Continuing this trend at the turn of the century, Jane Bentinck, countess of Portland, was maid of honour to Mary II and later married Bentinck, earl of Portland, drawing her deeper into court circles that facilitated her appointment as royal governess to George I’s three eldest grand-...
根据“Although English has a history of over 2,500 years, the first English dictionary didn't appear until the 17th century."和“In 1604, he published A Table Alphabeticall in London."可知第一本英语词典 出现在17世纪初,故选C。 22.细节理解题。根据“As Cawdrey's focus was on words ‘...
3The only important prose writer in the 15th century is Sir . 【答案】Thomas Malory 【解析】十五世纪最著名的散文家是托马斯·马洛礼爵士,他将众多的关于亚瑟王的传奇故事收录为集大成之作《亚瑟王之死》,是英国散文第一部重要的散文。 4In 55 B. C., Britain was invaded by , the Roman conqueror...
根据文章第二段最后一句话 "the first English dictionary didn't appear until the 17th century. 第一本英语字典到十七世纪才出现。" 可知,第一本英语字典是十七世纪初出现的。故选C。 2. 本题考查语境及细节理解。选项翻译:A. 帮助更多的女孩上学;B. 帮助他自己的学生正确地阅读和写作;C . 帮助人们激发...
As the saying goes, “Half a loaf is better than no bread.” In the year of 1604, people finally had something to help them read more easily. 1. When could people use the English dictionary? A. 500 years ago. B. 2,500 years ago. C. During the 16th century. D. In the 17th ...
You'dprobably look it up in the dictionary, wouldn'tyou? T his, however, was not the case 500 years ago. Although English has a history of over 2, 500 years, the first English dictionary didn't a _ 1 until the 17th century.During the 16th century, Europe saw richd _ 2 in scienc...
century.In 1603 a Frenchman named Samuel de Champlain (1567-1635) sailed up the St Lawrence River.In 1604 he founded Port Royal in Acadia (Nova Scotia).In 1608 Samuel de Champlain founded Quebec.(The name Quebec is believed to be an Algonquin word meaning a narrow part of a river).In ...
Indeed, domestically, reprisal could be carried out at the level of towns: “As late as the quarter of the 13th century, it was legal, in England, for the authorities of one town, on behalf of the private citizens of the town, to take reprisals on the citizens of another. … It ...
do if you come across an English word or phrase you don't know?You'd probably look it up in the dictionary,wouldn't you?This,however,was not the case 500 years ago.Although English has a history of over 2.500 years,the first English dictionary didn't appear until the 17th century.Duri...
根据第一段中的“the first Englishdictionary didn't appear until the 17th century”可知,第一本英语词典是在17世纪出现的;再结合第三段中ATable Alphabeticall的出版时间是在1604年可知,C项正确。2.B推理判断题。根据第三段第一句“The generalpublic, however, had difficulty understanding these newwords.”...