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