的).

　　“I'm Steve,” he answered 5 I asked him twice. “I can't talk with you. I'm 6 ,” he said. I thought he was 7 , and said sorry to him. Before going back to my seat, I noticed he was not working. He was 8 online with somebody－probably someone he didn't know－and, at the same time, he was playing a computer game－a war game. Then I saw 9 there using a computer, talking online. Though there were many people around me, I felt I had 10 been so lonely.

　　What will be the future of human beings who prefer sharing(分享)their lives with machines instead of people?

1．

[　　]

A．rain　　B．wind　　C．cloud

2．

[　　]

A．lay　　B．stood　　C．sat

3．

[　　]

A．last　　B．happen　　C．finish

4．

[　　]

A．behind　　B．in front of　　C．a(chǎn)t the top of

5．

[　　]

A．a(chǎn)fter　　B．before　　C．until

6．

[　　]

A．free　　B．happy　　C．busy

7．

[　　]

A．playing　　B．working　　C．sleeping

8．

[　　]

A．talking　　B．crying　　C．laughing

9．

[　　]

A．nobody　　B．somebody　　C．everybody

10．

[　　]

A．never　　B．a(chǎn)lways　　C．sometimes

Ben and Kitty live in a housing estate．They live in Block 1．It has thirty floors．They live on the ninth floor．

Eddie lives in Block 2．It is in front of Block 1．It has twenty floors．He lives on the eighteenth floor．

Alice lives in Block 3．It is behind the garden．It has ten floors．Alice lives on the tenth floor．It is the top floor．

There is a supermarket．It is on the right of the garden．There is also a shop，a school，a kindergarten, a playground，a swimming pool and tennis courts in the housing estate．

（    ）1．Ben and Kitty live on the_______ floor．

A．nine                     B．ninth                    C．nineteenth              D．9

（    ）2．Block 2 is_______ Block 1．

A．a(chǎn)t the back of       B．on the right of         C．qn the left of          D．in front of

（    ）3．_______ is behind the garden．

A．Block 1                B．Block 2                C．Block 3                  D．Block 4   

（    ）4．The supermarket is on the right of_______ ．

A．the shop              B．the school               C．the kindergarten      D．the garden

（    ）5．There are_______ public places（公共場所）in the housing estate．

A．6                         B．7                         C．8                           D．9