Come and see the Indian elephants and the new tigers from America. The bears are waiting to meet you, and the monkeys from China are waiting to throw things at you. The lovely dogs from Australia are waiting to laugh at you, and the giraffes from Zambia are waiting to look down on you.

Tickets

Grown-ups：＄2.00

Children：Over 12＄1.00 Under 12 Free

Opening time 9:00 a.m.— 4:00 p.m.

Except Friday 10:00 a.m. — 3 :00 p.m.

Keep the zoo clean！

   Do not touch，give food or go near the animals.

1.How many kinds of animals are talked about in the passage？

A. Four             B. Five.              C. Six.            D. Seven.

2.Now Mr. Smith is in the zoo with his two sons, one aged 14 and the other 10, how much are the tickets together？

   A. $4.00            B. $2.00            C. $3.00            D. $1.00

3.Which of the following is the visiting time？

A. 8:30 a.m. Monday  B. 9:30 a.m. Friday    C.3:00 p.m. Sunday     D. 5:00 p.m. Tuesday

4.From the passage we can guess the animal “giraffe” must be very _______.

A. fat               B. long            C. strong              D. tall

5.Which of the following can we do in the zoo？

   A. To give some food to the dogs.               B. To touch the monkey on the head.

   C. To throw things everywhere.                 D. To take a few nice photos.

 

Canberra is the capital of Australia.It is a modern and lively city with a population of over 345.000.
History

Canberra is the eighth largest city in Australia.It is 238 km from Sydney and 507 km from Melbourne was once the capital of Austualia. Sydney people also wished to make their city the capital .It was difficult for the government to make the decision.Then in 1911,the government chose a place to build the new capital. It was between Sydney and Melbourne，the two largest cities .In 1927，the city was set up. It became the capital and was named Canberra.“Canberra”means“ a place for friends to get together.”
Cuture

Canberra is a beautiful city with trees and flowers everywhere.There’s a Flower Festival in September each year. People can enjoy all kinds of beautiful flowers and welcome the spring to arrive.A man-made like-lake. Bertey Griffin is in the center of the city.It’s about 25 km long. People like to ride bikes 、walk or run around the lake.In Canberra，there’re many famous universities like the Australian  National University and the University of Canberra.The National Library and the National Meseum of
Australia are also famous places that people like to visit.
【小题1】How far is Canberra from Sydney?

A．25km

B．238km

C．345 km

D．507 km

【小题2】The word “Canberra”means__.

A．the largest city

B．a beautiful man—made lake

C．the old capital city

D．a place for friends to get together

【小题3】Canberra Flower Festival is a festival __.

A．ride lakes

B．visit Universities

C．welcome the spring

D．walk around the lake

The seasons in Australia are not like ours. When it is winter in china, it is summer there. Australia is a southern country, it is in the south of the world. July and August are the winter months; September, October and November are spring, the summer is in January, February and December, and March, April and May are the autumn months. The north of the country is hotter than the south.
A very large part of this country has no rain at all. The east coast (海岸地区)has rain all year, and there are no dry months there. The southeast winds blows(吹) here all the year. They bring rain from the sea. There is not much rain on the west side. The southeastern part of Australia has summer rain from the southeast winds. They only blow here in summer.
The southwestern part of Australia has winter rain. The west winds blow over the southwest in winter only. In summer, the southwest of the country has no rain. In the north of Australia, there is no rain in winter. The rain comes in summer. The northwest winds bring it.
【小题1】In October, it is ______ in Australia.

A．spring

B．summer

C．autumn

D．winter

【小题2】It is ____ in the south than in the north in Australia.

A．warmer

B．hotter

C．colder

D．cooler

【小题3】The ______ part of Australia has the most rain.

A．eastern

B．southeastern

C．southern

D．northern

【小题4】 The west winds only come over the ____ of the country in winter.

A．east

B．west

C．northwest

D．southeast

【小题5】There is _____ rain in winter in the north of Australia.

A．enough

B．a heavy

C．more

D．no

Mobile phone has become a problem for high schools. Some high-school students in Australia are not allowed to carry mobile phones during school hours.

         Mobile phone used among children has become a problem for the school. Several children have got mobile phones as Christmas presents, and more students will want them. Marry Brown, a headmaster, said that mobile phone was a distraction(分心事) to students during school hours and it also gave teachers so much trouble in their classrooms. Teachers were also saying that sometimes students might use phone messages to cheat during exams. She said some schools had tried to ban(禁止) mobile phones. Some parents felt unhappy because they couldn’t get in touch with their children.

         Many teachers said students should not have mobile phones at school. But there was a good reason that they could leave their phones at school offices. They also said they were easily lost and were a distraction for studies.

1.Some high schools in Australia have stopped students from carrying phones _____.

A. because they are students    B. when they are free

C. when they are at school         D. because they are children

2.What does the word “cheat” mean in Chinese in this passage?

A. 聊天    B. 核对 C. 查询     D. 作弊

3.Some children get mobile phones from _____ as presents.

A. the makers and sellers          B. the passers-by and strangers

C. their parents and friends      D. some mobile phone users

4.Some parents felt unhappy because they couldn’t _____ during school hours.

A. use their mobile phones  

B. leave their mobile phones in the school office

C. help the teachers with their work  

D. get in touch with their children

5.The passage tells us that _____.

A. students shouldn’t have mobile phones at school except for some special reasons

B. it is necessary to ban students from using mobile phones during school hours

C. some parents felt unhappy because they couldn’t use their phones at home

D. parents should teach their children how to use mobile phones during school hours

 

Come and see the Indian elephants and the tiger from America. The koalas are waiting to meet you, and the monkeys from Thailand(泰国) are waiting to throw (扔) things at you. The cute dogs from Australia are waiting to laugh at you, and the giraffes from Zambia(赞比亚) are waitig to look down on you.

Tickets:  Adults: (成人) 60 yuan each         Children: free

Time: June 1~ June 2 9:00 a.m. ~ 7:00 p.m.

Keep the zoo clean!

Do not touch, give food or go near the animals!

1.How many kinds of animals are talked about in the poster?

A．4

B．5

C．6

D．7

2.Mr. and Mrs. King will take their twins aged 6 to the park. How much will the tickets be together?

A．60

B．120

C．180

D．240

3.Visitors can do the following things EXCEPT (除了) _______.

A．give some food to the tigers	B．watching the elephants dancing
C．laughing at the dogs from Australia	D．taking some photos

4.From the poster we can guess the giraffe must be ______.

A．long

B．fat

C．tall

D．strong

5.The poster may be made just ______.

A．on New Year’s Day	B．on Christmas Day
C．after Children’s Day	D．before Children’s Day