专业八级人文知识200题含答案

1、前二十期 【练习】1. Where is Edinburgh?A. In WalesB. In Scotland C. In Northern Ireland D. In Ireland2. Which of the following is Not a U.S. news and cable network?A. ABC B. CNN C. CBS D. BBC3. The Capital of Australia is _.A. SydneyB. MelbourneC. Canberra D. Perth4. Which degree is offered in community col

2、leges in the United States?A. Masters degree B. Doctors degree C. Bachelors degreeD. Associates degree5. George Bernard Shaw was a(n) _.A.playwright B. poetC.novelistD.essayist6. John Galsworthy was most famous for_.A. Heart of DarknessB. Ulysses C. The Forsyste Saga D A Passage to India7. The novel

3、 The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn was written by_.A. Henry James B. O. Henry C. Harriet Beccher Stower D. Mark Twain8. The study of how sounds are put together and used to convey meaning in condition is_.A. morphology B. general linguistics C. phonologyD. semantics9. Which of the following is NOT

4、a compound word?A. Landlady B. GreenhouseC. UpliftD. Unacceptable10. The word holiday originally meant holy day; but now the word signifies any which we dont have to work. This is an example of _.A. meaning shift B. widening of meaningC. narrowing of meaning D. loss of meaning【答案及讲解】答案：1-5 BDCDA 6-1

5、0 CDCDB1. 选B. Wales的首府威Cardiff, Scotland的首府为Edinburgh. Northern Ireland的首府Belfast, Ireland的首府为Dublin.2. 选D BBC=British Broadcasting Corporation英国广播公司, ABC=American Broadcasting Company, Inc美国广播公司; CNN= Cable News Network美国有线广播公司, CBS= Columbia Broadcasting System哥伦比亚广播公司3. 选CSydney第一城市, 位于New South

6、Wales州；Melbourne第二大城市位于Victoria州，Canberra位于Sydney与Melbourne之间；Perth位于Australia州4. 选DAssociates degree是准学士学位 （喵猜这个相当我们说的大专吧）5. 选AGeorge Bernard Shaw (英国，萧伯纳)，爱尔兰籍，剧作家，批评家，社会评论家，主要作品有Man and Superman, Back to Methuselah, Saint Joan ，Arms and the Man, Pygmalion ，获得1925年诺贝尔文学奖。(喵，小云的上期文学七里香就是介绍了他噢)6. 选C

7、John Galsworthy（英国）,小说家，剧作家。主要作品有The Forsyte Saga，于1932年获得了诺贝尔文学奖；Heart of Darkness,作者Joseph Conrad，波兰籍英国小说家，另有Lord Jim ；Ulysses, 作者James Joyce, 爱尔兰作家Finnergans Wake为芬尼根守灵； A Passage to India，作者E.M. Forster,英国小说家，另有Howards End霍华德别业。7. 选DMark Twain= Samuel Langhorne Clemens,作品有The Adventures of Tom S

8、awyer; Henry James, 主要作品有Ambassadors, The Golden Bowl; O.Henry= William Sydney Porter, 主要作品有Cabbages and Kings, Four Million; Harriet Beecher Stower, 其反奴隶制小说Uncle Toms Cabin，促进了废奴运动发展。8. 选CLinguistics语言学, the study of human language,包括 Theoretical linguistic, Applied linguistics, Sociolinguistics, C

9、ognitive linguistics和Historical linguistics.这里主要考Theoretical linguistics.9. 选D是derivation.10. 选B从any day就可以知道 widening of meaning.【练习】1. The study of _ is Syntax.A. textual organization B. sentence structures C. word formation D. language functions2. Which of the following is NOT a distinctive featu

10、re of human language?A. arbitrariness B. productivity C. cultural transmission D. finiteness3. The speech act theory was first put forward by_.A. John Scarl B. Johan AustinC. Noarn ChomskyD. M.A.K Halliday4. The capital city of Canada is _.A. Montreal B. OttawaC. VancouverD. York5. U.S. presidents n

11、ormally serve a (an) _ term.A. eight-year B. four-yearC. six-year D. two year6. Which of the following cities is NOT located in the Northeast, U.S.A Huston B BaltimoreC PhiladelphiaD. Boston7. The state church in England is _.A. The Baptist B. The Roman Catholic C. The Protestant Church D. The Churc

12、h of England8. The novel Emma is written by_.A. Jane Austen B. Elizabeth C. Gaskell C Charlotte Bronte D. Mary Shelley9. Which of the following is not a Romantic Poet?A. William Wordsworth B. Percy B. Shelley C. George G. Byron D. George Eliot10. William Sidney Porter, known as O.Henry, is most famo

13、us for _.A. his poem B. his playsC. His novelsD. his short stories【答案及讲解】这套题是05年的真题哦.KEYS: 1-5 BDBBB 6-10 ADADD1. 选BSyntax （句法），研究词或其他句子成分如何联合起来形成合乎语法的句子规则的学科。2. 选D语言的区别性特征包含有五个特征：arbitrariness(任意性)，productivity(能产性), duality（双层性） displacement,（不受时空限制 cultural transmission. （文化传递性）。 Arbitrariness,指一

14、句话所表达的意思与表达这个意思的语言文字之间的关系不确定。Productivity,事实上，能产性有时也称之为创造性，指的是人们可以构造或理解无穷多的新语句。duality, 语言结构的二重性指的一个是语音结构，另一个是语义结构。 cultural transmission指的是语言不像遗传基因那样才能代代相传，语言必须作为一个体系，必须一点一点的习得。人所要学的某一特定的语言是文化的即社会的语言，人出生后孤立于文化或社会环境之外是无法习得语言的。3. 选B言语行为理论是由英国哲学家奥斯汀提出的假说。60年代，英国哲学家JLAustin奥斯汀和JSearle赛尔勒先后发表了“语言行为”的理论。

15、根据奥斯汀的言语行为理论，当人们所处每句话时，不管其是否含有行为动词，都包含有“说”的成分和“做”的成分，即言内行为locutionary act，言外行为illocutionary act和言后行为perlocutionary act.4. 选BCanada的首度是Ottawa(渥太华)。Toronto（多伦多）是加拿大最大的城市；Montreal （蒙利特尔）加拿大第二城市；Vancouver（温哥华）为第三大城市。5. 选B美国总统大选每四年进行一次。美国法律规定每逢以4能除尽的年份的11月的第一个星期一后的星期二举行大选，选举总统和副总统，任期4年。每逢逢双的年份选举众议员，任期2年，

16、并改选1/3的参议员，任期6年。6. 选AHuston （休斯顿）是位于美国南部Texas（德克萨斯州） 的城市，而Boston（波士顿） Baltimore （巴尔的摩）Philadephia（费城）都是位于美国东北部的大城市。7. 选DThe Church of England (英国圣公会)，是英国的国家教会，是亨利八世1531年创立的，他颁布了最高法案，宣布国王取代教皇成为教会的首脑。英国国教会和国家的关系是一种权利和义务的关系，国王必须是英国国教徒和教会的支持者。8. 选AEmma爱玛是Jane Austen简奥斯汀的重要作品之一，描写女主人认识自身并逐渐抛开幻想的过程。奥斯汀刻意描

17、绘的都是平常的人和事，但不乏社会关系的最深入的描写。她正是通过对熟悉的人和事的描写展示了她所生活时代英国乡绅阶层的生活景观，如财产继承，家庭问题，教育状况，妇女地位和出路以及道德与习俗等。她的作品以深刻清新和细致敏锐而着称，包含了超越历史时空的对人性的透视和哲理。9. 选D乔治爱略特George Eliot是玛丽安伊万斯Mary Ann Evans的笔名，这位才女是19世纪现实主义小说的代表。William Wordsworth（威廉华兹华斯），Percy。B Shelly（雪莱）， George GByron (拜伦)都是英国浪漫主义诗歌的代表。10. 选DOHenry（欧亨利）原名Will

18、iam Sidney Porter （威廉西德尼波特），美国著名短篇小说，麦琪的礼物是他最著名的代表作之一，有人称之为“或许是文学里最佳的通俗故事。”【练习】1. The longest river in Britain is _?A Severn B Tees C Thames D Clyde2. The British Isles is made up of _?A Three large islands and hundreds of small ones B Two large islands and hundreds of small ones C Three large islan

19、ds and dozens of small ones D Two large islands and dozens of small ones3. In _ the Romans conquered Greece.A 146 B.C B 1200 B.C C 700 B.CD the 5th century4. Which work described the war led by Agamemnon against the city of Troy?A Antigone B Odyssey C Iliad D Oedipus the king5. There are three polit

20、ical divisions _ on the island of Great Britain.A England, Scotland, and Ireland B England, Scotland, and Wales C England, Scotland, and Northern IrelandD Northern Ireland, Wales, and Scotland6. The Tower of London, located in the centre of London, was built by_.A King Harold B William the Conqueror

21、 C Robin Hood D Oliver Cromwell7. St. Pauls Cathedral is in _.A Liverpool B London C Glasgow D Birmingham8. The largest lake in Britain is _?A Ullswater B Loch Lomond C Windermere D The Lough Neagh9. Which culture reached a high point of development in the 5th century B.C?A Roman Culture B Greek Cul

22、ture C Chinese Culture D Egyptian Culture10. The founder of scientific mathematics is _.A Aristotle B Heracleitus C SocratesD Pythagoras【答案附讲解】1. 选ASevern（塞汶河）为英国最长的河，长约338千米。 Thames（泰晤士河）为英国第二大河。2. 选B大不颠岛山大不颠岛和爱尔兰岛两个大岛和数百个小岛组成。3. 选A公元前146年，罗马征服希腊。4. 选CIliad伊利亚特描述了由 Agamemnon（阿伽门侬）领导的Troy（特洛伊）战争。5.

23、选B大不颠岛有三大政治区：England英格兰、Scotland苏格兰、Wales威尔士，其中人口最多，面积最大的岛是England（英格兰）。6. 选BThe Tower of London（伦敦塔），位于泰晤士河北岸，伦敦塔附近，是伦敦著名的古迹之一。William the Conqueror(威廉一世)于11世纪保卫和控制整个伦敦而建造了该塔，占地18英亩。经过历代君主的扩建和修整，整个建筑反映了英国不同朝代的建筑风格。7. 选BSt. Pauls Cathedral (圣保罗大教堂)是英格兰最大的新教教堂。最早在此址上建立的诺曼教堂在1666年的伦敦大火中焚毁，现在圣保罗大教堂由英国建

24、筑师雷恩设计，于1675年兴建，历时35年于1710年建好。教堂内有威灵顿纪念碑，教堂正门上部人子墙上雕刻着圣保罗传教的画面，墙顶上立有圣保罗的石雕像。8. 选DThe Lough Neagh（内伊湖）英国北爱尔兰湖泊，是大不列颠岛最大的湖，长31公里，面积389平方公里。Lough 为爱尔兰方言，是湖泊、海湾的意思。9. 选B公元前5世纪希腊人击败了波斯人的入侵，使希腊文化在文学、哲学科学等领域达到了繁荣的顶峰。10.选DPythagoras(毕达哥拉斯)，古希腊哲学家、数学家，是数学学科的奠基人，他认为数是万物之源，提倡禁欲主义，促进了数学和西方理性哲学的发展。 1.The nationa

25、l epic of the Anglo-Saxons is _. A Robin Hood B Sir Gawain and the Green Knight C The Canterbury Tales D Beowulf 2. _was the most outstanding single romance on the Arthurian legend written in alliterative verse. A The Canterbury Tales B Piers the Plowman C Sir Gawain and the Green Knight D Beowulf 3

26、. _was the most famous for The Canterbury Tales. A Geoffrey ChaucerB John Milton C William Shakespeare D Francis Bacon 4. Most of the ballads of the 5th century focused on the legend about _ as a heroic figure. A Green Nights B Gawain C Robin Hood D Hamlet 5.In the 16th century, Thomas Mores work _b

27、ecame immediately popular after its publication. A Paradise LostB A Pleasant Satire of the Three Estates C Of Beauty D Utopia 6. _was Edmund Spencers masterpiece which has been regarded as one of the great poems in the English language. A Amoretti B The Shepherds Calendar C The Faerie Queen D Four H

28、ymns 7. _ is from Shakespeares sonnet No.18. A “Let me not to the marriage of true minds” B “To be or not to be: that is the question” C “Shall I compare thee to a summers day” D “No longer mourn for me when I am dead” 8. The vivid portrayal of _ by Shakespeare in Henry IV has earn for him an enviab

29、le place in the history of English literature. A Julius CaesarB Falstaff C Hamlet D King Henry 9.The four great tragedies written by Shakespeare are Hamlet, Macbeth, Othello and _. A. Antony and Cleopatra B. Julius Caesar C Twelfth Night D King Lear 10. Which of the following does not belong to Shak

30、espeares romantic love comedies? A Twelfth Night B The Tempest C As You Like It D The Merchant of Venice 1.D 贝奥武夫是英国一部著名的英国史诗，也是英国文学中的一部重要作品，用古英语写成。 2.C 高文爵士和绿衣以亚瑟王和他的骑士为题材，歌颂勇敢、忠贞、美德，是中古英语传奇文学最优秀的作品之一。 3. AChaucer被誉为“英国诗歌之父”，他的代表作是坎特伯雷故事集，它是以本土文学为主流的英国书面文学历史开始的重要标志。 4. C 英国15十几民谣大部分是关于流传于英国民间家喻户晓的传

31、奇人物罗宾汉和他的伙伴们的故事。民谣中的罗宾汉是一个仗义疏财，劫富济贫的绿林好汉。 5.D 托马斯.莫尔是英国重要的早期人文主义者。他的著作乌托邦勾画出了一个社会平等，财产共有，人民和谐相处的理想大同国。 6. C 长诗仙后是英国杰出诗人Edmund Spencer的杰作，它是英国诗歌创作的典范。Spencer在仙后一诗中创造了著名的“斯宾塞诗体”，其影响深远。 7. C Shall I compare thee to a summers day源自莎士比亚著名的第十八首诗。 8. B 喜剧人物福斯坦福是莎士比亚在亨利四世中创造的一个为百姓喜闻乐见的不朽的艺术形象。福斯坦福是个50多岁的破落骑

32、士，爱冒险又胆怯，喜欢吹牛又贪婪，说谎欺诈，浑水摸鱼，无所不能。同时他生性幽默，喜剧情节和笑料通过他的所言所行妙趣横生。 9. D 莎士比亚的四大悲剧一般指：Hamlet，Macbeth，Othello 以及King Lear。 10. B The Tempest 是莎士比亚后期一部浪漫主义传奇剧，莎士比亚在创作中坚持人文主义理想，以宽恕仁爱为主要精神，期创作风格添加了不少浓郁的浪漫空幻色彩。【练习】1_ Who led The Peasants Uprising in Britain?A Watt Tyler B Henry Turner C Richard D Stephen2_ In E

33、nglish individualistic culture, one should bother Englishmen without a good reason and making appointment beforehand seems to be important. It is best reflected by an English proverb _?A as welcome as a storm B an Englishmans house is his castle C do not wear out your welcome D outstay ones welcome3

34、_ _ is the first weekday after Christmas, a legal holiday in English, Wales, Northern Ireland, New Zealand,Australia and South Africa.A Thanksgiving Day B Anzac Day C St. ValentinesDay DBoxing Day4_ The Bible was originally written in _.A Latin B English C Hebrew D Arabic5 _ is a very wise man, the

35、king of the Hebrews around the tenth century B.C. and was well-known for his wisdom.A Solomon B The old Adam C Judas D Jesus6. Which of the following king was executed in the civil war?A James I B Charles I C James II D Charles II7. From 1649 to 1658 English was called a Commonwealth. It was ruled f

36、irst by Oliver Cromwell as _.A PresidentB Lord Protector C Lieutenant General D Commander of the New Model Army8. A vote of no confidence is decided by _.A the House of Lords B the Prime Minister C the House of Commons D the two major parties9. Which of the following particularly happens on the Quee

37、ns Birthday?A Trooping the Color B the Eisteddfod C bonfires D masquerades10. In American English Totem is a loan word from _, meaning “图腾” in chinese.A Dutch B India language C German D French 【答案】1. 选A由于百年战争并没有改变农民的生活条件，又加上人头税（the Poll Tax）的征收。1381年(Watt Tyler)瓦特.泰勒领导了农民起义。2. 选B在英国文化中，一般不事先预约是不会冒然

38、打搅别人。英国人有一句谚语：“英国人的家庭如独立王国-不得擅入”。3. 选DBoxing Day(礼节日)。英国法定假日，是圣诞节的次日，遇星期日天延顺。按英国习俗，这天向邮递员、仆人、雇员等赠送盒装“节礼”，故称节礼日。4. 选C圣经最初是以Hebrew(希伯来语)写的。圣经有一部分是讲述古犹太人的历史。从公元前1200年希伯来人定居巴勒斯坦至公元1世纪的古犹太人的历史。5. 选ASolomon(所罗门、)-932BC.)希伯来（以色列）国王（972-932BC），以武力维持其统治，加强国防，发展贸易，使犹太达到鼎盛时期，以智慧著称。6. 选BCharles I (查里一世，1600-164

39、9，英国斯图亚特王朝国王)。其统治期间，对抗国会，压迫清教徒，引起内战，1647年别Oliver Cromwell(克伦威尔)领导的军队俘虏。1649年被国会判处死刑。7. 选B 从1649到1658年的英国被称为共和国（Commonwealth）。共和国的第一位统治者Oliver Cromwell(克伦威尔)成为英格兰共和国的Lord Protector(护国公)。Oliver Cromwell(克伦威尔),1618年当选为议员，为清教徒领袖。英国内战爆发后，他率领铁甲军的骑兵击败了保皇党部队，是处死查理一世的主要人物，1653年将国会解散，自称Lord Protector(护国公)，成为英

40、格兰共和国的首脑。8. 选C“不信任投票”是由英国下议院（Lower House）即众议院（the House of Commons）决定的，亦称平民院，简称下院。是英国议会的组成部分。议员由普选产生，共有650个席位。下议院首席官员为议长，由议员选举产生。下议院任期为5年，但政府可能提前大选。9. 选AQueens Birthday(英国女王的诞辰日)为6月。每年的女王生日时在白金汉宫（Buckingham Palace）前都要举行盛大的检阅庆祝活动，这一天，军队将举行场面壮观的Trooping the Color(行军旗敬礼)仪式。10.选B“Totem”(图腾)-北美印第安人等原始人认为

41、与本氏族或个人有血缘关系并用作标志的动物、植物或自然现象。因此“Totem”一词是从印第安语借用过来的。【练习】1. To know something like the palm of ones hand means _?A to understand the nature of something and be competent in the performance of them B to understand everything without any question C to understand only something easy D to be thoroughly f

42、amiliar with the nature and details of something2. British English is spoken in _?A Great Britain B Australia C New Zealand D A.B and C3. Which of the following joined England and Scotland in 1707?A the Act of Supremacy B the Act of Union C the Reform Act D the Magana Carta4. Who said “Give me a pla

43、ce to stand, and I will move the world.”?A Aristotle B Plato C ArchimedesD Euclid5. The expression that can be used as the euphemism for garbage collector is _A collecting B garbage engineer C sanitary engineer D sanitation engineer6. Who founded the Plantagenet Dynasty?A Henry I B King Joseph C Hen

44、ry II D Count of Anjor7. Who said Captive Greece took her rude conqueror captive?A Horace B Virgil C Plato D Sappho8. The religious persecution mainly existed during the reign of _.A Elizabeth I B Henry VIII C Cromwell D Charles I9. Eton College is a famous _ of UK.A college B comprehensive school C

45、 public school D university10. Westminster Palace is the _?A seat of British House of Parliament B seat of English church C residence of king of queen D residence of Prime Minister【答案附讲解】1. 选DTo know something like the palm of ones hand的意思是对“什么了如指掌”。2. 选D在英国、澳大利亚和新西兰都说英国英语。3. 选B是联合法（the Act of Union

46、）在Anne 统治的1707年把 England and Scotland 统一起来，而Great Britain (大不列颠)也是在其统治期间诞生的。而1801年的联合法爱尔兰并入大不列颠王国，因此英国的名称改为“大不列颠及爱尔兰联合王国”（the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland）。1921年爱尔兰北部6郡（北爱尔兰）化归联合王国，英国的名称也随之改为“大不列颠及北爱尔兰联合王国”（the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland）。4. 选C“给我一个支点，我能撬动整个地

47、球”是古希腊科学家Archimedes(阿基米德)的名言。古希腊科学家阿基米德在算术、力学和流体静力学等方面都作了重要的贡献。5. 选Dsanitation engineer (环境工程师)是 “garbage collector” 垃圾清洁工的委婉用语。6. 选CThe Plantagenet Dynasty (金雀花王朝)是由Henry II(亨利二世) 于1154年创立的，并统治了35年，于1189年Henry II 去世而结束。7. 选AHorace(贺拉斯)，古罗马诗人，以其颂歌著称。 “Captive Greece took her rude conqueror captive”

48、(被征服的希腊征服了它的征服者)为其所说。Virgil(维吉尔，7019BC)伟大的拉丁诗人，著有伟大的史诗埃涅阿斯记（Aeneid）。Plato(柏拉图428-348BC)，古希腊哲学家，他对对话录（Dialogues）影响深远。Sappho(萨福)公元前7世纪希腊最重要的女抒情诗人，其爱情诗影响深远。8. 选DCharles I(查里一世，1600-1649，英国斯图亚特王朝国王)。其统治期间，对抗国会，压迫清教徒，引起内战，战败后作为“暴君、叛徒、杀人犯和国家公敌”于1649年被国会判处死刑。9. 选CEton College(伊顿学院，也称伊顿公学)是英格兰最大的也是最有名的公学之一，

49、设在伯克郡伊顿，是英国的一种中学教育。该校建于1400年与1441年间，由Henry VI为国王赠款所建立的基金中得到奖学金的70名高才生创办的。英国知名的公学还有Harrow School; Rugby School。10.选AWestminster(威斯敏斯特区)指英国伦敦西部的贵族居住区，在泰晤士河北岸，区内有白金汉宫，议会大厦等。而the Westminster Palace(威斯敏斯特宫)通常指英国议会所在地，因此Westminster 喻指英国国会或英国政府。【练习】1. No.10 Downing Street is_. A Office of British Navy B of

50、ficial residence of Prime MinsterC seat of English ParliamentD official residence of King2. Increasingly troubled by the inroads of northern tribes such as Goths, the West Empire finally collapsed in_.A 395 B 27 B.C. C 476 D 14533. Who wrote I came, I saw, I conquered?A Horace B Virgil C Marcus Tull

51、ius Cicero D Julius Casar4. When the Hundred Years War ended in 1453, the only part of France that was still in the hands of English is_.A Calais B Paris C Aquitaine D Anjor5. Big Ben is the nickname of_.A Sir Benjamin Hall B Benjamin Franklin C 315-foot Clock TowerD Sir Charles Barry6. In England,

52、the most famous of the Catholic conspiracies was_.A The Cobhams plot B the murder of Thomas Becket C the execution of Mary Queen of Scots D the Gunpowder Plot7. The author of On the Origin of Species is_.A George Baron B Charles Darwin C John Baldwin D Winston Churchill8. The author of On the Nature

53、 of Things is _.A Horace B Virgil C Lucretius D Julius Caesar9. Which of the following is by far the most influential in the West?A Christianity B Buddhism C Islamism D Judaism10. The Old Testament consists of 39 books, the oldest and most important of which are the first fie books, called _.A Exodu

54、s B Commandments C Amos D Pentateuch【答案】1-5 BCDAC 6-10 DBCAD1. 选B. No.10 Downing Street(唐宁街10号，是首相官邸，) Downing Street位于伦敦中部，No.11 Downing Street是英国财政大臣的官邸，因此唐宁街常作为英国政府的代名词。2. 选C注意这几个时间：公元476年西罗马帝国灭亡，公元395年罗马帝国分裂为东罗马帝国和西罗马帝国；公元1453年东罗马帝国灭亡，而公元前27年罗马帝国正式建立。3. 选DJulius Caesar(恺撒，100-44 BC，罗马统帅，政治家)于49-

55、44BC成为罗马独裁者，后被共和派贵族刺杀，著有高卢战记 （Commentaries）Marcus Tullius Cicero (西塞罗104-43BC)罗马政治家，哲学家和雄辩家。4. 选A1453年英法百年战争结束时，只有法国北部的Calais加莱港还被英军占领。5. 选CBig Ben(大本钟)是指伦敦英国议会大厦钟楼上的大钟，也谕指放置大本钟的钟楼。该钟是由英国政府官员Sir Benjamin Hall于1859年主持建造的。6. 选DThe Gunpowder Plot (火药阴谋)是指1605年英国发生的由Guy Fawkes等企图炸毁议会大厦，扎死国王的天主教火药硬煤案。这一阴

56、谋的Guy Fawkes和其他7名同谋在犯罪现场被捉获。后国会决定每年的11月5日为”Guy Fawkes Day”,在这一天人们燃放烟火和烧福克斯的模拟象，晚上英国人会用Bonfire Night “篝火之夜”来庆祝这一天。7. 选BCharles Darwin (达尔文1809-1882)英国博物学家，进化论的创始，进化生物学的奠基人，提出以自然选择为基础的进化论学说和人类起源于类人猿。著有On the Origin of Species物种起源8. 选CLucretius (卢克莱修约94-95BC)古罗马诗人和哲学家。The nature of things，他认为物质是永恒的(Mat

57、ter is eternal.)9. 选A到目前为止，Christianity(基督教)仍然是西方国家最有影响力的。10. 选DPentateuch魔西五书是 The Old Testament旧约全书中最古老，最重要的五部。Pentateuch魔西五书，包括Genesis创始记， Exodus出埃及记 Leviticus 利未记Numbers民数记 Deuteronomy申命记【练习】1_ Stratford-on-Avon is a famous place where _ was born.A John Milton B William Shakespeare C Ben Johnson

58、 D Thomas Gray2_ The oldest university in Britain is _.A Sunday Times B St. Andrews University C Oxford D Edinburgh University3_ The Tories were the forerunners of _ , which still bears this nickname today.A the Liberal Party B the Labour Party Day C the Conservative PartyD the Social Democratic Par

59、ty4_ Halloween is celebrated on _.A 5th November B 17th March C 25th DecemberD 31st October5_ Which of the following emperors issued the Edict of Milan and made Christianity legal in 313? _.A Augustus I B Constantine I C Theodosius D Nero I6_ Which of the following emperors made Christianity the off

60、icial religion of the empire and outlawed all other religions in 392 A.D?A Theodosius B Augustus C Constantine ID Nero Caesar7_ Easter is a holiday usually connected to the following except _.A the coming of spring B the eating of Easter eggs C the reunion of a large family D the resurrection of Chr