英语国家社会与文化作业.docx
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英语国家社会与文化作业
英语国家社会与文化作业
TheUnitedKingdom
Unit1
1.WhatisthedifferencebetweentheBritishIslesandBritain?
TheBritainIslesconsistsoftwolargeislands,Britainisoneofthem.
2.WhatisthedifferencebetweentheUnitedKingdomandEngland?
EnglandisapartoftheUnitedKingdom.
3.WhatisthefulltitleoftheUnitedKingdom?
TheUnitedKingdomofGreatBritainandNorthernIreland
4.WheredidtheBritishpeoplecomefrom?
Theyareamixtureofmanydifferentraces,andalltheracesinvadedBritainatvarioustimesfromEurope.
5.WhatdoyouknowaboutSinnFeinParty?
SinnFeinPartyisthelegalpartyinNorthernIrelandandsupportersoftheIrishterroristsorfreedom-frighters.
Unit2
1.WhatistheoldestinstitutionofBritishgovernment?
TheoldestinstitutionofBritishgovernmentistheMonarchy(ruledbythekingorqueen).
2.ThegovernmentofBritainhasbeensharedbythreesupremeauthoritiesformanycenturies.Whatarethey?
TheyaretheMonarchy,theLordsandtheCommons.
3.WhatdoestheBritishparliamentconsistofnow?
TheBritishparliamentconsistsoftheHouseofLordsandtheHouseofCommons.
4.WhocanformthegovernmentintheUnitedKingdom?
AndwhocanbecomePrimeMinister?
ThepartywiththemostsupportersintheCommonsformsthegovernment,andtheleaderofthepartybecomesthePrimeMinister.
5.WhatpoliticalsystemistheUnitedKingdom?
Britainisbothaparliamentdemocracyandaconstitutionalmonarchy.Whiletheofficialheadofstateisqueen,herpowersarelargelytraditionalandsymbolic.ThegovernmentatnationalandlocallevelsiselectedbythepeopleandgovernsaccordingtoBritishconstitutionalprinciple.
Unit3
1.WastheBritisheconomydominantintheworldby1880s?
Whydoyousaythat?
Yes.By1880s,Britainproducedonethirdoftheworld’smanufacturedgoods,halfitscotton.Theamountofitsshippingwasgreatthanthatintherestoftheworldputtogether.
2.Whataboutthesituationby1990inUnitedKingdom?
TheUKhadbeenovertakenbyboththeUnitedStatesandGermany;andfrom1945untilthepresent,theUKeconomyisusuallythoughtofasoneofdecline.
3.HowdoyouunderstandtheabsoluteandrelativedeclineintheUK?
Thedeclineisnotaabsolutedecline.Britainisnotpoor,orproducinglessthanwasin1945,infactitisalotwealthierandmoreproductivethanitwasthen.Theproblemisthatthoughithasimproved,othercountrieshaveimprovedmorerapidly.Sothisdeclineisrelativetosomeothereconomiesratherthanabsolute.
4.WhatabouttheBritisheconomyinthe1970s?
UnderMargaretThatcher,anextensiveprogramofprivatizationwascarriedoutthroughthe1980s.Thenationaleconomyasawholecontinuedtogrowatlowerrates.
5.TheUKeconomiescanbedividedintothreemainareas.Whatarethey?
Primaryindustries
Secondaryindustries
Tertiaryindustries
Unit4
1.WhatwasmuchearlyBritishwritingconcernedwith?
AndwhatisthemostfamousoftheseversionsoftheBible?
Christianity.ThemostfamousisBookofKells.
2.OnefamousworkwrittenbyGeoffreyChaucerwasinMiddleEnglish.Whatisit?
TheCanterburyTales
3.CanyounamesomedramasaboutWilliamShakespeare’swork?
RomeoandJuliet,Hamlet,Othello,KingLear,andMacbeth
4.Whoistheliterarygiantofthe17thcenturyandwhatarehisfamousepicworks?
JohnMilton.ParadiseLostanditssequel,ParadiseRegained
5.ThreemenbroughttheRomanticMovementtoitheight.Whoarethey?
GeorgeGordonByron,JohnKeats,andPercyByssheShelley
Unit5
1.Whatisthepurposeoftheeducationsystem?
Tosocializechildren
2.WhoistheBritisheducationsystemrunby?
Thestate
3.Whatisthemainchangeaccordingtothe1944EducationAct?
Itmadeentrytosecondary(middle)schoolsanduniversities”meritocratic”.
4.WhatdoyouknowabouttheBritishhighereducation?
Britishuniversitiesarepublicbodieswhichreceivefundsfromthecentralgovernment.
5.WhatdoyouknowaboutthedegreetitlesinthehighereducationintheUK?
Degreetitlesvary,butusuallyonereceivesaBachelorofArts(BA)orBachelorofScience(BSc),foraseconddegreeMasterofArts(MA)orScience(MSc)andDoctorofPhilosophy(PhD).
Unit6
1.WhatabouttheBritishmilitarypowerafterWWⅡended?
AfteralengthyfightwiththeAxispowers,BritainwasthelargestmilitarypowerintheWesternEurope.
2.Whoweregrantedthepoliticalindependencefromtheyears1946to1948?
Jordan,IndiaandPakistan,BurmaandCeylon(nowSriLanka)
3.WhatisthecontemporaryforeignpolicyoftheUKgreatlyinfluencedby?
ThecontemporaryforeignpolicyoftheUKisgreatlyinfluencedbyitsimperialhistory(themostimportantsinglefactor)andalsobyitsgeopoliticaltraits.
4.WhoarethefivepermanentmembersoftheUnitedNationsSecurityCouncilbesidesBritain?
China,French,Russia,andAmerica
5.OnemajorfactorwhichinfluencesBritishforeignpolicyisitsrelationshipwiththeUnitedStates.Whywasquitenatural?
AstheUKandtheUSAwerecloselyalliedduringWWⅡ,andcontinuedtoworktogethercloselyinthepostwaryearbecausetheysharedmanyofthesameworriesabouttheSovietUnion.
Unit7
1.WhatdoyouknowaboutsomenewspapersintheUK?
Theobserver,TheTimes,TheGuardian,Telegraph,NewsoftheWorld,TheFinancialTimes
2.WhatdoyouknowabouttabloidintheUK?
Itissmallernewspaperswithcolorphotosandcatchyheadlines.Theyareoftencalled‘thegutterpress’becausetheydealinscandalsandgossip,usuallyaboutfamouspeopleinpolitic,sportsorentertainment,andcarrylotsofcrime,sportsandsensationalhumanintereststories.
3.WhatdoyouknowaboutFootballHooligans?
‘Footballhooligans’arethepeoplewhoclashbefore,duringoraftermatchesandoccasionallyrunriotthroughthetown.Theyalwaysbringusapityaftertheexcitedmatch.
4.ThemainsymbolofEasterisEasterEgg.Whatdoesitstandfor?
ItisoriginallyaChristiansymbolofnewlife.
5.NorthernIrishCatholicscelebratethebirthdayofpatronsaintofIreland.Whoishe?
HisnameisSt.Patrick.HewasaCatholicbishopinthe5thcenturywhobroughtChristianitytoIreland.
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