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二、新增内容串讲 　　· The new federal Immigration Act (1978)（名词解释） 　　The new federal Immigration Act (1978) explicitly affirmed for the first time the fundamental objectives of Canadian immigration law: family unification, non- discrimination, concern for refugees and the promotion of Canadas economic, social, demographic and cultural goals. The new law provides for three admissible classes of immigrant: the family class, convention refugees and independent immigrants. 　　· New Citizenship Act in 1977（名词解释） 　　New Citizenship Act in 1977 eliminates distinctions among applicants based on the country of previous citizenship and reduces the continuous residency requirement for citizenship from five to three years. 二、新增内容串讲 　　3. Bilingualism 　　· English and French are the two official languages in Canada. 　　· French is the mother tongue of the majority of those who speak both language. 　　· Most middle class families from Quebec living in Montreal are bilingual. They speak English and French, equally well.（一句话问答） 　　· The predominance of the English language in most parts of Canada is explained by the large number of immigrants from Britain and the United States. It is also because Canada is close to the U. S.（一句话问答） 二、新增内容串讲 　　4. Multiculturalism 　　· The Canadian population is chiefly characterized by its linguistic duality. 　　· For a long time the Canadian Government pursued a policy of assimilation. 　　· So in 1971, the Canadian Government adopted a policy of multiculturalism, recognizing that cultural pluralism within a bilingual framework was the essence of the Canadian identity. 　　· Today, Canadas Indians and Inuit are proud to be called the countrys native people. 二、新增内容串讲 2.4 澳大利亚部分 　　A. 概述 　　在2005年考试大纲的基础上，澳大利亚部分增加的是第三十二章当中涉及 “澳大利亚文化”的两个问题，分别是： 　　1. Aboriginal culture 　　2. Modern Australian culture 二、新增内容串讲 　　B. 新增内容串讲 　　第三十二章 Society and Culture 　　IV. Australian Culture 　　· As far as Australian culture is concerned, the history of Australia can be divid