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In England, what is a particularly suitable topic of conversation？A.holidaysB.hobbiesC.w

In England, what is a particularly suitable topic of conversation？

A.holidays

B.hobbies

C.weather

D.TV shows

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发布时间：2022-12-04

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第1题

There is an ironic twist in the opening two lines of Shakespeare’s Sonnet 18. What is

A.His beloved is more beautiful or more handsome than a summer’s day.

B.The unpredictable weather in the summer in England makes its summer days a good comparison with his belove

C.The variable weather in the summer in England makes its summer days a good comparison with his belove

D.The changeable weather in the summer in England makes its summer days a good comparison with his belove

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第2题

What happened in 1215？A.It was the year of Norman Conquest in British history.B.Force

What happened in 1215？

A.It was the year of Norman Conquest in British history.

B.Forced by barons, King John signed the Magna Carta.

C.Henry IV granted the Commons the power to review money grants.

D.King Egbert united England under his rule.

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第3题

Historians have only recently begun io note the increase in demand for luxury goods and se

crviccs that took place in eighteenth century England. McKendrick has explored the Wedgwood firm&39;s remarkable success in marketing luxury pottery. Plumb has written about the proliftration(繁荣的) of provincial theater,music festivals and children&39;s toys and books. While the fact of this consumer revolution is hardly in doubt.three key question remain：Who were the consumers？ What were their motives？ And what were the effects of the new demand for luxuries？ An answer to the first of these has been difficult io obtain. Although it has possible to infer from the goods and services actually produced what manufacturers and servicing trades thought their customers wanted,only a study of relevant personal documents written by actual consumer will provide a precise picture of who want what. We still need to know how large consumer market was and how far down the social scale the consumer demand for luxury good penetrated. With regard to last question,we might note in passing that Thompson, while rightly restoring laboring people to the stage of eighteenth century English history,has probably exaggerated the opposition of these people to the inroads of capitalist consumerism in general:for example,laboring people in eightcenth-century England readily shifted from home-brewed beer to standardized beer produced by huge.heavily capitalized urban breweries(啤酒厂). To answer the question of why consumers became so eager to buy，some historians have pointed to the ability of manufacturers to advertise in a relatively uncensored press.This,however,hardly seems a suficient answer.McKendriek favors a Veblen model of conspicuous consumption stimulated by competition for status. The"middling sort”bought goods and services because they wanted to follow fashions set by the rich, Again, we may wonder whether this explanation is sufficient. Do not people enjoy buying things as a form. of self-gratification？ If so, consumerism could be seen as a product of the rise of new concepts of individualism and materialism, but not necessarily of the frenzy for conspicuous competition. Finally, what were the consequences of this consumer demand for luxuries？ McKen-drick claims that it goes a long way toward explaining the coming of the Industrial Revolution. But doesit？ What, for example , does the production of high-quality-pottery and toys have to do with the development of iron manufacture or textile mills？ It is perfectly possi-ble to have the psychology and reality of a consumer society without a heavy industrial sector. That future exploration of these key questions is undoubtedly necessary should not.however, diminish the force of the conclusion of recent studies:the insatiable(不能满足的)demand in eighteenth-century England for frivolous as well as useful goods and services foreshadows our own world.

In the first paragraph, the author mentions McKendrick and Plumb most probably in order to

A.contrast their views on the subject of luxury consumerism in eighteenth-century England

B.indicate the inadequacy of historiography approaches to eighteenth-century English history

C.give examples of historians who have helped to establish the fact of growing consumerism in eighteenth-century England

D.support the contention that key questions about eighteenth-century-consumerism remain to be answered

Which of the following items, if preserved from eighteenth-century England,would provide an example of the kind of documents mentioned in paragraph 2？A.A written agreement between a supplier of raw materials and a supplier of luxury goods.

B.A diary that mentions luxury goods and services purchased by its author.

C.A theater ticket stamped with the date and name of a particular play.

D.A newspaper advertisement describing luxury goods and services available at a seaside resort.

In the third paragraph, the author is primarily concerned with_____.A.contrasting two theses and offering a compromise

B.questioning two explanations aná proposing a possible alternative to them

C.paraphrasing the work of two historians and questioning their assumptions

D.raising several questions but implying that they cannot be answered

According to the passage a Veblen model of conspicuous consumption has been used to____A.investigate the extent of the demand for luxury goods among social classes in eighteenth-century England

B.classify the kinds of luxury goods desired by eighteenth-century consumers

C.explain the motivation of eighteenth century consumers to buy luxury goods

D.establish the extent to which the tastes of rich consumers were shaped by the middle classes in eighteenth century England

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第4题

In England, Christmas Day and Good Friday have been holidays for religious reasons （阅读理解）

In England, Christmas Day and Good Friday have been holidays for religious reasons since the establishment of Christianity in the country. Christmas is celebrated on December 25, not Christmas Eve as in several other European countries. The other public holidays (or "Bank Holidays") are Easter Monday, May Day (May 1st), the Spring Bank Holiday (the last Monday in May), the Summer Bank Holiday (the last Monday in August), December 26th (Boxing Day), and New Year's Day. The term "Bank Holiday" goes back to the Bank Holidays Act of 1871, which owes its name to the fact that banks are closed on the days specified.

Boxing Day takes its name from the old custom of giving employees or tradesmen (such as milkman) an annual present or "Christmas box" on that day

Easter Monday is generally regarded as an unofficial consecration (祭祀) of Spring. It used to be the day on which the ladies would parade in the parks, wearing new dresses and hats. Although this custom is dying out, the tradition still provides the ladies with a pretext for buying spring clothes.

The August Bank Holiday is probably the most popular one of the year, partly because it comes at a time when children are not at school In Ireland, St. Patrick's Day (March 17th) is also a Bank Holiday. St Patrick is the Patron Saint of Ireland. It is curious that St. George's Day (April 23rd) not a public holiday in England though St. George is the Patron Saint of England. However, the flag of St George (a red cross on a white background) or the Union Jack is flown on that day, particularly by churches of the Church of England.

31. Public holidays have been called Bank Holidays in England since _____.

A. last century

B. ancient times

C. the foundation of England

D. the start of banking business

32. Boxing Day is a day _____.

A. which has something to do with sports such as "boxing"

B. when employees are paid

C. for giving an annual gift

D. for holding a party

33 一 What did the ladies use to do on Easter Monday？

— _____.

A. They wore new clothes and hats.

B. They went to the seaside for their holidays.

C. They used to go to church.

D. They gave presents to each other.

34. The August Bank Holiday is probably the most popular one of the year, partly because _____.

A. the weather often agrees with people

B. the weather rarely changes

C. the weather is suitable for people to travel

D. it comes at a time when the pupils are not at school

35. Holidays in Ireland ________ in England

A. are just the same as those

B. are entirely different from those

C. are partly different from those

D. are not celebrated

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第5题

English has never been the only language in use over the British Isles , and it certainly is not now!

English has never been the only language in use over the British Isles , and it certainly is not now! Welsh is still used in Wales. Some Welsh people still speak it as their mother tongue , and it is widely taught in Welsh schools. Some people in Scotland and in Ireland still use a language that is related to Welsh. It is called Gaelic. These languages have a long history in these islands - longer than the history of English. In addition , people from

overseas have settled in England quite recently during this century. In some industrial cities , though not generally in Britain , you find groups of people who speak Polish , and other groups speaking the languages of the Indian subcontinent. A survey of North London schools in the early 1980' s found that nearly a third of the children spoke a language other than English at home.

The majority of the 55 million people living in England use English all the time. Standard English , that is , written English , is in use throughout Britain. Spoken English , however , sounds very different in different parts of the country. There is a story , a play. by the famous writer George Bernard Shaw , about a professor of English Language who can tell you someone' s address when he hears that person speak! That is exaggeration of course. Not even a Professor , who has studied the sounds of English all his life , can really do that. However ,it is true hat most people who have lived for a long time in Britain can tell a number of things about the people as soon as they speak! Usually we cannot tell the speaker' s address

, but we can guess the part of the country where the person comes from. We can tell how well educated he or she is too! If an international user of English , like anyone of you here , happens to meet speakers from , say , the North or the West of England , you may find them hard to understand. Unless you understand what is going on your confidence in your ability to use the language may be badly shaken.

36. Gaelic is related to Welsh. ()

37. Welsh is not taught in schools anymore. ()

38. One third of the 55 million people in England speak other languages besides English at home ()

39. Written English is in use throughout Britain but spoken English sounds different in different parts of the country. ()

40. Most people who have lived for a long time in Britain can tell how well educated a person is by the way he/ she speaks. ()

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第6题

While popular in the U. S. , the April Fools Day tradition is even more prevalent in Europ

ean countries, such as France and Great Britain. Although the roots of the traditional tricking are unclear, the French and the British both have claims on the origin of the celebration. One theory holds that the first April Fools Day was on April 1 of the year when King of France instituted the new calendar. This new system placed the day that had formerly been the first day of a new year on April 1. Many people were reluctant to adjust to the new calendar and continued to celebrate New Years Day on what had become the first day of April. Thus, they became the first April Fools. An English story about the day, however, holds that it began sometime during the 1200s. At the time, King John of England was in the habit of making a road out of nearly every path he walked regularly. The citizens of one particular farm village were aware of this. To avoid having their green meadows and pastures disturbed with one of the kings roads, they built a fence that prevented the king from walking through their countryside. The king sent a group of messengers to inform. that they must remove the barrier. Upon hearing that the King was planning to do this, however, the villagers developed a plan of their own. When the messengers arrived, they found what appeared to be a community of lunatics, with people behaving in a bizarre manner, throwing things and running around wildly. The messengers, alarmed at what they had found, reported to King John that these people were so mad as to be beyond punishment. So, the villagers saved their farmland by tricking the King. In Great Britain, tradition only allows April Fools tricks from midnight to noon on April 1. Those who try to play tricks in the afternoon become the fools themselves.

The word "prevalent" in the first sentence is nearest in meaning to "______".

A．unusual

B．traditional

C．prevailing

D．prosperous

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第7题

The city of London is not the capital of England and the UK.()

The city of London is not the capital of England and the UK.（)

A.错误

B.正确

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