1819 Unit 3 Section Ⅰ　Reading Warming Up Pre­readingReadingComprehending

1、Unit 3Australia澳大利亚是大洋洲的国家之一，对于澳大利亚你了解多少呢？In land area，Australia is the sixth largest nation after Russia，Canada，China，the United States of America and Brazil.It has，however，a relatively small population.Australia is the only nation to govern an entire continent and its outlying islands.The mainland

2、 is the largest island and the smallest，flattest continent on Earth.It lies between 10° and 39° south latitude.The highest point on the mainland，Mount Kosciuszko，is only 2，228 metres.Apart from Antarctica，Australia is the driest continent.Australia is the driest inhabited continent on Eart

3、h.Its interior has one of the lowest rainfalls in the world and about three­quarters of the land is arid or semi­arid.Its fertile areas are well­watered，however，and these are used very effectively to help feed the world.Sheep and cattle graze in dry country，but care must be taken with

4、 the soil.Some grazing land became desert when the long cycles that influence rainfall in Australia turned to drought.The Australian Federation consists of six states and two territories.Most inland borders follow lines of longitude and latitude.The largest state，Western Australia，is about the same

5、size as Western Europe.两个诱思问题1What is the largest island on Earth?2What is the size of the Western Australia?【答案】1.The mainland of Australia.2.It is about the same size as Western Europe.Section Reading (Warming Up, Pre­reading，Reading & Comprehending)语 言 基 础 自 测.根据词性及英文释义写出单词的正确形式1 vt.to j

6、oin (people or things) together；to connect (ideas，etc.) in one's mind2 adj.enough for the purpose；sufficient3 nact of protecting against attack4 nplan of action in directing affairs chosen by a government，political party，business，etc.5 nmarking of a happy or important day，events，etc.with festivi

7、ties and rejoicing6 vt.to allow (sth.that one dislikes or disagrees with)7 nperson or animal that moves from one place to live or work in another8 adj.perfect in form，quality etc；wonderful；excellent；splendid9 nbooking【答案】1.associate2.adequate3.defence4.policy5.celebration6.tolerate7.migrant8.superb9

8、.reservation.短语填空associate with；be famous for；be made up of；be located in；out of respect；make a reservation；in celebration of1She did it for her teacher.2They all the right people socially.3Greece the south of Europe.4I'd like to to London，for July 5.5A large part of Africa thick forest.【答案】1.ou

9、t of respect2.associate with3.is located in4.make a reservation 5.is made up of教 材 语 篇 细 研.阅读P22课文内容，完成下面课文缩写Australia is in the smallest continentOceania.1. is a mainly dry country with only a few coastal area having adequate rainfall.Most Australians live in the south­eastern 2. (coast)area.T

10、he centre of the continent has few 3. (settle)Australia is 4. popular destination with many tourists coming to experience 5. (it) unique ecology.6. Australian states are autonomous，it has a federal government responsible 7. matters that affect people all over the country.The federal parliament is 8.

11、 (locate) in Canberra.9. Australia Day，in over 200 locations across the nation，over 9，000 people will become Australian 10. (citizen)【答案】1.It2.coastal3.settlements4.a5.its6.Though7.for8.located9.On10.citizens.阅读P2223课文内容，从三个选项中选择最佳答案1The passage mainly tells us about Asome aspects of AustraliaBtours

12、 outside HobartCseeing Australia by train2The third article is taken from a(n) AencyclopediaBadvertisementCnews report3Why do most of Australians live in the south­eastern coastal area?ABecause it's not hot there.BBecause the centre of the country is mainly desert and dry grassland.CBecause

13、 people find it easy to go swimming in the south­eastern coastal area.4“Aboriginal people have lived near.” The underlined word means AoldBancientCnative【答案】1.A2.B3.B4.C.阅读P2223课文内容，完成下列表格Official name Commonwealth of AustraliaCapital CanberraPopulation20 million，approximately 80% live in the 1

14、. area.Area7，686，850 square kilometers，the 2. largest country in the world.The number of states6Famous forIts huge，3. ，bright sunshine，enormous number of sheep and cattle and its unusual wildlife.4. On 26 January，many people who come from overseas will become Australian citizens.Travel from Sydney t

15、o PerthView 5. ，plains of the Nullarbor，and 6. .Travel from Adelaide to DarwinObserve 7. ，the rusty reds of Australia's centre，and the tropical splendor of Darwin.8. It appears to change colour，from grey­red at sunrise to burning red at dusk.Cradle Mountain National ParkIt is famous for its 9. ，