There are forty-seven different kinds of kangaroos（袋鼠）. The smallest kangaroos are about a quarter of a meter long; the biggest are taller than a man.

　Kangaroos have very long strong back legs. These are used for jumping. They also have long strong tails（尾巴）used for resting on. Kangaroos’ front legs are much shorter, and are almost(几乎) like arms. Kangaroos’ heads are quite small, but their ears are quite large.

　Mother kangaroos have a pocket at the front. They have one baby each year. When it is born, the baby kangaroo is straight(直接) into its mother’s pocket. The baby kangaroos stay there for six months.

　The biggest kangaroos stand more than 2 meters tall, and their legs are so strong that they can jump more than 9 meters. They are very fast, and can travel at more than 50 kilometers an hour. They are very strong, but only eat fruit, leaves and grass.

1.How many different kinds of kangaroos are there?

A.37.??? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B.74.??? ????????????? ????????????? C.47.? ? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D.40.

2.How large are the biggest kangaroos?

A. Smaller than a man.???????????? ????????????? B. Bigger than a man.

C. The same size as a man.????????? ????????????? D.A quarter of a meter long.

3..Does a mother kangaroo have a pocket?

A. Yes,? it does.??? B. No,? it does.?? C. No, it doesn’t.????????????? D. It doesn’t tell us.

4.How long does a baby kangaroo stay in its mother’s pocket?

A. One month.??? ????????????? B. Three months.?? C. Six months.??? D. Five months.

5..How far can kangaroos jump?

A. More than 2 meters. B. More than 9 meters.

C. Less than 2 meters. ? D. Less than 9 meters.

　　The red kangaroo（袋鼠）is a famous special Australian animal. It moves by jumping on its long hind legs. Its long, heavy tail helps it keep its balance（平衡）. If it is run after, a large kangaroo can reach a speed（速度）of 40 kilometers an hour. One jump may be 8 meters long and up to 3 meters high.

　　When a baby red kangaroo is born, it weighs only 28 grams! After being born, it crawls（爬行）through the mother's fur（毛皮）to her pouch. In hard times, the mother kangaroo can stop the baby from being born till there is enough grass for her to eat.

　　The mother feeds the baby called a“joey”with milk from her body. The joey will spend at least a year in the pouch.

　　Kangaroos can live for up to 20 years. A kangaroo never stops growing bigger, so an old kangaroo can be very large. There are probably millions of kangaroos of all types in Australia. They are the very important food for aborigines（土著居民）

A．all kangaroos are found in the dry grasslands

B．red kangaroos are used to living in dry grasslands

C．it's easy to find red kangaroos in dry grasslands on the earth

A．A red kangaroo likes to live in groups.

B．A joey feeds on grass as its mother does.

C．A kangaroo uses the hind legs to kick its enemy.

A．A Strong Animal-Kangaroo

B．A Dangerous Kangaroo

C．A Large Animal

    Australia is a little smaller than China．It is in the south of the earth．So when(当……的时候)there is hot summer in our country，it is cold winter in Australia．

    Australia is big，but the population(人口)there is thin．The population of Australia is the same as that of Shanghai，a city in China．

    Australia is famous for its sheep and kangaroos．After a short drive from any town(城镇)，you will find yourself in the middle of white sheep，everywhere are sheep．Have you seen a kangaroo？It has a “bag” in its body．The mother kangaroo keeps its baby kangaroo in the “bag”．It is very interesting，isn’t it？

根据短文内容判断正(T)误(F)：

1.China is larger than Australia．

2. Australia’s weather is the same as that of China．

3. The population of Australia is the same as that of China．

4. Kangaroos are small animals like mouse in our house．

5. Kangaroos always carry bags on their backs．

阅读短文，根据要求完成下面各小题。

You can see kangaroos everywhere in Australia．They appear on TV, in books and, in the shops．The government even plans to put them on passports．[3]Although it's the best loved animal in Australia, millions of kangaroos are killed every year．Why, people ask, do the Australians kill them? Quite simple, there are too many of them．

The number of kangaroos in Australia is believed to be 20—25 million．It is larger than the number of people living in the country．

There are several reasons for the growth in the number of kangaroos．There is plenty of water in the places where kangaroos live and many of the dingoes (澳洲野狗) that like to kill and eat kangaroos are not there anymore．

Kangaroos also produce (产生) the young all the year round．When a female (雌的) kangaroo gives birth , she then gets pregnant (怀孕) again immediately．The large number of kangaroos means some kangaroos don't get food to eat．They are so hungry that they break into farms and fight against other animals for food．

[4]To solve the problem, the Australian government allows a certain number of kangaroos to be killed each year．

Many people don't think that it's right to kill kangaroos but the government thinks that it is only to help the farmers．

Australia sells 5 million kilos of kangaroo meat every year—it is used to make hamburgers for dogs．

A．根据短文内容简要回答下列问题：

1．What is the result of too many kangaroos?                                      

2．Why are there too many kangaroos? (one reason is enough)                         

B．将短文中划线的两个句子译成汉语。

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C．请给短文拟一个适当的标题。

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