An Introduction to AustraliaDo you know Australia? Australia, th

An Introduction to Australia
Do you know Australia? Australia, the largest island in the world, comprises the mainland of the Australia continent, the island of Tasmania（塔斯马尼亚岛）and numerous smaller islands. It is a little smaller than China. It is in the south of the Earth. Australia is big, but its population is not large. The population of Australia is nearly as large as that of Shanghai. Australia ranks highly in many international comparisons of national performance, such as quality of life, health, education, economic freedom, and the protection of civil liberties and political rights.
The government has made enough laws to fight 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 the 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（袋鼠）.After a short drive from any town, you will find yourself in the middle of white sheep. Sheep, sheep, everywhere are sheep. The kangaroo is an unofficial symbol of Australia, and appears as an emblem on the Australian coat of arms, on some of its currency, and is used by some of Australia' s well known organizations. The kangaroo is important to both Australian culture and the national image, and consequently there are numerous popular culture references.
1.Australia is ______.
A、the largest country in the world
B、as large as Shanghai
C、not as large as China
D、the largest island in the north of the Earth
【正确答案】：C
【题目解析】：事实细节题。本文主要介绍了澳大利亚的一些大概情况。文章第一段对澳大利亚的地理位置及人口等情况作了基本介绍。澳大利亚是世界上最大的岛国，位于地球的南端，它的人口几乎和上海一样多。据此A、B、D三个选项与原文信息不匹配。根据第一段的第二句"Australia is the largest island in the world. It is a little smaller than China."可知答案为C。