《英语国家社会与文化入门》课后问答答案!!!.docxVIP

英国 Unit 3 第6题 What kind of institution(部门 is the House of Lords（上议院）? What role dose it play in 部门) 部门 （上议院） British government? A: It consists of the Lords Spiritual(神职议员)who are the Archbishops(大主教) and most prominent （杰出的、 卓越的） bishops （主教）of the church of England ;and the Lords Temporal(世 俗议员)，which refers to everyone else。②They inherited(继承) the seat from their forefathers or been appointed by the sovereign （郡主、 最高统治者） parliament 议会） they speak and vote .In （ as individuals （个人） ,not as representatives （代表） of the greater interests of the country. They do not receive salaries and many do not attend Parliament at all. unit5 3.What are the three main areas in national economies？Describe the development of each of the three areas in the UK economy. 答案 National economies can be broken down into three main areas,”primary” industries, such as agriculture ,fishing, and mining,”second-ary”industries, which manufacture complex goods from those primary products ;and tertiary industries .often described as services,such as banking, insurance, tourism, and the selling of goods. Britain’s agricultural sector is small （ producing 1.4%of the national wealth ） but efficient, producing 58% of the UK’s food needs with only 2%of its workforce.Three quarters of Britain’s land is used for agriculture. With about a quarter of that under crops-wheat and barley are the two commonest. The rest is grazing for animals, including cattle (both dariy and beef), The fishing industry provides 55%of the UK demand for fish Sconish ports land the majority of the fish caught. In the secondary sector of the economy. Manufacturing industry remains important, producing 22% of national wealth. British companies are are active in all major fields of manufacturing industry, but are particularly strong in pharmaceuticals(the British company Glaxo-Wellcrme is the biggest drug company in the world),chemicals([C]is the second largest paint manufacture in the world),aerospace overall the UK industry is thir