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  3. Australia, the last【B1】______ to be “discovered”, was sighted by Dutch, Port

Australia, the last【B1】______ to be “discovered”, was sighted by Dutch, Port

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问题     Australia, the last【B1】______ to be “discovered”, was sighted by Dutch, Portuguese, and Spanish ships in the seventeenth century. No colonies【B2】______ at that time, however, as these nations were less interested in【B3】______ than in【B4】______. As in the early history of the United States, it was the English who【B5】______ the permanent【B6】______ in Australia. This history and the【B7】______ of these two former British colonies have some other things in common as well. Australia and the United States are about equal in size, and barren western portions of the two bear a close physical【B8】______.
    【B9】______. Settlement of the western part of both countries quickened after gold was discovered in America in 1849 and in Australia two years later. Although the parallels in the development of these two countries are striking, there are some sharp contrasts as well.【B10】______. Australia, unlike the U.S., has its economy rooted in wheat growing and sheep raising. Yet,【B11】______. [br] 【B1】
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答案 continent
解析 空前的the last表明，本空应填一单数名词。短文讲述的是“发现新大陆”的历史。首句介绍了Australia是最后一块被发现的continent。
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