题目内容
The WHO thinks highly of the measures all the departments in China ________ to prevent large-scale outbreak of the disease.
A make B settle C organize D take
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The royal family is a part of British history and cultural identity.
Up until the 17th century, people believed that the British king or queen had a “divine(天赐的)right” to rule. This was the idea that God chose the king or queen and that he or she was therefore above the law. However, this idea was challenged during the English Civil War, when King Charles the First was put in prison and then killed in 1649.
So what role does the British royal family have today?
The Queen is head of the UK and the Commonwealth. She has important formal duties that go with her different titles. As Head of State, for example, she represents the UK on visits abroad and invites other world leaders to visit the UK;as Head of the Armed Forces in name, only she can declare when the UK is at war or when a war is over. She has to sign many government and Commonwealth documents every day.
Although the royal family does the work for the UK, there are British people called“anti-monarchists(反君主制者)”who do not believe there should be a royal family. One criticism(批评意见)is that the British people should not have to pay for the royal family with their taxes(税).
Today, the royal family works hard to be relevant(相关的)in the modern world. The Queen still gives a speech to the nation on television at Christmas, but it gets less and less formal every year;now it is even available as a podcast(播客).
In 2005, after graduating from university, Prince William spent time teaching English in Uruguay, the sort of work many ordinary young British people do in their gap years.
【小题1】What can be concluded from the first two paragraphs?
| A.The British king or queen is considered above the law. |
| B.The English Revolution put an end to the British royal family in 1649. |
| C.The British king or queen is no longer believed to rule by divine right. |
| D.The royal family didn’t play an important role in Britain in the 17 th century. |
| A.Traveling around the UK. |
| B.Declaring when the world is at war. |
| C.Inviting other leaders to have dinner with her. |
| D.Signing Commonwealth documents every day. |
| A.Prince William is very popular in the UK |
| B.the royal family is trying to connect better with ordinary people |
| C.Prince William has made an effort to win young people’s admiration |
| D.many young British people do voluntary work |
| A.the royal family doesn’t have to pay taxes |
| B.the British people are all in favor of the royal family |
| C.the British people can talk to the Queen through a podcast |
| D.the royal family attacks republicans through media and press |
It is not often realized that women held a high place in southern European societies in the 10 th and 11 th centuries. As wife, the woman was protected by the setting up of a dowry (嫁妆) or decimum. Admittedly, the purpose of this was to protect her against the risk of desertion (遗弃),but in reality its function in the social and family life of the time was much more important. The decimum was the wife’s right to receive a tenth of all her husband’s property. The wife had the right to withhold consent, in all transactions the husband would make, And more than just a right: the documents showed that she enjoyed a real power of decision, equal to that of her husband. In no case did the documents indicate any degree of difference in the legal status of husband and wife.
The wife shared in the management of her husband’s personal property, but the opposite was not always true. Women seemed perfectly prepared to defend their own inheritance(遗产,继承物)against husbands who tried to exceed their rights, and on occasion they showed a fine fighting spirit. A case in point is that of Maria, Vivas, a Catalan woman of Barcelona. Having agreed with her husband Miro to sell a field she had inherited, for the needs of the household, she insisted on compensation. None being offered, she succeeded in dragging her husband to the scribe to have a contract duly drawn up assigning her a piece of land from Miro’s personal inheritance. The unfortunate husband was obliged to agree, as the contract says, “for the sake of peace.” Either through the dowry or through being hot-tempered, the Catalan wife knew how to win herself, within the context of the family, a powerful economic position.
1. A decimum was .
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A.the wife’s inheritance from her father |
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B.a gift of money to the new husband |
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C.a written contract |
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D.the wife’s right to receive one-tenth of her husband’s property |
2. In the society described in the passage, the legal standing of the wife in marriage was .
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A.higher than that of her husband |
B.lower than that of her husband |
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C.the same as that of her husband |
D.higher than that of a single woman |
3. What compensation did Maria Vivas get for the field?
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A.Some of the land Miro had inherited. |
B.A tenth of Miro’s land. |
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C.Money for household expenses. |
D.Money from Miro’s inheritance. |
4. Which of the following is Not mentioned as an effect of the dowry system?
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A.The husband had to share the power of decision in marriage. |
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B.The wife was protested from desertion. |
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C.The wife gained a powerful economic position. |
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D.The husband was given control over his wife’s property. |