About three million people have migrated to Britain since World War ll.They are mainly from the West Indies,India and()
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Australia is the world's smallest continent and largest island, a relatively young nation established in an ancient land. Its development represents a triumph(胜利)over remoteness and a harsh landscape.
It is generally accepted that Australia's original inhabitants, the aboriginal(土著的)people, have lived on the continent for 40,000 to 60,000 years. They were also its sole(唯一的)human inhabitants until two centuries ago. Indonesian traders probably visited Australia's northwest but it was unknown to the rest of the world until the 1600s. A huge south land appeared on maps before 200 AD but its existence was not confirmed until the 17th century when Portuguese, Spanish and Dutch merchants ventured into Asia.
The first European settlement of the continent--by the British--began in 1788, on the site now occupied by Sydney, Australia's largest city. There were then about 1500 Europeans and an estimated 300,000 aboriginal people in Australia. The population has reached 2.25 million by 1881, 5.41 million by 1921 and 7.4 million by the end of World War II(1945). It increased sharply, partly because of a large postwar immigration program, and reached more than 17 million in 1991, despite a decline that began in the 1970s in the natural increase and net immigration. The rate of population increase in the 40 years after world war II, about two percent, has halved.
Australia is one of the most urbanized countries in the world, with about 70 percent of the population living in the 10 largest cities. Australians have a high standard of living by world standards. The flag of Australia is the only one to fly over a whole continent in the world. The small Union Jack represents the historical link with Britain, the largest star has six points for each of the states and one point for the territories, and the small stars form. the Southern Cross - a prominent of the southern hemisphere night sky.
1. The passage is written to _____.
A. present a general picture of Australia
B. persuade people to travel in Australia
C. tell people the history of Australia
D. describe the characteristic of Australia
2. The first sentence in paragraph 1 mainly suggests that _____.
A. Australia is a strange country
B. it is not easy to find Australia
C. Australia has contradictory(矛盾的)features
D. Australia is a continent and a country as well
3. Which statement about Australia's population can NOT be inferred? _____
A. The population change is a gradual increase.
B. The population increased rapidly for a time owing to the government's special policy.
C. The rates of population increase in different periods varied.
D. The rate of population increase before World War II was about one percent.
4. The word urbanized means _____.
A. of towns or cities
B. of emergency
C. of suburbs
D. of the countryside
5. Which of the following statements is NOT true? _____
A. The large star on the flag of Australia has seven points.
B. People were certain of Australia's existence before 200 AD because it had appeared on maps.
C. Australia enjoy relatively high standard of living compared with people in other countries.
D. The aboriginal people of Australia were its only human inhabitants before the 18th century.
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Traffic in India means a mixture of all kinds of vehicles on the road.About 700 000 new cars have been sold in India in the last twelve months, and about twice that many used cars have been traded
The country' s 35 million motorcycles and scooters make it the world s largest two-wheel market.But because there are still big differences in people' s incomes, the roads are full of a whole variety of vehicles, lots of them not motorised
A ride with a taxi driver in New Delhi gives a flavour of a typical Indian-style. traffic jam with all kinds of vehicles held up in city streets or in long lines on narrow country lanes Cars, lorries and buses back up behind a cart pul led by or animal or another."India has everything on the roads."the taxi driver says."You have to watch out for pedestrian
bicycles, carts, cows, donkeys and even elephants.Three things were recommended to drive here, a horn, brakes and good luck Just then we were stopped by a young boy and his cow.(判断正误)
26.The number of second-hand cars traded in the last twelve months is 1, 400, 000.()
27.Because there are 35 million people in India.India is the world’ s largest two- wheeled market.()
28.Because the amount of money that people earn is so different there are so many different types of vehicles in India.()
29.Because the roads are very bad, motor vehicles often held up in India.()
30.The brakes.the horn and luck are three important things in India.()
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A.1935
B.1936
C.1937
D.1938
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About three million people have migrated to Britain since World War ll.They are mainly from the West Indies,India and()
AIndonesia
BSingapore
CHong Kong
DPakistan
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What are the effects of the World WarⅠ have on Britain ?
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Some 260 million people in the world have an adequate working knowledge of English.
There are some 260 million native speakers of English in the world.
It is almost impossible to estimate the number of people with an adequate working knowledge of English.
People learn English for a variety of reasons.
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by the end of world war ii,britain had gone heavily into debt in order to develop its manufacturing industry and borrowed large amounts from the us and france. ()
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A、agriculture
B、the energy industry
C、the service sector
D、the manufacturing industry
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A.Europe
B.the United States
C.Africa
D.the West Indies, Indies and Pakistan
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The number of speakers of English in Shakespeare’s time is
estimated (估计) to have been about five million. Today it is estimated that some
260 million people speak it as a native language, mainly in the United States,
Canada, Great Britain, Ireland, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand. In
addition to the standard varieties of English found in these areas, there are a
great many regional and social varieties of the language as well as various
levels of usage that are employed both in its spoken and written
forms.
In fact, it is impossible to estimate the number
of people in the world who have acquired an adequate (足够的) working knowledge of
English in addition to their own languages. The purpose for English learning and
the situations in which such learning takes place are so varied that it is
difficult to explain and still more difficult to judge what forms an adequate
working knowledge for each situation.
The main reason
for the widespread demand for English is its present-day importance as a world
language. Besides serving the indefinite needs of its native speakers, English
is a language in which some of important works in science, technology, and other
fields are being produced, and not always by native speakers. It is widely used
for such purposes as meteorological and airport communications, international
conferences, and the spread of information over the radio and television
networks of many nations. It is a language of wider communication for a number
of developing countries, especially former British colonies. Many of these
countries have multilingual populations and need a language for internal
communication in such matters as government, commerce, industry, law and
education as well as for international communication and for entrance to the
scientific and technological developments in the West.Which of the following statements is NOT true
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People from different parts of the world live and work together.
There are almost three million people living and working in the city.
There are super amenities, ranging from the excellent shops and restaurants.
People can enjoy an urban lifestyle with cultural events such as concerts and operas.
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Indonesia
Singapore
Hong Kong
Pakistan
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