20.The British royal family is about to be slimmed down.The queen plans to reduce the number of real royals,it was recently announced.However,there seems little sign of the monarchy (君主)
disappearing completely.
Up till the 17th century,the British king or queen was believed to rule by"divine (神的)right",which was the idea that God chose the king or queen to rule and that he or she was therefore above the law.However,this idea ended with the English Revolution,in which King Charles the first was imprisoned and then killed in 1649.
So what role does the British royal family have today?
Well,the Queen has important formal duties:as Head of State,the Queen represents the UK on visits abroad and invites other world leaders to visit the UK.As Head of the Armed Forces,only the Queen can declare when the UK is at war or when war was over.The Queen also has constitutional duties:She has to sign many government and Commonwealth documents every day.
In addition,the royal family spends a great deal of its time traveling up and down the country in support of different charity projects.
But the public in Britain do not believe there should be a royal family.Sometimes,the press and media criticize the royal family as well.
One criticism is that British people should not have to pay for the royal family through their taxes.
Today,the royal family works hard to be relevant in,the modem world.The queen's speech on TV is less formal every Christmas,and is now available as a podcast (播客).In 2005,after graduation from university,Prince William spent time teaching English in Uruguay,the sort of work many young British people do at some time in their lives.

55.What can be concluded from the first two paragraphs?B
A.The British king or queen is about to become common people.
B.The British king or queen is no longer believed to rule by divine right.
C.The English Revolution put an end to the British royal family in 1649.
D.The royal family's role was most important in Britain in the 17th century.
56.Which of the following is NOT among formal duties of the Queen?A
A.Travelling around the world for charity projects.
B.Declaring when the UK is at war.
C.Inviting other world leaders to visit the UK.
D.Signing Commonwealth documents every day.
57.Prince William is mentioned in the passage to show thatD.
A.he is popular in the UK
B.many young British people do voluntary work
C.he has tried to win young people's admiration
D.the royal family is trying to change their image
58.We can infer from the passage thatC.
A.British people are all in favor of the royal family
B.the public are encouraged to oppose the royal family
C.the British royal family are facing surviving challenges
D.British youths are required to teach English in Uruguay in their lives.

分析 這是一篇?dú)v史類文章,作者通過描述英國女王的職責(zé)敘述了英國王室現(xiàn)在面臨巨大的生存壓力.

解答 BADC
55B細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)文章第二段"Up till the 17th century,the British king or queen was believed to rule by'divine(神的) right'…However,this idea ended with the English Revolution…"可知英國國王和王后在英國革命以后不再用神權(quán)統(tǒng)治國家,故正確答案為B.
56A細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)文章第五段"In addition,the royal family spends a great deal of its time traveling up and down the country in support of different charity projects."可知皇室到全國各地支持慈善項(xiàng)目,而不是到全世界,故正確答案為A. 
57D推理判斷題.根據(jù)文章最后一段第一句"Today,the royal family works hard to be relevant in the modern world."可推斷,作者舉威廉王子在烏拉圭教英語的事件是為了說明英國皇室正努力與現(xiàn)代社會接軌,即改變皇室在人們心中的形象,故正確答案為D.
58C推理判斷題.根據(jù)文章倒數(shù)第三段"But the public in Britain do not believe there should be a royal family.Sometimes,the press and media criticize the royal family as well."可知英國皇室面臨著巨大的生存壓力,結(jié)合第一段第一二句"The British royal family is about to be slimmed down.The queen plans to reduce the number of real royals…"可以推斷皇室正面臨著巨大挑戰(zhàn),故正確答案為C.

點(diǎn)評 學(xué)生需要認(rèn)真閱讀原文,把握文章大意,對文章脈絡(luò)有整體的了解,能仔細(xì)查找文中細(xì)節(jié),并能根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容進(jìn)行合理的推測判斷.

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