This Monday, a peace treaty came into being that would become a member of English law and the basis of constitutional democracies in the United States and around the world hundreds of years later.

Rebel barons made King John of England seal the Magna Carta — the Great Charter — on June 15, 1215, so as to limit the power of the monarch, who they viewed as cruel and greedy.

The document set out the principle that everybody was subject to the law, even the king, for the first time on written record. Some of its key principles influenced the U.S. Bill of Rights, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and many other legal systems.

On Monday, Queen Elizabeth II, her husband Prince Philip, Prince William and other officials will mark the anniversary in Runnymede in the county of Surrey, near London, where King John sealed the charter.

"Magna Carta was a milestone in world history, and its birthplace at Runnymede deserves a lasting legacy," said the Surrey County Council, one of the organizers of the ceremony. The four known surviving copies of the charter are kept at the cathedrals of the cities of Lincoln in northeast England and Salisbury in the south, and two are held in the British Library.

Due process can be traced to Chapter 39 of Magna Carta and is incorporated into the Fifth Amendment, which includes the provision that no person shall be "deprived of life, liberty or property, without due process of law."

“It's England's greatest export," he said. "It affects the lives of nearly 2 billion people in over 100 countries throughout the world. It's the foundation of liberty, it's the foundation of human rights, it's the foundation of democracy.

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1.How long ago was the Magna Carta sighed?

A A week ago.

B 200 years ago.

C 800 years ago.

D 900 years ago.

解析：选C。C。细节理解题。根据文章第二段的Rebel barons made King John of England seal the Magna Carta — the Great Charter — on June 15, 1215...可以得知该法案已签署有800年了。

2.What is the principle of the law?

A Everyone is equal to each other.

B Everyone must obey the law.

C Everyone has the rights to vote.

D Everyone has human rights.

解析：选B。B。推理判断题。根据第三段第一句的The document set out the principle that everybody was subject to the law, even the king, for the first time on written record可以得知，任何人都必须遵守宪法，这是大宪法规定的原则。

3.Which of the flowing place keep the most copies of the charter?

A In Lincoln

B In Salisbury

C In the British Library.

D In Runnymede.

解析：选C。C。细节理解题。根据文章第五段最后一句的...and two are held in the British Library可知有两份保存在英国图书馆。

4.Why did Queen Elizabeth II visit the county of Surrey?

A Because the charter was kept there.

B Because the king was really greedy.

C Because Magna Carta was forgotten.

D Because she wanted to study history.

解析：选A。A。细节理解题。根据第四段最后一句的...where King John sealed the charter可知他们去参观那里是因为那里保存了宪法。

5.Why does the underlined sentence mean?

A The charter affects many people’s life.

B The charter sets out the principles of work.

C The charter is the foundation of industry.

D The charter makes people very rich.

解析：选A。A。主旨大意题。根据文章最后一段第二句的It affects the lives of nearly 2 billion people in over 100 countries throughout the world可以得知该法案影响了全世界100多个国家接近20亿人口的生活。