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The   red kangaroo⁽¹⁾ is a famous special   Australian animal . It moves by jumping on its long hind⁽²⁾ legs . Its long , heavy tail helps it keep   its balance . If it is run after , a large kangaroo⁽¹⁾ can reach a speed of 40 kilometers⁽³⁾ an hour . One jump may be 8 meters⁽⁴⁾ long and up to 3 meters⁽⁴⁾ high .

The   red kangaroo⁽¹⁾ is found⁽⁵⁾mainly⁽⁶⁾ in the drygrasslands⁽⁷⁾ of Australia . It usually   travels in small groups . Each group has about 12 kangaroos⁽¹⁾ .

When   a baby red kangaroo⁽¹⁾ is born , it weighs⁽⁸⁾ only 28 grams⁽⁹⁾ ! After being born , it crawls⁽¹⁰⁾ through the mother's fur⁽¹¹⁾ to her pouch⁽¹²⁾ .   In hard times , the mother kangaroo⁽¹⁾ can stop the baby from   being born till⁽¹³⁾ there   is enough grass for her to eat .

The   mother feeds the baby called a " joey " with milk from her body .   The joey will spend at least⁽¹⁴⁾ a   year in the pouch⁽¹²⁾ .

If a  kangaroo⁽¹⁾ is being run after and cannot run away , it will   turn and fight . It will lean⁽¹⁵⁾ back   on its tail and kick with its hind⁽²⁾ legs . These legs are very , very strong and have   large claws⁽¹⁶⁾ .   The front legs are used to hold , not to box with as you often see in cartoons   .

Kangaroos⁽¹⁾ can live for up to 20 years   . A kangaroo⁽¹⁾ never stops growing bigger   , so an old kangaroo⁽¹⁾ can be very large . There   are probably millions⁽¹⁷⁾ of kangaroos⁽¹⁾ of all types in Australia . They were very   important food for Aborigines .

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1.A kangaroo⁽¹⁾ can jump ________.   A. as high as 8 meters⁽⁴⁾   B. as fast as 8 meters⁽⁴⁾   C. as high as 3 meters⁽⁴⁾   D. as long as 3 meters⁽⁴⁾

2.We can see from the   passage that __________-.   A. all kangaroos⁽¹⁾ are found⁽⁵⁾ in the drygrasslands⁽⁷⁾   B. you can not find red kangaroos⁽¹⁾ anywhere except in the drygrasslands⁽⁷⁾   C. it's easy to find red kangaroos⁽¹⁾ in drygrasslands⁽⁷⁾ on the earth   D. red kangaroos⁽¹⁾ are used⁽¹⁸⁾ to living in drygrasslands⁽⁷⁾

3.According to the passage ,   which sentence is NOT true⁽¹⁹⁾ ?   A. A red kangaroo⁽¹⁾ likes to live in groups .   B. A joey feeds on grass as its mother does .   C. A kangaroo⁽¹⁾ uses the hind⁽²⁾ legs to kick its enemy⁽²⁰⁾ .   D. An old kangaroo⁽¹⁾ is usually bigger than a young one .

4.Which is the best title   for the passage ?   A. A Strong Animal-Kangaroo   B. A Dangerous Kangaroo⁽¹⁾   C. A Large Animal   D. A Real Australian

1. kangaroo 英[ˌkæŋgəˈru:] 美[ˌkæŋɡəˈru]   n. 袋鼠

2. hind [haɪnd]在后的

3. kilometers   kilometer的复数   kilometer 英 [ˈkɪləˌmi:tə] 美 [kɪˈlɑmɪtɚ, ˈkɪləˌmitɚ]   n. 千米, 公里

4. meters   meter的复数、第三人称单数   meter 英 [ˈmiːtə(r)] 美 [ˈmiːtər]   n;n. 米, 公尺

5. found [faʊnd]发现

6. mainly 英[ˈmeɪnli] 美[ˈmenli]   adv. 大体上, 主要地

7. grasslands   grassland的复数   grassland 英 [ˈgrɑ:slænd] 美 [ˈgræslænd]草原, 草地

8. weighs   weigh的第三人称单数   weigh 英 [weɪ] 美 [weɪ]   v. 重量, 称重量

9. grams   gram的复数   gram 英 [græm] 美 [ɡræm]   n. 克

10. crawls   crawl的第三人称单数   crawl 英 [krɔ:l] 美 [krɔl]   v;n. 爬, 爬行, 匍匐而行

11. fur 英[fɜ:(r)] 美[fɚ]   n;n. 毛皮

12. pouch [paʊtʃ]小袋

13. till [tɪl]   conj. 在…以前, 直到…为止

14. least 英[li:st] 美[list]   n;adj;adv. 最少, 最小

15. lean [li:n]   v;adj;v. 倚靠, 倾斜

16. claws   claw的复数、第三人称单数   claw 英 [klɔ:] 美 [klɔ]   n;v. 爪, 钳

17. millions   million的复数   million 英 [ˈmɪljən] 美 [ˈmɪljən]   adj;n. 百万

18. used [ju:st]   adj;adj. 习惯于

19. true 英[tru:] 美[tru]   adj;n. 真实的, 正确的

20. enemy 英[ˈenəmi] 美[ˈɛnəmi]   n. 敌人, 仇人

This   morning , as I was getting the children ready for school , I helped them   prepare breakfast and pack their lunches . I reviewed⁽²¹⁾spelling   words with them and made sure that their homework was collected in their bags   . I had seen the weather forecast⁽²²⁾ for   the day and knew it was going to remain cool all day . I suggested   they wear sweaters for the walk to us stop . My kids chose to repulse⁽²³⁾ my advice . My son decided that all he needed was a   T-shirt , not a sweater .

I   didn't force them to wear sweaters and we went to the bus stop . It is   a full kilometer walk to the top of a treeless⁽²⁴⁾ hill   and the wind felt like a knife cutting through the skin . My children endured⁽²⁵⁾ the cold until halfway⁽²⁶⁾ ,   when I gave them with the sweaters I had quietly carried under   my arm . Then took them without complaint , and I bit my tongue from   saying , " I told you so ."

What   I was asking my children to do was to trust me . Trust Mom to have their best   interests in mind . Trust Mom to know what she is talking about . Even though   they didn't know that I had read the outdoorthermometer⁽²⁷⁾ before   they woke up and I had seen the day's weather forecast⁽²²⁾ , I wanted them to trust me . By ignoring me , they   were saying that they didn't believe I knew what was best for them . What   they knew was that yesterday was a warm enough day for shorts . What they   knew was that it was warm enough in the house to wear shorts . Therefore ,   they felt sure enough to make their own decision on what to wear outside .

Too   many times we depend on what we know of yesterday , and how we feel today ,   and so we make decisions based on them . Too many times we think that we know   better , so we can deal with things better . But we are wrong .

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5.It can be inferred from   the first paragraph that _______.   A. the author didn’t believe in her children   B. the author took her children to school every morning   C. the author’s children always followed her advice   D. the author had a very busy morning that day

6.The word “ repulse⁽²³⁾ ” in the first paragraph means _______.   A. refuse   B. follow   C. seek⁽²⁸⁾   D. doubt

7.What can be learned from   the passage ?   A. The author’s children always ignore her .   B. The author takes great care of the children in life .   C. The author’s children always make wrong decisions .   D. The author always force her children to wear sweaters .

8.The author writes this   passage to _______.   A. tell the readers how to ask for advice   B. offer advice on how to teach   children   C. explain the importance of trusting others   D. give advice on how to make decisions

21. reviewed复查

22. forecast 英[ˈfɔ:kɑ:st] 美[ˈfɔrkæst]   n;v. 预报, 预测

23. repulse [rɪˈpʌls]拒绝

24. treeless 英[ˈtri:ləs] 美[ˈtrilɪs]无树木的

25. endured   endure的过去式、过去分词   endure 英 [ɪnˈdjʊə(r)] 美 [ɪnˈdʊr]   v;v. 忍受, 忍耐

26. halfway 英[ˌhɑ:fˈweɪ] 美[ˌhæfˈweɪ]在中途, 到一半

27. thermometer 英[θəˈmɒmɪtə(r)] 美[θərˈmɑmɪtə(r)]   n. 温度计

28. seek [si:k]   v. 寻找, 探索