人文知识练习附讲解 4
1. The longest river in Britain is ___? A Severn B Tees C Thames D Clyde 2. The British Isles 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 Odyssey 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 Conqueror C Robin Hood 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 founder 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。 |