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The Aborigines (澳洲土著) have lived in Australia for about 60,000 years. They painted pictures inside caves, and these are the rock paintings that have given us so much information about Aboriginal life. For example, some of the paintings that are about 10,000 years old show men with boomerangs. From this we know that the Aborigines started using boomerangs for hunting at that time. Other pictures show kangaroos, so we know that there were kangaroos at that time.

The Aborigines believed that spirits made people, animals and plants, and that these spirits still live in the earth. For Aborigines, no one can own the earth—the earth belongs to the spirits.
In 1700, there were many Aboriginal groups with a population of 750,000 all over Australia, and there were probably more than 240 different Aboriginal languages. The groups did not have a leader. Instead, things were decided by the older men in a group. People from different groups often travelled hundreds of miles to meet each other.
Aboriginal life changed when an English boat arrived in Australia in 1770. Many Aborigines were killed in the wars that they had with the English. More Europeans came, and they started taking land from the Aborigines. The Europeans also brought new illnesses that killed the Aborigines. The result is that today there are only about 300,000 Aborigines in Australia.
【小题1】 The Aborigines painted pictures       .
A.on animals’ furB.on the land
C.on the treeD.on the rock
【小题2】 What do you think the Aborigines used boomerangs to do?
A.To paint.B.To hunt.C.To fight.D.To play.
【小题3】. The Aborigines thought        were the most important on the earth.
A.peopleB.animals C.spiritsD.plants
【小题4】 In an Aboriginal group        decided things.
A.the older menB.the leader
C.the EnglishD.the Europeans
【小题5】The number of the Aborigines is small today       .
A.because their living condition was very bad
B.because the English killed a lot of them in the wars
C.because of the new illnesses the Europeans brought them
D.because of the wars and the new illnesses

If you travel in the city of Kunming, you can’t miss the Kingdom of Little People. It opened in the summer of 2009 in the mountains in Kunming.
There are tiny animals, little beautiful cottages (小屋) and small furniture in the park. The big attraction of the park is the performances by little people. Many little people work in the park. Twice a day, they perform for visitors. They sing, dance and give a magic show. People who want to work in the park should be between eighteen and forty years old from any part of the country. And they should be under 130 cm in height.
The creator of the park is a rich businessman. He wants the park to be like a fairyland. And he wants to do something good for dwarfs in China. This theme park has brought together people of unusual stature (身高). They enjoy being part of the community and impressing tourists with (给……深刻印象) their courage and skills.
Are you interested in this fairyland? How about having a visit in the Kingdom of Little People?
【小题1】What is special about the Kingdom of Little People?

A.It is very huge.
B.It is in the mountains.
C.Dwarfs perform for visitors.
D.It looks like a fairyland.
【小题2】What can we find in the park?
①Some small cottages.
②Some big animals.
③Some big castles.
④Some giants.
⑤Some small furniture.
⑥Some small animals.
A.①⑤⑥B.①②⑤C.②③④D.③④⑥
【小题3】Who may get a job in the Kingdom of Little People?
A.A 17-year-old boy with a height of 135 cm.
B.A 19-year-old boy with a height of 125 cm.
C.A 40-year-old man with a height of 135 cm.
D.A 41-year-old man with a height of 129 cm.
【小题4】The underlined word “dwarfs” means “________” in Chinese.
A.残疾人B.智力障碍者C.盲人D.侏儒
【小题5】Which of the following is TRUE?
A.You can watch the performance only once a day.
B.A dwarf came up an idea to create the park.
C.Dwarfs have a chance to show their talent in the park.
D.The Kingdom of Little People is a theme park for children.

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