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1、1．WhatarethefullnameoftheU.K?TheunitedkingdomofgreatBritainandNorthernIreland。2.whydotouristsfromallovertheworldliketogotoScotland?TheyliketoenjoythebeautifulScottishscenery,todrinkScotchwhiskyandtoseeScotsmenwearingkiltsandplayingbagpipes.1Whatarethe

2、towcomponentsoftheBritishParliament?TheyaretheHouseohCommonsandtheHouseofLords.2.WhatweresomeofQueenVictoria’smajorachievements?QueenVictoriamadetremendousachievementsinalmosteveryaspect.Shepromotedfurtherindustrialrevolution,thebuildingofrailwaysandt

3、hegrowingoftradeandcommerce.Bytheendofherreign,Britainhaddevelopedtoanempireincludingaquarteroftheglobalpopulationandnearlyaquarteroftheworld’slandmass.1.WhatarethethreefunctionsoftheHouseofCommons?Thethreefunctionsare:todraftlaws.toscrutinize,critici

4、zeandrestraintheactivitiesofthegovernment,andtoinfluencefuturegovernmentpolicy.2.Whyareindependencecandidatesunlikelytowininthegeneralelection?Becauseeveniftheywereelected,theywouldbepowerlessinParliament.Therefore,itisnotpossibleformanypeopletovotefo

5、eindependentcandidates.1.WhatwasthenegativeaspectofThatcher’sreformintheearly1980s?Itsnegativeaspectwasarapidincreaseinunemployment.in1982,theunemploymentratereachedthelevelofGreatDepressionyears,withthreemillionpeopleoutofwork.2.Whatarethecharacteris

6、ticsofBritain’sagriculture?Britain’sagricultureischaracterizedbyasmallportionofthepopulationengagedinagriculturalactivitieswithahighdegreeofmechanization.Althoughitemploysamere1%ofthecountry’slaborforce,itmeetsaround60%ofthenationaldemands.1.Whatusedt

7、obethemajorfunctionsofgrammarschoolsandvocationalschoolsinBritain?Themajorfunctionsofgrammarschoolsweretotrainthemostacademicallycapablestudentsandpreparethemforuniversity,whereasthemajorfunctionsofvocationalschoolsweretohelplesssuccessfulstudentstole

8、arnatrade.2.WhatroledoesthemediaplayinBritainleisureculture?ThemediaplaysanessentialroleinBritainleisureculturesinceithelpstoshapethepublic’sopinion,determinepeople’smoralandpoliticalorientationandconsolidateorunderminetheruleofagovernment.2Wh