According to the author, any city other than a capital______.A．may look like a capitalB．st

The passage suggests that few people______.

A．have parents born in London

B．have been born in London

C．know where Britain really begins

D．know any second-generation

What can we infer from the passage?

A．London is becoming increasingly overcrowded.

B．London cannot contain any more people.

C．London is too expensive for most people.

D．London is less expensive in the suburbs.

According to the author,which of the following is CORRECT?

A．The suburbs are really villages.

B．London is divided into two main parts.

C．The suburbs are getting larger.

D．Most Londoners come from the countryside.

Which of the following is INCORRECT according to the passage?

A．The animal bones show that their disappearance seems to have coincided with increasing dryness.

B．Everybody is convinced that it is the climate change that leads to the extinction of some animals.

C．Field is convinced that it was climate that drove the animals to their death.

D．Both groups unveiled evidence that climate change may have killed off many of Australia"s animals.

The word "demise" in Paragraph 10 can be replaced by______.

A．growth

B．disappearance

C．death

D．loss

What do the experts collect to do the experiments at Cuddie Springs?

A．Animal tracks.

B．Animal pictures.

C．Animal bones.

D．Animal fossils.

The passage is against the idea that______.

A．human activities lead to the extinction of some animals

B．the arid zone leads to the extinction of some animals

C．the climate change leads to the extinction of some animals

D．the colonizers" hunting leads to the extinction of some animals

Whats the central topic of the passage?

A．The bizarre large prehistoric animals in Australia.

B．Human and animals.

C．How the giant Australian animals distinguished.

D．Climate shift killing giant Australian animals.

What does the phrase "caught up" in Paragraph 5 mean?

A．Come from behind and reach someone in front of you by going faster.

B．Get involved in something.

C．Do what needs to be done because you have not been able to do it until now.

D．Try to take hold of something.

Which of the following is NOT the problem that hinders the real invention?

A．There"s a kind of snobbishness in Britain about cleverness and originality.

B．Most British companies tend not to look outside their own factory gates.

C．There is no interest in low technology or simple ideas.

D．New inventions can be put into use.