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 （展览）. 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 little                      C．a 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．an                     B．a                          C．the

（    ）8．A．before                  B．ago                        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．all                         C．any

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

Passage 1

      Here is a survey of the changes of means of transportation in China since 1970s. In the 1970s, people went to work on foot or by bike. There were few buses or cars. From the 1980s to 1990s, bikes and buses were the most popular means of transportation. Most people went to work by bike or by bus. Some people had their own cars. Nowadays, more and more people have their own cars. They drive their cars to work. People can travel anywhere by train or by plane. And it's a fast and easy way for most people to take the subway to work in some cities, such as Beijing and Shanghai. In a word, more and more means of transportation will come to people's lives. It is believed that more and more people can go to the moon or other stars by spaceship some day.

Passage 2

      Look at the chart. Here is a survey of how students get to school in Class Two. There are 50 students in Class Two.

1. Passage 1 mainly (主要) tells us        in China.

  A. the most popular means of transportation

B. people can fly to the moon by spaceship some day

C. there are many means of transportation

  D. the changes of means of transportation

2. In the 1970s, Chinese people          to work.

  A. walked or took a train                B. took a bus or rode a bike

C. walked or rode a bike               D. took a train or took a bus

3.What’s the Chinese meaning of the underlined (划线的) words in Passage 1 ?

A．人们猜测            B．据调查          C．据说            D．人们相信

4. There are        students riding their bikes to school in Class Two.

A.10                     B.15              C.20            D.25

5. There are          ways of getting to school in Class Two.

  A. five                 B. six            C. seven          D. eight