Australia has a lot of lovely animals. The most famous ones are kangaroos and koalas.
     The kangaroo is the symbol of Australia. They have large eyes and ears. They don't walk, they jump.
They use their strong back legs. They can jump at up to 74 kilometers per hour. They can go over nine
meters in one jump!
     Kangaroo mothers have pouches (育儿袋) to carry their babies. The babies stay inside to get milk
and keep warm. Kangaroos are everywhere in Australia. They are on TV, in books and in the shops.
The government even wants to put them on passports (护照).
     There are about 20 to 25 million kangaroos in Australia. That's more than the number of people in
the country! Some kangaroos go hungry because there is not enough to eat. They break into farms for
food. Farmers are very angry with them. To help the farmers, the Australian Government kills some
kangaroos each year.
     The koala is another famous Australian animal. They look like bears, and have small eyes and big
noses. They eat leaves from gum trees, where they spend most of their time.
     Koalas have a special smell. They use it to mark (标识) their home - "this is my place, you can't
come in!"
      Like kangaroos, a koala baby lives in its mother's pouch. But koalas have fewer places to live.
There are about 100,000 koalas in Australia. There is a law to keep them safe.

1. Which animal symbol the Australia?

A. koalas        
B. kangaroos      
C. pandas

2. How many kangaroos in Australia?

A. about 20 to 25 million    
B. about 10 to 25 million  
C. about 20 to 35 million

3. Why does the Australia government kill some kangaroos each year?

A. because there are too many kangaroos.
B. because people don't like kangaroos.
C. because the hungry kangaroos break into farms for food

4. What do koalas mark their homes?

A. gum trees' leaves      
B. a special smell    
C their pouches

5. Which sentences is wrong? 

A. Kangaroos jump high and fast.
B. There is a law to help keep kangaroos safe in Australia.
C. Both kangaroos and koalas have pouches.

     Australia has lots of lovely animals. You can't find them anywhere else in the world. The most famous
ones are kangaroos and koalas. The kangaroo is the symbol of Australia. They have large eyes and ears.
They don't walk, they jump. They use their strong back legs. They can jump at 74 kilometers per hour.
They can go over nine meters in one jump.
     Kangaroo mothers have pouches to carry their babies. The babies stay inside to get milk and keep warm.
Kangaroos are everywhere in Australia. They are on TV, in books and in the shops. But do you know that
millions of kangaroos are killed every year? There are too many of them. There are about 20 to 25 million
kangaroos in Australia. That's more than the number of people in the country. Some kangaroos go hungry
because there is not enough food to eat. They break into farms for food. Farmers are angry with them.
     The koalas is another famous Australian animal. They look like bears, have small eyes and big noses.
They eat leaves from gum trees. Koalas have a special smell. They use it to mark their home-"This is my
place, you can't come in." Like kangaroos a koalas baby lives in its mother's pouch,too.

1. If we want to see kangaroos and koalas in natural forests, we can go to           .

A. China
B. France
C. Australia

2. What does a kangaroo look like?

A. It looks like a bear
B. It has big eyes and ears
C. It has small eyes and big noses

3. The word "pouch" means           .

A. 育儿袋
B. 肌肉
C. 尾巴

4. Which is not true?

A.The kangaroos can go over nine meters in one jump
B. Koalas like eating leaves from gum trees
C. Koalas use their voices to mark their homes

5. What's the best title of this passage?

A. kangaroos and koalas
B. Beautiful Australia
C. How to protect kangaroos and koalas

     Australia has lots of lovely animals. You can't find them anywhere else in the world. The most famous
ones are kangaroos and koalas.
     The kangaroo is the symbol of Australia. They have large eyes and ears. They don't walk, they jump.
They use their strong back legs. They can jump at 74 kilometers per hour. They can go over nine meters
in one jump. Kangaroo mothers have pouch to carry their babies. The babies stay inside to get milk and
keep warm.
     Kangaroos are everywhere in Australia. They are on TV, in books and in the shops. But do you
know that millions of kangaroos are killed every year? There are too many of them. There are about 20
to 25 million kangaroos in Australia. That's more than the number of people in the country. Some
kangaroos go hungry because there is not enough food to eat. They break into farms for food. Farms are
angry with them.
     The koalas is another famous Australian animals. They look like bears, have small eyes and big noses.
They eat leaves from gum trees. Koalas have a special smell. They use it to mark their home-"This is my
place, you can't come in. " Like kangaroos, a koalas baby lives in its mother's pouch, too.
1. If  we want to see kangaroos and koalas in natural forests, we can go to _              .
A. China            
B. France              
C. Australia
2. What does a kangaroo look like?
A. It looks like a bear.
B. It has big eyes and ears.
C. It has small eyes and big noses.
3. The word "pouch" means ________
A. 育儿袋            
B. 肌肉              
C. 尾巴
4. Which is not true?
A. The kangaroos can go over nine meters in one jump.
B. Koalas like eating leaves from gum trees.
C. Koalas use their voices to mark their homes.
5. What's the best title of this passage?
A.Kangaroos and koalas
B. Beautiful Australia
C. How to protect kangaroos and koalas