Bythelogic（逻辑）ofgeography，thecontinentofAustraliashouldhavebeenpopulatedwithAsians．Instead，byanaccidentofhistory，AustraliahasbeenmainlypopulatedwithWesterners．Sadly，nomajorAustraliannewspaperorexpertcom

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By the logic（逻辑）of geography，the continent of Australia should have been populated with Asians．Instead，by an accident of history，Australia has been mainly populated with Westerners．
Sadly，no major Australian newspaper or expert commented．This made me aware that Australians are reluctant to face Australia's painful new geopolitical realities．
Against this background，the release of the Asian Century White Paper is timely．It should provide a sharp wake-up call to the Australian population that Australia's destiny（命运）is now firmly tied to Asia．Julia Gillard is right in saying，"The transformation of the Asian region into the economic powerhouse of the world is not only unstoppable，it is gathering pace．"
One truly impressive part of the paper is the data it provides on Asia's rise．It notes，for example，that"in the past 20 years，China and India have almost tripled（增三倍）their share of the global economy and increased their economic size almost six times over．By 2025，the region as a whole will account for almost half the world's output．"
In this Asian century，as Western power gets weak steadily，Australia will be left"beached"alone as the only Western country （together with New Zealand） in Asia．Twenty-two million Australians will have to learn to deal with 3.5 billion Asians with great care and sensitivity．
Ignorance（无知）about Asia could prove to be fatal（致命的）for Australia's long-term future．This is why the report is right in focusing on Australian misunderstanding of Asia．
Sadly，this kind of terrible ignorance may be a result of Australian education．The report says，"Only a small proportion of Year 12 students study anything about Asia in the subjects of history，literature，geography，economics，politics and the arts under existing state-based curriculums．"Worse，only 5 per cent of each Australian groups study any kind of Asian language．
Learning Asian languages would open windows to Asian cultural and political sensitivities．The time for Australians to think deeply about their Asian destiny has arrived．The sooner Australia adjusts to its new Asian destiny，the less painful the adjustment will prove to be．

Title：It's （66） ___to accept our place in Asian region
（67） ___	（68） ___speaking，Australia is close to Asia，yet few Australians are willing to face Australia's new geopolitical （69） ___．
Release of the white paper	Aim：To tell Australians that their （70） ___definitely has much to do with Asia． Cause：Asia has （71） ___ the economic powerhouse of the world． （72） ___：China and India have tripled their share of the global economy and the region will account for half the world's output by 2025．
Writer's opinions	Australians will be lonely if they don't learn to deal with 3.5 billion Asians． Australian （73） ___，in part，is responsible for their ignorance about Asia．  It's right for the paper to （74） ___on Australian misunderstanding of Asia．    It's high time that Asia languages were （75） ___ to Australian children．

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66．time，主旨大意题，根据句子The time for Australians to think deeply about their Asian destiny has arrived可知，是时候要接受我们在亚洲的位置了．
67．Background，标题归纳题，短文第一段主要是对澳大利亚的背景知识进行介绍，从地理上和历史上，因此该标题是Background．
68．Geographically，细节理解题，根据句子By the logic（逻辑）of geography，the continent of Australia should have been populated with Asians可知，从地理上来看，澳大利亚是接近于亚洲的．
69．realities，细节理解题，根据句子This made me aware that Australians are reluctant to face Australia's painful new geopolitical realities可知，很少部分的澳大利亚人愿意面对他们的地理事实．
70．destiny，细节理解题，根据句子It should provide a sharp wake-up call to the Australian population that Australia's destiny（命运）is now firmly tied to Asia可知，澳大利亚的命运是跟亚洲紧密联系的．
71．become，细节理解题，根据句子The transformation of the Asian region into the economic powerhouse of the world is not only unstoppable，it is gathering pace可知，亚洲已经成为世界上经济的强大组织．
72．Data，标题归纳题，根据句子．It notes，for example，that"in the past 20 years，China and India have almost tripled（增三倍）their share of the global economy and increased their economic size almost six times over．可知，中国和印度在过去的20年里全球经济收益增长三倍这些都是证明亚洲已成为经济上的强大组织的数据．
73．education，细节理解题，根据句子Sadly，this kind of terrible ignorance may be a result of Australian education可知，是澳大利亚的教育导致他们对亚洲的忽视．
74．focus，细节理解题，根据句子Ignorance（无知）about Asia could prove to be fatal（致命的）for Australia's long-term future．This is why the report is right in focusing on Australian misunderstanding of Asia．可知，澳大利亚对亚洲的忽视对于其长期的发展是致命的，因此报纸对于注重澳大利亚对亚洲的认识是正确的．
75．taught，推理判断题，根据句子Learning Asian languages would open windows to Asian cultural and political sensitivities．可知，学习亚洲语言是重要的，也就是亚洲语言应教予澳大利亚的孩子．