A Watt Tyler B Henry Turner
C Richard D Stephen
___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 ___?
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
___3___ ___ 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. Valentine’s Day
D Boxing Day
___4___ The Bible was originally written in ___.
A Latin B English C Hebrew D Arabic
___5___ ___ is a very wise man, the 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 Jesus
___6___ Which of the following king was executed in the civil war?
A James I B Charles I C James II D Charles II
___7___ From 1649 to 1658 English was called a Commonwealth. It was ruled first by Oliver Cromwell as ___.
A President
B Lord Protector
C Lieutenant General
D Commander of the New Model Army
___8___ 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 parties
___9___ Which of the following particularly happens on the Queen’s Birthday?
A Trooping the Color
B the Eisteddfod
C bonfires
D masquerades
___10___In American English “Totem” is a loan word from ___, meaning “圖騰” in chinese.
A Dutch B India language C German D French
1. 選A。由于百年戰(zhàn)爭并沒有改變農(nóng)民的生活條件,又加上人頭稅(the Poll Tax)的征收。1381年(Watt Tyler)瓦特.泰勒領導了農(nóng)民起義。
2. 選B。在英國文化中,一般不事先預約是不會冒然打攪別人。英國人有一句諺語:“英國人的家庭如獨立王國------不得擅入”。
3. 選D。Boxing Day(禮節(jié)日)。英國法定假日,是圣誕節(jié)的次日,遇星期日天延順。按英國習俗,這天向郵遞員、仆人、雇員等贈送盒裝“節(jié)禮”,故稱節(jié)禮日。
4. 選C?!妒ソ?jīng)》最初是以Hebrew(希伯來語)寫的。《圣經(jīng)》有一部分是講述古猶太人的歷史。從公元前1200年希伯來人定居巴勒斯坦至公元1世紀的古猶太人的歷史。
5. 選A。Solomon(所羅門、)---932BC.)希伯來(以色列)國王(972---932BC),以武力維持其統(tǒng)治,加強國防,發(fā)展貿(mào)易,使猶太達到鼎盛時期,以智慧著稱。
6. 選B。Charles I (查里一世,1600---1649,英國斯圖亞特王朝國王)。其統(tǒng)治期間,對抗國會,壓迫清教徒,引起內(nèi)戰(zhàn),1647年別Oliver Cromwell(克倫威爾)領導的軍隊俘虜。1649年被國會判處死刑。
7.B 從1649到1658年的英國被稱為共和國(Commonwealth)。共和國的第一位統(tǒng)治者Oliver Cromwell(克倫威爾)成為英格蘭共和國的Lord Protector(護國公)。Oliver Cromwell(克倫威爾),1618年當選為議員,為清教徒領袖。英國內(nèi)戰(zhàn)爆發(fā)后,他率領鐵甲軍的騎兵擊敗了?;庶h部隊,是處死查理一世的主要人物,1653年將國會解散,自稱Lord Protector(護國公),成為英格蘭共和國的首腦。
8. 選C。“不信任投票”是由英國下議院(Lower House)即眾議院(the House of Commons)決定的,亦稱平民院,簡稱下院。是英國議會的組成部分。議員由普選產(chǎn)生,共有650個席位。下議院首席官員為議長,由議員選舉產(chǎn)生。下議院任期為5年,但政府可能提前大選。
9. 選A。Queen’s Birthday(英國女王的誕辰日)為6月。每年的女王生日時在白金漢宮(Buckingham Palace)前都要舉行盛大的檢閱慶?;顒?,這一天,軍隊將舉行場面壯觀的Trooping the Color(行軍旗敬禮)儀式。
10.選B。“Totem”(圖騰)---北美印第安人等原始人認為與本氏族或個人有血緣關系并用作標志的動物、植物或自然現(xiàn)象。因此“Totem”一詞是從印第安語借用過來的。