2010-10-12 所属栏目:人文知识

大宪章《大宪章》（Great Charter）是约翰国王（King John）1215年在封建贵族压力下签定的，总共63条，其中最重要的内容是：(1) 未经大议会同意，不得征税；(2) 只有根据国家有关法律才能逮捕、监禁自由人以及剥夺他

2010-10-09 所属栏目:人文知识

诺曼底征服著名的诺曼底征服（The Norman Conquest）发生在1066年。诺曼底公爵威廉发动了这场战争。他是前诺曼底公爵罗伯特一世的私生子，也是独生子。1066年1月，英王爱德华去世，9月，威廉借口爱德华生前曾许其继承

2010-10-09 所属栏目:人文知识

海峡与河流湖泊不列颠是个岛屿国家，四面环海，它隔着英吉利海峡与欧洲大陆遥遥相望。位处英法两国之间的英吉利海峡最窄之处被称作多佛海峡（Straits of Dover），仅有33公里宽度。1985年英国政府和法国政府决定在多

2010-10-01 所属栏目:人文知识

早期定居者冰川时期于公元前7000年结束，溶化的冰淹没了低地，形成了英吉利海峡和北海，不列颠从此与欧洲大陆分离，成为了岛屿。我们所知道最早来到不列颠的定居者，是公元前3000年左右的新石器时期的伊比利亚人（Ib

2010-09-27 所属栏目:人文知识

记得我在备考英语专八时，认为人文这部分的分是最好拿的，结果2010年的考题大大出乎意料。英语专八的人文部分不是只背下大概就能OK的，把知识串联起来才是王道。今后还会和童鞋们分享我的备考经验的。和恒星一起进步

2010-03-03 所属栏目:人文知识

练习题目：1. "The Graveyard Poets"got the name because ___.
　　A they chose to live near graveyards
　　B they often wrote about death and melancholy
　　C they always wrote about dead people
　　

2010-02-26 所属栏目:人文知识

I. Introduction

1. What is Language

Language is a system of arbitrary vocal symbols used for human communication.

2. What is Linguistics(语言学)

Linguistics is the scientific study of lang

2010-02-22 所属栏目:人文知识

1.____is the home of golf.
A England B Scotland C Wales D Ireland

2.Which of the follwing languages is NOT spoken in Scotland?
A English B Scottish C Gaelic D Denish

3.The election of ____ mad

2010-02-21 所属栏目:人文知识

1. A Tale of Two Cities was written by Charles Dickens.
2. Phonology: The study of speech sounds in language or a language with reference to their distribution and patterning and to tacit rules gover

2010-02-10 所属栏目:人文知识

1. _____is the world’s largest exporter of lamb and mutton.
A. New Zealand B. Australia C. Canada D. America

2. _____is popularly known in the West as the Land Down Under.
A. Britain B. Canada C

2010-02-10 所属栏目:人文知识

1. _____is the world's largest exporter of lamb and mutton.
A. New Zealand B. Australia C. Canada D. America

2. _____is popularly known in the West as the Land Down Under.
A. Britain B. Canada C

2010-02-10 所属栏目:人文知识

1. ______ is the branch of linguistics which studies the characteristics of speech sounds and provides methods for their description, classification and transportation.
A) Phonetics B) Phonology C)

2010-01-28 所属栏目:人文知识

1. _____is a fork legend brought to England by Anglo-Saxons from their continental homes, it is a long poem of over 3000 lines and the national epic of the English people.
A Beowulf
B sir Gawain
C

2009-08-10 所属栏目:人文知识

国名:美利坚合众国(the United States of America),通称美国.国旗:星条旗(stars and stripes).主体部分由13道红白相间的横条(horizontal stripes)组成;旗面左上角排列着50颗白色五星旗.国旗上有白,红,蓝三种颜色.13道

2009-07-29 所属栏目:人文知识

【练习】1. The leading ___ state in the United States is Wisconsin.
　　A wheat B rice C dairy D maize2. The city of ___, which was formerly known as Port Jackson, is the place of the earliest coloni

2009-07-28 所属栏目:人文知识

【练习】1. ___ is the capital of Scotland.
　　A Dublin B Edinburgh C Cardiff D New Castle2. In history, Romans occupied Britain for about ___ years.
　　A 700 B 600 C 500 D 4003. You can find the G

2009-07-27 所属栏目:人文知识

【练习】1. In Britain, ___ has the ultimate authority of legislation.
　　A the Queen B the House of Commons C the House of Lords D the Prime Minister2. The three largest cities in Canada do NOT inc

2009-07-24 所属栏目:人文知识

【练习】1. Henry James’ novels are referred to as ___.
　　A novels of humor
　　B novels of criticism
　　C novels of manners
　　D novels of history2. Henry James’ fame rested largely upon his

2009-07-23 所属栏目:人文知识

【练习】1. Harriet Beecher Stowe is most famous for her ___ that spoke for blacks.
　　A Voice of Freedom
　　B Uncle Tom’s cabin
　　C Clotel
　　D The Garies and Their Friends2. The first novel

2009-07-21 所属栏目:人文知识

【练习】1. Thanatopsis is a poem by____.
　　A Ralph Waldo Emerson
　　B Walt Whitman
　　C William Cullen Bryant
　　D Henry David Thoreau2. To a Waterfowl and The Yellow Violet are poems by ____

2009-07-20 所属栏目:人文知识

【练习】1. Rip Van Winkle is a short story written by _____.A James Fenimore Cooper B Washington Irving C Edgar Allan Poe D Mark Twain2. The Legend of Sleeping Hallow is a short story written by ____.

2009-07-17 所属栏目:人文知识

【练习】1. It’s generally known that the “First book of American” is ___ by John Smith.
　　A A True Relation of Virginia
　　B The True Travels of Captain John Smith
　　C Map of the Bay and t

2009-07-16 所属栏目:人文知识

英国殖民扩张始于1583年纽芬兰的殖民化（the colonization of Newfoundland）。在18世纪末、19世纪初，受到海外移民浪潮的鼓舞，英国殖民者很快加他们的扩张到加拿大、澳大利亚、新西兰。到1900年英国已建立日不落（

2009-07-16 所属栏目:人文知识

【练习】1. It’s generally known that the “First book of American” is ___ by John Smith.A A True Relation of Virginia B The True Travels of Captain John SmithC Map of the Bay and the Rivers D A Des

2009-07-15 所属栏目:人文知识

【练习】1. As a literary figure, Stephen Dedalus appears in two novel by____.
　　A D.H Lawrence
　　B John Galsworthy
　　C George Eliot
　　D James Loyce2. The French lieutenant’s woman is the