Question

The royal family is a part of British history and cultural identity.

Up until the 17th century, people believed that the British king or queen had a “divine(天賜的)right” to rule. This was the idea that God chose the king or queen and that he or she was therefore above the law. However, this idea was challenged during the English Civil War, when King Charles the First was put in prison and then killed in 1649.

So what role does the British royal family have today?

The Queen is head of the UK and the Commonwealth. She has important formal duties that go with her different titles. As Head of State, for example, she represents the UK on visits abroad and invites other world leaders to visit the UK；as Head of the Armed Forces in name, only she can declare when the UK is at war or when a war is over. She has to sign many government and Commonwealth documents every day.

Although the royal family does the work for the UK, there are British people called“anti-monarchists(反君主制者)”who do not believe there should be a royal family. One criticism(批評意見)is that the British people should not have to pay for the royal family with their taxes(稅).

Today, the royal family works hard to be relevant(相關的)in the modern world. The Queen still gives a speech to the nation on television at Christmas, but it gets less and less formal every year；now it is even available as a podcast(播客).

In 2005, after graduating from university, Prince William spent time teaching English in Uruguay, the sort of work many ordinary young British people do in their gap years.

1.What can be concluded from the first two paragraphs?

A．The British king or queen is considered above the law.

B．The English Revolution put an end to the British royal family in 1649.

C．The British king or queen is no longer believed to rule by divine right.

D．The royal family didn’t play an important role in Britain in the 17 th century.

2.Which of the following is among the formal duties of the Queen?

A．Traveling around the UK.

B．Declaring when the world is at war.

C．Inviting other leaders to have dinner with her.

D．Signing Commonwealth documents every day.

3.With the example of Prince William in the last paragraph, the author intends to show that         .

A．Prince William is very popular in the UK

B．the royal family is trying to connect better with ordinary people

C．Prince William has made an effort to win young people’s admiration

D．many young British people do voluntary work

4.It can be inferred from the passage that ___________.

A．the royal family doesn’t have to pay taxes

B．the British people are all in favor of the royal family

C．the British people can talk to the Queen through a podcast

D．the royal family attacks republicans through media and press

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.C

2.D

3.B

4.A

【解析】

試題分析：本文介紹了英國皇室的有關信息以及現在皇室正在努力的融入現代社會的努力。

1.C 細節題。根據第二段最后一句However, this idea was challenged during the English Civil War, when King Charles the First was put in prison and then killed in 1649.說明英國的皇室的權威已經受到了挑戰，故Ｃ項正確。

2.D 細節題。根據第４段最后一行She has to sign many government and Commonwealth documents every day.說明每天都要簽署和英聯邦有關的文件是她的職責之一。Ｄ項正確。

3.B 推理題。根據最后一段第一行  Today, the royal family works hard to be relevant(相關的)in the modern world.說明現在的皇室正在努力的有現代世界相關，努力融入現代的社會。故B項正確。

4.A 推斷題。根據文章倒數第二段最后一句One criticism(批評意見)is that the British people should not have to pay for the royal family with their taxes(稅).批評者認為他們沒有必要為皇室來付錢，說明皇室人員是不需要交稅的，故A項正確。

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