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Reading Comprehension: Read the quoted parts carefully and answer the questions in English. Write your answers in the corresponding space.Wherefore, Bees of England, forge
Many a weapon, chain, and scourge,
That these stingless drones may spoil
The forced produce of your toil?
What do you know about the poem's writing background?
【正确答案】：

THE POEM WAS WRITTEN IN 1819. THE YEAR OF THE PETERLOO MASSACRE.

【题目解析】：本题考查本诗的写作背景。1819年在曼彻斯特圣彼得广场上发生了一次流血事件：彼得卢大屠杀，骑兵队冲锋对集会激进分子进行驱散，导致500人受伤，11人死亡。在此背景下雪莱写下了这首《致英格兰人之歌》。