The division into two parties grew out the establishment of a Protestant Church of England in the 16th century. Because of a purely religious difference of opinion, the Puritans were separated from the broad body of the Anglican Church. The non Puritan Anglicans were on the side of the King and Church, and their supporters were called by their opponents “Tories.”The Puritans were for Parliament and trade, and their supporters were called by the “Tories”“Whigs”. The Tories and the Whigs were in power by turns for a long time. In 1833,the Tory party split into two and its name was changed to Conservative. In the 1860s the Whigs became Liberals. From that time on, the Liberals and the Conservatives were in office by turns until 1922.The policies they put into effect were sometimes different, but they were both controlled by the rich.
The working class became more and more unwilling to follow the Conservatives and the Liberals. They wanted to have their own party. So the Labor party was formed by the trade unions. After 1922 the Labor Party gradually replaced the Liberal Party to become one of the two major parties in Great Britain.
C-25.What does “it” stand for in Para 1 with underline?
A、The two party system.
B、The state machine.
C、The Parliament.
D、The capitalist state.
C-26. We can learn from what P.S Tregidgo once said that ____.
A、if there are parties in Britain, none of them will be strong enough to have control in the government
B、the more patients there are, the more likely it is that they will have the decisive say in the government
C、the two party systems contributes to the establishment of a powerful and long lasting government
D、if there are only two parties in Britain, it will be easy for the government to control them
C-27. What can we infer from the forming of the Tory Party and the Whig Party?
A、These two parties originally believed in different religions.
B、These two parties were established under the influence of different religious believes.
C、The British King and the Parliament supported different religions because they were for the two party system.
D、The British King and the Parliament were supported by different parties for political reasons.
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We know the famous ones-the Thomas Edisons and the Alexander Graham Bells-but what about the less famous inventors? What about the people who invented the traffic light and the windshield wiper (雨刮器)? Shouldn't we know who they are? Joan Mclean thinks so. In fact, Mclean, a professor of physics at Mountain University in Range, feels so strongly about this matter that she's developed a course on the topic. In addition to learning "who" invented "what", however, Mclean also likes her students to learn the answers to the "why" and "how" questions. According to Mclean, "When students learn the answers to these questions, they are better prepared to recognize opportunities for inventing and more motivated to give inventing a try." So,just what is the story behind the windshield wiper? Well, Mary Anderson came up with the idea in 1902 after a visit to Mew York City. The day was cold and stormy, but Anderson still wanted to see the sights, so she jumped aboard a streetcar. Noticing that the driver was struggling to see through the snow covering the windshield, she found herself wondering why there couldn't be a buolt-in devic for cleaing the window. Still wondering about this when she returned home to Birmingham, Alabama, Anderson started drafting out solutions. One of her ideas, a lever (操作杆) on the inside of a vehicle that would contral an arm on the outside, became the first windshield wiper. Today we benefit from countless inventions and innovations,It's hard to imagine driving without Garrett A. Morgan's traffic light. It's equally impossible to picture a world without Katherine J. Blodgett's innovation that makes glass invisible. Can you picture life without clear windows and eyeglasses? |
1. By mentionong "traffic light" and "windshield wiper", the author indicates that countless inventions are _____. |
A. beneficial, because their inventors are famous B. beneficial, though their inventors are less famous C. not useful, because their inventors are less famous D. not useful, though their inventors are famous |
2. Professor Joan McLean's course aims to _____. |
A. add colour and variety to students' campus life B. inform students of the windshield wiper's invention C. carry out the requirements by Mountain University D. prepare students to try theie own invention |
3. Tommy Lee's invention of the unbreakable umbrella was _____. |
A. not eventually accepted by the umbrella producer B. inspired by the story behind the windshield wiper C. due to his dream of being caught in a rainstorm D. not related to Professor Joan McLean's lectures |
4. Which of the following can best serve as the title of this passage? |
A. How to Help Students to Sell Their Inventions to Producers? B. How to Design a Built-in Dervice for Cleaning the Window? C. Shouldn't We Know Who Inventd the Windshield Wiper? D. Shouldn't We Develop Invention Courses in Universities? |
A、connotative meaning
B、social
C、affective
D、reflected
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