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經(jīng)典word整理文檔，僅參考，轉Word此處可刪除頁眉頁腳。本資料屬于網(wǎng)絡整理，如有侵權，請聯(lián)系刪除，謝謝！在線英語聽力室PartonetheUnitedKingdomofBritainandNorthIrelandp31What’sthedifferencesbetweenBritainandtheBritishIsles,GreatBritain,England,theUKandtheBritishCommonwealth?2tell3geographicalnamesoftheUK3tellthe3politicaldivisionsontheislandofGreatBritainp41theBritishEmpiregraduallydisappearedanditwasreplacedbytheBritishCommonwealthoftheCommonwealthofNationsin19312theCommonwealth3Describethegeographicalposition(features)ofBritain4itisseparatedfromtherestofEuropebytheEnglishChannelinthesouthandtheNorthSeaintheeast5theEnglishChannelp51Chunnel2thenorthandwestofBritainaremainlyhighlands.3Englandoccupiesthelargest,southernpartofGreatBritainwithWalestoitswestandScotlandtoitsnorth.4WhereaboutsinGreatBritainaremostlyhighlandandlowlandp61thePennines2tellthe3naturalzonesinScotland3BenNevis,thehighestmountaininBritainislocatedScotland.p71inBritain,thelongestriveristheSevenRiver2ThamesRiverp8thelargestlakeinBritainistheLoughNeaghinNorthernIrelandp91WhatfactorsinfluencetheclimateinBritain2tellthecharacteristicsofBritain’sclimatep111DescribetheonofBritain’spopulation2Britainhasapopulationof57,411,0003Britainisadenselypopulatedcountrywithanaverageof237peoplepersquarekilometreanditisveryunevenlydistributed.p121WhatisthedifferencebetweenancestorsoftheEnglishandScot,WelshandIrish2DuringthefifthcenturywhentheRomanEmpirefell,theGermanicAnglesandSaxonsinvadedandconqueredBritain.3ItwasfromtheunionofNormanconquerorsandthedefeatedAnglo-Saxonsthatthe1在線英語聽力室EnglishpeopleandtheEnglishlanguagewereborn.p131WhatarethedifferencesincharacterandspeechbetweensouthernEnglandandnorthernEngland2inBritain,southernersspeakthetypeofEnglishclosertoBBCEnglish3Cockney4theancestorsoftheWelshweretheancientBritonsp141Eisteddfodau2HowdotheWelshkeeptheirlanguageandculture?3What’sthemainprobleminNorthIreland?p151theimmigrantscamefromtheWestIndies,IndiaandPakistan(排除型選擇)2WhichpartofBritainhasthemostrainfallandwhichpartisthedriest?p161thefirstknownsettlersofBritainweretheIberians2WhydowesaythatEnglishnationisamixtureonnationalityofdifferentorigin?p171EarliestinvasionofEnglandisbyCelts2theCeltsbegantoarriveabout700BCandkeptcominguntilthearrivaloftheRomans.p181theCeltslignwasDruidism2BritishrecordedhistorybeginswiththeRomaninvasion3JuliusCaesar4fornearly400yearsBritainwasundertheRomanoccupationp191Hadrian’sWall2AntonineWall3Yorkhadbeencreatedasanorthernstrongholdp201thefirstChristianEmperor,Constantine,wasproclaimedinAD3062tellwhytheRomanimpactupontheBritonswassurprisinglylimited3WhoweretheAnglo-Saxons,howdidHeptarchycomeintobeing?p211Angles2sevenprincipalkingdoms3Heptarchy4whentheNorthumbrianssubmittedtohimandtookhimfortheirmasterin829,EgbertactuallybecameanoverlordofalltheEnglish5theAnglo-SaxonsbroughttheirownTeutonicreligiontoBritainp221amonkcalledColumbaestablishedamonastery.2St.Augustine2在線英語聽力室3WhatcontributionsdidtheearlyAnglo-SaxonsmaketoEnglishstate?p231Witan2Anglo-Saxonsalsoestablishedthemanorialsystem3Anglo-SaxonscreatedtheWitan4Alfred5theDanelaw6Alfredisknownas“thefatheroftheBritishnavy”7AlfredtheGreatp24King,the“Confessor”,seemedmoreconcernedwiththebuildingofWestminsterAbbeythanwithaffairsofstate.p251tellthereasonofthebattleonHastings21066,WilliamwascrownedKingofEnglandinWestminsterAbbeybytheArchbishopofYorkp261theNormanConquestof1066isperhapsthebestknowneventinEnglishhistory.2WilliamtheConqueror3theNormanConquest4themodernnamesofEnglandEnglishderivefromtheAngles5WhoweretheVikings?6WhatdoyouknowaboutStAugustine?p271underWilliam’ssystem,atthebottomofthefeudalscalewerethevilleinsorserfs,unfreepeasantswhowerelittlebetterthanslaves.2WilliamreplacedtheWitan,thecounciloftheAnglo-SaxonKings,withtheGrandCouncilofhisnewtenantsinchiefp281DomesdayBook2DomesdayBookcompletedin1086,wastheresultofageneralsurveyofEnglandmadein1085p291William,knownasWilliamRufusbecauseofhisredcomplexion2HenryIIwasthefirstkingoftheHouseofPlantagenet.3HowdidKingHenryIIconsolidatethemonarchy?p301HowdidHenryIIreformthecourts&law?2InHenryII’sreignacommonlaw,wasgraduallyestablishedinplaceofthecustomsofthemanor.3在線英語聽力室p311WhatwasthequrrelbetweenKingHenryIIandThomasBecket?2exceptionalprivilegesenjoyedbytheclergythatbroughtKingHenryintocollisionwithThomasBecket3theGreatCouncilofHenryIIdrewuptheConstitutionsofClarendonin1164p32GeoffreyChaucerp331WhatwasthecontentsandsignificanceofGreatCharter?2theBaron’scharter3MagnaCarta4withtheutmostreluctance,thekingwasforcedtoputhissealtotheGreatCharteronJune19,12155MagnaCartahadaltogether63clauses6acommitteeof24baronsplustheMayorofLondonwaschosentohelpthekingcarryouttheGreatCharterp341WhyandhowdidtheEnglishParliamentcomeintobeing?2in1242HenryIIIundertookanexpensivewarwithFrancewhichendedwiththelossofthewholeofPoitou.3SimondeMontfort4ProvisionsofOxford5SimondeMontfortsummonedin1265theGreatCounciltomeetatWestminster.p361handredsyearswarbetweenEnglandandFrancelastedfrom1337—14532WhatwerethecausesofHandredsYearsWar?3BattleofArgencourt4JoandeArc5By1453,CalaiswastheonlypartofFrancethatwasstillinthehandsoftheEnglish.6WhytheexpulsionoftheEnglishfromFranceisregardedasablessingforbothcountries?p371BlackDeath2asaresultoftheblackdeath,muchlandwasleftuntendedandtherewasaterribleshortageoflabour.3duringtheblackdeathperiod,in1351,thegovernmentissuedaStatuteofLabourersp381WhatdoyouknowaboutWatTyler’sUprising?2thePeasantUprising3theLollardsp39duringthepeasantuprising,manyhundredsofrebelswereputtodeathby4在線英語聽力室KingRichard.p401WarsoftheRoses2theinstablilitywascausedbythetwobranchesofthePlantagenetfamily,theHouseofLancasterandtheHouseofYorkbetween1455and1485.p411onAug22,1458atBosworthFieldinLeicstershirethelastbattleofWarsoftheRoseswasfoughtbetweenRichardIIIandHenryTudor,HenryTudorwon.2althoughtheWarsoftheRoseswerewagedintermittentlyforthirtyyears,ordinarypeoplewerelittleaffected.p421WhatwastheeffectofWarsofRoses?2theEnglishReformationbeganwithHenryVIII3HenryVIIIp43WhyandhowdidReformationhappeninEngland?andWhatwastheeffect?p44BloodyMaryp451ElizabethI2Elizabeth’sreligiouseformwasacompremiseofview.Shebroke’stieswithRomeandrestoredherfather’sindependentChurchofEngland3HowdidQueenElizabethdealwiththereligiousproblemaftershebecameQueenofthecountry?p46tellElizabeth’sforeignpolicyp471RenassancewasthetransitionalperiodbetweentheMiddleAgesandmoderntimes,coveringtheyearsc1350-c16502inEngland,theRenaissancewasusuallythoughtofasbeginningwiththeaccessionoftheHouseofTudortothethronein1485.3tellthecharacteristicsoftheEnglishRenaissance.p491ChristopherMarlowe2BenJonson3WilliamShakespearep501EdmundSpenser2FrancisBaconp511GunpowderPlot2onNov.51605,afewfanaticalCatholicsattemptedtoblowKingJamesandhisministersupintheHousesofParliament.5在線英語聽力室p521in1620asmallgroupofthePuritans,calledthePilgrimFathers,sailedfromPlymouthintheMayflower.2CharlesIwasthesonofJamesI3CharlesI’srelationswiththeParliamentwerefromthestartdisastrous.p53PetitionofRightp551Cavaliers2Roundheadsp561WhatweretheconsequencesoftheCivilWars?2theEnglishCivilWarisalsocalledthePuritanRevolution3PuritanRevolutionp571afterKingCharles’sexecutionin1649,therewaspublicoutrageinEngland2the“Rump”p581whenOliverCromwelldiedin1685,andwassucceededbyhisson,Richard.2ParliamentpassedaseriesofseverelawscalledtheClarendonCodeagainstthePuritans,nowknownasNonconformistsp591tellthe2ofthemostfamousliteraryworksofthelate17thcentury2JohnBunyan’sPilgrim’sProgress3JohnMilton’sParadiseLost4Howdidthe“gloriousRevolution”breakout?Whatwasthesignificanceofit?p60BillofRights(1689)p611WhatwastheabsoluteruleofJamesIofEngland?2GiveabriefaccountofHenryVIIp621theWhigs2theTories3theToriesweretheforerunnersoftheConservativeParty.p63theToriesweregreatlyinfluencedbyJeremyBentham’sidealsknownas“Utilitarianism”p651EnclosureActs2inEngland,thethcenturyalsosawselectivebreedingofcattle,sheepandhorsesbyRobertBakewell3yourcommentonlandenclosuresinEngland?p661Whatwastheindustrialrevolution?6在線英語聽力室2tellwhyBritainsisthe1stcountrytostarttheindustrialrevolution?p681HowdidtheEnglishIndustrialRevolutionproceed?2John’sflyingshuttle3Jamesspinningjenny4JamesWattp691asaresultoftheindustrialrevolution,Britainwasby1830theworkshopofthe”2“workshopoftheworld”3Luddites4Whatdoyouknowaboutparliamentaryreforms?5theWhigsunderLordGreywerereturnedtopoweraftermorethanhalfacenturyp70WhyshouldParliamentbereformedinEngland?p711aPeople’sCharterin18382WhatdoyouknowaboutthechartistMovementandCharter?yourcommentonthem?p74TradeUnionActof1871p751telltheColonialExpansionoftheEnglish2EnglishcolonialexpansionbeganwiththecolonizationofNewfoundlandin15833CanadawascededtoBritainbythe1763TreatyofParis.41763TreatyofParisp791bytheTreatyofNanking1842,ChinacedeHongKongtoBritain2by1900Britainhadbuiltupabigempirewhichincluded25%oftheworld’spopulationandareap811DuringWWIBritainlostoveramillionpeople,mostofthemundertheageof25.2OutofthewarsettlementcametheestablishmentoftheLeagueofNationsp82in1936EdwardVIIIsucceededhisfatherGeorgeVbutabdicated.p83WinstonChurchillp841oneofthemostfar-reachingconsequencesofthewarwasthatithastenedtheendofBritain’sempire2theLabourPartywontheelectionafterWWII,butConservativescamebacktopowerin1951.7在線英語聽力室p85inJan,1973,BritainfinallybecameafullmemberoftheEuropeanEconomicCommunity.p861theelectionof1979returnedtheConservativeParty2Thatcherismp87WhatweretheParliamentarypoliticslikeinthelate18thandearly19thcenturies?p881soonaftertheSecondWorldWar,Britainnotnolygaveupitsecnomichegemonybutalsosugfferedadeeplossofitspositionofindustrialleadership2Between1950and1973,Britain’sGDPgrewatanaverageannualrateof3.0%3Britishdiseasep891Whatarethe3periodsasfarastheevolutionofBritisheconomyisconcerned?2in1950,Britain’sGDPanditsforeigntraderankedsecondanditspercapitaincomethirdintheworld3JohnM.Keynesp901inthe1970samongthedevelopedcountriesBritainmaintainedthelowestgrowthrateandthehighestinflation.2in1979,thenewgovernmentadoptedaneconomicprogrammeknownasMedium-termFinancialStrategy3Privatiztion,deregulationandmarketliberalizationreplacepricesandincomescontrolandstateinterventionism.(排除型選擇)p91anoutstandingfeatureoftheeconomicrecoveryinthe80swasitslength,by1988,therecoveryhadlastedsevenyears.p921justasthe1940sdecadeisrememberedinBritainastheeraofnationalization,the1980swillberememberedasthedecadeofprivatization.2Duringthepasdecadealmost40%oftheBritishstateenterpriseswereprivatized.p94richdepositsofironorewerefoundincentralEngland.p981intheearlythcenturythemotorvehicleindustryinBritainwasdevelopedintheWestMidlandsandSouth-EastofEngland2telltheareasinEnglandwherewecanseesomehigh-techindustrialgrowthp991inBritainonly3%ofthepopulationarefarmersbuttheymanage70%ofthe8在線英語聽力室landarea.2agribusinessp1001insomeareasfactoryfamingmethodsareused,particularlyforrearingpoultryofpigs.2WheatandPotatoesarestaplefoodoftheBritish.p1031Britainisthe5largesttradingnationintheworld.th2nationofshopkeepers3tellthetradepatternthatBritain’tradehas4WhathasBritaintraditionallybeenintermsofforeigntrade?p1041theCityofLondon2Lloyd’sp1051WhereareoilandnaturalgasfoundinBritain?2WherearethemaintextileproducingregionsinBritain?3WhatarenewindustriesinEngland?4HowhasBritain’stradepatternchangedinrecentyears?p1061constitutionalmonarchy2theheadoftheUKisakingoraqueen3theBritishconstitutionismadeupstatutelaw,commonlawandconventions排除型選擇)4themonarchyistheoldestinstitutionofgovernment,goingbacktoatleastthe9century.thp107thepresentSovereign,QueenElizabethII,wasbornonApril21,1926,shecametothethroneonFeb.6,1952,andshewascrownedonJun2,1953.p108theQueenofBritainisthesymbolofthewholenationp1101WhatdoyouknowtheParliamentinBritain?2aParliamenthasamaximumdurationof5years.p111inBritain,theHouseofLordsispresidedoverbytheLordChancellorp1121theHouseofCommonsiselectedbyuniversaladultsuffrageandconsistsof651MembersofParliament2itisintheHouseofCommonsthattheultimateauthorityforlaw-makingresides.3aGeneralElectionmustbeheldeveryfiveyearsandisoftenheldatmorefrequentintervals4BlackRod9在線英語聽力室p114shadowcabinetp115thegreatmajorityoftheseareGovernmentmeasuresintroducedbyaMinisterp116inBritain,thePrimeMinisterisappointedbytheQueen,andalwayssitsintheHouseofCommons,receives￡78,292.p1171MinistersareappointedbytheQueenontherecommendationofthePrimeMinister2thePrivyCouncil3thePrivyCouncilispresidedoverbytheLordPresidentp118thegovernmentdepartmentsarestaffedbymembersoftheCivilServicep121LocalauthoritiesinGreatBritainraiserevenuethroughthecounciltax.p1221WhendidaconstitutionalmonarchybegininBritain?2WhatdoestheCabinetconsistof?3WhoarethemembersoftheHouseofLords?4WhatisthefunctionoftheHouseofLords?5WhatarethetwomajorpartiesinBritaintoday?6HowmanyconstituenciesarethereinBritaintoday?7HowmanymembersarethereintheHouseofCommons?8Howoftendoesageneralelectiontakeplace?9GiveabriefaccountofBritishParliament.p1231criminallaw2civillawp124theCrownProsecutionServiceassumescontrolofthecaseandindependentlyreviewstheevidencetodecidewhethertoprosecutep1251Magistrates’Courtumryaryoffences2eitherway3in1994therewere79stipendiarymagistratesinEnglandandWales.p1261theCrownCourttriesthemostseriousoffences2EnglandandWalesaredividedinsixcircuitsforthepurposeofhearingcriminalcases.3tellthethreecriminalcourtsinScotland4tellthetwotypesofcriminalprocedureinScotlandp127appealsincriminalcasesinEnglandandWalesmaybeheardbytheCrownCourt,theHighCourt,theCourtof排除型選擇)10在線英語聽力室p1281themaincourtsofciviljurisdictioninEnglandandWalesareCountyCourtsofwhichthereare2702alljudgesoftheSupremeCourtandallcircuitjudgesandrecordershavethepowertositinthecountycourtp129intheUK,CentralresponsibilitylieswiththeLordChancellor,theHomeSecretaryandtheAttorney排除型選擇)p1301inNorthernIreland,courtadministrationistheresponsibilityoftheLordChancellor2London’sMetropolitanPoliceForceisdirectlyunderthecontroloftheHomeSecretary.p1311inEnglandandWalesaMagistrates’courtcannotimposeatermofmorethansixmonth’simprisonmentforanindividualoffencetriedsummarily2Capitalpunishmentremainsthepenaltyfortreasonandpiracyp1321thereareabout130prisonsestablishmentsinEnglandandWalesandsome20inScotland,and4prisonsand1youngoffenders’centreinNorthernIreland2inEnglandandWalesyoungpeopleaged18-20servecustodialsentencesinayoungoffenderinstitution3WhatarethecommonfeaturesofallsystemsoflawinBritain?4HowdoyoudividetheBritishcourtsaccordingtothenatureofcases?5Whatisthe’sjob?6HowmanydivisionsistheHighCourtdividedinto?Whatarethey?7HowmanypoliceforcesarethereintheUK?8HowdifferentistheMetropolitanPoliceForce(London)fromotherpoliceforceinGreatBritain?9DiscussthetreatmentofofferndersintheUK.p1341welfarestate2NHS3NHSwasestablishedintheUKin1948,anditwasbasedatfirstonActsofParliament.p1351over82%ofthecostofthehealthserviceinGreatBritainisfundedoutofgeneraltaxation.2prescriptionchargesdonotapplytoe……(排除型選擇)p136inGreatBritain,everyyearthereareabout200millionconsultationswithfamilydoctorsandabout6millionpeoplevisitapharmacyeveryday.p138NHSservice(排除型選擇)11在線英語聽力室p1391NHSservicesforelderlypeople(排除型選擇)2Britainhasabout6millionadultswithoneormoredisabilities,ofwhomaround7%liveincommunalestablishments.p1411Nearlyathirdofgovernmentexpenditureisdevotedtothesocialsecurityprogramme2thecontributorybenefitsinclude…選擇)3inUK,womenattheageof60andmenattheageof65areentitledtoastateretirementpension.p143mostpregnantworkingwomenreceivetheirstatutorymaternitypaydirectlyfromtheiremployerforamaximumof18weeksp144warpensionsp145onlythattheLordChancellormaynotbeaRomanCatholic.p146ChurchofEnglandp147thegovernmentoftheChurchofScotlandisPresbyterianp1481theMethodistChurch2theBaptists3theUnitedReformedChurch4theformalstructureoftheRomanCatholicchurchinEnglandandWaleswasrestoredin18505therearenow7RomanCatholicprovincesinGreatBritain.p1511about排除型選擇)2Hogmanayp1531intheUK,theonlyreallyimportantpatrioticfestivalisRemembranceSunday----ArmisticeDay2BoxingDayp1541WhatisthemostimportantestablishedchurchinBritain?2WhatfestivalisthegreatestinBritain?3WhatistheScottishtraditionconcerningNewYear’sDay?4DescribebrieflythecontriburysocialsecuritybenefitsintheUK.p1561intheUK,compulsoryeducationbeginsatfiveinGreatBritainandfour12在線英語聽力室inNorthernIreland,whenchildrengotoinfantschools2eleven-plusp1571about90%ofthestatesecondayschoolpopulationinGreatBritainattendcomprehensiveschools2comprehensiveschools(intheUK)3sixth-formcollege4Teriarycollege5publishschool(inthe)p158therearesome90universitiesintheUKp159Whatdoyouknowabouttheuniversity-industrylinkstotheUK?p1601intheUK,withabout130dailyandSundaynewspaperspublishednationwide.2onanaverageday60%ofpeopleovertheageof15readanationalmorningnewspaper.p1611HowthenationalnewspapersaredividedintheUK?2quality排除型選擇)3qualitypapersp1621theEconomist2periodicalsintheUK(排除型選擇)p1641tellthefournationalchannelsoftheTVintheUK2apartfromabreakduringtheSecondWorldWar,theBBChasbeenprovidingregulartelevisionbroadcastssince1936.p165Reutersp1661itisestimatedthat29millionpeopleovertheageof16regularlytakepartinsportorexercise2footballisthemostpopularsportinEngland3CricketisthemosttypicalEnglishofsportsp171intheUK,about80millionpeopleayearattendmorethan2,000museumsandartgalleriesopentothepublic.p172theBeatlesp1731AndrewLloydWebber2AndrewLloydWebber’thePhantomoftheopera13在線英語聽力室p1761amongalltheartsfestivalsintheUK,themostfamousistheEdinburghInternationalFestivalofMusicandDrama2BFIp1771copyrightlibraries(排除型選擇)2ForwhomiscompulsoryeducationintheUK?3WhatdistinguishestheOpenUniversityfromallotherBritishUniversities?4HowistheBBCfinanced?5listsomemostimportantjournalsintheUK.6WherewouldyoufindmanyofLondon’stheatres?7DescribebrieflythehighereducationintheUKParttwotheRepublicofIrelandp1811IrelandisalsocalledtheEmeraldIslebecauseofitsrichgreencountryside2theRepublicofIrelandisboundedonthenortheastbyNorthernIreland.3thecapitalisDublin.ItislocatedonDublinBayatthemouthoftheLiffeyRiveratitsconfluencewiththeDodderRiver.4Irelandhasbeencomparedtoabasinp182ShannonRiverp1831whatremainthemostsignificantfeatureofIrishlandscape?2HowtodescribetheweatherofIreland?P184ForthewholecountrythechanceofanunusullywetoranunusuallydryyearIsestimatedat25%P1861InIrelandthebasicethnicstockisCeltic2IrelandisuniqueamongEuropeancountriesforitscentury-longpopulationdeclinep187TherearetwoofficiallanguagesinIreland.TheyareIrish(Gaelic)andEnglishp1881Catholicism2CatholicreligiouspracticeisextremelyhighinIrelandp1891WhatwasperhapsthemostimportanteventinIrishhistory?2HenryviiiwasthefirstkingtobringallIrelandunderEnglishcontrol.3TheTudorsforcedtheProtestandReformationandEnglishlawontheIrish.4ScottishsettlersestablishedacolonyinUlsterin16105HowdidtheconflictbeginbetweentheEnglishandtheIrish?P1901IRA14在線英語聽力室2EasterUprising3Anglo-IrishTreaty4UnderEamondeValera,whotookofficein1932,IrelandkeptoutofWorldWarIItodemonstrateitscontinueddispleasurewiththeBritish.P191foreignpolicyofIrelandP1921bothIrelandandBritainhaveagreedtoholdregularmeetingstonegotiateapeacefulsettlementoftheproblemofNorthernIreland2IrelandestablisheddiplomaticrelationswothChinaonJune22,19793Irelandcurrentlymaintainsdiplomaticrelationswith46countries4WhatisthelargestriverinIreland?5WhyisShannonRiverimportanttoIreland?6WhathasbeenatraditionalsourceofconflictbetweentheEnglishandtheIrish?7WhendidIrelanddeclareitselfarepublic?P1931presidentofIreland2taoiseachP194allthelegislativepowersarevestedinthenationalparliamentP195IrishlawisbasedonEnglishcommonlawasmodifiedbysubsequentlegislationandthe1937Constitutionp1961twomajorparties,FiannaFailandFineGael2SinnFein3SinnFeinwastheguerrillamovementthatwrestedindependencefromtheBritishin19214Anglo-IrishTreatyp197FineGaelp1981theIrishLabourPartyistheoldestofallthepartiesinIreland.2Irelandisafree-marketeconomywithadominantprivatesectorp201IrelandisnowthelasgestproducerofleadandzincconcentratesinEuropep202WhatisthechronicprobleminIreland?P2041TodaytheIrishTimesisthenation’smostinfuentialdailyinIreland.2theIrishIndependentisabest-sellingdaily3some250magazinesarepublishedinIreland,almost1/5ofthemdealwithreligion.15在線英語聽力室P2051Irishbroadcastingbeganin1926inasmallstudiocalledDublinBroadcastingStation2themostwell-knownIrishwritherofthemodernperiodisJamesJoyce.3JamesJoycep2061UlyssesisJoyce’smasterpiece.2Ulysses3WhoistheheadofgovernmentinIreland?4WhatdoestheIrishParliamentconsistof?5DiscussthecharacteristicsofIreland’seconomy6ListIreland’smainindustries7ExplainthereasonswhyIrelandhaschronicnegativebalanceoftrade8IdentifytheperiodsinthehistroyofIrishPartthreetheUnitedStatesofAmericap2091thecontinentalUnitedStatesliesincentralNorthAmericawithcanadatoitsnorth.2MexicoandtheGulfofMexicotoitssouth3theAtlanticOceantoitseast.4theUnitedStateshasanideallocationfortrade5WhytheUnitedStateshasanideallocationfortrade?6theUnitedStatesisthethlargestcountryintheworldp2101HowmanystatesarethereinUS?Whichisthelargest,andthesmallest?2inUS,onthemainlandTexasisthelargeststateofthecountry.p2111TheRockies,thebackboneofNorthamericancontinent,isalsoknownastheContinentalDivide.2inUS,lyingbetwenntheAppalachianMountansandtheRockyMoutainsisoneoftheworld’sgreatcountinentalMississippi3Mississippi4theMissouririsesinsouthwestMontanaamongtheRockyMountians5Missouri6theMissouriruns3725kilometresbeforeitjoinstheMississippiatSt.Louis7theRiverOhioflowsfromtherainyeastatPittsburgh,PennsylvaniaandjoinstheMississippiatCairo,Illinois8fatherofwaters9oldmanriverp2121AmericanRuhr2inUS,onthePacificsidetherearetwogreatrivers:theColoradointhesouth,andtheColumbia,whichrisesinCanada.(colorado西班牙語多彩的)3TheRioGrandeRiverrisesintheouthernRockymountainsandflowtotheGulf16在線英語聽力室ofMexico.(riogrande西班牙語大河)4GreatLakes5LakeSuperioristhelargestfreshwaterlakeintheworldp2131WhatarethebenefitsofLakes,riversandseacoastofUS?2theGreatLakesaretheeconomiclifelineofMidwestinUS.3WhatfactorsinfluencetheclimateofUS?4InUS,ahumidcontinentalclimateisfoundinthenorth-easternpartofthecountry(NewEngland)p2141meditrraneanclimatecanbefoundinsouthpartofthePacificcoast2thesouthernpartofthePacificcoastinCaliforniahasaMediterraneanclimatewithwarm,drysummersandmoistwinters.3besideslatitude,listsomemostimportantforcestheinfluencetheclimateoftheUS.4NewEnglandiscooledbythewatersoftheLabradorCurrent.p215NewEnglandissometimescalledthebirthplaceofAmerica.p216theMiddleAtlanticStateshasabout1/5ofthetotalpopulationoftheUS.WashingtonandNewYorkarelocatedherep2171Chicago2MidwestAmerica’smostimportantagriculturalareainUS.3Detroitisknownastheautomobilecapitaloftheworld4theAmericanSouthstretches2/3ofthewayacrossthecontinent5listsomemajoreconomicactivitiesofSouthAmerica.p218theAmericansouthnowcontains90%oftheAmericantextileindustry.p2191theGreatPlainsliesbetweentheRockymountainandtheAppalachians2theGreatPlains3DenverlocatedatthefoothillsoftheRockies.4YellowstoneNationalPark5WhyisthetouristtradesoimportantinAmericanWest?p2201theGrandCanyon2theGrandCanyoninnorth-westernArizonaisonofnature’smostimpressivesight.p2211AlbuquerqueisacentrefortouringthelandsofNativeAmericanPeopleandisthesiteofNewMexico’sstateuniversity.2HawaiiislacatedinthePacificOcean3listthedifferencesbetweenAlaskaandHawaii17在線英語聽力室p222thepenisulaofalaskaisb