YoucanseekangarooseverywhereinAustralia.TheyappearonTV，inbooksandintheshops.Thegovernmentevenplanstoputthemonpassports(护照).Althoughit'sthebestlovedanimalinAustraliamillionsofkangaroosarekilledeveryyear.WhypeopleaskdotheAustralianskillthem?Quitesimplytherearetoomanyofthem.

ThenumberofkangaroosinAustraliaisbelievedtobe20-25million.Itisasmuchas7millionmorethanthenumberofpeoplelivinginthecountry.

Thereareseveralreasonsforthegrowthinthekangaroonumbers.Thereisplentyofwaterintheplaceswherekangaroosliveandmanyofthedingoes―dogsthatliketokillandeatkangaroos，arenotthereanymore.

Kangaroosalsoproduce(繁殖)theyoungalltheyearround.Whenafemalekangaroogivesbirth(生育).shegetspregnantagainimmediately(马上).

Thelargenumberofkangaroosmeanssomekangaroosdon'tgetfoodtoeat.Theyaresohungrythattheybreakintofarmsandfightagainstotheranimalsforfood.

Tosolvetheproblem，theAustraliangovernmentallowsacertainnumberofkangaroostobekilledeachyear.

Manypeopledon'tthinkthatit'srighttokillkangaroosbutthegovernmentthinksthatitisonlyhelpingthefarmers.

Australiasells5millionkilosofkangaroomeateveryyear―itisusedtomakehamburgersandmeatfordogs.

( )1.What'sthemainideaofthispassage?

A. WhytherearesomanykangaroosinAustralia.

B. WhypeopleinAustraliakillacertainnumberofkangarooseveryyear.

C. WhatkangaroosdotofarmersinAustralia.

D. Whykangaroosneedfood.

( )2.Thereasonforthekillingofkangaroosisthat .

A.peopledon'tlikethem B.farmersarehungry

C.theykillfarmers D.therearetoomanyofthem

( )3.Fromthepassagewelearnthat .

A. therearemorepeoplethankangaroosinAustralia

B. allpeopleliketheideaofkillingkangaroos

C. onlypeopleeatkangaroomeat

D. dingoeslivedinthesameplaceasthekangaroosbefore

( )4.Thewritertalkedabout reasonswhytherearetoomanykangaroosin

Australia.

A.2 B.