The Australian continent is a land like no other. Its animals, plants and landscapes have evolved (演化) over one thousand years, and there are about a million different natural species （物種）in Australia. More than 80 per cent of the country’s plants and animals are unique to Australia, along with most of the fish and almost half the birds.

Australia has more than 140 species of marsupials (有袋動物)，including koalas, wombats and the Tasmanian devil, now found only in the Australian wilderness. More than 750 species of birds have been recorded in Australia, 350 of which are found nowhere else in the world. Among them are the kookaburra, the rainbow lorikeet and fairy penguins. There are also 55 differernt species of macropods―the kangaroo family―native to Australia. They vary greatly in size and weight, ranging from half a kilogram to 90 kilograms.

The country has been making every effort to protect its natural heritage. Despite the large size of the continent, the majority of Australians live on the coast and in major cities―around 75 per cent of Australia’s population lives in city areas.

Australia is the driest continent on earth. Its center has one of the lowest rainfalls in the world and about three-quarters of the land is dry. These dry areas extend from the large central deserts to the western coast. Soils in these areas are very poor compared to other deserts. This has given Australians a great challenge.They have to make the best use of the variety of regions to meet the competing demands of agriculture, economy and conservation.

 

60．What does the first paragraph mainly tell us?

       A. Australia is a very large country.

B. Australia has a very long history.

C. Australia has its unique natural species.

D. Australia has the largest number of plants and animals in the world.

61．Wombats and the Tasmanian devil are the names of        .

       A. plants               B. animals              C. places                D. people

62．About        kinds of birds can only be found in Australia.

       A. 140                   B. 350                   C. 400                   D. 750

63．Most of Australians live        .

       A. in the middle of the country             B. in the countryside

C. in the west of the country               D. in the coastal cities

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　　The Indian Ocean is the third-largest ocean in the worl　D.Only the Pacific and the Atlantic are larger.More than one-fifth of all the world’s water supply is in the Indian Ocean.

　　The Indian Ocean touches four different continents.To the south is Antarctica and to the east is Australi　　A.Africa lies to the west and Asia lies to the north.There are several important islands in the Indian Ocean.These include Madagascar,the largest one,which is near Africa,and Sri Lanka,which is near Indi　　A.There is also a group of islands called the Seychelles near the African coast.

　　The Indian Ocean is extremely important to the countries in Southeast Asi　　A.Strong winds from the Indian Ocean bring warm weather and heavy rains which are necessary for growing foo　D.

1.We may conclude that ______.

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　A.India is larger than Antarctica

　B.the Indian Ocean is to the east of Australia

　C.Madagascar is larger than Sri Lanka

　D.the Indian Ocean is larger than the Atlantic

2.Sri Lanka lies near ______.

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　A.Madagascar

　B.Africa

　C.the African coast

　D.India

3.Of all the oceans in the world,the Indian Ocean contains more than ______.

　A.5 percent of the world’s water

　B.15 percent of the world’s water

　C.20 percent of the world’s water

　D.50 percent of the world’s water

4.The word “supply” in the third sentence means ______.

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　A.liquid or wet

　B.big or large

　C.store or saving

　D.amount or quantity

5.A good title for this passage is ______.

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　A.The Indian Ocean

　B.An Interesting Continent

　C.Warm Weather from an Ocean

　D.The World’s Water Supply

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