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1、Unit3AustraliaPre-readingGlancequicklyatthefivetextsbelowandthenanswerthequestions.1Whattopiciscommontoallfivetexts?2Whataspectofthetopicisdiscussedineachtext(eg.scenery,animals,politics)?3Matcheachreadingpassagewithadescriptionbelow.apostcardfromsomeoneonh
2、olidaypartofatextinanencyclopediapartofatouristbrochureanewspaperarticleanadvertisementReadingGLIMPSESOFAUSTRALIAAUSTRALIACapital:CanberraOfficialname:CommonwealthofAustraliaArea:7,686,850km2Population:20millionHighestpoint:MountKosciuszko,2,228metresaboves
3、ealevelLowestpoint:LakeEyre,15metresbelowsealevelAustraliaistheonlycountrythatisalsoacontinent.Itisthesixthlargestcountryintheworldandisinthesmallestcontinent—Oceania.Itisamainlydrycountrywithonlyafewcoastalareasthathaveadequaterainfalltosupportalargepopula
4、tion.Approximately80％ofAustraliansliveinthesouth-easterncoastalarea,whichincludesAustralia’stwolargestcities—MelbourneandSydney.Thecentreofthecontinent,whichismainlydesertanddrygrassland,hasfewsettlements.Australiaisfamousforitshuge,openspaces,brightsunshin
5、e,enormousnumberofsheepandcattleanditsunusualwildlife,whichincludekangaroosandkoalas.Australiaisapopulardestinationwithtouristsfromallovertheworldwhocometoexperienceitsuniqueecology.Australiaismadeupofsixstates.LikethestatesinAmerica,Australianstatesareauto
6、nomousinsomeareasofgovernment.However,Australiahasafederalgovernmentresponsibleformattersthataffectpeoplealloverthecountry,suchasdefence,foreignpolicyandtaxation.ThefederalparliamentislocatedinCanberra.CITIZENSHIPCEREMONIESPLANNEDAROUNDAUSTRALIAOn26January,
7、AustraliaDay,inover200locationsacrossthenation,morethan9,000peoplewillbecomeAustraliancitizens.“Bythesecitizenshipceremonieswewelcomethosewhohavecomefromoverseasfrommanydifferentculturalandsocialbackgroundsintoourcommunitiesandournation,”saidtheMinisterforC
8、itizenshipandMulticulturalAffairs.“AustraliaDaycelebrationsthatincludepeoplefromsomanybirthplacesareanexcellentwaytoencouragetolerance,respectandfriendshipamongallthepeopleofAustralia.”Mostcitizenshipc
