第九天参观悉尼动物园(Taronga Zoo)悉尼动物园建于1916年，占地75英亩，是澳大利亚最大的动物园之一。下面介绍的是几种澳洲代表性动物，如袋鼠、树袋熊、鸭嘴兽等。袋鼠(kangaroo)：袋鼠虽有鼠名，但它们和老鼠却不同类，因为老鼠是啮齿类动物，而它们却是袋类动物。袋鼠种类很多，如大赤袋鼠、百喉袋鼠、红颈袋鼠、岩袋鼠、羚袋鼠、东澳灰袋鼠等。袋鼠不会行走，只会跳跃，或在前脚和后腿的帮助下奔跳前行。袋鼠图常作为澳大利亚国家的标识，如绿色袋鼠用来代表澳大利亚制造，另外，澳大利亚的国徽上也有袋鼠的图案。树袋熊(koala)：也叫考拉，是澳大利亚最有代表性的一种有袋动物。koala的名字起源于它的特殊行为，koala 是澳大利亚土族语“不喝”的意思。因为koala通常是不喝水的(除非生病)，它们身体所需的水分全部来自它们吃的桉树叶。它们的一生匀以桉树叶为食物，偶尔吃一些其他树叶。鸭嘴兽(platypus)：其嘴和脚像鸭子，尾部像海狸，是世界上仅有的三种生蛋的哺乳动物之一(另两种是刺猬)，鸭嘴兽没有奶头，但在肚子上有一小袋，内分泌乳汁，小鸭嘴兽靠舔乳汁长大。鸸鹋(Dromaiiusnovaehollandiae)：又叫澳洲长寿鸟或澳洲鸵鸟，大型走禽，是仅次于鸵鸟的最大鸟。澳大利亚的国徽上除有袋鼠图案外，还有鸸鹋。文章一 参观悉尼动物园Taronga Zoo is built up the side of a very big hill. When you arrive by ferry on the Zoo Pass, your ticket includes a ride to the top on a Sky Safari gondola system. When I bought our tickets, the lady at the ticket window told me to follow the crocodiles to the zoo ferry. I didn’t know that she was calling the lines of school children crocodiles! In any case, I soon caught on and did follow the children to the correct ferry. What a way to go to the zoo! Your fun starts immediately. We went over on a fast ‘cat’ ferry and returned on a regular type. A few minutes across the great Sydney Harbour, past the Opera House. More photography! You zip up to the top of the zoo and begin walking gradually down. Some people use wheel chairs. Heavily shaded by tall trees, you might feel the heat of summer, but you won’t get sunburned. At this time, the zoo is making a major expansion. It will be world-class when completed. Not that I missed anything although my first glimpse of a kangaroo was difficult as it was sleeping in tall grass. Great bird collection includes penguins. Many native birds have also made their homes in the zoo. You have got to see the giraffes. They have a million dollar view of the Opera House! I tried to get the famous photo of the giraffe lined up perfectly with the view, but they weren’t having it my way. Koalas yes, but the condors were a surprise, a wonderful surprise. For adults, plan about four hours for the ferry, look around, and lunch. If you have children along, add one more hour as there are special places for them to tour including “Backyard to Bush”. 1. What does the ticket-seller refer to when she says “crocodile”?A. lines of primary schools B. lines of school childrenC. groups of playing children D. groups of young visitors2. The writer visits the zoo on a _______ day. A. cold B. cool C. hot D. warm3. The writer probably carries a _______ with him while visiting the zoo. A. young baby B. a school bagC. camera D. bike[1][2]下一页 说明:引用此文请注明出处,并请保留该文章链接地址,谢谢~~文章二 听袋鼠的有趣故事Early in the 18th century, Captain Coo