Two months ago,I went to Australia for a meeting with my workmate (同事) ,Chris.We decided to drive across the country after the meeting. The drive would take four days and most of it was across the desert (沙漠) .

      The first day was a lot of fun because we were happy to hear each other ’s joke. But on the third day? we began to get bored. We were quite quiet for some hourks when Chris saw some kangaroos (袋鼠) . We were both excited and decided to take a closer look. Chris drove very quickly to catch up with (赶上) them. We got closer and closer when we heard a loud BANG!

    Chris stopped the car and we got out. Behind the car was a large kangaroo lying on the ground. Chris went over to it and put his cap on its head. He took off his sunglasses and put them on the kangaroo and did the same with his jacket. Then he put his arm around the kangaroo and told me to take a photo of them together. I took out my camera. When I was focusing (调整焦距) the camera,I saw the kangaroo move (移动) .It suddenly woke up,and ran away before we could do anything.

    I started laughing but Chris looked worried. He said his wallet was in the jacket I started laughing even louder. I stopped laughing when he said that our car keys were also in the jacket.

() 11. Why did the writer go to Australia?

   A. For a meeting. B. For a trip.

   C. For a holiday. D. To see his friend.

() 12. How long would the drive take according to their plan?

   A. One day. B. Four days.

   C. Half a month. D. Two months.

() 13. What does the underlined word “bored” mean in Chinese?

   A. 无聊的   B. 疲劳的   C. 饥饿的   D. 困倦的

() 14. Why did they hear a loud BANG?

   A. Because there was something wrong with their car.

   B. Because someone else was hunting them.

   C. Because something fell off their car.

   D. Because their car knocked down a kangaroo.

() 15. What can we know from the passage?

   A. The writer took a photo of Chris and the kangaroo.

   B. The kangaroo ran away together with Chris's wallet and their car keys in his jacket.

   C. They decided to walk across the desert.

   D. The writer was still very happy with his friend at last.

    Do you want to know something about children in Africa? What do they do for fun every day? Find out here:

    Education (教育) School is expensive for many African children. Lots of families can' t pay for vschool uniforms or exercise books even though (尽管) they don 't  have to pay for school.

For those lucky enough to go to school,they have a lot to learn. Some take two language classes: English or French,and their first language. There is aLso Maths,science,history,social studies and geography. Chores take up much of children 's  time after school.

   They have to get water and firewood for the family every day. Also there 's cleaning,washing and helping mum with the meal.

   Daily (日常) fun It's not all work and no play. Sports are very popular. Children can make goals (球门) with twigs (树枝) and their own footballs with string (绳子) . They play in the country (乡村) and streets of old towns. There’re many football teams for young people in Africa.

    Internet It's really expensive to get on the Internet. To get online for 20 hours costs over 600 Most people don't have enough money for the fee (费用) . Egypt and South Africa are the top two users (用户) of the Internet in Africa. All the people in the two countries can get on Internet.

   Some schools have computer lessons but few students can enjoy computer fun at home.

() 7. The underlined word “Chores” probably means .

   A. 网上冲浪   B. 家务杂活   C. 体育活动   D. 家庭作业

() 8. Sports are very popular in Africa because children .

   A. don't need to pay for sports   B. can play all kinds of ball games

   C. don't like to go to school   D. don't like to do their homework

() 9. The passage is mainly (主要) about .

   A. education in Africa   B. children's school life in Africa

   C. the Internet in Africa   D. children's everyday life in Africa

() 10. From the passage,we can infer (推断) that in Africa .

   A. basketball is popular among children

   B. children in Africa have to pay for school

   C. some children in Africa have to take two foreign language classes

   D. people in Egypt and South Africa may get higher pay than people in the other countries

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