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1、精选优质文档-倾情为你奉上1.The Romans led by Julius Caesar launched their first invasion on Britain in _?A 200 B.CB 55 A.DC 55 B.CD 410 A.D2.The capital of Northern Ireland is _?A BlefastB BirminghanC EdinburghD Cardiff3.The statement “You can not step twice into the same river”was said by_?A AristotleB Heracle
2、tusC SocratesD Pythagoras4.The greatest names in European philosophy are Socrates, _, and Aristotle, who are active in Athens in the 5th and 4th century B.C.A PythagorasB HeracleitusC HerodotusD Plato5.Between 1337 and 1453 the _ took place in Britain.A Wars of RosesB Black DeathC Hundred YearsWarD
3、Peasants Uprising6.William, Duke of Normandy, fought King Harold of England at the Battle of Hastings in_.A 1066B 1086C 1381D 10357. The first Civil War in Britain lasted from _ to _.A 1600 - 1604B 1640 - 1644C 1642 - 1646D 1646 - 16508. _ believed that the highest good in life was pleasure, freedom
4、 from pain and emotional upheaval.A CynicsB StoicsC ScepticsD Epieureans9.James Watt created a _ in 1769?A Spinning MuleB Steam EngineC Power LoomD Spinning Jenny10.Most of the land belonging to the Saxons was confiscated by William and given to _.A The DanesB the IrishC The Norman baronsD The Scots
5、答案:1. 选C。公元前55年,由Julius Caesar(恺撒领导的罗马人首次入侵Britain,而罗马人撤出大不列颠是在公元410年。2. 选A。Belfast(贝尔法斯特北爱尔兰首府,是北爱尔兰的商业、教育、服务和娱乐中心,也是重要海湾。Birmingham(伯明翰,英格兰城市,英国第二大城市,位于英格兰中部高地、西米德兰郡首府区,是英国重要的工业中心和交通枢纽。Edinburgh(爱丁堡为Scotland(苏格兰首府,为英国第二大的仅次于伦敦的旅游城市。Cardiff(卡的夫是Wales(威尔士的首府。考试大3. 选B。Heraclaitus(赫拉克利特,古希腊唯物主义哲学家,辩证法
6、的奠基人之一。他认为“火”是万物的本原,一切都在流动变化之中,“人不能两次踏进同一条河”是他的名言。4. 选D。Socrates(苏格拉底、Plato(柏拉图and Aristotle(亚里士多德是公元前5世纪到公元前4实际活跃在雅典的欧洲三大哲学家。5. 选C。从1337-1453英法之间的战争断断续续地持续了一百年,称之为“英法百年战争”。(Hundred YearsWar6. 选A。1066年10月14日William, Duke of Normandy(诺蔓底公爵威廉在Hastings(黑斯廷斯战败英国国王Harold(哈罗德,这是英国历史上著名的诺曼征服时间(The Norman C
7、onquest。次战役确定了诺曼人对英格兰人的统治地位。同年12月25日威廉在伦敦加冕,称William the Conqueror(征服者威廉。7. 选C。1642英国第一次内战在查里斯国王和国会之间展开,因国王的反对者主要是清教徒,因此英国内战又称之为“清教徒革命”。8. 选D。公元前4世纪,西方哲学四大流派:the Cynics(犬儒主义学派、the Sceptics(怀疑论学派、the Epicureans(享乐主义学派、the Stoics(斯多葛学派互相争鸣。the Epicureans(享乐主义学派认为“快乐”是人生的最大追求。9. 选B。James Watt(詹姆斯.瓦特于17
8、69发明了蒸汽机,蒸汽机的发明在英国的工业革命中起着重要的作用。10.选C。多数本属于萨克逊人的土地被征服者威廉没收后送给了诺曼贵族们。(The Norman barons1. “To know something like the palm of ones hand” means _?A to understand the nature of something and be competent in the performance of themB to understand everything without any questionC to understand only somet
9、hing easyD to be thoroughly familiar with the nature and details of something2.British English is spoken in _?A Great BritainB AustraliaC New ZealandD A.B and C3.Which of the following joined England and Scotland in 1707?A the Act of SupremacyB the Act of UnionC the Reform ActD the MaganaCarta4.Who
10、said “Give me a place to stand, and I will move the world.”?A AristotleB PlatoC ArchimedesD Euclid5.The expression that can be used as the euphemism for “garbage collector” is“_”A collectingB garbage engineerC sanitary engineerD sanitation engineer6. Who founded the Plantagenet Dynasty?A Henry IB Ki
11、ng JosephC Henry IID Count of Anjor7.Who said “Captive Greece took her rude conqueror captive”:?A HoraceB VirgilC PlatoD Sappho8. The religious persecution mainly existed during the reign of _.A Elizabeth IB Henry VIIIC CromwellD Charles I9. Eton College is a famous _ of UK.A collegeB comprehensive
12、schoolC public schoolD university10.Westminster Palace is the _?A seat of British House of ParliamentB seat of English churchC residence of king of queenD residence of Prime Minister1. 选D。“To 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
13、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 Un ited 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,我能撬动整个地球”是古
14、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D。sanitation engineer (环境工程师是“garbage collector” 垃圾清洁工的委婉用语。6. 选C。The 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A。Horace(贺拉斯,古罗马诗人,以其颂歌著称。“Captive Greece took her rude conqueror captive” (被征服的希腊征
15、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D。Charles 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C。Eton 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,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A。Westminster(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
