英语国家概况(1)(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.WhichcountrydoesitrefertoastheJewelintheCrown?Whendiditgainitsindependence?22.Whataresomeofthepositiveandnegativeeffectsofnon-whiteimmigrantsonBritishsocietyaccordingtotheauthor?23.WhatisthegeneralsituationofracialrelationsintheUK?24.WhyisGeoffreyChaucer,whowroteinMiddleEnglish,stillreadandstudiedtoday?25.Whenwasthetermparliamentfirstusedofficially?26.TheauthorsaysthatthemediaarecentraltoBritishleisureculture,whydoestheauthorsayso?27.WhataresomeofthecharacteristicsofBritishnewspaperculture?InwhatwayisitdifferentfromtheUnitedStates?28.IstheBritishpressfreefromthegovernmentcontrolandcensorship?WhatistherelationshipbetweentheBritishpressandpoliticsorbusiness?29.HowdoestheBBCoperate?HowisitdifferentfromAmericanbroadcastingsystems?30.WhataresomeofthefeaturesofRomanticLiterature?31.WhatisModernism?Canyouillustrateyourpointswithspecificbooksasexamples?32.WhatisPostmodernism?Canyouillustrateyourpointswithspecificbooksasexamples?33.HowhastheChristianchurchinfluencedBritishsports?Pleasepickupsomeexamplesfromthetext.34.Whatistheoriginoffootball?35.HowistheviolenceoffootballhooligansrelatedtotheBritishhistoryoffootball?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.Whydoestheauthorsaythatthewaythelivingarrangementsofasocietyasawholeareorganizedtellsussomethingaboutthatsociety?47.WhatarethefourmaintypesofhomeinBritain?Howdotheyreflectthecostandstatusofhomes?WhataresomeofthemajortypesofhomeinChina?48.HowarepeopleintheUKdividedintodifferentclasses?49.IstheclasssystemsimilarwiththeUnitedStates?50.WhatandhowdidtheBritishempireend?HowdidtheBritishreacttothisreality?51.WhatarethefoundationsofBritain'sforeignpolicy?52.HowisBritain'sforeignpolicymade?Doesthegovernment'sforeignpolicyrepresentthedesiresofBritishcitizens?53.WhydoestheauthorsaythatthedecisiontojointheECwasandremainscontroversialinBritain?54.WhydoestheauthorthinkthatBritainhasthespecialrelationshipwiththeUnitedStates?Doesthisrelationshipstillexist?55.WhataresomeofthegeneralcharacteristicsofAustraliaintermsofland,peopleandculture?56.DiscusstheclimateinAustralia.WhataresomeofthemajordifferencesbetweenAustraliaandChinaintermsoftheclimate?57.WhatarethesixstatesofAustralia?Whataresomeofthemajorsimilaritiesordifferencesintermsofpopulation,earlysettlementandeconomyinthesixstates?58.CanyoupointoutsomemaindifferencesbetweentheAustraliangovernmentsystemandtheBritishgovernmentsystem?59.DiscusstheAustralianeducationsystem.WhataresomeofthefeaturesinthesystemthatarespecificallyAustralian?60.WhataresomeofthedistinctfeaturesofNewZealand'sgeography?FindoutsimilaritiesanddifferencesintermsofgeographybetweenNewZealandandAustralia.61.WhataresomeofthesimilaritiesbetweenNewZealandandBritaininthegovernmentsystem?62.HowdidmoderndevelopmentinEuropeinfluencethesettl