專八輔導(dǎo)人文知識(shí)沖刺(十)

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英國(guó)內(nèi)戰(zhàn)(1642-1646)
    1.On August 22, 1642, the First Civil War began. The king’s men were called Cavaliers, and the supporters of Parliament were called Roundheads.
    1642.8.22,第一次內(nèi)戰(zhàn)爆發(fā),支持國(guó)王者被成為“騎士派”,支持議會(huì)者被成為“圓顱派”。
    2.Charles was tried by a High Court of Justice, found guilty of have levied war against his kingdom and the Parliament, condemned to death, and executed on a scaffold outside the Banqueting House at Whitehall on January 30, 1649.
    查爾斯在一級(jí)高級(jí)法院受審,犯有對(duì)王國(guó)和議會(huì)發(fā)動(dòng)戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)之罪,被判死刑,并于1649.1.30在宴會(huì)宮窗外的絞刑架上絞死。
    1. ____is the core of the English Government.
    A the Sovereign B the House of Lords C the House of Commons D the Cabinet
    2. Melbourne is located ____
    A in Canada B in New Zealand C in Ireland D in Australia
    3. ____forced Nixon to resign in 1973.
    A The Watergate Scandal B The Iran-Gate Scandal
    C The Un-American Activities Committee D The New Right
    4. The young people in the post-WWI era are referred to as “_____”
    A the Boom Generation B the Lost Generation
    C the Yuppies D the Cowboys
    5. ____was greatly influenced by Chinese and Japanese poetry.
    A Ezra Pound B Walt Whitman C Robert Frost D Edgar Allan Poe
    6. Which of the following novels was NOT written by Charles Dickens?
    A David Copperfield B The Pickwick Papers
    C Oliver Twist D Women in Love
    7. A myth is a ____ tale originally with religious significance that explains the actions of gods or heroes, the causes of natural phenomena or both.
    A non-fictional B fictional C gothic D poetic
    8. The force of a/an ____ act is identical with the speaker’s intention.
    A illocutionary B locutionary C perlocutionary D prelocutionary
    9.Saussure distinguishes the linguistic competence of the speaker as ____
    A parole B language C system D langue
    10. The noun “tear” and the verb “tear” are ____
    A homophones B homographs C complete homonyms D allophones
    答案
    DDABA DBADB