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 2. After reading Jenny's e-mail, the kids are talking about Jenny's travel. Write T (true) or F (false). (L=Li Na, T=Tingting, Y=Yuan Shuai, M= Ma Jian)
L: How lucky Jenny is! She can travel to many famous cities during the summer holiday.
T: Yes. Asia, North America, Europe. Aha, she might travel three continents (大洲) during a month. Everyone, would you like to travel around the world?
M: Of course. I wish I could travel the world if I had enough money. Now I like America best.
Y: Me too. I wish I could explore Antarctica (南极洲) when I grow up.
T: I'd like to visit Australia and see duckbills (鸭嘴兽) and kangaroos (袋鼠).
L: I would like to visit Africa (非洲) or South America. I want to enjoy the tropic jungles (热带丛林) and see the wild animals there.
T: Well, let's search for some information about our favourite places online. Maybe we have a chance (机会) to travel around the world.
( )(1)The kids are talking about their favourite travel.
( )(2)Yuan Shuai is interested in Antarctica.
( )(3)South America has lots of tropic jungles.
( )(4)Tingting wants to see wild animals in Africa.
( )(5)Li Na would like to see tropic jungles.

答案： 2.
(1)T
(2)T
(3)T
(4)F
(5)T

Ⅱ. Continents, countries and cities.
1. The kids have found some information about the world. Read the following and answer the questions.
A continent is one of several very large landmasses (大片陆地) on Earth. Ordered from largest in size to smallest, they are: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, and Oceania.
· Asia It is the most populated continent. The 60% of the total population of the Earth live here.
· Africa It comprises (由……组成) more than 50 countries. It is the hottest and home of the world's largest desert, the Sahara, occupying the 25% of the total area of Africa.
· North America It includes more than 20 countries including the USA as one of the largest economies in the world.
· South America Here is located the largest forest, the Amazon rainforest, which covers 30% of the total area of South America.
· Antarctica It is the coldest continent in the world, completely covered with ice. There are no permanent inhabitants, except for scientists maintaining research stations in Antarctica.
· Europe It is the most economically developed continent with the European Union as one of the biggest economic and political unions in the world.
· Oceania It is the least populated continent after Antarctica, only 0.3% of the total Earth population live here.
(1)Which continent is the smallest in size?
________
(2)Which continent has the largest population?
________
(3)Is Africa the hottest continent?
________
(4)Which is the least populated continent?
________

答案： 1.
(1)Oceania.
(2)Asia.
(3)Yes, it is.
(4)Antarctica.