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 come from elsewhere. Australia's liberal postwar immigration policies led to an influx of survivors from war­torn 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.

　　本文介绍了澳大利亚的社会结构和人口组成的相关情况。

　　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.

　　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.

　　答案　D

　　解析　句意理解题。根据第一段前两句可知，澳大利亚不同地区的社会形态等相差不大；划线句中的sharp ear是指“灵敏的耳朵”。由此可以推知，这句话的大意是“很难听出不同地区方言的差异”。因此选D项。

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