英语国家社会与文化入门

Unit21、 判断题1、 Ireland is part of Great Britain.（F）爱尔兰是英国的一部分。2、 Ulster,referring to Northen Ireland,was once an ancient Irish Kingdom.（T）“阿尔斯特”,指的是爱尔兰北部,曾经是一个古老的爱尔兰王国。3、 The capital of Belfast is large city with half a million people.（F）贝尔法斯特的首都是一百万人的大型城市。4、 Northern Ireland is significant because of its manufacturing industry.（F）北爱尔兰是重要的因为它的制造业。5、 The majority of Irish people were descendants of the original Celtic people who inhabited Britain Isles before the Romans arrived 2000 years ago.（T）大部分爱尔兰人最初的凯尔特人的后裔的人居住英国群岛2000年前在罗马人到来之前。6、 Most Britain people are Protestants while most Irish people are Catholics.（T）大多数英国人是新教徒,大多数爱尔兰人都是天主教徒。7、 The Britain government does not have direct rule from London over Northern Ireland.（F）英国政府没有从伦敦直接统治在北爱尔兰。8、 Sinn Fein is a legal political party in Northern Ireland.（T）新芬党是一种合法的政党在北爱尔兰。9、 The Anglo-Irish Agreement of 1985 guaranteed the loyalist Protestant community their right to decide their future in Northern Ireland.（T）盎格鲁-爱尔兰1985年协议保证忠诚新教社会的权利来决定他们自己的未来在北爱尔兰。10、 The Good Friday Agreement was approved on April 1998.（T）耶稣受难日协议在1998年4月批准。11、 Northern Ireland today is governed by separate jurisdictions:that of Repulic of Ireland and that of Great Britain.（F）北爱尔兰的今天是由独立的司法管辖区:爱尔兰和英国的谈话。2、 选择题1、 In the 17th century,the English government encouraged people from Scotland and Northern England to emigrate to the north of Ireland,because A .在17世纪,英国政府鼓励人们从苏格兰和英格兰北部爱尔兰移民朝鲜,因为 。A、 they wanted to increase its control over Ireland他们想增加其对爱尔兰的控制B、they had too many people and didnt have enough space for them to live Britain他们有太多的人,没有足够的空间让他们住英国C、they intended to expand their investment他们打算扩大他们的投资D、they believed that Ireland was the best place for them他们认为爱尔兰对他们来说是最好的地方3、 Northern Ireland is the smallest of the four nations,but is quite well-known in the world for D .北爱尔兰四个国家的是最小的,但是在世界上非常著名的是 。A、 Its most famous landmark,the Giants Causeway 最著名的地标,“巨人堤道”B、 Its rich cultural life其丰富的文化生活C、 Its low living standards低生活水平D、Its endless political problems无休止的政治问题4、 Faced with conflicting demands the British goverment chose a compromise and organized a partition of Ireland in 1921,because B 面对相互矛盾的要求英国政府选择了妥协和组织一个分区爱尔兰1921年,因为 。A、the British government wouldnt be able to conrol Ireland any longer by force英国政府无法控制爱尔兰了武力B、the British government intended to satisfy both sides-Catholics and Protestants英国政府为了满足双方天主教和新教C、Catholics in Ireland demaned a partition of Ireland在爱尔兰天主教徒要求爱尔兰的一个分区D、Protestants welcomed the idea of partition新教徒对分区的想法表示欢迎5、Which of the follwing statements is NOT true? C下面哪一种说法是不正确的?A、 Sinn Fein is a legal political party in Northern Ireland.新芬党是一种合法的政党在北爱尔兰。B、 Those who want to unite Northern Ireland with Britain are called Unionists.那些想要团结与英国北爱尔兰称为会员。C、The Social Democratic and Labour party is a very important political party in Britain.社会民主党和工党在英国是一个非常重要的政党。D、Those who show their loyalty to the British Crown are called Loyalists.那些显示英国皇冠被称为他们的忠诚的支持者。6、 In the early 1970s,the IRA D .在1970年代初,爱尔兰共和军 。A、killed many Protestants and Catholics杀死了许多新教徒和天主教徒B、burned down the houses of Catholics烧毁的房屋的天主教徒C、murdered individuals at random被谋杀的人随意D、carried out a series of bombing and shooting and attacked the security forces as their main target进行一系列的爆炸和枪击事件和袭击安全部队作为他们的主要目标7、1972 was the worst year of the political troubles in Northern Ireland,because B .1972年最糟糕的一年在北爱尔兰的政治问题,因为 。A、13 Catholics were shot dead by the police13个天主教徒被警方击毙B、468 people were killed in Northern Ireland在北爱尔兰468人丧生 C、the government carried out a policy known asinternment政府实施政策被称为“拘留”D、bloody killing of 468 people fortified Catholic opposition to the Britain presence in Northern Ireland血腥屠杀468人的强化天主教反对英国在北爱尔兰的存在8、Why did the Britain government decide to replace the power-sharing policy withdirect-rulefrom London?D为什么英国政府决定取代分权政策与“直接统治”从伦敦吗?A、 The power-sharing policy was not accepted by the majority of Protestants.分权政策不被接受的大多数新教徒。B、 The Northern Irish Parliament could not govern the power effectively.北爱尔兰议会不能有效地管理权力。C、 The Power-sharing policy couldnt be carried out.分权政策无法执行