英语专业八级人文知识精讲.doc

英语八级人文知识精讲4 ___1___ The Romans led by Julius Caesar launched their first invasion on Britain in ___? A 200 B.C B 55 A.D C 55 B.C D 410 A.D ___2___ The capital of Northern Ireland is ___? A Blefast B Birminghan C Edinburgh D Cardiff ___3___ The statement “You can not step twice into the same river” was said by___? A Aristotle B Heracletus C Socrates D Pythagoras ___4___ The greatest names in European philosophy are Socrates, ___, and Aristotle, who are active in Athens in the 5th and 4th century B.C. A Pythagoras B Heracleitus C Herodotus D Plato ___5___ Between 1337 and 1453 the ___ took place in Britain. A Wars of Roses B Black Death C Hundred Years’ War D Peasants Uprising ___6___ William, Duke of Normandy, fought King Harold of England at the Battle of Hastings in___. A 1066 B 1086 C 1381 D 1035 ___7___ The first Civil War in Britain lasted from ___ to ___. A 1600 --- 1604 B 1640 --- 1644 C 1642 --- 1646 D 1646 --- 1650 ___8___ ___ believed that the highest good in life was pleasure, freedom from pain and emotional upheaval. A Cynics B Stoics C Sceptics D Epieureans ___9___ James Watt created a ___ in 1769? A Spinning Mule B Steam Engine C Power Loom D Spinning Jenny ___10___Most of the land belonging to the Saxons was confiscated by William and given to ___. A The Danes B the Irish C The Norman barons D The Scots 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 Years’ War) 6. 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),这是英国历史上着名的诺