人文知识练习附讲解 4

时间:2021-10-23 13:24:44

(单词翻译:单击)

1. The longest river in Britain is ___?
 
A Severn B Tees
 
C Thames D Clyde
 
2. The British Isles1 is made up of ___?
 
A Three large islands and hundreds of small ones B Two large islands and hundreds of small ones
 
C Three large islands and dozens of small ones D Two large islands and dozens of small ones
 
3. In ___ the Romans conquered Greece.
 
A 146 B.C B 1200 B.C
 
C 700 B.C D the 5th century
 
4. Which work described the war led by Agamemnon against the city of Troy?
 
A Antigone B Odyssey2
 
C Iliad D Oedipus the king
 
5. There are three political divisions ___ on the island of Great Britain.
 
A England, Scotland, and Ireland B England, Scotland, and Wales
 
C England, Scotland, and Northern Ireland D Northern Ireland, Wales, and Scotland
 
6. The Tower of London, located in the centre of London, was built by___.
 
A King Harold B William the Conqueror3
 
C Robin4 Hood5 D Oliver Cromwell
 
7. St. Paul's Cathedral is in ___.
 
A Liverpool B London
 
C Glasgow D Birmingham
 
8. The largest lake in Britain is ___?
 
A Ullswater B Loch Lomond
 
C Windermere D The Lough Neagh
 
9. Which culture reached a high point of development in the 5th century B.C?
 
A Roman Culture B Greek Culture
 
C Chinese Culture D Egyptian Culture
 
10. The founder6 of scientific mathematics is ___.
 
A Aristotle B Heracleitus
 
C Socrates D Pythagoras
 
【答案附讲解】
 
1. 选A
 
Severn(塞汶河)为英国最长的河,长约338千米。 Thames(泰晤士河)为英国第二大河。
 
2. 选B
 
大不颠岛山大不颠岛和爱尔兰岛两个大岛和数百个小岛组成。
 
3. 选A
 
公元前146年,罗马征服希腊。
 
4. 选C
 
Iliad《伊利亚特》描述了由 Agamemnon(阿伽门侬)领导的Troy(特洛伊)战争。
 
5. 选B
 
大不颠岛有三大政治区:England英格兰、Scotland苏格兰、Wales威尔士,其中人口最多,面积最大的岛是England(英格兰)。
 
6. 选B
 
The Tower of London(伦敦塔),位于泰晤士河北岸,伦敦塔附近,是伦敦著名的古迹之一。William the Conqueror(威廉一世)于11世纪保卫和控制整个伦敦而建造了该塔,占地18英亩。经过历代君主的扩建和修整,整个建筑反映了英国不同朝代的建筑风格。
 
7. 选B
 
St. Paul's Cathedral (圣保罗大教堂)是英格兰最大的新教教堂。最早在此址上建立的诺曼教堂在1666年的伦敦大火中焚毁,现在圣保罗大教堂由英国建筑师雷恩设计,于1675年兴建,历时35年于1710年建好。教堂内有威灵顿纪念碑,教堂正门上部人子墙上雕刻着圣保罗传教的画面,墙顶上立有圣保罗的石雕像。
 
8. 选D
 
The Lough Neagh(内伊湖)英国北爱尔兰湖泊,是大不列颠岛最大的湖,长31公里,面积389平方公里。Lough 为爱尔兰方言,是湖泊、海湾的意思。
 
9. 选B
 
公元前5世纪希腊人击败了波斯人的入侵,使希腊文化在文学、哲学科学等领域达到了繁荣的顶峰。
 
10.选D
 
Pythagoras(毕达哥拉斯),古希腊哲学家、数学家,是数学学科的奠基人,他认为数是万物之源,提倡禁欲主义,促进了数学和西方理性哲学的发展。

分享到:


点击收听单词发音收听单词发音  

1 isles 4c841d3b2d643e7e26f4a3932a4a886a     
岛( isle的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • the geology of the British Isles 不列颠群岛的地质
  • The boat left for the isles. 小船驶向那些小岛。
2 odyssey t5kzU     
n.长途冒险旅行;一连串的冒险
参考例句:
  • The march to Travnik was the final stretch of a 16-hour odyssey.去特拉夫尼克的这段路是长达16小时艰险旅行的最后一程。
  • His odyssey of passion, friendship,love,and revenge was now finished.他的热情、友谊、爱情和复仇的漫长历程,到此结束了。
3 conqueror PY3yI     
n.征服者,胜利者
参考例句:
  • We shall never yield to a conqueror.我们永远不会向征服者低头。
  • They abandoned the city to the conqueror.他们把那个城市丢弃给征服者。
4 robin Oj7zme     
n.知更鸟,红襟鸟
参考例句:
  • The robin is the messenger of spring.知更鸟是报春的使者。
  • We knew spring was coming as we had seen a robin.我们看见了一只知更鸟,知道春天要到了。
5 hood ddwzJ     
n.头巾,兜帽,覆盖;v.罩上,以头巾覆盖
参考例句:
  • She is wearing a red cloak with a hood.她穿着一件红色带兜帽的披风。
  • The car hood was dented in.汽车的发动机罩已凹了进去。
6 Founder wigxF     
n.创始者,缔造者
参考例句:
  • He was extolled as the founder of their Florentine school.他被称颂为佛罗伦萨画派的鼻祖。
  • According to the old tradition,Romulus was the founder of Rome.按照古老的传说,罗穆卢斯是古罗马的建国者。

©2005-2010英文阅读网