专八人文09真题解析.ppt

2009年人文知识真题 31. The Head of State of New Zealand is________. A. the governor-general(总督). B. the Prime Minister. C. the high commissioner (英联邦国家里的)总督. D. the monarch(君主) of the United Kingdom. New Zealand shares the same monarch，Queen Elizabeth II,with fifteen other countries in the 54 member Commonwealth of Nations, a grouping known informally as the British Commonwealth。 32. The capital of Scotland is__________ A. Glasgow. B. Edinburgh. C. Manchester. D. London. 33. Who wrote the Declaration of Independence and later became the U.S. President? A. Thomas Jefferson. B. George Washington. C. Thomas Paine. D. John Adams. 34. Which of the following cities is located on the eastern coast of Australia? A. Perth. B. Adelaide. C. Sydney. D. Melbourne. Analysis A:Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia.It is located in the South West Division of Western Australia B:Adelaide is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of South Australia, and is the fifth-largest city in Australia. It is a coastal city situated on the southern coast of Australia. C:Sydney is the largest and most populous city in Australia and is located on Australias south-east coast. D:Melbourne(墨尔本)is the second most populous city in Australia.It is situated on the southern coast of Australia. 35. “Ode to the West Wind” was written by__________ A. William Blake. B. William Wordsworth. C. Samuel Taylor Coleridge. D. Percy B. Shelley. Ode to the West Wind《西风颂》 The poem Ode to the West Wind consists of five cantos(诗章) written in terza rima(三行诗节押韵法). The poem begins with three cantos describing the winds effects upon earth, air, and ocean. The last two cantos are Shelley speaking directly to the wind, asking for its power