1、Unit 3 The land down under課堂檢測一Reading訓練要點 能把握課文的主旨、大意。對長難句的理解準確。能讀懂與課文主題相同、難度相當的材料。智能訓練.課文理解從A、B、C、D四個選項中選出與所給句子意義相同或相近的選項。1.Captain James Cook went on a scientific journey and claimed the east coast of the continent for British crown.A.Captain Cook found the continent by travelling.B.Cook found th

2、e continent and said it belongs to Britain.C.Cook found the continent and said it belongs to the crown.D.Cook found the continent and said the east coast of the continent belongs to Britain.答案:D2.Some Australian Aborigines still live in a similar way to their ancestors,while others live in cities,to

3、wns and the country in the same way as their fellow Australians.A.Some Aborigines live in the same way as their ancestors,but others live in the same way as the major Australians.B.All Aborigines live in the same way as their ancestors.C.All Aborigines live in the same way as the major Australians.D

4、.All above are wrong.答案:A3.Some of the vocabulary used “down under” is quite different from what you may have learnt in your English class.A.Some of the vocabulary used “down under” to show different meaning in English.B.“Down under” is a different way to speak English.C.Some vocabulary in Australia

5、n English is different from we have learnt in our English lesson.D.Australian English is difficult than American English.答案:C4.Australia was chosen as a new place where prisoners and criminals were sent.A.The Australian land was used by the prisoners.B.Australia was used as prison by Britain.C.All A

6、ustralians want to send prisoners to England.D.Australians were chosen as persons who sent prisoners.答案:B5.Australia is a young country on an ancient continent.A.Australians are growing old.B.Australians ancestors are older than the continent.C.The country is young,the continent is old and has a lon

7、g history.D.Australians are younger than their country.答案:C.課文濃縮根據課文內容，填入合適的單詞，首字母已經給出。Australia is m (6) up of 6 states and 2 t (7).It is s (8) by two oceans.The c (9) of it is Canberra. The first people came to the continent long,long ago.Their culture was highly d (10).In the 17th c (11),European

8、 settlers arrived.In 1770,Captain Cook c (12) the east coast of it for Britain.Later,a lot of prisoners were sent to Australia.They e (13) new plants and animals.As a r (14),the original Australians suffered.In 1901,the commonwealth of Australia was formed.Many years later,they learnt to respect the

9、 Aborigines.English is the o (15) language of Australia.But Australian English differs a little from British English.答案:6.made 7.territories 8.surrounded 9.capital 10.developed 11.century 12.claimed 13.introduced 14.result 15.official.同步閱讀閱讀下列短文，根據短文判斷正誤。 An Australian woman said she feared for her

10、life after being attacked by what authorities have described as a “rogue kangaroo”. Sylvia Aldren suffered 60 centimeter gashes(切口) to her body and deep wounds in the attack Tuesday by a kangaroo. Aldren said she was picking flowers in her garden about 35 kilometers north of Brisbane when she heard

11、an animal approaching from the forest. The next thing the kangaroo was upon her,kicking her to the ground with its powerful hind legs. “I thought I was going to die,” she told Brisbanes Courier-Mail newspaper.“I grabbed him stop him,but he got on his tail and started kicking mehe was taller than me

12、on his hind legs.” “I tried to get up four or five times but he kept kicking me over,”she said. The kangaroo eventually ran off when neighbors rushed over to help and Aldren was taken to hospital where it took several hours to dress her wounds. She said the kangaroo belonged to a pack of about 50 wh

13、ich lived near her home. Queensland state wildlife officer Terry Harper said officers met with Aldren to discuss what could be done about the animal. He said kangaroo attacks were very rare but people needed to be careful around all wild animals because they could be unpredictable. “This is a very unfortunate incident by what appears to be a rogue kangaroo,”he told reporters.“Kangaroos.are like other native animals,such as koalas,which might look cute,but can give a bite or scratch if people get too close.”16.Aldren was afraid after being attacked by