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英语国家概况

英语国家概况

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（2）100问

1."Britishhistoryhasbeenahistoryofinvasion".Pleaseillustratethispointwiththeexamplesfromthetext.HowdideachoftheinvasionsinfluenceEnglishculture?

2.WhataresomegeneralcharacteristicsofScotland?

3.DescribeWales'unificationwithGreatBritain.

4.ArethereanydifferencesbetweenEnglandandWalesintermsofculturaltradition?

5.WhyisNorthernIreland,accordingtotheauthor,sosignificantintheUnitedKingdom?

Whatisthepoliticalproblemthere?

6.WhataresomeofthefactorsinIrishandEnglishhistorythataffectthesituationinNorthernIrelandtoday?

7.DifferentpartiesandgroupsintheUnitedKingdomhavedifferentsolutionstothepoliticalprobleminNorthernIreland.Pleasesumuptheirdifferentattitudes.

8.HastheauthorofferedasolutiontothepoliticalprobleminNorthernIreland?

9.Whatistheoldestinstitutionofgovernment?

10.WhatisthenameofthecharteroflibertyandpoliticalrightsgrantedbyKingJohnin1215?

11.DoyouthinkElizabethanDramaoccupiesasignificantpositioninBritishliterature?

WhoisthemostimportantfigureinElizabethanDrama?

Whataresomeofhismajorworks?

12.WhatdowecallthegroupofimportantParliamentarians?

13.WhichpartyformsthegovernmentandwhobecomesPrimeMinister?

14.WhataresomeofthechangesthathavetakeplacerecentlyintheChineseattitudetowardssports?

Howdoyouaccountforthesechanges?

15.ForhowmanyyearsisageneralelectionheldonceintheUK?

16.WhocanstandforelectionasanMP?

17.Whatarethethreemajorparties?

Whichpartyisthepartythatspentmosttimeinpower?

18.WhichpartydoesTonyBlairbelongto?

19.WhenwastheBritisheconomydominantintheworld?

20.BywhattimewastheUKovertakenbyothercountries,suchastheUSandGermany?

21.Whichcountrydoesitrefertoas"theJewelintheCrown"?

Whendiditgainitsindependence?

22.Whataresomeofthepositiveandnegativeeffectsofnon-whiteimmigrantsonBritishsocietyaccordingtotheauthor?

23.WhatisthegeneralsituationofracialrelationsintheUK?

24.WhyisGeoffreyChaucer,whowroteinMiddleEnglish,stillreadandstudiedtoday?

25.Whenwastheterm"parliament"firstusedofficially?

26.Theauthorsaysthat"themediaarecentraltoBritishleisureculture",whydoestheauthorsayso?

27.WhataresomeofthecharacteristicsofBritishnewspaperculture?

InwhatwayisitdifferentfromtheUnitedStates?

28.IstheBritishpressfreefromthegovernmentcontrolandcensorship?

WhatistherelationshipbetweentheBritishpressandpoliticsorbusiness?

29.HowdoestheBBCoperate?

HowisitdifferentfromAmericanbroadcastingsystems?

30.WhataresomeofthefeaturesofRomanticLiterature?

31.WhatisModernism?

Canyouillustrateyourpointswithspecificbooksasexamples?

32.WhatisPostmodernism?

Canyouillustrateyourpointswithspecificbooksasexamples?

33.HowhastheChristianchurchinfluencedBritishsports?

Pleasepickupsomeexamplesfromthetext.

34.Whatistheoriginoffootball?

35.Howistheviolenceof"footballhooligans"relatedtotheBritishhistoryoffootball?

36.WhyiscricketveryEnglish?

WhydoestheauthorbelievethatcricketwasassociatedwithasetofEnglishmoralvalues?

37.Christmasisthebiggestandbest-lovedBritishholiday?

HowdotheBritishcelebratethisholiday?

38.HowdotheBritishcelebratetheQueen'sBirthday?

Whatistheoriginofthisholiday?

39.BonfireNightisonetrulyEnglishholiday.HowandwhydotheEnglishcelebratethisholiday?

40.HowdotheProtestantsandCatholicscelebratetheirownholidaysinNorthernIreland?

Whattraditionsarebehindtheircelebrations?

41.HowisHogmanaycelebratedinScotland?

WhatotherfestivalsarecelebratedinScotland?

42.WhicharethetwomostimportantandfamousuniversitiesinBritain?

43.WhatisthegoalofeducationintheU.K.?

44.IstheBritisheducationsystemrunbythestateortheprivatesector?

45.WheredoBritishuniversitiesreceivetheirfundsbesidesstudentstuition?

46.Whydoestheauthorsaythat"thewaythelivingarrangementsofasocietyasawholeareorganizedtellsussomethingaboutthatsociety"?

47.WhatarethefourmaintypesofhomeinBritain?

Howdotheyreflectthecostandstatusofhomes?

WhataresomeofthemajortypesofhomeinChina?

48.HowarepeopleintheUKdividedintodifferentclasses?

49.IstheclasssystemsimilarwiththeUnitedStates?

50.WhatandhowdidtheBritishempireend?

HowdidtheBritishreacttothisreality?

51.WhatarethefoundationsofBritain'sforeignpolicy?

52.HowisBritain'sforeignpolicymade?

Doesthegovernment'sforeignpolicyrepresentthedesiresofBritishcitizens?

53.WhydoestheauthorsaythatthedecisiontojointheECwasandremainscontroversialinBritain?

54.WhydoestheauthorthinkthatBritainhasthe"specialrelationship"withtheUnitedStates?

Doesthisrelationshipstillexist?

55.WhataresomeofthegeneralcharacteristicsofAustraliaintermsofland,peopleandculture?

56.DiscusstheclimateinAustralia.WhataresomeofthemajordifferencesbetweenAustraliaandChinaintermsoftheclimate?

57.WhatarethesixstatesofAustralia?

Whataresomeofthemajorsimilaritiesordifferencesintermsofpopulation,earlysettlementandeconomyinthesixstates?

58.CanyoupointoutsomemaindifferencesbetweentheAustraliangovernmentsystemandtheBritishgovernmentsystem?

59.DiscusstheAustralianeducationsystem.WhataresomeofthefeaturesinthesystemthatarespecificallyAustralian?

60.WhataresomeofthedistinctfeaturesofNewZealand'sgeography?

FindoutsimilaritiesanddifferencesintermsofgeographybetweenNewZealandandAustralia.

61.WhataresomeofthesimilaritiesbetweenNewZealandandBritaininthegovernmentsystem?

62.HowdidmoderndevelopmentinEuropeinfluencethesettlementofNorthAmericancolonies?

63.WhatwastheuniqueAmericanphenomenon?

Howdiditcomeintobeing?

Doyouthinkitstillexistsintoday'sAmericansociety?

64.InwhatwaydidPuritanisminfluenceAmericanculture?

65.WhatarethetwopoliticalpartiesintheUnitedStates?

Doyouthinktheyarefundamentallydifferent?

66.WhatistheBillofRights?

DoyouthinkthatitwasnecessarytowritetheBillofRightsexplicitlyintotheU.S.Constitution?

67.WhydidtheArticlesofConfederationfail?

WasitnecessarytochangetheArticlesofConfederationandwriteanewconstitutionforthenewnationoftheUnitedStatesatthetime?

68.Whatisafederalsystem?

Whataresomeofthemajordifferencesbetweenafederalsystemandaconfederation?

69.WhataresomeofthemajorpowersofeachofthethreebranchesoftheU.S.government?

Howarethethreebranchessupposedtocheckandbalanceeachother?

70.Itisknowntoallthatbuyingandsellingstocksisariskybusiness.Whydoyouthinktherearestillsomanypeopleinvolvedinit?

71.WhatpromotesthediversityinAmericanreligion?

72.InwhatwaydoyouthinkthatreligiousfreedomwasahistoricalnecessityintheUnitedStates?

73.WhatistherelationshipbetweengovernmentandreligioninAmerica?

74.WhataresomeofthefeaturesinreligionthatareparticularlyAmerican?

WhataresomeofthemajordifferencesbetweenAmericanreligionandreligioninEurope?

75.WhatisthemainthemeinAmericanliteratureaccordingtotheauthor?

Howdoestheauthorillustratehispoint?

76.WhydidMarkTwainwinsomanyreadersbothathomeandabroad?

77.WhatarethemajorcharacteristicsofeducationinAmerica?

78.Whataresomeofthemajorthemesinnovelswrittenbythe"LostGeneration"?

79.WhatisthegoalofeducationintheUnitedStates?

DiscussthesimilaritiesanddifferencesinGreatBritain,theUnitedStatesandChinaconcerningthegoalsofeducation.

80.WhatdoesanAmericanstudentlearn?

81.Whatwerethemajorsocialmovementsofthe1960s?

Andwhatwasthehistoricalbackgroundofthesocialmovementsofthatdecade?

82.Theblackpoliticalmovementthatbeganasaforceforintegrationchangedcourse