专八人文知识精讲练习3
1 “to know something like the palm of one’s 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 familiar with the nature and details of something
2 british english is spoken in ?
a great britain
b australia
c new zealand
d a.b and c
3 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 carta
4 who said “give me a place to stand, and i will move the world.”?
a aristotle
b plato
c archimedes
d euclid
5 the expression that can be used as the euphemism for “garbage collector” is “”
a collecting
b garbage engineer
c sanitary engineer
d sanitation engineer
6 who founded the plantagenet dynasty?
a henry i
b king joseph
c henry ii
d count of anjor
7 who said “captive greece took her rude conqueror captive”:?
a horace
b virgil
c plato
d sappho
8 the religious persecution mainly existed during the reign of .
a elizabeth i
b henry viii
c cromwell
d charles i
9 eton college is a famous of uk.
a college
b comprehensive school
c public school
d university
10westminster 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
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参考答案及解析:
1. 选d。“to know something like the palm of one’s 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)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” (被征服的希腊征服了它的征服者)为其所说。virgil(维吉尔,70—19bc)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。