1、Unit 3 AustraliaPeriod 单元预习课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 islan
2、ds.The mainland 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 e
3、arth.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 the soil.Some
4、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 size as Western
5、 Europe.1What is the largest island on Earth?_2What is the size of the Western Australia?_【答案】 1.The mainland of Australia.2It is about the same size as Western Europe.根据词性及英文释义写出单词的正确形式1_vt.to join (people or things) together；to connect (ideas，etc.) in ones mind2_adj.enough for the purpose；sufficie
6、nt3_n act of protecting against attack4_n plan of action in directing affairs chosen by a government，political party ，business，etc.5_nmarking of a happy or important day，events，etc.with festivities and rejoicing6_vt.to allow (sth.that one dislikes or disagrees with)7_nperson or animal that moves fro
7、m one place to live or work in another8_adj.perfect in form，quality etc；wonderful；excellent；splendid9_nbooking【答案】 1.associate 2.adequate 3.defence4policy 5.celebration 6.tolerate 7.migrant 8.superb 9.reservation短语填空associate with；be famous for；be made up of；be located in；out of respect；make a reser
8、vation；in celebration of1She did it_for her teacher.2They_all the right people socially.3Greece_the south of Europe.4Id like to_to London，for July 5.5A large part of Africa_thick forest.【答案】 1.out of respect 2.associate with 3.is located in 4.make a reservation 5.is made up of背诵下列教材中出现的句型，体会黑体部分的用法1
9、Australia is the only country that is also a continent.澳大利亚是唯一一个既是国家又是大陆的国家。2It is the sixth largest country in the world and is in the smallest continentOceania.它是世界上第六大国家，并且位于最小的大陆大洋洲。3It is also possible to climb the rock，but most people dont do this out of respect for the Aboriginal people who c
10、onsider the rock to be sacred.要爬上这个巨石也是可能的，但大多数人出于对土著人的尊重而不这么做，因为他们认为这块岩石是神圣的。从三个选项中选择最佳答案1The passage mainly tells us about_Asome aspects of AustraliaBtours outside HobartCseeing Australia by train2The third article is taken from a(n)_AencyclopediaBadvertisementCnews report3Why do most of Australia
11、ns live in the southeastern coastal area?ABecause its not hot there.BBecause the centre of the country is mainly desert and dry grassland.CBecause people find it easy to go swimming in the southeastern coastal area.4 “Aboriginal people have lived near.” The underlined word means_Aold Bancient Cnativ
12、e【答案】 1.A 2.B 3.B 4.C完成下列表格Official name Commonwealth of AustraliaCapital CanberraPopulation 20 million， approximately 80% live in the 1._ area.Area 7，686，850 square kilometers，the 2._ largest country in the world.The number of states 6Famous for Its huge，3._，bright sunshine，enormous number of sheep
13、 and cattle and its unusual wildlife.4._ On 26 January，many people who come from overseas will become Australian citizens.Travel fromSydney to Perth View 5._，plains of the Nullarbor，and 6._.Travel from Adelaide to DarwinObserve 7._，the rusty reds of Australias center，and the tropical splendor of Dar
14、win.8._ It appears to change color，from grey red at sunrise to burning red at dusk.Cradle Mountain National ParkIt is famous for its 9._，lakes and ancient forests.There is 10._ and a range of short walks.【答案】 1.southeastern coastal 2.sixth 3.open spaces 4.Australia Day 5.blue mountains 6.a variety o
15、f wildlife 7.the rolling hills 8.Uluru Rock 9.mountain peaks 10.a walking track完成下面课文缩写include；the only；make up of；autonomous；because of；large；whom ；popular with；quantity；mainAustralia，the sixth 1._ country in the world，is 2._ country that is also a continent in the smallest continentOceania.And it
16、is 3._ six states which are 4._ in some areas of government.As a whole，it is a 5._ dry country where there are a few coastal areas to support 20 million Australians，80% of 6._ live in the southeastern coastal area.Australia is 7._tourists all over the world，8._its huge，open spaces，bright sunshine，large 9._of sheep and cattle and its unusual wildlife，kangaroos and koalas 10._【答案】 1.largest 2.the only 3.made up of 4autonomous 5.mainly 6.whom 7.popular with 8.because of 9.quantities 10.included
