A　[细节理解题。从文章第一段可知，随着囚犯到澳大利亚去的人中没有矿工。]

　　2．Who created the earliest form of Australian English?

　　A．Convicts sent to Australia.

　　B．Free settlers into Australia.

　　C．The native­born children of the colony.

　　D．People from Ireland and the southeastern part of England.

　　C　[细节理解题。从文章第二段可知，在澳大利亚出生的孩子说话不同于自己的父母，是他们创造了最初的澳大利亚英语。]

　　3．We can learn from the last paragraph that Australian English ．

　　A．had no identity of its own

　　B．was formed before the Dickensian era

　　C．was quite different from British English

　　D．was greatly influenced by London accent

　　D　[推理判断题。分析文章最后一段可知，两位作者认为澳大利亚英语具有明显的伦敦口音特征。]

　　4．What does the text mainly tell us?

　　A．Who came to Australia first?

　　B．How Australia was colonized?

　　C．How Australian English was formed?

　　D．What the earliest language in Australia was?

　　C　[主旨大意题。综合全文可知，文章主要说明澳大利亚英语的形成。]

　　B

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