2022文职英语专业备考知识：澳大利亚国家概况
澳大利亚
澳大利亚土著人(Aboriginal或者Aborigine)是澳大利亚最早的居民，他们属游牧民族，分散在整个澳大利亚，在欧洲人占领澳大利亚之前，共有500多个部落，人数达七十五万之多。
【例】The Emancipation Proclamation to end the plantation slavery in the south of US was issued by ( ).
A. Abraham Lincoln
B. Thomas Paine
C. George Washington
D. Thomas Jefferson.
【答案】A。1861年，美国总统亚伯拉罕•林肯公布的(Abraham Lincoln)宣布《解放黑人奴隶宣言》(The Emancipation Proclamation)。故正确答案为选项A。
【例】Who were the natives of Australia before the arrival of the British settlers?
A. The Eskimos.
B. The Maori.
C. The Indians.
D. The Aborigines.
【答案】D。澳洲最早居民为土著人Aboriginal或者Aborigine。Aborigines are members of the tribes that were living in Australia when Europeans arrived there：澳大利亚土著人是澳大利亚最早的居民，他们属游牧民族，分散在整个澳大利亚，在欧洲人占领澳大利亚之前，共有500多个部落，人数达七十五万之多。故正确答案为选项D。
