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1、Unit 3 Australia Warming Up Reading-Language Points.单词拼写1They associate turkey with Thanksgiving.2They soon overcame the language barrier.3He sought for an adequate solution to the problem.4The United States has a federal government.5When the war ended all defences stopped, too.6One of the new gover
2、nments policies (政策) is to cut taxes.7We have established diplomatic relations with the newly independent nations (国家)8China gives its citizens (公民) certain rights.9I flew to New York via (取道) Hong Kong.10It was announced that there would be a celebration (庆典) on Sunday.选词填空1She is very weak, so I c
3、ant associate her with energetic sports.2The two brothers have nothing in_common.They look quite different.3The team is_made_up_of seven persons.4The beauty is more_than words can describe.5The crowd stood in silence out_of_respect for the dead.完成句子1The room is small_but_adequate (虽小但够用)2A lot of mo
4、ney is spent on_defence (在国防方面)3There is a limit to what one person can_tolerate (可以容忍)4In_this_respect (在这方面), we are very fortunate.5Ill call the restaurant and make_a_reservation (预订餐桌).句型转换1She has something to do with the case.She is_associated_with the case.2They are similar and become good fr
5、iends.They have a lot in_common and become good friends.3As winter comes near, its colder and colder.With winter coming near, its colder and colder.4We would have much difficulty in working out such a scientific problem without the help of a computer.It would be much difficult to work out such a sci
6、entific problem without the help of a computer.5If you dont respect others; you wont command the respect of others.Respect others, and you will command the respect of others.阅读理解AAustralia, the last continent, was discovered by ships belonging to some European nations in the seventeenth century.Thes
7、e nations were less interested in changing it into a colony than in exploring it.As in the early history of the United States, it was the English who set up the settlements in Australia.This history and geography of these two British colonies have some other things in common as well.Australia and th
8、e United States are about the same in size, and their western lands are both not rich in soil.It was the eastern coast of Australia and America that the English first settled, and both colonies soon began to develop towards the west.However, this westward movement took place more because the English
9、 were searching for better land than because the population was increasing.Settlements of the western part of both countries developed quickly after gold was discovered in America in 1849 and in Australia two years later.Although the development of these two countries has a lot in common, there are
10、some unusual differences as well.The United States got its freedom from England by revolution while Australia won its independence without having to go to war.Australia, unlike the United States, was firstly turned into a colony by English prisoners and its economic development was in the wheat grow
11、ing and sheep raising.By 1922, for example, Australia had fifteen times more sheep than it had people or almost half as many sheep as there are people today in the United States.Yet, in spite of these and other differences, Australia and the United States have more in common with each other than eit
12、her one has with most of the rest of the world.1Who turned Australia into a colony?ABritain.BSeveral European countries.CThe United States of America.DNone of the above.解析：选A细节理解题。根据第一段第三句可知答案为A项。2In the early history of America and Australia, both colonies developed towards the west firstly for the
13、 reason that_.Athe population was increasing rapidly in the eastBthe English thought there might be richer land thereCgold was discovered thereDfewer people lived there解析：选B细节理解题。从第二段最后一句的前面部分可知答案为B项。3In the early 1920s, _.AAustralia had one fifteenth as many people as sheepBthere were more sheep in
14、 Australia than in the United StatesCthe population in Australia was greater than that of the United StatesDthe United States had twice as many sheep as people解析：选A细节理解题。从最后一段的倒数第二句可知答案为A项。4The last sentence “Australia and the United States have more in common with each other than either one has wit
15、h most of the rest of the world” means_.Athe United States and Australia do not have any main differencesBthe United States and Australia have much in common with each other, but neither of them has as much as they have with other countriesCthe United States and Australia have nothing in common with the rest of the worldDin common with the rest of the world, the United States and Australia have a lot of differences解析：选B句意理解题。作者讲述了美国和澳大利亚的异同之后，得出结论：它们两国之间的共同之处要比它们任何一方与世界其他国家多。故B项意思最相符。BCan dogs and cats live in perfect harmony in the same home? People who are thinking abou
