2017届高考英语一轮基础知识复习：Unit 5 Canada-“The True North”（新人教版必修3）
<p> <span word="Unit">Unit</span> 5 <span word="Canada">Canada</span>-“<span word="The">The</span> <span word="True">True</span> <span word="North">North</span>”</p><p> Ⅰ.阅读理解</p><p> <span word="Considering">Considering</span> <span word="Australia">Australia</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="size">size</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="settlements">settlements</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="apart">apart</span>, <span word="Australian">Australian</span> <span word="society">society</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="remarkably">remarkably</span> <span word="homogeneous">homogeneous</span> ( 同种的). <span word="Its">Its</span> <span word="citizens">citizens</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="fundamentally">fundamentally</span> <span word="prosperous">prosperous</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="cities">cities</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="towns">towns</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="however">however</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="miles">miles</span> <span word="divide">divide</span> <span word="them">them</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="takes">takes</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sharp">sharp</span> <span word="ear">ear</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="identify">identify</span> <span word="regional">regional</span> <span word="accents">accents</span>.</p><p> <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="difference">difference</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="lifestyle">lifestyle</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="settlers">settlers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="people">people</span>. <span word="Almost">Almost</span> 90 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="population">population</span> <span word="lives">lives</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fast">fast</span><span word="paced">paced</span> <span word="cities">cities</span> <span word="along">along</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="coast">coast</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="more">more</span>_<span word="than">than</span>_<span word="a">a</span>_<span word="passing">passing</span>_<span word="familiarity">familiarity</span>_<span word="with">with</span>_<span word="the">the</span>_<span word="desert">desert</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="cities">cities</span> <span word="preserve">preserve</span> <span word="images">images</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="colonial">colonial</span> <span word="heritage">heritage</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="overall">overall</span> <span word="impression">impression</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="modern">modern</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="buildings">buildings</span> <span word="reflecting">reflecting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="youth">youth</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="contrast">contrast</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rural">rural</span> <span word="communities">communities</span> <span word="tend">tend</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="slow">slow</span><span word="moving">moving</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="conservative">conservative</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="Australia">Australia</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> “<span word="ridden">ridden</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sheep">sheep</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="back">back</span>”， <span word="a">a</span> <span word="reference">reference</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="wool">wool</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="main">main</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="earner">earner</span>. <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="longer">longer</span> <span word="dominant">dominant</span> (主宰的) . <span word="Much">Much</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Australia">Australia</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="relatively">relatively</span> <span word="sound">sound</span> <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="achieved">achieved</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="natural">natural</span> <span word="coal">coal</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="wheat">wheat</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="diamond">diamond</span> <span word="producer">producer</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>. <span word="Newer">Newer</span> <span word="industries">industries</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="tourism">tourism</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="wine">wine</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="increasingly">increasingly</span> <span word="important">important</span>. <span word="Australians">Australians</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="generally">generally</span> <span word="friendly">friendly</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="relaxed">relaxed</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="modest">modest</span> <span word="sense">sense</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="humor">humor</span>.</p><p> <span word="Yet">Yet</span>, <span word="contrary">contrary</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="widespread">widespread</span> <span word="belief">belief</span>, <span word="very">very</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="Australians">Australians</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="true">true</span> <span word="prisoner">prisoner</span> <span word="origins">origins</span>. <span word="Within">Within</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="generation">generation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="arrival">arrival</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="First">First</span> <span word="Fleet">Fleet</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1788, <span word="Australia">Australia</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="nation">nation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="immigrants">immigrants</span>. <span word="Originally">Originally</span> <span word="coming">coming</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="entirely">entirely</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="Isles">Isles</span>, <span word="today">today</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="Australians">Australians</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="elsewhere">elsewhere</span>. <span word="Australia">Australia</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="liberal">liberal</span> <span word="postwar">postwar</span> <span word="immigration">immigration</span> <span word="policies">policies</span> <span word="led">led</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="flowing">flowing</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="survivors">survivors</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="war">war</span><span word="torn">torn</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span>, <span word="most">most</span> <span word="notably">notably</span> <span word="Greeks">Greeks</span>, <span word="Italians">Italians</span>, <span word="Poles">Poles</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Germans">Germans</span>.</p>
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