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Four seasons of a tree （阅读） 三．阅读理解（15 小题，每小题 2 分，满分 30 分） (A)Australia is the smallest continent( 洲) in the word. It is a little smaller than China. It is to the south of the equator(赤道).So when it is summer in our country, it is winter in Australia. Australia has a small population ( 人口).The population of Australia is nearly the same as that of Shanghai, a city in China. Australia is famous for its sheep and kangaroos(袋鼠).After a short drive from any town, you will find yourself in the middle of white sheep. Sheep are everywhere. Have you seen a kangaroo? It has a “bag” below its breast( 胸 ) The mother kangaroo keeps its baby kangaroo in the “bag”. It is very strange, isn’t it? China is than Australia. A. larger B. large C. small D. smaller 52．It is in Australia when it is summer in our country. A. autumn B. spring C. winter D. summer The population of Australia is almost the same as that of in China. Beijing B. Tianjin C. Nanjing D. Shanghai Australia is famous for its . A. kangaroos B. deer C. elephants D. birds 55 Why does the passage say the kangaroos is a strange animal ?--- Because . it is a kind of bird B. it has a “bag” below its breast C. it is a kind of fish D. it is very dangerous Name Name Personal information Norman Bethune Born in 1890,A doctor in Canada Died in November, 1939 in China, Came to China in March 1938 Celine Dion Born in Canada, A singing star, In 1997 sang My Heart Will Go On for the film Titanic Thomas Thomas Born in 1847,in USA, Made over 1,000 inventions, Died in 1931 Mark Twain Born in 1835, in USA, A writer in USA, Died in 1910, Wrote The Adventure of Tome sawyer Bill Gates Born in 1955, in USA, Wrote Business @the Speed of Thought, Owns Microsoft Company 56. is from Canada. A. Bill Gates B. Mark Twain C. Thomas Thomas D. Celine Dion 57．The was born in 1835. A. inventor B. singer C. doctor D. writer 58．My Heart Will Go On is the name of a . A. book B. song C.story D. film 59．Dr Bethune worked in China for about years. A.