Before the Europeans began settling in Australia during the early 1800s, there were about
300,000 Aborigines on the continent. 34 the new settlers brought diseases that killed many of
these native people. Today there are only about 125,000 Aborigines living in Australia, many
of 35 now live in the cities.
The way of life of the Aborigines, who still live like their ancestors, is closely related to nature.
They live 36 hunters and gatherers and do not produce crops or raise livestock. The
Aborigines have no permanent settlements, only small camps near watering places. Because they
live on the land, they must frequently move around 37 food. They have few belongings and
little or no clothing.
Some tribes of Aborigines, especially 38 that live in the desert, may move 100 times in a
year. They might move more than 1,000 miles on foot during that time. These tribes set up
homes, such as tents made of grass.
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The Aborigines have 40 written language, but they have developed a system of hand
signals. These are used during hunting when silence is necessary and during their religious
ceremonies when talking is forbidden. 【題組】38. (A) one (B) half (C) those (D) these
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