專八人文知識(shí)精選 9

__ When printing was invented in the 1500’s, the ___ Bible was the first complete work printed.

A Latin B English C Aramaic D Hebrew

___2___ Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the Open University?

A It’s open to everybody B No university degree is awarded C It requires no formal educational qualification D University courses are followed through TV, radio, correspondence, ect

___3___ The most important and influential of English Bible is the Authorized or King James version, first published in ___..

A 1382 B 1901 C 1611 D 1979

___4___ In Britain, ministers are appointed by the Queen on the recommendation of ___.

A the Lord Chancellor B the Prime Minister C the Speaker D the Parliamentary Commissioner

___5___ The Middle Ages is also called the ___..

A “Age of Faith” B “Age of Christianity” C “Age of Holy Spirit” D “Age of Literature”

___6___ In the latter part of the 4th century, which of the following tribes swept into Europe from central Asia, robbing and killing large numbers of the half civilized Germanic tribes?

A the Mongolians B the Turkish C the Syrians D the Huns

___7___ The president of the Lords in Britain is called ___.

A Lord Chancellor B speaker C Prime Minister D President

___8___ The Church was divided into the Roman Catholic Church and Eastern Orthodox Church after ___.

A 1066 B 1296 C 1054 D 476

___9___ Which of the following is the world’s oldest national newspaper?

A The Times B The Guardian C The Sun D The Observer

___10___Under feudalism, what were the three classes of people of western Europe? ___.

A the King or the Queen B the House of Commons C the House of Lords D the Cabinet

參考答案：

11. 選A。16世紀(jì)印刷術(shù)發(fā)明時(shí)，拉丁文《圣經(jīng)》是第一部印刷的全文。

2. 選B。Open University(開放大學(xué))創(chuàng)辦于1971年，是英國在教育方法上一個(gè)最重要的創(chuàng)新，旨在利用遠(yuǎn)程教育向一切沒有機(jī)會(huì)上學(xué)的成年人提供接受高等教育的機(jī)會(huì)。入學(xué)報(bào)名無論資格，主要以報(bào)名時(shí)間為依據(jù)進(jìn)行錄取。其學(xué)位通過累計(jì)學(xué)分而獲得。開放大學(xué)有自己的資料庫和出版社——Open University Press(開放大學(xué)出版社)。開放大學(xué)不僅開設(shè)文理科方面的學(xué)位課程，還開設(shè)各類職業(yè)及培訓(xùn)課程。

3. 選C。最重要、最有影響的英文《圣經(jīng)》是1611年首版的“《圣經(jīng)》欽定的英譯本”或稱“詹姆斯國王譯本”。1382年是第一部完整的英文版本《圣經(jīng)》由拉丁文《圣經(jīng)》翻譯過來的;而標(biāo)準(zhǔn)的美國版《圣經(jīng)》修訂本是1901年出版的。

4. 選B。在英國，女王是根據(jù)首相的推薦來任命大臣的。內(nèi)閣的所有決定都由大臣集體負(fù)責(zé)。

5. 選A。歐洲中世紀(jì)被稱作“信仰時(shí)代”，因?yàn)樵跉W洲中世紀(jì)沒有統(tǒng)一的中央政府來維持秩序，只有基督徒教會(huì)是唯一統(tǒng)一歐洲的組織。

6. 選D。the Huns(匈奴)，在4世紀(jì)末，來自中亞的匈奴掃蕩歐洲，掠奪和殺害了很多半開化的日爾曼部落。

7. 選A。Lord Chancellor(英國大法官)，主持上議院，大法官和上訴法院。

8. 選C。羅馬教會(huì)在1054年后分裂為羅馬天主教(the Roman Catholic Church)和東正教(Eastern Orthodox Church)。

9. 選D。The Observer(觀察家報(bào))創(chuàng)辦于1791年，是世界上歷史最悠久的全國性周報(bào)。The Times(泰晤士報(bào))是英國最古老的也是最有影響的全國性日?qǐng)?bào)之一。The Guardian(衛(wèi)報(bào))英國主要的全國性日?qǐng)?bào)之一。The Sun(太陽報(bào))，其前身為Daily Pioneers(每日先驅(qū)報(bào))。

10.選A。在封建制度下的西歐，人被分為clergy(牧師/教士)，lords(莊園主) and peasants(農(nóng)民)三個(gè)等級(jí)。