要想提高英语专业八级水平，掌握必要的人文知识也是必不可少的。
英国内战(1642-1646)
1.On August 22, 1642, the First Civil War began. The king’s men were called Cavaliers, and the supporters of Parliament were called Roundheads.
1642.8.22，第一次内战爆发，支持国王者被成为“骑士派”，支持议会者被成为“圆颅派”。
2.Charles was tried by a High Court of Justice, found guilty of have levied war against his kingdom and the Parliament, condemned to death, and executed on a scaffold outside the Banqueting House at Whitehall on January 30, 1649.
查尔斯在一级高级法院受审，犯有对王国和议会发动战争之罪，被判死刑，并于1649.1.30在宴会宫窗外的绞刑架上绞死。
1. ____is the core of the English Government.
A the Sovereign B the House of Lords C the House of Commons D the Cabinet
2. Melbourne is located ____
A in Canada B in New Zealand C in Ireland D in Australia
3. ____forced Nixon to resign in 1973.
A The Watergate Scandal B The Iran-Gate Scandal
C The Un-American Activities Committee D The New Right
4. The young people in the post-WWI era are referred to as “_____”
A the Boom Generation B the Lost Generation
C the Yuppies D the Cowboys
5. ____was greatly influenced by Chinese and Japanese poetry.
A Ezra Pound B Walt Whitman C Robert Frost D Edgar Allan Poe
6. Which of the following novels was NOT written by Charles Dickens?
A David Copperfield B The Pickwick Papers
C Oliver Twist D Women in Love
7. A myth is a ____ tale originally with religious significance that explains the actions of gods or heroes, the causes of natural phenomena or both.
A non-fictional B fictional C gothic D poetic
8. The force of a/an ____ act is identical with the speaker’s intention.
A illocutionary B locutionary C perlocutionary D prelocutionary
9.Saussure distinguishes the linguistic competence of the speaker as ____
A parole B language C system D langue
10. The noun “tear” and the verb “tear” are ____
A homophones B homographs C complete homonyms D allophones
答案
DDABA DBADB