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高中英语Unit1《NewZealand》文字素材1新人教版选修11.doc

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2用心爱心专心NewZealandANewZealandNewZealandisanislandthatliesofftheeasterncoastofAustralia．Itismadeupoftwolargeislands：NorthIslandandSouthIsland．NewZealandissurroundedbythePacificOceantothenorthandeast，andtheTasmanSeatothesouthandwest．ItisaboutthesamesizeasJapan．Wellington，thecapitalcity，liesontheNorthIsland．OtherimportantcitiesareAucklandinthenorth，ChristchurchontheSouthIslandandQueenstown，furthertothesouth．NewZealandhasamildseaclimate,whilethenorthissubtropical．Itrainsquitealot．ThewarmestmonthsareDecembertoFebruary．ThecoldestmonthsareJunetoAugust．TheoceanandseassurroundingtheislandsaredeepblueandmanyofNewZealand’scitieslieonabayandhaveanaturaldeepharbour．ThesandbeachesinNewZealandarealsoveryclean．NewZealandhasaverybeautifulnaturallandscapewithgreenhillsandmountains．Someofthemountainsaredeadvolcanoes．TheNorthIslandisfamousforanareaofhotsprings，someofwhichthrowhotwaterhighintotheair．Someofthisheatneartheearth’ssurfaceisusedtomakeelectricity．TherearemanyplantsandanimalsthatonlyliveinNewZealand．Themostfamousanimalisalittlebirdthatcannotfly．ItiscalledakiwianditisNewZealand’snationalbird．TheMaoriweretheearliestpeopletocometoNewZealand．Whentheydiscovereditabout1,000yearsago，theycalleditAotearoa，whichmeans“Landofthelongwhitecloud”．TheMaoricamefromtheislandsofPolynesiainthePacific．Itissome3，500kilometresfromPolynesiatoNewZealand,whichtheytravelledinnarrowboats．Theybroughtdogs，ratsandplantswiththemandsettledmainlyontheNorthIslandwheretheweatherwaswarmer．Around1421，Chinesesailorsdiscoveredtheislandsononeoftheirvoyagesaroundtheworld．TheDutchmanAbelTasmannamedtheislandsNewZealandin1642．Morethan120yearslater，CaptainJamesCooktookpossessionoftheislandsin1769andfromthattimeBritishpeoplestartedtosettleinNewZealand．By1840about2,000Europeans，mainlyBritish，hadcometosettleinNewZealandandtheMaorisignedanagreementwiththesesettlers．Thatdayisstillcelebratedasanationalholiday．ItiseveryyearonthesixthofFebruary．TodaytherearestillmanypeopleinNewZealandwhocallEngland“thehomecountry”,althoughitisapla