ThemajorityofpeopleinScotlandareinfavourbreakingawayfromtherestoftheUKandbecomingindependentaccordingtoapoll（民意测评）takenjustbeforethe300thanniversaryoftheActofUnionwhichunitedScotlandandEngland.
ApairofActsofParliamentpassedin1706and1707thatcameintoeffectonMay11707createdGreatBritain.Theparliaments（议会）ofbothcountriesweredissolvedandreplacedbyanewParliamentofGreatBritaininWestminsterLondon.
ThepollshowedsupportforindependenceforScotlandisrunningat51%.Thisisthefirsttimesince1998thatsupportforseparationhaspassed50%andthefirsttimesincedevolution（中央全力下放）gavepowertothecountryin1999.SixmonthsbeforeelectionsfortheScottishParliamentthesepollresultscomeasgoodnewstotheScottishNationalistPartywhoarehopingtomakeprogressagainstLabourandfurtherthecauseofanindependentScotland.
Manypeoplehavebecomedisillusioned(幻想破灭的)withdevolutionandbelievethattheScottishParliamenthasfailedtodeliverwhattheyhadhopeditwould;onlyatenthhavenoopinion.Infactonly39%ofthosepolledwanttokeepthingsastheyare.
8.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?
A.ScotlandandEnglandhavealwaysbeenunited.
B.ScotlandandEnglandwanttobreakuptheunion.
C.ScotlandandEnglandhavebeenunitedforalongtime.
D.ScotlandandEnglandwereunitedbywar.
9.GreatBritainwasformedby .
A.anActofParliamentin1706.
B.twoActsofParliamentin1707.
C.anActofParliamentthatcameintoeffectonMay11707.
D.ActsofParliamentthatcameintoeffectonMay11707.
10.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“dissolved”inParagraph2mean?
A.developed. B.formed. C.ended. D.combined.
11.Thenumberofpeoplewhowanttokeepthingsastheyare .
A.isgreaterthanthosewhodon'tknow.
B.issmallerthanthosewhodon'tknow.
C.isincreasing.
D.isthemajority.
邮箱： 