You can see lots of kangaroos (袋鼠) in Australia, and not only in zoos but also outside the cities and towns. You can see them everywhere. Kangaroos are very popular in Australia. They have very strong legs, so they are very good at jumping. Their tails （尾巴） are very strong, too, so when they want to have a rest, they rest on their tails. Kangaroos are also good at looking after their babies. Mother kangaroos keep their babies safe in their pockets.
【小题1】There are many kangaroos _____.

MELBOURNE, Australia – A kangaroo frightened by a man walking his dog attacked the pair, throwing the pet underwater and hitting the owner in the stomach with its back legs. The Australian, Chris Rickard, was in stable condition Monday after the attack, which ended when the 49-year-old struck the kangaroo in the throat.

Rickard said he was walking his blue dog, Rocky, on Sunday morning when they surprised a sleeping kangaroo in Arthur's Creek northeast of Melbourne. The dog chased the animal into a pond, when the kangaroo turned and knocked the pet underwater.

When Rickard tried to pull his dog free, the kangaroo turned on him, attacking with its back legs and tearing a deep cut into his stomach and across his face.

"I thought I might take action to drag the dog out from under his grasp, but I didn't expect him to actually attack me," Rickard, 49, told The Herald Sun newspaper. "It was a shock at the start because it was a kangaroo, about 5 feet high, they don't go around killing people."

"I was stuck having to hold on to the dog with both hands because it was half drowned and I couldn't really see anything because the kangaroo just attacked me.”

He added, "All I could do was just keep pushing for the bank and he was trying to push me under the water, so at that point I struck him in the throat and that made him back off a little bit.

"I don't think I'll ever be able to watch kangaroo programs quite the same as I used to — it might bring back a couple of bad memories.”

Kangaroos rarely attack people but will fight if they feel threatened.

 Dogs often chase kangaroos, which have been known to lead the pets into water and defend themselves there.

Rickard said he ended the attack by hitting the kangaroo in the throat adding Rocky was "half-drowned" when he pulled him from the water.

1.Rickard and his pet dog were attacked when _________.

A. he was teasing a kangaroo                B. he was walking his dog

C. swimming in the pond                   D. dragging his dog out from water

2.In Australia, kangaroos ________.

A. are only seen in zoos

B. frequently attack people and pets

C. get along rather peacefully with people

D. can be found swimming in ponds

3.The kangaroo attacked the man and his dog probably because ________.

A. the man struck it in the throat              B. the dog chased it

C. the man wanted to drown it                D. it wanted to drown the dog

4.As a result of the attack, ________.

A. the dog was drowned dead

B. the kangaroo was killed 

C. kangaroos should be under stricter protection

D. Rickard was left a deep impression

MELBOURNE, Australia – A kangaroo frightened by a man walking his dog attacked the pair, throwing the pet underwater and hitting the owner in the stomach with its back legs. The Australian, Chris Rickard, was in stable condition Monday after the attack, which ended when the 49-year-old struck the kangaroo in the throat.

Rickard said he was walking his blue dog, Rocky, on Sunday morning when they surprised a sleeping kangaroo in Arthur's Creek northeast of Melbourne. The dog chased the animal into a pond, when the kangaroo turned and knocked the pet underwater.

When Rickard tried to pull his dog free, the kangaroo turned on him, attacking with its back legs and tearing a deep cut into his stomach and across his face.

"I thought I might take action to drag the dog out from under his grasp, but I didn't expect him to actually attack me," Rickard, 49, told The Herald Sun newspaper. "It was a shock at the start because it was a kangaroo, about 5 feet high, they don't go around killing people."

"I was stuck having to hold on to the dog with both hands because it was half drowned and I couldn't really see anything because the kangaroo just attacked me.”

He added, "All I could do was just keep pushing for the bank and he was trying to push me under the water, so at that point I struck him in the throat and that made him back off a little bit.

"I don't think I'll ever be able to watch kangaroo programs quite the same as I used to — it might bring back a couple of bad memories.”

Kangaroos rarely attack people but will fight if they feel threatened.

    Dogs often chase kangaroos, which have been known to lead the pets into water and defend themselves there.

Rickard said he ended the attack by hitting the kangaroo in the throat adding Rocky was "half-drowned" when he pulled him from the water.

1.Rickard and his pet dog were attacked when _________.

A. swimming in the pond                     B. he was teasing a kangaroo

C. he was walking his dog                    D. dragging his dog out from water

2.In Australia, kangaroos ________.

A. get along rather peacefully with people        B. are only seen in zoos

C. frequently attack people and pets             D. can be found swimming in ponds

3.The kangaroo attacked the man and his dog probably because ________.

A. the man struck it in the throat               B. it wanted to drown the dog

C. the man wanted to drown it                 D. the dog chased it

4.As a result of the attack, ________.

A. the kangaroo was killed

B. Rickard was left a deep impression

C. kangaroos should be under stricter protection

D. the dog was drowned dead

You can see lots of kangaroos (袋鼠) in Australia, and not only in zoos but also outside the cities and towns. You can see them everywhere. Kangaroos are very popular in Australia. They have very strong legs, so they are very good at jumping. Their tails （尾巴） are very strong, too, so when they want to have a rest, they rest on their tails. Kangaroos are also good at looking after their babies. Mother kangaroos keep their babies safe in their pockets.

1.There are many kangaroos _____.

2. Where can we see kangaroos in Australia?

3.Why are kangaroos very good at jumping?

4.How do kangaroos rest when they want to rest?

5.What are kangaroos good at doing?

    Eating kangaroos instead of cattle and sheep has been given a scientific stamp of approval by

the government’s top climate change adviser.

The belch（嗳气） of millions of farm animals is a major contributor to Australia’s greenhouse

gas emissions（排放）, notes professor Ross Garnaut in a major report to the government on global warming.

Kangaroos, on the other hand, breathe out little amounts of methane（甲烷） gas.

If farmers were included in a system requiring industry to buy permits for the gas they

produce, the cost of meat would rise and could lead to a change in eating habits, says Garnaut.

“For most of Australia’s human history---around 60,000 years –the kangaroo was the main

source of meat,” he says.

“It could again become important. However, there are some barriers to this change, including livestock and farm management issues, consumer resistance and the gradual nature of change in food tastes.”

Garnaut cites a study looking at the potential for kangaroos to replace sheep and cattle for

meat production in Australia’s rangelands, where kangaroos are already harvested.

The study concludes that by 2020, beef cattle and sheep numbers could be reduced by seven

million and 36 million respectively, allowing for an increase in kangaroo numbers from 34 million now to 240 million by 2020.

This would be more than enough to replace the lost lamb and beef production, and kangaroo

meat would become more profitable than cattle and sheep as the price of emissions permits increased.

Garnaut’s report says livestock, mainly cattle and sheep, are responsible for some 67% of

agricultural greenhouse gas emissions.

Despite being the national animal and appearing on the Australian coat of arms, kangaroos are

slaughtered in the wild each year to control their numbers and much of the meat is used for pet food.

The idea of farming them for human consumption is controversial, but many Australians

already eat kangaroo meat.

55．Which of the following statements is true about kangaroos?

       A．Kangaroos have appeared on a scientific stamp.

       B．Kangaroos breathe out air containing little methane gas.

       C．Kangaroos are the main source of meat for Australians.

       D．Kangaroos are protected in a way because they are national animals.

56．All the following are factors that prevent kangaroos from being the main source of meat for Australian except ________.

       A．Whether the price of the kangaroo meat is acceptable

       B．Whether consumers like the new idea.

       C．How the farms are run.         

       D．Whether consumers become used to eating the meat

57．The underlined word “controversial” in the last paragraph is closest in meaning to ______.

       A．acceptable          B．positive        C．negative        D．arguable

58．What’s the main idea of the passage?

       A．Kangaroos may replace other animals in Australia in the near future.

       B．People aren’t willing to eat kangaroo meat.

       C．People are called on to eat kangaroo meat to reduce global warming.

       D．Kangaroos pollute the environment less than other animals.