Literature 1

King Uther and Duke Gorlois agreed to stop the war temporarily and meet at Uther's court. Which of the following words best describes the underlined phrase?

乌瑟国王和戈卢瓦公爵同意暂时停止战争，并在乌瑟的宫廷会面。下面哪个词最能描述划线短语?

• A. siege

• B. truce

• C. sally ports

• D. matins

The king's absence put the whole of Britain in jeopardy. Which of the following is the OPPOSITE of the underlined word?

国王的缺席使整个英国处于危险之中。下列哪个是划线词的反义词?

• A. security 安全

• B. unsafe 不安全的

• C. in danger 在危险中

• D. at stake 利害关系

The nobles advised that King Uther wed Lady Igraine. Which of the following statements about the highlighted term is NOT true?

贵族们建议乌瑟国王迎娶伊格兰夫人。关于高亮显示的术语，下列哪个陈述是不正确的?

• A. being in a high social rank

  处于较高社会地位的

• B. owns a lot of lands

  他拥有很多土地

• C. knowledgeable in sorcery

  精通巫术

• D. King's advisers

  国王的顾问

All of the following describe tumultuous, except _______.
下面所有的描述都是混乱的，除了_______。

• A. boisterous 喧闹的

• B. peaceful 和平

• C. clamorous 吵闹的

• D. unruly 不守规矩的

A ________ is a person who, after serving the king, the church, or the nation, particularly in a military role, is bestowed with the honorary title of Sir by a head of state or representative.
________是指在为国王、教会或国家服务后，特别是在军事角色中，被国家元首或代表授予爵士荣誉称号的人。

• A. King

• B. Bishop

• C. Lord

• D. Knight

According to this moral code, widows, children, and the elderly need protection and should be shielded by knights.

根据这一道德准则，寡妇、儿童和老人需要保护，应该由骑士保护。

• A. Code of Conduct

• B. Chivalry

• C. Code of Chivalry

• D. Knighthood

The English prose work, Le Morte D' Arthur, is credited to him.

英国散文作品《亚瑟之死》被认为是他的作品。

• A. William Caxton

• B. Thomas Malory

• C. Geoffrey Chaucer

• D. Unknown

He published Le Morte D' Arthur.

他出版了《亚瑟之死》。

• A. William Caxton

• B. Thomas Malory

• C. Geoffrey Chaucer

• D. Unknown

A knight's code of conduct lists EVERY virtue WITH THE EXCEPTION of __________.
骑士的行为准则列出了除了__________之外的所有美德。

• A. adultery

• B. valor

• C. honor

• D. courtesy

A term refers to a knight and a married woman whose love story dates back to the Middle Ages.

一个术语指的是一个骑士和一个已婚女人的爱情故事可以追溯到中世纪。

• A. code of chivalry

• B. courtly crush

• C. courtly admiration

• D. courtly love