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我们都非常熟悉澳大利亚，但是我们不一定了解是何人、何时发现澳大利亚的。那么我们就通过下面的短文来了解更多的有关信息吧。DiscoveringAustraliaOnMay13，1787，afleetofEnglishshipssetsailforAust

raliawithabout750people.Thesemenandwomenwerenotordinarypassengers.TheywereconvictsbeingsenttoAustraliaaspunishmentfortheircrimes.LawsinEnglandduri

ngthatperiodwereveryharsh(苛刻的)，andpeoplewerepunishedseverelyforeventhesmallestcrimes.Amancouldbesentencedtodeathforhuntingonanotherman’spropertyorhe

couldbeputtodeathforchoppingdownsomeoneelse’stree.Formanyothercrimes，thepunishmentwas“transportation”．Thegui

ltypersonwasshippedtoadistantlandwherehewasforcedtoworkwithoutpay.Oftenwomenandchildrenwereshippedtootherland，too.

In1770，CaptainCookhaddiscoveredthecontinentofAustraliaandclaimeditforEngland.Atfirst，Englandfoundnouseforth

isvastlandontheothersideoftheworld，butthentheAmericanRevolutiontookplace.Englandcouldnolongershiptheirconvicts(囚犯)totheAmeri

cancolonies.SosheturnedtoAustraliaasagoodplaceforherprisoners.Aformernavalcaptainwaspickedtoaccompanytheconvictstothenewc

olony.Hisjobwastohelpthembuildasettlementwhichhewouldgovern.Thecaptainwasgladtogo.Hebelievedtheconvictscoul

dlearntoliveinpeace.Hefelttheywouldobeythelawsinanewcountry.InJanuary1788，theEnglishfleetanditsstrangecargo(船货)landedinAustralia

.Afterdaysofsearching，thecaptainfoundafineharbor.Thelandnearbyhadtreesandstreams.Theconvictcolonymadeanewbeginninghere.Aus

tralia’shistoryhadbegun.SectionⅠWarmingUp&Reading—Preparing1．brochuren．小册子2．ecologyn.生态学；生态3．migrantn.移居者

；移民；候鸟4．tolerancen.宽容；忍受5．citizenn.市民；公民6．autonomousadj.自治的7．celebrationn.庆祝；庆典8．reservationn.保留；预定9．heri

tagen.遗产；继承物10．splendourn.壮丽；杰出；壮观11．fortnightn.两星期12．cradlen.摇篮；发源地13．policyn.政策；方针14．barriern.障碍物；栅栏；屏障1．asso

ciatewith与……联系2．outofrespect出于尊敬3．indefenceof...为……辩护4．beadequatefor适合……5．besuperbto比……优越1．Australiaisapopulardesti

nationwithtouristsfromallovertheworldwhocometoexperienceitsuniqueecology.澳大利亚是一个受人欢迎的旅游胜地，世界各地的游客来到这里体验它独特的生态环境。2．Itisalso_possible_to_climb_

the_rock，butmostpeopledon’tdothisoutofrespectfortheAboriginalpeoplewhoconsidertherocktobesacred.要爬上岩

石也是可能的，但大多数人出于对那些土著居民的尊敬而不这样做，因为他们认为这岩石是神圣的。3．Drive250kmnorthwestwardsfromHobartalongtheA10highwayand_you’ll_arriveatthesouther

nendofthemagnificentCradleMountainNationalParkandWorldHeritagearea.从霍巴特沿A10公路朝西北方向行驶250公里，你就来到景色壮观的摇篮山国家公园暨世界遗产保护区的南端。4．Why

doyouthinkthepopulationofAustraliaissosmallwhenitissuchalargecountry?既然澳大利亚是如此大的一个国家，那么你认为它的人口为什么那么少呢？ⅠScanthetextandthench

oosethebestansweraccordingtothetext.1．Thetextmaybe________．A．apostcardfromsomeoneonholidayB．anadvertisem

entC．anewspaperarticleD．partofatextfromanencyclopedia2．WhichofthefollowingisNOTthecharacterofAustrali

a?A．Itcoverstwocontinents.B．Itisalsoacontinent.C．Itisthesixthlargestcountryintheworld.D．Itscentreismainlydeser

tanddrygrassland.3．WhatdoAustraliaDaycelebrationsencourage?A．Tolerance.B．Respect.C．Friendship.D．Alltheabove.4．Whicho

neisNOTtrueabouttheamazingrock?A．ItispartofoneofAustralia’s14WorldHeritageSites.B．Itrisesabout335metresoutofavast，flatsandyplain.C．Itappearstochang

ecoloratdifferenttimesoftheday.D．Noonehasclimbeditoutofrespect.5．Citizenshipceremoniesdon’tinclude________．A．d

isplaysofsinginganddancingfrommanyofthemigrants’homelandsB．thetastingoffoodfromallovertheworldC．morethan

9，000peoplewillbecomeAustraliancitizensD．over200locationsacrossthenationwalkaroundUluru答案：1－5.DADDDⅡFillintheblanksac

cordingtothetext.Australiaisinthesmallestcontinent－Oceania.Itisa1.____________(main)drycountry2.____________onlyafewcoasta

lareasthat3.____________(have)adequaterainfall.MostAustralianslivein4.____________south-easterncoastalarea.Thecentreofthec

ontinenthasfew5.____________(settle)．Australiaisapopulardestinationwithmanytourists6.____________(come)toexperience7.

____________(it)uniqueecology.ThoughAustralianstatesareautonomous，ithasafederalgovernment8.____________(respon

sibility)formattersthataffectpeoplealloverthecountry.Thefederalparliamentis9.____________(locate)inCanber

ra.10．________AustraliaDay，inover200locationsacrossthenation，over9，000peoplewillbecomeAustraliancitizens.答案：1.mainly2.with3

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