英美文化课后答案 Chapter 6 Social Life and Customs

英美文化课后答案6
Lecture 6 Social Life and Customs
T ell whether each of the following statements is true or false.
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Fill in the blanks with the correct information.
1. the public opinion; people’s morals, rule
2. The Times; The Guardian; The Daily Telegraph; The Observer
3. The Guardian; the Labor Party; the Conservative
4. Football Association
5. flat racing; hurdle racing
6. American Football Conference, National Football Conference
7. The New York Times; The Washington post; The Wall Street Journal; The Los Angeles Times
8.
2.25 million 9. candy 10. bonfires; jack-o’-lanterns 11. Football Association 12. steeplechase 1
3. 16 or 17 1
4. during the July to September quarter 1
5. The British Library
Choose the correct answer on the basis of what is stated in the text.
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Explain the following terms.
1. Tabloid
Tabloids always deal in some scandals and gossip of the famous people in politic s, sports or entertainment.
2. BBC
For a long period, the only television programs in Britain were produced by the BBC, the British Broadcasting Company, which was funded by the sale of TV licenses. The BBC was sponsored by the national government, which broadcasts radio and television programs for domestic and foreign markets.
3. Wimbledon
Wimbledon is the place now where the best tennis players gather to compete for a championship. It is a suburb of London. The Wimbledon Cup is one of the major sports events in Britain and probably the most famous tennis event in the world.
4. Horse racing
Horse racing is the true sport of British Kings and Queens. The two types of horse racing are flat racing and hurdle racing. Flat racing is racing where horse riders compete on a flat track. Hurdle racing is racing across the countryside or around the obstacles encountered.
5. Christmas
Christmas is celebrated on December 25 and is the greatest of the Christian festivals. Christmas is a religious holiday during which Christians commemorate the birth of Jesus Christ. There are three traditions for Christmas Day in Britain. The first is Christmas Pantomime, which is a comical musical play. Another tradition on Christmas is to hear the Queen of Britain give her Christmas message through television and radio. The third British tradition is Boxing Day which
is the day after Christmas.
6. USA Today
Of all the newspapers, the most widely circulated paper in the United States is USA Today averaging over 2.25 million copies every weekday.
7. All-Star Game
It is the game in which the best players from basketball teams from the eastern and western divisions display their skills. It begins in mid-February.
8. Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving always occurs on the fourth Thursday in November at the end of the harvest season. It is a festival to express thanks for the year’s harvest. On Thanksgiving Day family members always gather for a rich dinner of roast turkey with stuffing, sweet potatoes and pumpkin pie, which are traditional foods eaten on the first Thanksgiving.
9. Halloween
Halloween is celebrated on October 31st, shortened from All-Hallows-Eve, the night when the ghosts of the dead walked around. Halloween activities include trick-or-treating, bonfires, costume parties, carving jack-o'-lanterns, haunted houses, reading scary stories and watching horror movies.
10. Trick-or-treating
On this day the children will dress like the character of a book or movie and go “trick-or-treating”. Children knock on neighbors’ doors asking for candy as a treat.
Short Answer Questions
1.These magazines often contain short stories and serials of strong romantic interest, as well as
practical advice and hints for housewives.
2.These are terms which refer to the size of the paper: broadsheet being double the size tabloid.
However, the term “tabloid” is traditionally associated with the popular press and concentrates on entertainment; broadsheet is associated with the quality press and places its emphasis on information and analysis.
3.In the nineteenth century, students at Oxford and Cambridge, Britain’s two oldest universities,
were huge fans of rowing. In 1829, the two schools agreed to hold a race against each other for the first time on the Thames River. The oxford boat won and a tradition was born.
4.Shakespeare’s famous plays include tragedies, such as Hamlet (1603), Othello(1604), and
King Lear (1605); comedies, such as A midsummer Night’s Dream(1594-96) and Twelfth Night (1602); and history plays, such as Henry IV, part 1 – 2.
5.Rugby League is played mainly in the north of England, and Rugby Union is played in the
rest of England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland. The main difference between the two is that the former (which used to be strictly amateur) is played with teams of 15 players, and the latter (which is played by amateurs and professionals) has 13 players to a team.。