英语专业八级人文知识练习附讲解第13期

　　__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