Passage 1
参考答案:澳大利亚居民所享受的生活质量在全世界堪称一流。澳大利亚清洁的自然环境、卫生服务、低成本的居住、教育和生活方式综合在一起,使澳大利亚成为充满魅力的居住地。澳大利亚的多元文化主义在全国各地的多种文化和艺术形式中得到反映。古老的土著传统与移民文化相结合,创造出一批日益引起世界重视的艺术形式——文学、音乐、电影、舞蹈和戏剧。
澳大利亚有着发达的教育系统,其入学率,包括中学入学率,在全世界都名列前茅。澳大利亚人在小学和中学学习的平均年数超过包括日本、德国和英国在内的其他许多国家。每年,澳大利亚都欢迎日益增多的留学生来澳学习。目前的数字表明,澳大利亚是英语国家中的第三大留学目的地。
解析:[听力原文]
The quality of life enjoyed by residents of Australia is one of the best in the world. Australia’s clean physical environment, health services, low cost of living, education and lifestyle combine to make it an attractive place to live. Australia’s multiculturalism is reflected in the many cultures and forms of artistic talent present in the country. Ancient indigenous traditions and migrant cultures together create a body of art--literature, music, film, dance and theatre—that is more and more the object of international attention.
Australia has a well-developed education system with participation rates, including secondary school participation rates, among the highest in the world. On average, Australians spend more years in primary and secondary school than their counterparts in many other countries, including Japan, Germany and the United Kingdom. Each year Australia welcomes an increasing number of international students; current figures rate Australia third among English-speaking countries as a destination for these students.