Yet，contrary to widespread belief，very few Australians have true prisoner origins.Within only one generation of the arrival of the First Fleet in 1788，Australia had become a nation of immigrants.Originally coming almost entirely from the British Isles，today one in three Australians comes from elsewhere.Australia’s liberal postwar immigration policies led to an influx of survivors from war-torn Europe，most notably Greeks，Italians，Poles and Germans.

　　The emphasis has shifted in recent years and today the majority of new immigrants are from Southeast Asia.Today Australia is a ‘blend of nations’ and although some racism exists，it has generally been a successful experiment and the country is justifiably proud to have one of the most harmonious multicultural communities in the world.

　　1．What does the writer mean by saying “It takes a sharp ear to identify regional accents.” in the first paragraph?

　　A．Australians speak standard English with no local accents whatsoever.

　　B．You have to practice a lot to learn to understand the different accents.

　　C．The Australian regional accents are very difficult to understand indeed.

　　D．There is not much difference between the accents in different areas of Australia.

　　解析　句意理解题。从文章第一段前两句可以看出，在澳大利亚，不管是城市还是乡镇，人们之间并没有很大的差异，如果要辨认地方口音的话，需要人们有很好的耳朵才行，所以选D。

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