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Kangaroos live only in Australia and on the island near it. Not many people knew they were there until about 200 yeas ago. At that time, Captain Cook sailed to Australia from England.
He and his men had travelled halfway around the world. They needed food for the long trip home. Captain Cook sent a few sailors ashore to get food .
When the sailor returned, they brought with them a big gray animal. The men's eyes were being opened wide.
“Look at his tail,”said one, “It must be four feet long！”
“What's the animal called?” asked the captain.
“We tried to get the people to tell us,” answered a sailor, “They kept saying ‘Kangaroo’. They wouldn't say anything else.”
“Kangaroo,” said Captain Cook, “That's a good name. It sounds as queer as he Cooks . ” Captain cook carefully noted this word in his word book.
The missionaries (传教士) who later came to Australia were anxious to see a kangaroo but their questions were met with puzzled looks. They soon discovered that the native who answered Cook's question was really saying, “I don't know what you're pointing at.”This is how the word “Kangaroo ”has come into use.
1．Which sentence below best expresses the main idea?
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A．Captain Cook's sailor had a sense of humor.
B．Native Australians could not speak English.
C．Some words have fascinating origins (起源)
D．Captain Cook was fond of animals.
2．What does the passage want to tell us?
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A．The far reaching influence of missionaries.
B．The unusual origin of certain names.
C．The importance of accurate dictionaries.
D．Kangaroos had no name before Cook's men found them.
3．The passage could be entitled “______”
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