___1___ Who led The Peasants Uprising in Britain? A Watt Tyler B Henry Turner C Richard D Stephen
5 m5 {4 e1 r0 g9 E ___2___ In English 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 ___?6 l5 T( ~! v& S
A as welcome as a storm B an Englishman’s house is his castle C do not wear out your welcome D outstay one’s welcome. E. y; E5 W& W' J9 K6 o
___3___ ___ is the first weekday after Christmas, a legal holiday in English, Wales, Northern Ireland, New Zealand,Australia and South Africa., M0 ^8 `- W* M* V" l( R
A Thanksgiving Day B Anzac Day C St. Valentine’s Day D Boxing Day: r! s0 w1 l" [. t% ] v1 S( @6 S
___4___ The Bible was originally written in ___.2 _# Q3 _# f8 _7 C5 \5 ?
A Latin B English C Hebrew D Arabic
$ i. R! {% F! N! |5 r9 r; w. S ___5___ ___ is a very wise man, the king of the Hebrews around the tenth century B.C. and was well-known for his wisdom.
$ t8 w) E% t) K( d/ {1 _ A Solomon B The old Adam C Judas D Jesus
! K" y p, ]: ~# E4 f$ X# Z ___6___ Which of the following king was executed in the civil war?4 Y- c- E q" T3 a
A James I B Charles I C James II D Charles II
" I: F5 m% B, C: B2 s; J ___7___ From 1649 to 1658 English was called a Commonwealth. It was ruled first by Oliver Cromwell as ___.
6 q* Y L" f7 h8 i9 I/ t A President B Lord Protector C Lieutenant General D Commander of the New Model Army
- O. u+ i( A1 z# C g; A ___8___ A “vote of no confidence” is decided by ___.
' m$ u- y+ w+ [! q6 p) c* s, s A the House of Lords B the Prime Minister C the House of Commons D the two major parties
# @+ t. L6 M0 y+ R; k" E# F3 \) x$ ? ___9___ Which of the following particularly happens on the Queen’s Birthday?9 W" z7 y; w' e3 p) ~6 ?; A# f `! y
A Trooping the Color B the Eisteddfod C bonfires D masquerades+ {8 p: S& _: W
___10___In American English “Totem” is a loan word from ___, meaning “图腾” in chinese.9 c3 k, z+ b0 C, ~& r t, b
A Dutch B India language C German D French
, g/ L& V5 M" S! f7 A 答案:4 m! K; I+ f6 Y/ h d
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。
8 r5 D: z) S' N+ p3 y4 o9 S( x 2. 选B。在英国文化中,一般不事先预约是不会冒然打搅别人。英国人有一句谚语:“英国人的家庭如独立王国------不得擅入”。
7 E: g0 G) h ]1 l7 }! t5 b 3. 选D。Boxing 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。
/ J0 Y) _0 |, B1 \4 d" V( G 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。考试~大/ F5 P+ y. U' i2 g) r- k
5. 选A。Solomon(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,以智慧着称。, }5 W/ E+ s/ o" H* A+ p9 f
6. 选B。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,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。
4 t% V0 a, B5 v 7.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),成为英格兰共和国的首脑。4 e# _9 u' \6 v
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。
( U2 e1 U/ n, K# `/ A' | 9. 选A。Queen’s 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。
; k0 A% B" m. I( R* J 10.选B。“Totem”(图腾)---北美印第安人等原始人认为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。 |