The Aborigines.
The Maoris.
The Indians.
The Eskimos.
第1题：
The text is written mainly for those_____________.
A．who go to work early
B．who want to lose weight
C．who stay up late
D．who eat before sleep
第2题：
how many british colonies were there in australia until 1900?
A. 4
B. 6
C. 7
D. 5
第3题：
The text is written mainly for those_____________.
A. who go to work early B. who want to lose weight
C. who stay up late D. who eat before sleep
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第5题：
Why didn't the immigrants share the lands with the natives?
A. They thought the Indians were not friendly to them.
B. They wanted to seize the lands as their own.
C. Because North America was first discovered by them.
D. Because the Indian people liked making war to them.
参见第一段句子：“However, these early immigrants from Europe didn't want to share the land with the natives．They killed off many Of the Indians，seized their land or pushed them off to lands farther away．”
第6题：
Australia is the world's smallest continent and largest island, a relatively young nation established in an ancient land. Its development represents a triumph(胜利)over remoteness and a harsh landscape.
It is generally accepted that Australia's original inhabitants, the aboriginal(土著的)people, have lived on the continent for 40,000 to 60,000 years. They were also its sole(唯一的)human inhabitants until two centuries ago. Indonesian traders probably visited Australia's northwest but it was unknown to the rest of the world until the 1600s. A huge south land appeared on maps before 200 AD but its existence was not confirmed until the 17th century when Portuguese, Spanish and Dutch merchants ventured into Asia.
The first European settlement of the continent--by the British--began in 1788, on the site now occupied by Sydney, Australia's largest city. There were then about 1500 Europeans and an estimated 300,000 aboriginal people in Australia. The population has reached 2.25 million by 1881, 5.41 million by 1921 and 7.4 million by the end of World War II(1945). It increased sharply, partly because of a large postwar immigration program, and reached more than 17 million in 1991, despite a decline that began in the 1970s in the natural increase and net immigration. The rate of population increase in the 40 years after world war II, about two percent, has halved.
Australia is one of the most urbanized countries in the world, with about 70 percent of the population living in the 10 largest cities. Australians have a high standard of living by world standards. The flag of Australia is the only one to fly over a whole continent in the world. The small Union Jack represents the historical link with Britain, the largest star has six points for each of the states and one point for the territories, and the small stars form. the Southern Cross - a prominent of the southern hemisphere night sky.
1. The passage is written to _____.
A. present a general picture of Australia
B. persuade people to travel in Australia
C. tell people the history of Australia
D. describe the characteristic of Australia
2. The first sentence in paragraph 1 mainly suggests that _____.
A. Australia is a strange country
B. it is not easy to find Australia
C. Australia has contradictory(矛盾的)features
D. Australia is a continent and a country as well
3. Which statement about Australia's population can NOT be inferred? _____
A. The population change is a gradual increase.
B. The population increased rapidly for a time owing to the government's special policy.
C. The rates of population increase in different periods varied.
D. The rate of population increase before World War II was about one percent.
4. The word urbanized means _____.
A. of towns or cities
B. of emergency
C. of suburbs
D. of the countryside
5. Which of the following statements is NOT true? _____
A. The large star on the flag of Australia has seven points.
B. People were certain of Australia's existence before 200 AD because it had appeared on maps.
C. Australia enjoy relatively high standard of living compared with people in other countries.
D. The aboriginal people of Australia were its only human inhabitants before the 18th century.
第7题：
Passage Two
The earliest immigrants to North America found Indians already living there. The Indians numbered about 500,000 at that time. Their society was a primitive society, but they lived peacefully and welcomed the white strangers to the land. However, these early immigrants from Europe didn't want to share the land with the natives. They killed off many of the Indians, seized their land or pushed them off to lands farther away. Today the Indians, not more than halfa million, live in poverty and misery on the land on which they were once masters.
The earliest immigrants were the Spanish, who settled in the southern part of what is now the US The next large group were the English, after the English came the French, Dutch, Irish, Germans, and other nationality groups, mostly European.
Another early group to arrive were the Negroes. But they were brought in as slaves from Africa. They didn't win freedom till generations later.
40. Who were the earliest people living in North America?
A. The Spanish.
B. The English.
C. The Negroes.
D. The Indians.
第8题：
What would happen if women's wages were raised?
A. The imput of labor would be increased.
B. The unemployment rate would go up.
C. Those who have jobs would all become better off.
D. Women as a group would earn more than before.
此题为细节题。文章的最后一段内可以找到句子：The result will be a surplus(过剩)of labor。如果政府干预提高女性的工资待遇，将会导致劳动力过剩，从而引起失业率上升的问题。所以选答案 B。
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