Sydney is a young city with about 200 years’ history. But in Australia, it is the oldest city. Sydney is
the most populous(人口稠密) city of Australia.
     The climate of Sydney is very good. It’s neither too cold during the winter nor too hot during the
summer. The sky is blue, the air is fresh, and birds sing in the garden. People who live in Sydney seem
to have an easy life. They will tell you, “Don’t worry.”
     A) Many people think that Sydney is one of the most attractive cities in the world. It has many tall
and modern buildings. Among them, Centrepoint Tower is the tallest. Standing on the 305-metre tower,
you will have a great view of the city.
     B) Sydney is famous for its deep harbour. The harbour has many bays and beautiful surf beaches.
Among them, Bondi Beach is the most popular, and it also serves as a large port. Ships carry wool,
wheat and meat from Sydney to other countries.
     People in Sydney like to call themselves Sydneysiders. They are mostly friendly and easy-going.
When they are not working, they love to have a good time at the beach.

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，完成后面的練習。
1. Sydney is _______ of Australia.
A. the capital city      
B. the oldest city 
C. the youngest city      
D. the second largest city
2. The life of the people in Sydney is _______.
3. 請將畫線部分A 翻譯成漢語。
    _______________________________________
4. 請將畫線部分B改為由that引導的定語從句。
    _______________________________________
5. Among all the beaches in Australia, _______ in Sydney is the most popular.

     Australia is the largest island in the world. It is a little smaller than China. It is in the south of the earth.
Australia is big, but its population is small. The population of Australia is nearly as large as that of Shanghai.
Enough laws have been made to fight against pollution. The cities in Australia have got little air or water
pollution. The sky is blue and the water is clean. You can clearly see fish swimming in the rivers. Plants
grow very well.
     Last month we visited Perth, the biggest city in Western Australia,and went to a wild flowers' exhibition. There we saw a large number of wild flowers we had never seen before. We had a wonderful time. Perth
is famous for its beautiful wild flowers. In spring every year Perth has the wild flowers' exhibition. After
visiting Perth, we spent a day in the countryside. We sat down and had a rest near a path at the foot of a
hill. It was quiet and we enjoyed ourselves. Suddenly we heard bells ringing at the top of the hill. What we saw made us pick up all our things and run back to the car as quickly as we could. There were about three hundred sheep coming towards us down the path.
     Australia is famous for its sheep and kangaroos.After a short drive from any town,you will find yourself in the middle of white sheep. Sheep, sheep, everywhere are sheep.

1. Australia is ______.
A. the largest country in the world
B. larger than China
C. as large as Shanghai  
D. not so large as China
2. Enough laws have been made to ______.
A. increase the population
B. grow more plants
C. fight against pollution
D. show wild flowers
3. Perth is ______.
A. the capital of Australia
B. in the west of Australia
C. in the east of Australia
D. the biggest city in Australia
4. In Perth you may visit the wild flowers' exhibition in ______.
A. October
B. January
C. May
D. July
5. Which of the following sentences is true?
A. All the big cities in Australia are seriously polluted.
B. Australia is famous for its sheep, kangaroos and large population.
C. We ran back to the car because we were in the middle of the white sheep.
D. If you go to the countryside in Australia, you will see a large number of white sheep.

     Mr. Hill arrives at London Airport, at the end of a three-week holiday in France. Usually he wears a
beard(留胡須). Since it has been hot there, he has taken it off. But his passport photo shows him with his beard.
     An officer looks at the photo for a moment, and says, "Excuse me, and please sit down. I won’t keep
you long.” With this, he walks away, shows the photo to a second officer and says, "I know that face."
The second officer looks at the passport and asks where Mr. Hill has come from. When he hears that Mr. Hill has arrived back from Paris, the second officer smiles and says, "An Englishman with a beard stole a
painting in Paris on Friday, and that man looks just the kind of man..."
     Suddenly the first officer thinks of who Mr. Hill is. He returns to him, and asks, "Did you teach at the
No. 2 High School?” When Mr. Hill answers, in surprise, that he did, the first officer smiles and says, "I
thought so. I’m Jack Smith. You taught me French. You haven’t changed a bit."
根據(jù)短文，判斷句子正（T）誤（F）。

(     )1. Mr. Hill has just come back from the airport.
(     )2. Mr. Hill has a beard in his photo but not on his face.
(     )3. The first officer is sure he has seen the face in the photo before.
(     )4. The second officer says Mr. Hill stole the painting.
(     )5. Mr. Hill taught at the No.2 High School in France.

     A sign is another kind of language. Here are some of them that you see on the roads.

     Number one is a sign with the number thirty on it. When drivers see this sign , they must not go at more than
thirty kilometres an hour. We see this sign when we are getting near a town. Number two is a sign that we're near
a crossing. We must drive carefully. Number three is a sign that there is a bend in the road. Again, we must drive
slowly and carefully. It is not safe to go round a bend very fast. Number four is a sign that there is another road
coming in from the right. There is a junction at this place. Number five is a sign that there is a hill and number six
is a sign that the road gets narrow. Drivers must go slowly and carefully. Number seven has the word "SCHOOL"
on it. This is a sign that there is a school at the side of the street or the road. Perhaps there are children going to
or leaving school. So drivers must look carefully and go slowly. Number eight is a sign with the letter "P" on it.
The letter "P" means "Parking". At some places, there're the signs "No parking" or "No waiting". If a driver leaves
his car near one of these signs, a policeman may come and write down the number of his car.

1. At the places where you see Sign 1, __________.

A. you are already out of a town
B. you still have thirty kilometres to go
C. there must be many houses and buildings not far away
D. there must be a town thirty kilometres away

2. The underlined word bend probably means __________ here.

A. traffic
B. subway
C. turning
D. danger

3. You have to drive not only slowly but also carefully when you find __________.

A. each of the eight signs
B. either of Signs 2 and 3
C. all of Signs 2, 4, 6 and 7
D. any of Signs 3, 5, 6 and 7

4. People put these signs on the road in order to __________.

A. teach drivers a lesson
B. make drivers even safer
C. stop cars going there
D. learn another kind of language

5. Which can be the best title for this message?

A. Another language.
B. On the road.
C. What to do.
D. Traffic signs.