WemeetinaweekthatcouldchangetheUnitedKingdomforever.IndeeditcouldendtheUnitedKingdomasweknowit.OnThursdayScotlandvotesandthefutureofourcountryisatstake.OnFridaypeoplecouldbelivinginadifferentcountr

　　WemeetinaweekthatcouldchangetheUnitedKingdomforever.IndeeditcouldendtheUnitedKingdomasweknowit.OnThursdayScotlandvotesandthefutureofourcountryisatstake.OnFridaypeoplecouldbelivinginadifferentcountrywithadifferentplaceintheworldandadifferentfutureaheadofit.

　　Thisisadecisionthatcouldbreakupourfamilyofnationsandrip(撕)ScotlandfromtherestoftheUK.Andwemustbeclear.Thereisnogoingbackfromthis.Nore-run.Thisisaonce-and-for-alldecision.IfScotlandvotesyestheUKwillsplitandwewillgoourseparatewaysforever.WhenpeoplevoteonThursdaytheyarenotjustvotingforthemselvesbutfortheirchildrenandgrandchildrenandthegenerationsbeyond.SoIwanttospeakdirectlytothepeopleofthiscountrytodayaboutwhatisatstake.

　　IspeakformillionsofpeopleacrossEnglandWalesandNorthernIreland—andmanyinScotlandtoowhowouldbecompletelyheart-brokenbythebreak-upoftheUnitedKingdom.Completelyheart-brokentowakeuponFridaymorningtotheendofthecountrywelovetoknowthatScotswouldnolongerjoinwiththeEnglishWelshandNorthernIrishinourArmyNavyandAirForceinourUK-widecelebrationsinUKsportingteamsfromtheOlympicstotheBritishlions.TheUnitedKingdomwouldbenomore.NoUKpensionsnoUKpassportsnoUKpound.ItwouldbetheendofacountrythatlaunchedtheEnlightenment(欧洲启蒙运动)thatabolishedslaverythatdrovetheindustrialrevolutionthatdefeatedfascism(法西斯主义);theendofacountrythatpeoplearoundtheworldrespectandadmire;theendofacountrythatallofuscallhome.

　　21.Accordingtothespeechwhat’stheinfluenceofaYesvoteontheUK?

　　A.Itpromisesabetterfutureforthecountry.

　　B.Itwillprotectthecountryfromgettingsplit.

　　C.Itmeansariskyfutureforpeopleofthecountry.

　　D.ItwillbreakupmanyfamiliesintheUK.

　　22.Itcanbeinferredfromparagraph3that_________.

　　A.peopleinScotlandwillbeextremelyhappytoseeaYesvote

　　B.thePrimeMinisterisveryconfidentinaNovote

　　C.EnglandwillgetindependentasaresultofaYesvote

　　D.theUKisacountrythatmadegreatcontributionstothehumanhistory

　　23.ThePrimeMinistermadethespeechmainly