今年4月，澳洲總理譚寶和移民部長都確認，澳洲政府未來希望入籍的PR人士，必須通過多項嚴格的考核！
具體將包括：
- 申請人必須參加英語測試（相當於雅思6分的標準），未達標者無法申請入籍！
- 在獲得澳洲永居PR簽證後，申請入籍前需要有至少4年是PR身份，四年內離開澳洲時間總共不得超過1年。（此前規定永居簽證持有者只需等待一年即可申請入籍）
- 申請人必須承諾支持並遵循澳洲的價值觀。（入籍考試會增加一些關於對婦女兒童實施暴力、女性割禮以及逼婚等問題，考察申請人對這些現象的看法）
- 入籍考試未來只能有3次機會，如果考試不及格，就不能入籍！必須兩年後再參加一次考試。
除此之外，聯邦政府還計劃推出一係列重磅政策，如果未滿足以下條件，入籍申請也將有可能會遭到拒絕！
目前的入籍材料中，只需能證明品行良好的無犯罪證明等基本材料即可。
但是，以後入籍需要提供的材料將包括：
- 就業證明（入籍申請者必須證明自己有工作）
- 交稅證明（入籍申請者必須證明自己有向ATO的保稅記錄）
- 必須送子女到澳洲學校上學（申請者如有子女，必須將子女送到澳洲學校中就讀）
- 參加社區活動（申請者必須證明自己曾參加社區活動，並成為各地社區一員）
政府希望以此考查申請者是否融入了澳洲的生活方式並且接受了澳洲的社會價值觀，從而杜絕那些極端宗教分子、麻煩制造者和那些想利用澳洲慷慨福利的懶惰者。
澳洲總理在演講中說道：
如果妳要成為澳洲公民，那麼英語是妳首先需要具備的技能，這是作為一個澳洲人最最基本的要求。
隨後，政府也表示，就算是在澳洲公民中，也存在一大批人，永遠！無法！滿足政府的入籍測試要求和英語要求！
昨天，電視台請來了一批人，他們有的是在澳洲出生，有的是移民。
但他們都有一個相同的身份：澳洲公民。
而他們將親身體驗一次澳洲公民入籍測試，
來看看澳洲當地人本身，是否能夠通過政府為移民者安排的考試。
這份試卷到底是太難，還是像總理說的那樣，都是些基本常識呢？
“澳洲的陽光、海灘、人文風情…一切的一切都挺完美的。”
“我愛澳洲自由的環境，而且它能提供給人們無窮的機遇。”
“每個人都很友善，人人都會友好地互相搭話。”
“澳洲是我的傢，是個最棒的國傢。”
看來，參加測試澳洲公民們真的很熱愛這個美好的國傢。
但是接下來，他們即將開始重新做一次入籍考試，而他們將面對的考題，則是從新擬定的澳洲公民入籍測試題中挑選出來的，試題中加入了澳洲政府希望實施的新元素，比如：測試入籍者英語語言能力的聽、說、讀、寫題目。
考官解說道：這次入籍考試的模擬測試，包括10道選擇題和3道閱讀理解題。
考試是英文閉卷考，一切手機和電子設備需要關閉。
考試時間為45分鐘。獲得75分才能通過。
聽到75分才能通過，不少人開始表示壓力山大⋯⋯算了，硬着頭皮上吧！
在看着他們考試時，各位讀者們，妳們也來試試？
提問：澳大利亞聯邦財產的標識是什麼？
3選1：
a) 國歌
b) 澳洲國花
答案是c，聯邦紋章。
妳答對了嗎？參加考試的人，已經有點懵了⋯⋯
再來一題：澳洲18歲及以上公民的責任是什麼？
3選1：
a) 做當地社區服務
b) 隨時隨身帶護照
c) 根據傳召參加陪審團
答案是c，根據傳召參加陪審團。
這題是不是簡單點？
接下來這題，似乎很多人都要打開Google了！
提問：澳大利亞1901年的1月1日髮生了什麼事？
3選1：
a) 澳大利亞通過全民公決改變了憲法
b) 澳大利亞的憲法生效
c) 澳大利亞和新西蘭陸軍部隊成立
答案是b，澳大利亞的憲法生效了。
考場中的人們蹙眉深思，認真答題，但這些問題還真不簡單呢！
選擇題過後，就是閱讀理解了。
考卷中給出了一份說明書，要求大傢閱讀，並回答相關問題。這也是改革後的入籍測試題中，會用到的題型。
答題過程中，大傢都覺得，這些題目比想象中要難多了！
交卷後，大傢都表示對套試題的感受是”Shocking”（震驚）。
一位女士提出了這樣的疑問：
“這些題目連澳洲當地人都會覺得難，我覺得要是新移民的話，根本答不出來…”
“更要緊的是，這種試題對於澳洲人的自我價值來說，到底有什麼關係呢？它測試了我們的英文讀寫水平和英文理解能力，僅此而已，跟公民意識方面，完全沒關係嘛…”
這位男生則表示，就算把這套題再做20次，他還是會覺得很難。
還有人覺得自己的”入籍申請可能會被拒”。
這個女生表示：簡直像是在學校考試，答案都藏在閱讀理解題裡，想找到正確答案沒那麼容易。真的挺難的，但我覺得我做得還行~~~
這位大叔則說：這些題對我來說容易，但是如果真正用在入籍考試上的話，應該酌情將它變得簡單點。選擇題裡的內容很好，為大傢鞏固了澳洲社會體係等知識，我老婆就是新移民，但這些題對她來說會很不容易。
好了！到了髮成績的時刻了！
覺得試題難的這位女生，得了滿分。
這位老太太，離滿分差一分。
還有一批人，分別得了80-90多分。
但不幸的是，總共13位測試者中，只有9人通過了。
是的，有4位澳洲當地人，沒有通過入籍測試。
做完測試後，多數人表示，他們覺得自己”更像一個澳洲人了”。
但有兩位測試者則對考試的意義持不同觀點，爭論了起來⋯⋯
下圖這位大嬸，對入籍考試的意義感觸頗深：
她表示：
“我們都是澳洲公民，無論是誰，只要妳在澳洲生活，就應該知道測試中的這些問題。”
而下圖這位女士，則提出了不同的意見：
她說：
“作為一個從小學起就在澳洲受教育的人，這些問題對我來說還挺簡單的。但是我沒法想象初來乍到的新移民能夠了解如此多的澳洲歷史背景，這測試對他們來說太難了。政府應該適當降低難度。當然了，這是我的個人意見。”
聽了上面的話，大嬸則傲嬌地怼回去：“如果妳想留在澳大利亞，那必須花點時間了解這個國傢！”
好了，各位讀者，妳們認為她們說得都有道理嗎？
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最後，附上新聞中所使用的考試英文原題，妳能成功入籍澳大利亞嗎？有興趣的朋友都來試一下吧！！
！考試開始！
You’ll be surprised what happens when the results come in.
Take the test yourself below (answers are at the bottom答案見文末，可別偷看哦).
Section One – Multiple Choice
1. What do we remember on Anzac Day?
a) The landing of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps at Gallipoli, Turkey.
b) The arrival of the first free settlers from Great Britain.
c) The landing of the First Fleet at Sydney Cove.
2. Which official symbol of Australia identifies Commonwealth property?
a) The national anthem.
b) Australia’s national flower.
c) The Commonwealth Coat of Arms
3. Which of these is an example of freedom of speech?
a) People can peacefully protest against government decisions.
b) Men and women are treated equally in a court of law.
c) Australians are free to not follow a religion.
4. Which of these statements about government in Australia is correct?
a) The government does not allow some religions.
b) Government in Australia is secular.
c) Religious laws are passed by parliament.
5. Which of these is a responsibility of Australian citizens aged 18 years and over?
a) To do local community service.
b) To carry a passport at all times.
c) To serve on a jury if called to do so.
6. Which of these is the role of the Governor-General?
a) The appointment of state premiers.
b) The signing of bills passed by the Australian Parliament.
c) The appointment of the Head of State.
7. What happened in Australia on 1 January 1901?
a) The Australian Constitution was changed by a referendum.
b) The Australian Constitution came into effect.
c) The Australian and New Zealand Army Corps was formed.
8. Which of these statements about state governments is correct?
a) All states have the same constitution.
b) Each state has its own constitution.
c) The states have no constitution.
9. What is the name of the legal document that sets out the rules for the Government of Australia?
a) The Australian Federation.
b) The Australian Commonwealth.
c) The Australian Constitution.
10. What is the name of a proposal to make a law in Parliament?
a) Royal assent.
b) Bill.
c) Debate.
Section Two – Read the following instructions on participation in a bike ride
Answer questions 1-8 with True, False or Not Given.
Questions 1-8
Do the following statements agree with the information given in the text?
In boxes 1-8, write:
TRUE if the statement agrees with the information
FALSE if the statement contradicts the information
NOT GIVEN if there is no information on this
1. You should not arrive more than half an hour before your allocated starting time.
2. Your Rider Identity Card will be sent to you before the event.
3. Some roads may have normal traffic flow on them.
4. Helmets are compulsory for all participants.
5. Refreshments are free to all participants during the ride.
6. If you need a rest you must get off the road.
7. First aid staff can provide cycle capes.
8. Bike Events will charge you for the return of your bike.
Section Three – Read the product recall notice and then answer questions 9-12 with no more than three words or a number next to the question.
9. What has been found in some Fancy Foods products?
10. Where can you find the batch number on the jars?
11. How much will you receive for an opened jar of contaminated Chicken Curry?
12. If you have eaten Chicken Curry from a jar with one of the batch numbers listed, whom should you contact?
Section Four – Read the bee behaviour text and answer questions 13-15 in no more than two words.
[Note: This is an extract from a General Training Reading text on the subject of understanding bee behaviour. The text preceding this extract described Karl von Frisch’s experiments and his conclusions about two bee dances.]
At first, von Frisch thought the bees were responding only to the scent of the food. But what did the third dance mean? And if bees were responding only to the scent, how could they also ‘sniff down’ food hundreds of metres away from the hive, food which was sometimes downwind? On a hunch, he started gradually moving the feeding dish further and further away and noticed as he did so that the dances of the returning scout bees started changing. If he placed the feeding dish over nine metres away, the second type of dance, the sickle version, came into play. But once he moved it past 36 metres, the scouts would then start dancing the third, quite different, waggle dance.
The measurement of the actual distance too, he concluded, was precise. For example, a feeding dish 300 metres away was indicated by 15 complete runs through the pattern in 30 seconds. When the dish was moved to 60 metres away, the number dropped to eleven.
Von Frisch noted something further. When the scout bees came home to tell their sisters about the food source, sometimes they would dance outside on the horizontal entrance platform of the hive, and sometimes on the vertical wall inside. And depending on where they danced, the straight portion of the waggle dance would point in different directions. The outside dance was fairly easy to decode: the straight portion of the dance pointed directly to the food source, so the bees would merely have to decode the distance message and fly off in that direction to find their food.
But by studying the distance on the inner wall of the hive, Von Frisch discovered a remarkable method which the dancer used to tell her sisters the direction of the food in relation to the sun. When inside the hive, the dancer cannot use the sun, so she uses gravity instead. The direction of the sun is represented by the top of the hive wall. If she runs straight up, this means that the feeding place is in the same direction as the sun. However, if, for example, the feeding place is 40-degrees to the left of the sun, even the dancer would run 40-degrees to the left of the vertical line. This was to be the first of Von Frisch’s remarkable facts about how bees communicate and, in doing so, revolutionise the study of animal behaviour generally.
Complete the sentences below.
Choose NO MORE THAN TWO WORD from the text for each answer.
13. Von Frish discovered the difference between dance types by changing the position of the ……….
14. The dance outside the hive points in the direction of the ……….
15. The angle of the dance from the vertical shows the angle of the food from the ……….
Answers follow now.
【以下是正確答案】
Section 1.
1. a)
2. c)
3. a)
4. b)
5. c)
6. b)
7. b)
8. b)
9. c)
10. b)
Sections 2-4
1. True
2. Not Given
3. True
4. False
5. False
6. Not Given
7. False
8. True
9. Pieces of metal
10. On the bottom
11. $5
12. The retailing manager
13. Feeding dish
14. Food source
15. Sun
如果妳的正確率達到75%，
恭喜妳！成為合格的澳大利亞公民！
