专业英语八级(英国国家概况)模拟试卷5(题后含答案及解析)

专业英语八级（英国国家概况）模拟试卷5 (题后含答案及解析)

题型有： 3. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

PART III GENERAL KNOWLEDGE (10 MIN)Directions: There are ten multiple-choice questions in this section. Choose the best answer to each question.

1． Queen Mary burnt at stake some______men and women who refused to change back to the Catholic faith.

A．300 B．350 C．400 D．450

正确答案：A 涉及知识点：英国国家概况

2． In foreign affairs, Henry VIII was aided by______, Archbishop Lord Chancellor.

A．Thomas More B．Thomas Becket C．Thomas Wolsey D．Martin Luther

正确答案：C 涉及知识点：英国国家概况

3． The first king of the Tudors was______. A．Henry VII B．Henry III C．Edward IV D．Edward V

正确答案：A 涉及知识点：英国国家概况

4． The English Civil War is also called______. A．the Glorious Revolution B．the Bloody Revolution C．the Catholic Revolution D．the Puritan Revolution

正确答案：D 涉及知识点：英国国家概况

5． Mary died childless and her half-sister Elizabeth came to the throne as Elizabeth I in______.

A．17 B．1558 C．1588 D．1603

正确答案：B 涉及知识点：英国国家概况

6． The Renaissance was typified by the universal genius of______. A．Shakespeare B．Francis Bacon C．Leonardo Da Vinci D．Christopher Marlowe

正确答案：C 涉及知识点：英国国家概况 7． In______, a small group of Puritans sailed from______in the ship Mayflower to be the first settlers in the New Land.

A．1620; London B．1620; Plymouth C．1720; London D．1720; Plymouth

正确答案：B 涉及知识点：英国国家概况

8． Which of the following statements is NOT true? A．Elizabeth I broke Mary’s ties with Rome.

B．Elizabeth I restored her father’s independent Church of England. C．Elizabeth I’s religious reform was a compromise of views.

D．Elizabeth I’s religious settlement was acceptable to both extreme Protestants and ardent Catholics.

正确答案：D 涉及知识点：英国国家概况

9． The Armada was defeated by England in______. A．1587 B．1588 C．1558 D．10

正确答案：B 涉及知识点：英国国家概况

10． Henry VIII dissolved all of England’s monasteries and nunneries because______.

A．they often rebelled

B．they broke laws

C．they were much more loyal to the Pope than to their English kings D．they didn’t pay taxes

正确答案：C 涉及知识点：英国国家概况

11． The English Renaissance is said to have begun in______. A．1422 B．1478 C．1485 D．1495

正确答案：C 涉及知识点：英国国家概况

12． In the late 17th century, the most famous writers were______. A．John Bunyan and John Milton B．John Bunyan and Francis Bacon C．John Donne and John Milton D．John Donne and Francis Bacon

正确答案：A 涉及知识点：英国国家概况

13． The real change of “the Reformation” came in the day of______. A．Edward VI B．Mary Tudor C．Elizabeth I D．Henry VIII

正确答案：A 涉及知识点：英国国家概况

14． ______is remembered as the monarch who lost the French port of Calais. A．Edward VI B．Mary Tudor C．Elizabeth I D．Henry VIII

正确答案：B 涉及知识点：英国国家概况 15． James VI of Scotland succeeded Elizabeth I and became James I of England in______.

A．1601 B．1603 C．1615 D．1625

正确答案：B 涉及知识点：英国国家概况

16． Which of the following is the tragedy of Shakespeare? A．Henry V B．The Tempest C．Hamlet

D．the Merchant of Venice

正确答案：C 涉及知识点：英国国家概况

17． Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A．The Puritans believed that the Reformation had gone too far. B．The Puritans became very powerful in the Parliament.

C．The Puritans were very happy when they heard that James had become King of England.

D．The Puritans called for a purer form of worship.

正确答案：A 涉及知识点：英国国家概况

18． England has been Protestant since the reign of______, a Protestant Queen. A．Elizabeth I B．Henry VIII C．Edward VI D．Mary Tudor

正确答案：A 涉及知识点：英国国家概况

19． After the Glorious Revolution came the Age of______, a monarchy with powers limited by the Parliament.

A．the Commonwealth B．the Federal Republic

C．the Constitutional Monarchy D．the special monarchy

正确答案：C 涉及知识点：英国国家概况

20． Elizabeth I was the daughter of______and______. A．Henry VIII; Catherine of Aragon B．Henry; Ann Boleyn

C．Henry VIII; Eleanor of Provence D．Henry VIII; his cousin

正确答案：B 涉及知识点：英国国家概况

21． ______created a dream world of mystery and magic which has influenced many later poets, especially the Romantics.

A．Edmund Spenser B．William Shakespeare C．John Donne D．Philip Sidney

正确答案：A 涉及知识点：英国国家概况

22． The Gunpowder Plot of 1605 was engineered by______. A．Sir Walter Raleigh B．Guy Fawkes C．a Puritan D．Pym

正确答案：B 涉及知识点：英国国家概况

23． The Stuarts began with the rule of______. A．Mary Stuart B．Elizabeth I C．Bloody Mary D．James I

正确答案：D 涉及知识点：英国国家概况

24． ______contained a series of seven laws against the Puritans. A．The Clarendon Act B．The Test Act

C．The Disabling Act D．The Bill of Rights

正确答案：A 涉及知识点：英国国家概况

25． In the Glorious Revolution the Catholic English King,______, was driven out of England.

A．James I B．James II C．Charles I D．Charles II

正确答案：B 涉及知识点：英国国家概况 26． It was during the reign of______, the name Great Britain came into being in

170

A．Elizabeth I B．Henry VIII C．Charles I D．Anne

正确答案：D 涉及知识点：英国国家概况

27． The Great Civil War, as it became known, lasted from______until 1 A．1639 B．10 C．11 D．12

正确答案：D 涉及知识点：英国国家概况 28． The finest exponents in the English Renaissance were Christopher Marlowe, Ben Johnson, and______.

A．Francis Bacon B．Philip Sidney C．John Donne

D．William Shakespeare

正确答案：D 涉及知识点：英国国家概况

29． ______established blank verse in plays. A．William Shakespeare B．Francis Bacon C．Edmund Spenser D．Christopher Marlowe

正确答案：D 涉及知识点：英国国家概况

30． When the First Civil War broke out______men were at Charles I’s command.

A．1,000 B．2,000 C．3000 D．4000

正确答案：A 涉及知识点：英国国家概况

31． ______influenced greatly the early works of William Shakespeare. A．Edmund Spenser

B．John Donne

C．Christopher Marlowe D．Philip Sidney

正确答案：C 涉及知识点：英国国家概况

32． Although the Wars of the Roses were waged intermittently for thirty years, ordinary people were______affected and went about business as usual.

A．little B．a little C．much D．greatly

正确答案：A 涉及知识点：英国国家概况

33． Which of the following statements is NOT true about Charles I ? A．Charles I was not tried by a High Court of Justice.

B．Charles I was found guilty of having levied war against his kingdom. C．Charles I was executed on a scaffold outside the Banqueting House. D．Charles I was executed on January 30, 19.

正确答案：A 涉及知识点：英国国家概况

34． Which of the following statements is NOT true? A．Oliver Cromwell became Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of England in 1653 by the Petition of Right.

B．Oliver Cromwell crushed without mercy a rebellion in Ireland.

C．Oliver Cromwell suppressed the Levelers, a group within his own army who advocated total religious and social equality.

D．Oliver Cromwell replaced the Rump with an assembly largely chosen by himself.

正确答案：A 涉及知识点：英国国家概况

35． In 1660 the monarchy was restored and Charles I’s son was brought back from______, where he had fled for safety.

A．Flanders B．France C．Holland D．Germany

正确答案：B 涉及知识点：英国国家概况

36． Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A．The Bill of Rights excluded any Roman Catholic from the succession. B．The Bill of Rights confirmed the principle of parliamentary supremacy.

C．The Bill of Rights guaranteed free speech within both the House of Lords and the House of Commons.

D．The Bill of Rights requested that no taxes should be raised without consent of the Parliament.

正确答案：D 涉及知识点：英国国家概况

37． The English Civil War is also called______. A．the Puritan Revolution B．the Second Magna Carta C．the Long Parliament D．the Anglican War

正确答案：A 涉及知识点：英国国家概况

38． From 19 to 1658 England was called a Commonwealth. It was ruled first by Oliver Cromwell as______.

A．Lord Protector B．Lieutenant General

C．Commander of the New Model Army D．President

正确答案：A 涉及知识点：英国国家概况

39． In England, the most famous of the Catholic conspiracies was______. A．the Cobham’s Plot B．the Gunpowder Plot

C．the murder of Thomas Becket

D．the execution of Mary Queen of Scots

正确答案：B 涉及知识点：英国国家概况

40． The law, which joined England and Scotland in 1707, was______. A．the Act of Supremacy B．the Act of Union C．the Reform Act D．the Magna Carta

正确答案：B 涉及知识点：英国国家概况

41． Shakespeare was born at______in Warwickshire, England, in 156 A．Stoke-on-Trent

B．Stratford-upon-Avon C．Berwick-upon-Tweed D．Bradford-on-Avon

正确答案：B 涉及知识点：英国国家概况

42． The Authorized Version of the Bible (published in 1611) was made by ______command.

A．Edward IV’s B．James I’s C．Elizabeth I’s D．Henry VIII’s

正确答案：B 涉及知识点：英国国家概况

43． The English Civil War is generally regarded as the beginning of modern ______history.

A．European B．Scottish C．Welsh D．world

正确答案：D 涉及知识点：英国国家概况