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1、Unit 3 Australia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。Discovering AustraliaOn May 13, 1787, a fleet of English ships set sail for Australia with about 750 people. These men and women were not ordinary passengers. They were convicts being sent to Australia as punishment for thei

2、r crimes.Laws in England during that period were very harsh（苛亥ij的），and people were punished severely for even the smallest crimes. A man could be sentenced to death for hunting on another man, s property or he could be put to death for chopping down someone else s tree. For many other crimes, the pu

3、nishment was “transportation”. The guilty person was shipped to a distant land where he was forced to work without pay. Often women and children were shipped to other land, too.In 1770, Captain Cook had discovered the continent of Australia and claimed it for England. At first, England found no use

4、for this vast land on the other side of the world, but then the American Revolution took place. England could no longer ship their convicts（囚犯）to the American colonies. So she turned to Australia as a good place for her prisoners.A former naval captain was picked to accompany the convicts to the new

5、 colony. His job was to help them build a settlement which he would govern. The captain was glad to go. He believed the convicts could learn to live in peace. He felt they would obey the laws in a new country.In January 1788, the English fleet and its strange cargo （船货）landed in Australia. After day

6、s of searching, the captain found a fine harbor. The land nearby had trees and streams. The convict colony made a new beginning here. Australia, s history had begun.Section I Warming Up & ReadingPreparing自主探究-巩固新知自学导引窗口但住新知感懵明其意n重点单词1. brochure n.2. ecology n.3. migrant n.4. tolerance n.5. citizen n

7、.6. autonomous adj.7. celebration n.8. reservation n.9. heritage n.10. splendour n.11. fortnight n.12. cradle n.13. policy n.14. barrier n.重点婚丁1. associate with2. out of respect3. in defence of.4. be adequate for5. be superb to小册子生态学；生态移居者；移民；候鸟宽容；忍受市民；公民自治的庆祝；庆典保留；预定遗产；继承物壮丽；杰出；壮观两星.期摇篮；发源地政策；方针障碍物

8、；栅栏；屏障用其活与联系出于尊敬为辩护适合比优越重点句型仿其神1. Australia is a popular destination with tourists from all over the world who come to experience its unique ecology.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. It is also possible to climb thejock, but most people don t do this out of respect for the Aboriginal people

9、who consider the rock to be sacred.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. Drive 250 km northwestwards from Hobart along the A10 highway and you ll arrive at the southern end of the magnificent Cradle Mountain National Park and World Heritage area.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

10、 世界遗产保护区的南端。4. Why do you think the population of Australia is so small when it is such a large country?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？语篇理解I Scan the text and then choose the best answer according to the text.1. The text may be.A. a postcard from someone on holidayB. an advertisementC. a newspaper

11、 articleD. part of a text from an encyclopedia2. Which of the following is NOT the character of Australia?A. It covers two continents.B. It is also a continent.C. It is the sixth largest country in the world.D. Its centre is mainly desert and dry grassland.3. What do Australia Day celebrations encou

12、rage?A. Tolerance.B. Respect.C. Friendship.D. All the above.4. Which one is NOT true about the amazing rock?A. It is part of one of Australia s 14 World Heritage Sites.B. It rises about 335 metres out of a vast, flat sandy plain.C. It appears to change color at different times of the day.D. No one h

13、as climbed it out of respect.5. Citizenship ceremonies don t include.A. displays of singing and dancing from many of the migrants? homelandsB. the tasting of food from all over the worldC. more than 9, 000 people will become Australian citizensD. over 200 locations across the nation walk around Ulur

14、uII Fill in the blanks according to the text.Australia is in the smallest continentOceania. It is a 1.(main) dry country 2. only a few coastal areas that 3. (have)adequate rainfall. Most Australians live in 4. south-eastern coastal area. The centre of the continent has few 5. (settle).(come) to expe

15、rience 7. (it) unique ecology. Though Australian states are autonomous, it has a federal government 8.(responsibility) for matters that affect people all over the country.The federal parliament is 9.(locate) in Canberra.10. Australia Day, in over 200 locations across the nation, over 9, 000 people will become Australian citizens.答案:1. mainly 2. with 3. have 4. the 5. settlements 6. coming 7. its 8. responsible 9. located 10. On