英语六级阅读理解精炼:年轻的大陆澳大利亚
<p> <span word="Australia">Australia</span>1</p><p> <span word="An">An</span> <span word="island">island</span> <span word="country">country</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="whole">whole</span> <span word="continent">continent</span>, <span word="Australia">Australia</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="remarkably">remarkably</span> <span word="cohesive">cohesive</span> <span word="personality">personality</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="which">which</span>, <span word="much">much</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="surprise">surprise</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="markedly">markedly</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="longer">longer</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="infant">infant</span> <span word="colony">colony</span>, <span word="peopled">peopled</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="convicts">convicts</span>2 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="pioneers">pioneers</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="maturing">maturing</span>, <span word="perhaps">perhaps</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="somewhat">somewhat</span> <span word="adolescent">adolescent</span> <span word="individual">individual</span>, <span word="ruggedly">ruggedly</span> <span word="steering">steering</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="vital">vital</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="course">course</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="life">life</span>.</p><p> <span word="Australia">Australia</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sprawl">sprawl</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="rock">rock</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="desert">desert</span>, <span word="fringed">fringed</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="lush">lush</span> <span word="valleys">valleys</span>, <span word="snow">snow</span> <span word="fields">fields</span>, <span word="coral">coral</span> <span word="spectaculars">spectaculars</span>, <span word="storm">storm</span>-<span word="stabbed">stabbed</span> <span word="cliffs">cliffs</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="rolling">rolling</span> <span word="beaches">beaches</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="land">land</span> <span word="rich">rich</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="minerals">minerals</span>, <span word="colors">colors</span>, <span word="curious">curious</span> <span word="flora">flora</span> 3, 230 <span word="species">species</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="mammals">mammals</span>4 , 700 <span word="of">of</span> <span word="birds">birds</span>, 400 <span word="of">of</span> <span word="reptiles">reptiles</span>, 70 <span word="of">of</span> <span word="amphibia">amphibia</span>, 2, 200 <span word="of">of</span> <span word="fish">fish</span> <span word="and">and</span> 50 , 000 <span word="species">species</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="insects">insects</span><span word="and">and</span> <span word="seemingly">seemingly</span> <span word="infinite">infinite</span> <span word="space">space</span> . <span word="Australia">Australia</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="becoming">becoming</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="richest">richest</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>, <span word="materially">materially</span>.</p><p> <span word="Total">Total</span> <span word="area">area</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="continent">continent</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span>, <span word="or">or</span> 25 <span word="times">times</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="size">size</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Ireland">Ireland</span>. <span word="Population">Population</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="bunched">bunched</span> <span word="mainly">mainly</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="coastal">coastal</span> <span word="cities">cities</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="biggest">biggest</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="capitals">capitals</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="countrys">countrys</span> <span word="states">states</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="federal">federal</span> <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="Canberra">Canberra</span>5 . <span word="Canberra">Canberra</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="model">model</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="planned">planned</span> <span word="garden">garden</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="seat">seat</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="university">university</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="smallish">smallish</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="size">size</span> , <span word="but">but</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="importance">importance</span>. <span word="Sydney">Sydney</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="city">city</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="commercial">commercial</span> <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>.</p><p> <span word="Throughout">Throughout</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="basic">basic</span> <span word="accommodation">accommodation</span> <span word="unit">unit</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="motel">motel</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="flat">flat</span> <span word="prefabricated">prefabricated</span>6 <span word="sprawl">sprawl</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="bedrooms">bedrooms</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="prices">prices</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="reasonable">reasonable</span> <span word="and">and</span>, <span word="most">most</span> <span word="important">important</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rooms">rooms</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="excellent">excellent</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="equipped">equipped</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="air">air</span>-<span word="conditioning">conditioning</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="refrigerator">refrigerator</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="tea">tea</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="coffee">coffee</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="facilities">facilities</span>. <span word="Bath">Bath</span> <span word="tubs">tubs</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="rare">rare</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Australians">Australians</span> <span word="prefer">prefer</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="convenience">convenience</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="hygiene">hygiene</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="shower">shower</span>. <span word="Porterage">Porterage</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="services">services</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="rare">rare</span> , <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Australians">Australians</span> <span word="dont">dont</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="smacks">smacks</span> <span word="of">of</span>7 <span word="servility">servility</span>. <span word="After">After</span> <span word="all">all</span>, <span word="this">this</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="land">land</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="equality">equality</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="opportunity">opportunity</span>.</p>
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