Australia全英文介绍

AUSTRALIAIt’sthesmallestcontinentintheworldandit’sthebiggestislandintheworld.Geographicallyisolated?1.WhendidthefirstpeoplearriveinAustralia?A.About12,000yearsagoB.About4,000yearsagoC.In1642D.in17702.Wheredidthefirstpeoplecomefrom?A.BritainB.SoutheastAsiaC.NorthAmericaD.SouthAmerica3.WhatthepopulationofAustralianow?A.About18millionB.About35millionC.About80millionD.About100million4.WhatisthecapitalofAustralia?A.SydneyB.MelbourneC.PerthD.Canberra5.WhoaretheAborigines?Whathappenedtothem?TheyaretheindigenouspeopleofAustralia.TheysufferedalotwhentheEuropeansarrived.TheEuropeansstoletheirlandandkilledmanyofthem.QuizQ1:What’sthecapitalofAustralia?Q3:Inwhichcitywerethe2000thOlympicGamesheld?CanberraEnglishSydneyQ2:What’stheofficiallanguage?BriefTimeline1.12,000yearsago:AustralianAborigines2.1770:FirstBritish(JamesCook)3.1788-1867:AustraliaasaBritishpenalcolony(NewSouthWales)4.1850:thefirstgoldrush5.1901:AustraliaasaCommonwealthCountry6.1931:Australiawithamoreindependentgovernment7.1966:GovernmententirelyindependentofU.K.IndigenousAustraliansWheredotheylive?•boomerangsspearTheirculture:art,painting,song,poetryandmythologyThePeoplePopulation:18,000,000Populationgrowthrate:0.87%Ethnicgroups:Caucasian92%,Asian7%,aboriginalandother1%(120,000)Languages:English79.1%,Chinese2.1%,Italian1.9%,other11.1%,unspecified5.8%TheGovernmentConventionalname:CommonwealthofAustraliaCapital:CanberraGovernmenttype:democratic,federal-statesystemrecognizingtheBritishmonarchassovereignAdministrativedivisions:6states(SouthAustralia,NewSouthWales,Queensland,Victoria,TasmaniaandWesternAustralia)and2territories(NorthernTerritoryandtheAustralianCapitalTerritory)TheGovernmentIndependence:1January1901(federationofUKcolonies)Nationalholiday:AustraliaDay,26JanuarySuffrage:18yearsofage;universalandcompulsoryLegalsystem:basedonEnglishcommonlaw;acceptscompulsoryICJjurisdictionTheAustralianFlagTheEconomyGDP(PPP):$773billion(2007)GDPpercapita:$37,300(2007)Agriculturalproducts:wheat,barley,sugarcane,fruits;cattle,sheep,poultryIndustries:mining,industrialandtransportationequipment,foodprocessing,chemicals,steelAustralia’sfarmAustralia’sfarmsmostlylocateonthemiddleandwesternarea,wherefeedsswarmsofcattleandsheep.Theclimateisverysuitable.What’smore,Australiaisacountrythatridesonthebackofsheep!CanberraPopulation–327,0001908–sitechosenforAustralia’scapitalPopulation–320,0001908–sitechosenforAustralia’scapitalSydneyPopulation–4millionLargestandoldestcityinAustraliaHosted2000OlympicsFamouslandmarks–TheSydneyHarbourBridge,TheSydneyOperaHouse,BondiBeachNotthecapitalbutthebiggestcityinAustraliaBeachesinSydneyInSydneytherearethirtybeautifulbeachesIfyouareinSydney,youmustvisitoneofthelongestbridgesintheworld-theSydneyHarbourBridge…TheOperaHouseTheOperaHouseMelbournePopulation–3.6mEstablished1835justbeforeVictoriangoldrushSiteofAustralia’sfirstfederalgovernmentMelbournisthecenteroffashionandart.Anditisafamoustravelingresort.Currency1AUD=6.2435CNYCurrency-noteskangaroocamelcrocodilesharkkoalaUnusualanimalsinAustraliaBeautifulbeachesAyersRockUnderseaworldTheGreatBarrierReefAttractiveplacesinAustraliasurfing