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Irelandhashadaverydifficulthistory阅读答案　　Irelandhashadaverydifficulthistory.　Theproblemsstartedinthe16thcenturywhenEnglishrulerstriedtoconquer(征服)Ireland.Forhundredsofyears，theIrishpeoplefoughtagainsttheEnglish.　Finally,in1921，theBritishgovernmentwasforcedtogiveindependencetothesouthofIreland.　Theresultisthattodaytherearetwo“Irelands”.NorthernIreland，inthenorth，ispartoftheUnitedKingdom.TheRepublicofIreland,inthesouth，isanindependentcountry.　　Inthe1840sthemaincrop，potatoes，wasaffectedbydiseaseandabout750,000peoplediedofhunger.This,andashortage(短缺)ofwork,forcedmanypeopletoleaveIrelandandliveintheUSA，theUK,AustraliaandCanada.　Asaresultoftheseproblems,thepopulationfellfrommillionin1841tomillionin1851.　　Formanyyears，themajorityofIrishpeopleearnedtheirlivingasfarmers.Today,manypeoplestillworkonthelandbutmoreandmorepeoplearemovingtothecitiestoworkinfactoriesandoffices.Lifeinthecitiesisverydifferentfromlife inthecountryside，wherethingsmoveataquieterandslowerpace.　　TheIrisharefamousforbeingwarmheartedandfriendly.　OscarWilde，afamousIrishwriter，oncesaidthattheIrishwere“thegreatesttalkerssincetheGreeks”．Sinceindependence，Irelandhasrevived(复兴)itsowncultureofmusic，language,literatureandsinging.　DifferentareashavedifferentstylesofoldIrishsongswhicharesungwithoutinstruments.　OtherkindsofIrishmusicusemanydifferentinstrumentssuchastheviolin,whistles,etc.　　(　　)doestheauthortellusinParagraph1?　　　　A.HowtheIrishfoughtagainsttheEnglish.　　　　B.HowIrelandgainedindependence.　　　　C.HowEnglishrulerstriedtoconquerIreland.　　　　D.Howtwo“Irelands”cameintobeing.　　　　(　　)lastparagraphismainlyabout________.　　　　A．theIrishcharacter　　　　B．Irishculture　　　　C．IrishmusicalinstrumentsD．afamousIrishwriter　　　　　　(　　)canbethebesttitleforthe text?　　　　A．LifeinIreland　　　　B．AVeryDifficultHistory　　　　C．Ireland，PastandPresent　　　　D．TheIndependenceofIreland　　【要点综述】爱尔兰分为南爱尔兰和北爱尔兰两个部分，北爱尔兰是英国的一部分(大不列颠及北爱尔兰联合王国)，南爱尔兰为爱尔兰共和国，于1921年脱离英国，取得独立。本文主要介绍爱尔兰的历史与现状，特别是爱尔兰独立后文化的复兴。1．D　段落大意题。第一段的大意就是爱尔兰的历史及南爱尔兰和北爱尔兰是如何形成的。　　　　2．B　段落大意题。最后一段主要说到爱尔兰音乐、语言、文学等与文化相关的话题，故答案为B。　　　　3．C　主旨大意题。文章主要谈论爱尔兰的历史与现状，故选C。