英语国家概况 谢福之 课后习题答案 完整版

Venice, As You Like It and Twelfth Night. His major historical plays include Richard Ⅲ，Henry Ⅳand Cleopatra . His great tragedies are represented by Hamlet, Othello, King Lear , Macbeth and Romeo and Juliet.

2.What is critical Realism?

critical Realism is a literary school which flourished in the 40s and early 50s of the 19th century .the critical realists described the chief traits of the society and criticized the capitalist system from a democratic viewpoint . the greatest English critical realist was Charles Dickens .

3.What are the two new literary trends prevailing at the end of 19th century?

The new literary trends that prevailed at the end of 19th century are neo-romanticism and aestheticism. Those who belong to neo-romanticism laid emphasis on the invention of exciting adventures and fascinating stories, and those of aestheticism believed in “art for art’s sake”.

4.What is stream of consciousness?

stream of consciousness is the writing technique which puts the unorganized flow of thought on page . writers who adopt this technique give precedence to the depiction of the characters’mental and emotional reactions to external events, rather than the events themselves.

Chapter 7 society and culture

USA

Chapter 8 geography and people

1.How is the American population distributed?

The distribution of the American population is rather uneven . the most densely populated region is the northeastern part of the country. The great plains have a comparatively small population . the south also has a population of almost 57.5million. the west is not densely populated ,except for some metropolitan centers like los Angeles and san Francisco . it has about 20% of the nation’s population.

2.How is the life of the native Americans today ?

About one third of all native Americans now live on reservations and the others live in cities.

Poverty and unemployment are the major problems for them , especially on the reservations .

3.Why was the immigration act of 1942 instituted ?

The new immigrants in the united states , being poor and accustomed to poverty , were willing to work for very low wages .this made other workers afraid that the immigrants would lower wage levels and take jobs away from them . this opposition led to the immigration act of 1942.

Chapter 9 history

1.Why did American change its policy and enter world war II?

Because of the formation of the axis , the American government feared that the axis countries were wining the war and it might threaten America’s security and interests . it began to provide war equipment to the foreign nations resisting the aggression of the axis power . the Japanese air raid on pearl harbor became the direct cause for America’s entrance into the war.

2.What were Nixon’s well-known contributions during his presidency?