《英语国家社会与文化入门》---澳大利亚课后答案

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1、英国Unit36.Whatkindofinstitution(部门)istheHouseofLords（上议院）?WhatroledoseitplayinBritishgovernment?A:ItconsistsoftheLordsSpiritual(神职议员)whoaretheArchbishops(大主教)andmostprominent（杰出的、卓越的）bishops（主教）ofthechurchofEngland;andtheLordsTemporal(世俗议员)，whichrefers

2、toeveryoneelse。②Theyinherited(继承)theseatfromtheirforefathersorbeenappointedbythesovereign（郡主、最高统治者）.Inparliament（议会）theyspeakandvoteasindividuals（个人）,notasrepresentatives（代表）ofthegreaterinterestsofthecountry.TheydonotreceivesalariesandmanydonotattendP

3、arliamentatall.1."Britishhistoryhasbeenahistoryofinvasion".Pleaseillustratethispointwiththeexamplesfromthetext.HowdideachoftheinvasionsinfluenceEnglishculture?1.Britishhistoryhasbeenahistoryofinvasions.BeforethefirstcenturyADBritainwasmadeupofmanytrib

4、alkingdomsofCelticpeople:apowerfulcultureoriginatingincentralEurope.Thenin43ADBritainwasinvadedbytheRomanempire,andEnglandandWales(thoughnotScotlandorIreland)becameapartoftheRomanempirefornearly400years.TwomoregroupsofinvadersweretocomeaftertheEnglish

5、:fromthelate8thcenturyon,raidersfromScandinavia,theferociousVikings,threatenedBritain'sshores….2.WhataresomegeneralcharacteristicsofScotland?2.Scotlandisthesecondlargestofthefournations,bothinpopulationandingeographicalarea.Itisalsothemostconfidentofi

6、tsownidentitybecausealoneamongstthenon-EnglishcomponentsoftheUKithaspreviouslyspentasubstantialperiodofhistoryasaunifiedstateindependentoftheUK.ThusitisnotabigleapfortheScottishtoimaginethemselvesindependentagain.Physically,Scotlandisthemostruggedpart

7、oftheUK,withareasofsparselypopulatedmountainsandlakesinthenorth(TheHighlands),andinthesouth(TheSouthernUplands).Three-quartersofthepopulationlivesinthelowlandzonewhichspansthecountrybetweenthesetwohighlandareas.ThelargestcityisGlasgow,inthewestofthisz

8、one.Scotland'scapitalcityisEdinburgh,ontheeastcoastfortymilesawayfromGlasgow.Itisrenownedforitsbeauty,anddominatedbyitsgreatcastleonahighrockinthecentreofthecity.Bothcitieshaveancientandinternationallyrespecteduniversitiesdatingfromthe15thcent