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。