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 a flowing 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 “mixture of nations” and although some racism exists,it has generally been a successful experiment and the country is reasonably proud to have one of the most harmonious multicultural communities in the world.

　　【语篇导读】本文是一篇说明文。介绍了澳大利亚的历史、地理、人口分布和经济特征。

　　5.What does the writer mean by saying “has little more than a passing familiarity with the desert” in the second paragraph?

　　A.The major population has a close relationship with the desert.

　　B.The fast-paced cities are just located by the desert.

　　C.The major population knows little about the desert.

　　D.The major population is familiar with the people living in the desert.

　　解析:句意猜测题。这句话的意思是“将近有90%的澳大利亚人口生活在节奏快速的沿海城市中,对于沙漠也只不过略知一二”。

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