China is the country with the largest population in the world．Too many people cause too many problems such as food problem．And today，China 's population is still growing very fast，so in order to control the population，China has formulated(系统的提出)the policy of family planning，that is late marriage，late childbirth and having fewer healthier children．Men of 22 years old and women of 20 years old can get married．If a man of 25 or over 25 gets married to a woman of 23 or over 23，their marriage is a late marriage．Childbirth by a woman at the age of 23 or later is a late childbirth．The country encourages people to have only one child．Family planning is a useful policy to control China population．And it is still needed in China 's in the following years．

1．What is the passage about?

A. China 's population problem．     B. China 's childbirth．

C. China 's late marriage．          D. China 's family planning．

2．China has formulated the policy of family planning because     ．

       A. population problem can cause many other problems

       B. China has too many people

       C. China wants to control its population

       D. A，B and C

3．Which of the following is a late marriage?

       A. A man of 23 with a woman of 23．

B. A man of 25 with a woman of 22．

       C. A man of 26 with a woman of 23．

       D. A man of 23 with a woman of 20．

4．    can be born by most of the couples?

A. Two babies          B. Only one baby

C. One or two babies     D. Many babies

5．Family planning is      in today 's China?

       A. still needed    B. not needed    C. not good    D. not useful

Australia is the largest island in the world. It is a little smaller than China. 1t 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 flower 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 flower exhibition. After visiting Perth we spent a day in the countryside. We sat down and had a rest near a path(小路) 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 well-known 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.
【小题1】Australia is ________.

Australia is the largest island in the world. It is a little smaller than China. 1t 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 flower 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 flower exhibition. After visiting Perth we spent a day in the countryside. We sat down and had a rest near a path(小路) 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 well-known 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.

1.Australia is ________.

A．the largest country in the world            B．larger than China

C．as large as Shanghai                      D．not as large as China.

2.Enough laws have been made to ________.

A．increase the population                  B．grow more plants

C．fight against pollution                    D．show wild flowers

3.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

4.In Perth you may visit a wild flower in ________.

A．October          B．January           C．May              D．July

5.Which of the following sentences is true?

A．All the big cities in Australia are seriously polluted.

B．Australia is well-known for its sheep, kangaroos and large population.

C．We ran back to the car because we were in the middle of white sheep.

D．If you go to the town in Australia, you will see a large number of white sheep.