Australia has a lot of lovely animals．You cannot find them anywhere else in the world．The most famous ones are kangaroos（袋鼠）and koalas（树袋熊）．

    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 very angry with them．

    The koala is another famous Australian animal．They look like bears, and have small eyes and big noses．They eat leaves from gum trees（桉树）．Koalas have a special smell．They use it to mark their home—“ This is my place, you can’t come in !” Like kangaroos, a koala 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 a lot of lovely animals. You cannot find them anywhere else in the world. The most famous ones are kangaroos and koalas(树袋熊).

 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).

 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 very angry with them.

 The koala is another famous Australian animal. They look like bears, and have small eyes and big noses. They eat leaves from eucalyptus, where they spend most of their time.

 Koalas have a special smell. They use it to mark 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 in. There are about 100,000 koalas in Australia. There is a law to keep them safe.

1  Kangaroos and koalas are the most famous animals in Australia because _______.

A. there are not many of them           B. they can’t live in other countries

C. we can’t see them in any other country except Australia 

D. they are lovely animals

2 Which of the following is WRONG about kangaroos?

A. They can run at up to seventy-eight kilometers per hour.

B. They have large eyes and ears. 

C. Kangaroo mothers have pouches to carry their babies.

D. There are many of them in Australia.

3 Why does the Australian government kill some kangaroos each year?

A. They can make more money.       B. Kangaroos break into farms for food.

C. Kangaroos do not have enough food to eat.

D. There are more kangaroos than people.

4 What do koalas use to mark their home?

A Their footprint.              B. Their sound.

C. Their fur.                   D. Their smell.

5 What is the similarity(相同之处)between a kangaroo and a koala?

A. There are too many of them in Australia. 

B. They keep their babies in the mother’s pouch.

C. They have a special smell. 

D. They can jump very high

If you want to get a new cell phone number, don’t forget to bring your ID(身份证明) with you .
As of September 1, people have to register(注册) with their ID to buy a new cell phone number. You can show your ID card or hukou, but student ID’s won’t work.
If you already have a cell phone number, it is better to register it before 2013.
The new rules are meant to prevent junk messages and fraud(诈骗) through cell phones.
A cell phone user in China on average received 43.3 messages a week in the first half of this year. According to reports, about 12 of those were junk messages.
In a survey, about 74.5 percent of users said they have received fraudulent(诈骗的) messages.
If all people register their cell phone number with ID information, it will be easier for police to find the people behind those messages.
Situations in other countries
Because cell phone are getting more and more popular, many countries have made stricter cell phone rules.
Countries like India, Japan, Australia, and Singapore all ask users to register their ID information.
Ulrich Mller is a German living in Beijing. “In Germany, you have to show your ID when you buy a cell phone card,” he said. “The rules have been there for a long time. Most people know about it.”
Linda van der Horst is a student at Peking University. She said that in the Netherlands(荷兰)，people have to show ID information and bank account(账户) information to buy a cell phone card.
【小题1】What is the passage mainly about?

If you want to get a new cell phone number, don’t forget to bring your ID(身份证明) with you .

    As of September 1, people have to register(注册) with their ID to buy a new cell phone number. You can show your ID card or hukou, but student ID’s won’t work.

    If you already have a cell phone number, it is better to register it before 2013.

    The new rules are meant to prevent junk messages and fraud(诈骗) through cell phones.

    A cell phone user in China on average received 43.3 messages a week in the first half of this year. According to reports, about 12 of those were junk messages.

    In a survey, about 74.5 percent of users said they have received fraudulent(诈骗的) messages.

    If all people register their cell phone number with ID information, it will be easier for police to find the people behind those messages.

Situations in other countries

Because cell phone are getting more and more popular, many countries have made stricter cell phone rules.

Countries like India, Japan, Australia, and Singapore all ask users to register their ID information.

Ulrich Mller is a German living in Beijing. “In Germany, you have to show your ID when you buy a cell phone card,” he said. “The rules have been there for a long time. Most people know about it.”

Linda van der Horst is a student at Peking University. She said that in the Netherlands(荷兰)，people have to show ID information and bank account(账户) information to buy a cell phone card.

1.What is the passage mainly about?

    A. How to use a cell phone.                 B. How to choose a cell phone.

    C. New cell phone services.                 D. New cell phone rules in China.

2.Which of the following can you use to buy a new cell phone number?

    A. Student ID card.                         B. Bank account.

    C. Driving license.                         D. ID card.

3.If you register your cell phone number with ID information,        .

A. you will receive more junk messages

B. the cell phone service company may stop your service

C. the police will find the people behind messages

D. you can buy a new cell phone

4.People received an average of         junk messages in a week in the first half of this year.

A. 31.3             B. 12               C. 43.3         D. 55

5.To buy a cell phone card, which country asks people to show their bank account information?

A. India                B. Japan                C. Australia        D. Netherlands