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。Unit 3 AustraliaDiscovering 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 punishme
2、nt for their crimes.Unit 3 AustraliaLaws in England during that period were very harsh(苛刻的)，and people were punished severely for even the smallest crimes.A man could be sentenced to death for hunting on another mans property or he could be put to death for chopping down someone elses tree.For many
3、other crimes，the punishment 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.Unit 3 AustraliaIn 1770，Captain Cook had discovered the continent of Australia and claimed it for England.At
4、first，England found no use 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.Unit 3 AustraliaA former naval captain was pic
5、ked to accompany the convicts to the new 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
6、(船货)landed in Australia.After days of searching，the captain found a fine harbor.The land nearby had trees and streams.The convict colony made a new beginning here.Australias history had begun.Section Warming Up&ReadingPreparingUnit 3 Australia栏目导引自学导引语篇理解Unit 3 Australia1_ n小册子2_ n.生态学；生态3_ n.移居者；移民
7、；候鸟4_ n.宽容；忍受5_ n.市民；公民brochureecologymigranttolerancecitizen栏目导引自学导引语篇理解Unit 3 Australia6_ adj.自治的7_ n.庆祝；庆典8_ n.保留；预定9_ n.遗产；继承物10_ n.壮丽；杰出；壮观autonomouscelebrationreservationheritagesplendour栏目导引自学导引语篇理解Unit 3 Australia11fortnight n._12cradle n._13policy n._14barrier n._两星期摇篮；发源地政策；方针障碍物；栅栏；屏障栏目导引
8、自学导引语篇理解Unit 3 Australia1associate _与联系2out of _出于尊敬3in _ of.为辩护4be _ for适合5be superb _比优越withrespectdefenceadequateto栏目导引自学导引语篇理解Unit 3 Australia1Australia is a _ destination _ 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。2It is _
9、，but most people dont do this out of respect for the Aboriginal people 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。popularwithalso possible to climb the rock栏目导引自学导引语篇理解Unit 3 Australia3_ 250 km northwestwards from Hobart along the A10 highway _ at the southern
10、 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世界遗产保护区的南端。4Why do you think the population of Australia is so small _ 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？Driveand youll arrivewhen栏目导引自学导引语篇理解Unit 3 Aus
11、tralia Scan the text and then choose the best answer according to the text.1The text may be_Aa postcard from someone on holidayBan advertisementCa newspaper articleDpart of a text from an encyclopedia栏目导引自学导引语篇理解Unit 3 Australia2Which of the following is NOT the character of Australia?AIt covers two
12、 continents.BIt is also a continent.CIt is the sixth largest country in the world.DIts centre is mainly desert and dry grassland.栏目导引自学导引语篇理解Unit 3 Australia3What do Australia Day celebrations encourage?ATolerance.BRespect.CFriendship.DAll the above.4Which one is NOT true about the amazing rock?AIt
13、is part of one of Australias 14 World Heritage Sites.BIt rises about 335 metres out of a vast，flat sandy plain.CIt appears to change color at different times of the day.DNo one has climbed it out of respect.栏目导引自学导引语篇理解Unit 3 Australia5Citizenship ceremonies dont include_Adisplays of singing and dan
14、cing from many of the migrantshomelandsBthe tasting of food from all over the worldCmore than 9，000 people will become Australian citizens Dover 200 locations across the nation walk around Uluru答案：15.DADDD栏目导引自学导引语篇理解Unit 3 Australia Fill in the blanks according to the text.Australia is in the small
15、est 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)栏目导引自学导引语篇理解Unit 3 AustraliaAustralia is a popular destination with many tourists 6._(co
16、me)to experience 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 ing 7.its 8.responsible 9.located 10.On栏目导引自学导引语篇理解Unit 3 Australia本部分内容讲解结束 按ESC键退出全屏播放
