Question

Australia is a very big country. It also has many big attractions.

The Big Banana

The Big Banana is in Coffs Harbour. It was made in 1964 by John Landy. Landy wanted something to make people come to his fruit shop, so he built the Big Banana. The idea worked. Many people visited his fruit shop and took pictures of the Big Banana. Soon people all over Australia began making big things.

The Big Merino

The Big Merino is in the city of Goulburn. Merinos are a type of sheep. They can live in dry weather. Some places in Australia are very dry, so these sheep are very important to the farmers there. Inside the Big Merino, there is a small museum about the history of wool in Australia. Visitors can also climb up to the Big Merino’s head and look at the view through its eyes.

1.The Big Merino is a           .

A. sheep    B. building    C. museum    D. city

2.The underlined sentence “The idea worked” means “       ”.

A. Australians like to eat bananas

B. Australians began building big things

C. many people came to Landy’s shop

D. many people took photos of the bananas

3.We can learn from the passage that           .

A. Merinos can’t live in dry weather

B. the Big Banana is in the city of Goulburn

C. we can look at the view through eyes of the Big Merino

D. the Big Banana is the most famous building in Australia

4.The best title for the passage may be           .

A. Australia’s Big Attractions

B. Travel to Australia

C. The Big Banana & The Big Merino

D. Australia’s Culture

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.C

4.A

【解析】本文主要介绍了澳大利亚的两个景点---大香蕉和大美利奴羊。

1.题意：大美利奴是一个（只，幢…）_______________。A. sheep羊；B. building建筑；C. museum博物馆；D. city城市。根据第三段The Big Merino is in the city of Goulburn.（大美利奴羊在古尔本市。）和第5、6句Inside the Big Merino, there is a small museum about the history of wool in Australia. Visitors can also climb up to the Big Merino’s head and look at the view through its eyes.（在大美利奴羊内，有一个关于澳大利亚羊毛历史的小型博物馆。游客还可以爬上大美利奴羊的头部，通过它的眼睛观看风景。）可知大美利奴是一个建筑物。可知选B。

2.题意：下画线的句子“The idea worked”的意思是_______________。A. Australians like to eat bananas澳大利亚人喜欢吃香蕉；B. Australians began building big things澳大利亚人开始建造大东西；C. many people came to Landy’s shop很多人来兰迪的店；D. many people took photos of the bananas许多人给香蕉拍照。根据上文Landy wanted something to make people come to his fruit shop, so he built the Big Banana.（兰迪想要让人们来到他的水果店，所以他建了大香蕉。）和下文Many people visited his fruit shop and took pictures of the Big Banana.（许多人参观了他的水果店，拍大香蕉的照片。）可知此句意思是“这个主意起作用了，很多人来兰迪的店。”故选C。

3.题意：我们可以从这篇文章中了解到________________。A. Merinos can’t live in dry weather美利奴斯不能生活在干燥的天气里；B. the Big Banana is in the city of Goulburn大香蕉位于古尔本市；C. we can look at the view through eyes of the Big Merino我们可以通过大美利奴羊的眼睛来看景色；D. the Big Banana is the most famous building in Australia大香蕉是澳大利亚最着名的建筑。根据第三段最后一句Visitors can also climb up to the Big Merino’s head and look at the view through its eyes.（游客还可以爬上大美利奴羊的头部，通过眼睛观看景色。）可知“我们可以通过大美利奴羊的眼睛来看景色。”故选C。

4.题意：这篇文章最好的题目可能是_______________。A. Australia’s Big Attractions澳大利亚的大景点；B. Travel to Australia去澳大利亚旅行；C. The Big Banana & The Big Merino大香蕉和大美利奴羊；D. Australia’s Culture澳大利亚的文化。本文主要介绍了澳大利亚的两个景点----大香蕉和大美利奴羊。根据本文主要内容结合题意和选项可知选A。