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Although Australia has a large area,（）of the continent is desert or semi-desert.
A . one third
B . two thirds
C . half
D . more than half
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The geographical structure of Australia is generally divided into threetopographical regions:（）
A . the Eastern Plateau,the Central highlands and the Western Lowlands
B . the Central Plateau,the Western Highlands and the Eastern Lowlands
C . the Western Plateau,the Eastern highlands and the Central Eastern Lowlands
D . the Central Plateau,the Western highlands and the Eastern Lowland
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Australia is a nation of immigrants because the overwhelming majority of the Australian population are（）.
A . white
B . middle class people
C . tourists from other countries
D . immigrants or their descendant
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Western Australia is the biggest Australian state,but its population is only（）of the country.s population.
A . 9%
B . 10%
C . 11%
D . 12%
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Like the island continent of Antarctica,Australia is located entirely in（）
A . the Northern Hemisphere
B . the Southern Hemisphere
C . the North Pole
D . the South Pole
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Why is the southern area of the Northern Territory called the Red Centre of Australia?（）
A . Because Uluru is located there.
B . Because it is extremely hot and dry.
C . Because it consists of miles and miles of red-sand desert and mountain ranges.
D . Because it lies in the tropics.
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Canberra,the capital of Australia,got its name from the word "Canburry",which is an Aboriginal word meaning（）
A . "meeting place"
B . "beautiful garden"
C . "sacred site"
D . "capital city"
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The only places in Australia that experience regular winter snowfall and icy conditions are（）
A . the eastern coastal areas of Queensland
B . the Blue Mountains
C . the New England Tableland
D . the highest peaks of the Snowy Mountains and Victorian Highland
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With regard to its size,Australia is（）country in the world.
A . the third largest
B . the fourth largest
C . the fifth largest
D . the sixth largest
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Adelaide,the capital of South Australia,is internationally known for its（）
A . wine
B . beautiful scenery
C . valuable minerals
D . arts festival
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Australia is almost as big as the US, but has a smaller population.
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The capital city of Australia is ( ).
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Australia is colloquially described as “the Land Down Under” because it lies below the equator on the map.
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Dick was a sailor on a big ship. It went to Japan and Australia, __21__ Dick was often on the ship for several months at a time. When he woke up in the morning and looked out, he only saw the sea, __22__ sometimes a port.
When he was twenty-four, Dick __23__ and bought a small house with a garden in his wife's town. It was far away fromthe sea. Then he had to go back to his ship, and he __24__ home for two months. He went from the port to the town by bus, and was very happy to see his wife again.
The next morning he slept until 9 o'clock. Then he woke up suddenly and looked out of the window. There were trees a few feet __25__. He was very frightened and jumped out ofbed, shouting, "We've hit land!"
21.
A.or
B.did not come
C.so
D.got married
E.away
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The head of state of Australia is ______.
A. the Governor B. the President
C. the Prime Minister D. the Queen of England
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Which of the following statements is NOT true about Australia？
A．Elections for the House of Representatives can only be held within certain periods prescribed in the Constitution.
B．Executive power is vested in the Federal Executive Council, which gives legal form. to cabinet decisions.
C．The Senate has 76 members, representing the states and territories.
D．The House of Representatives has 150 members, representing electoral districts.
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Which kind of animal is not the executive of Australia（）
A．Emu
B．Kiwi
C．Duck-billed platypus
D．Kangaroo
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______ the capital of New South Wales, is the oldest and largest city in Australia.
A．Melbourne
B．Sydney
C．Darwin
D．Canberra
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In Australia, legislative power is vested in the Commonwealth Parliament, which consists of the following EXCEPT______.
A．the Queen
B．the President
C．the Senate
D．the House of Representative
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______ is the capital of Australia.
A．Melbourne
B．Perth
C．Adelaide
D．Canberra
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Melbourne, the second largest city in Australia, is the capital of______state.
A．Queensland
B．Victoria
C．South Australia
D．Western Australia
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Australia is a continent in______and lies between the Indian Ocean and the South Pacific Ocean.
A．Asia
B．Europe
C．Oceania
D．America
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Only two countries in the advanced world provide no guarantee for paid leave from work to care for a newborn child. Last spring one of the two, Australia, gave up the dubious distinction by establishing paid family leave starting in 2011. I wasn't surprised when this didn't make the news here in the United States—we're now the only wealthy country without such a policy.
The United States does have one explicit family policy, the Family and Medical Leave Act, passed in 1993. It entitles workers to as much as 12 weeks' unpaid leave for care of a newborn or dealing with a family medical problem. Despite the modesty of the benefit, the Chamber of Commerce and other business groups fought it bitterly, describing it as "government-run personnel management" and a "dangerous precedent". In fact, every step of the way, as (usually) Democratic leaders have tried to introduce work-family balance measures into the law, business groups have been strongly opposed.
As Yale law professor Anne Alstott argues, justifying parental support depends on defining the family as a social good that, in some sense, society must pay for. In her book No Exit: What Parents Owe Their Children and What Society Owes Parents, she argues that parents are burdened in many ways in their lives: there is "no exit" when it comes to children. "Society expects—and needs—parents to provide their children with continuity of care, meaning the intensive, intimate care that human beings need to develop their intellectual, emotional and moral capabilities. And society expects—and needs—parents to persist in their roles for 18 years, or longer if needed."
While most parents do this out of love, there are public penalties for not providing care. What parents do, in other words, is of deep concern to the state, for the obvious reason that caring for children is not only morally urgent but essential for the future of society. The state recognizes this in the large body of family laws that govern children' welfare, yet parents receive little help in meeting the life-changing obligations society imposes. To classify parenting as a personal choice for which there is no collective responsibility is not merely to ignore the social benefits of good parenting; really, it is to steal those benefits because they accrue (不断积累) to the whole of society as today's children become tomorrow's productive citizenry (公民). In fact, by some estimates, the value of parental investments in children, investments of time and money (including lost wages), is equal to 20-30% of gross domestic product. If these investments generate huge social benefits—as they clearly do—the benefits of providing more social support for the family should be that much clearer.
注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。
What do we learn about paid family leave from the first paragraph？
A．America is now the only developed country without the policy.
B．It has now become a hot topic in the United States.
C．It came as a surprise when Australia adopted the policy.
D．Its meaning was clarified when it was established in Australia.
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Australia can be divided into three big regions，which of the following is not included？（）
A、The Great Dividing Range
B、The Murray
C、The Central Lowlands
D、The Western Plateau
