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09年英语专业八级人文知识精讲NO.13  

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      __1__ The British established 13 colonies along ___.
  A the west coast of North America
  B the west coast of South America
  C the east coast of North America
  D the east coast of South America
  __2__ In Jan.1918, American President ___ prepared his “Fourteen Point” as a basis of peace negotiation.
  A Woodrow Wilson B William H. Taft C Warren D Harding
  __3__ Who took up the translation of the Bible into English for the first time?
  A Jan Hus B Jone Wycliffe C Martin Luther D John Calvin
  __4__ President Franklin D. Roosevelt proposed a well-know policy called ___ to save the economic situation.
  A the Open Door Policy B the “Big Stick” C Good Neighbor Policy D the New Deal
  __5__ Who is the author of Institutes of the Christian Religion?
  A Jan Hus B Jone Wycliffe C John Calvin D Martin Luther
  __6__ The Declaration of Independence was drafted by ___.
  A Thomas Jefferson B George Washington C Benjamin Franklin D John Adams
  __7__ On Aug.14,1947, the U.S. and British issued a joint communiqué called ___.
  A the Teheran Declaration B the Atlantic charter
  C the Washington Proclamation D the Cairo Declaration
  __8__ Whose motto “what do I know” put down in his essays, is world-famous? ___.
  A Cervantes B Rabelais C Shakespeare D Montaigne
  __9__ The first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution was called ___.
  A The Treaty of Paris
  B The Federalist Paper
  C The Bill of Rights
  D The Articles of Confederation
  __10__ “The Lost Generation” refers to the young people ___.
  A In the post-WWII era
  B In the post-WWI era
  C In the post-Vietnam-War era
  D In the post-Cold-War era
  答案:
  1. 选C。1607年由英国移民在北美洲建立的第一个永久性的居留地,现位于弗吉尼亚洲东南部詹姆斯河中的小岛。自此之后英国于1607年到1733年间在北美洲东海岸建立了13个殖民地。
  2. 选A。 Woodrow Wilson(伍德罗.威尔逊 1856--1924)美国第28界总统。1918年1月8日该总统宣布关于实现世界和平的“Fourteen Point”(“十四点计划”),其内容有:各国进行公开谈判,缔结公开条约,反对秘密外交;无论战时或和平时,保障航海绝对自由;取消经济壁垒,建立贸易平等条件;裁减军备;调整对殖民地的权利要求;建立各国联盟,相互保证所有大小国家的政治独立与领土完整。所倡议建立的各国联盟即联合国的前身,1920年成立的“国际联盟”。
  3.选B。Jone Wycliffe(威克里夫),英国神学家、欧洲宗教改革的先驱,批判天主教会的信仰和行为,其著作被谴责为异端,他认为基督是人类唯一的上帝,是他第一次把拉丁文《圣经》翻译成英语。
  4.选D。Franklin D. Roosevelt(富兰克林.德诺拉.罗斯福)是美国第32界总统(1933--1945),三次连任,是任职时间最长的总统。The New Deal “新政”是其于20世纪30年代实施的内政改革纲领,旨在从经济大萧条的影响下恢复过来,解决严重的失业问题,改善国民的生活状况。其主要措施包括指定各种农业、商业法案,设置许多紧急机构,建立为广大劳动者提供福利的社会安全制度(the Social Security System)。
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