Question

【题目】Australia is __________ Englishspeaking country in the southern part of the world. It's a __________ smaller than China. It is in the __________of the earth. So when it is hot summer in __________, it's cold winter in Australia.

Australia is big, but the population there is __________. The population of Australia is almost the same __________that of Shanghai, a city in China.

Australia is famous for its __________ and kangaroos. You will find __________ in the middle of white sheep there. Sheep, sheep, __________is full of sheep. Have you ever seen a kangaroo? It has a “bag” on the front of its body. The __________ kangaroo keeps its baby kangaroo in the “bag”. It is very interesting, isn't it?

【1】A. large B. larger C. largest D. the largest

【2】A. much B. little C. more D. few

【3】A. north B. west C. south D. east

【4】A. China B. New Zealand C. Brazil D. South Africa

【5】A. small B. more C. much D. many

【6】A. so B. for C. such D. as

【7】A. horses B. cats C. bears D. sheep

【8】A. you B. yourself C. your D. yours

【9】A. somewhere B. where C. nowhere D. everywhere

【10】A. girl B. son C. father D. mother

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】B

【3】C

【4】A

【5】A

【6】D

【7】D

【8】B

【9】D

【10】D

【解析】试题分析：这篇说明文介绍了澳大利亚的地理位置、人口和动物。

【1】句意：澳大利亚是世界上最大的讲英语的国家。考查形容词最高级。定冠词the可用于最高级前面。in the southern part of the world在世界的南部，是一个较大范围，根据句意语境，可知用形容词最高级，故选D。

【2】句意：它比中国小一点。考查副词辨析题。smaller较小的，small的比较级，可用much、（a）little等修饰。根据句意语境，可知选B。

【3】句意：它在地球的南部。考查名词辨析题。四个选项都是方位名词，根据第一句Australia is the largest English-speaking country in the southern part of the world.，可知在南方，故选C。

【4】句意：所以在中国炎热的夏天，澳大利亚是寒冷的冬天。考查名词辨析题。四个选项都是专有名词，指国家。根据句意语境，可知是中澳两国对比，故选A。

【5】句意：澳大利亚很大，但是那里的人口很少。考查形容词辨析题。but表转折，表示两个并列句意义相反。big大的，根据句意语境，可知用small，故选A。

【6】句意：澳大利亚的人口几乎与中国的上海一样。考查连词辨析题。the same as与…同样的，固定短语。根据句意语境，可知选D。

【7】句意：澳大利亚以绵羊和袋鼠闻名。考查名词辨析题。根据下文You will find yourself in the middle of white sheep there.，可知是sheep，故选D。

【8】句意：你会发现自己身处白色的羊群之中。考查反身代词。根据句意语境，可知需用反身代词，your和yours都是物主代词，you和主语重复，都可排除，故选B。

【9】句意：羊，羊，到处都是羊。考查动词辨析题。full of满是/尽是，即到处都是。根据句意语境，可知选D。

【10】句意：袋鼠妈妈把它的袋鼠放在“袋子”里。考查名词辨析题。A. girl女儿；B. son儿子；C. father父亲；D. mother母亲。根据句意语境和实际情况，可知ABC三项意思都与句意不合，故选D。