1、20142014 年英语专业八级人文知识试题及答案年英语专业八级人文知识试题及答案1.The study of _ is Syntax.A textual organizationB sentence structuresC word formationD language functions2.Which of the following is NOT a distinctive feature of human language?A arbitrarinessB productivityC cultural transmissionD finiteness3.The speech act
2、theory was first put forward by_.A John ScarlB Johan AustinC Noarn ChomskyD M.A.K Halliday4.The capital city of Canada is _.A MontrealB OttawaC VancouverD York5.U.S.presidents normally serve a(an)_ term.A eight-yearB four-yearC six-yearD two year6.Which of the following cities is NOT located in the
3、Northeast,U.S.A HustonB BaltimoreC PhiladelphiaD Boston7.The state church in England is _.A The BaptistB The Roman CatholicC The Protestant ChurchD The Church of England8.The novel Emma is written by_.A Jane AustenB ElizabethC Gaskell Charlotte BronteD Mary Shelley9.Which of the following is not a R
4、omantic Poet?A William WordsworthB Percy B.ShelleyC George G.ByronD George Eliot10.William Sidney Porter,known as O.Henry,is most famous for _.A his poemB his playsC His novelsD his short storiesKEYS:KEYS:1-5 BDBBB 6-10 ADADD20132013 年英语专业八级人文知识试题及答案年英语专业八级人文知识试题及答案PART III GEBERAL KNOWLEDGE(10 MIN)
5、There are ten multiple-choice questions in this section.Mark the best answer to each question onANSWER SHEET TWO.31 The full official name of Australia is A.The Republic of Australia.B.The Union of Australia.C.The Federation of Australia.D.The Commonwealth of Australia.32.Canada is well known for al
6、l the following EXCEPT A.its mineral resources.B.its heavyindustries.C.its forest resources.D.its fertile and arable land.33.In the United States community college offer A.two-year programmes.B.four-year programmes.C.postgraduate studies.D.B.A.or B.S.degrees.34.In _,referenda in Scotland and Wales s
7、et up a Scottish parliament and a Wales assembly.A.2000 B.1946 C.1990 D.199735.Which of the following clusters of words is an example of alliteration?A.A weak seat.B.Knock and kick.C.Safe and sound.D.Coal and boat.36.Who wrote Mrs.Warrens profession?A.George Bernard Shaw.B.William Butler Yeats.C.Joh
8、n Galsworthy.D.T.S.Eliot.37.Sister Carrie by Theodore Dreiser is a(n)A.autobiography.B.short story.C.poem.D.novel.38.Which of the following italicized parts is an inflectional morpheme?A.Unlock.B.Government.C.Goes.D.Off-stage.39._is a language phenomenon in which words sound like what they refer to.
9、A.Collocation B.Onomatopoeia C.Denotation D.Assimilation40.The sentence“Close your book and listen to mecarefully!”performsa(n)_function.A.interrogative B.informative C.performative D.directivekeys:31-35 DBADC36-40 ADCBD20122012 年英语专业八级真题年英语专业八级真题(word(word 版版)人文知识部分人文知识部分31.The Maori people are nat
10、ives ofA.Australia.B.Canada.C.Ireland.D.New Zealand.32.The British monarch is the Head ofA.Parliament.B.State.C.Government.D.Cabinet.33.Americans celebrate Independence Day onA.July 4th.B.October 11th.C.May 31st.D.September 6th.34.Canada is bounded on the north byA.the Pacific Ocean.B.the Atlantic O
11、cean.C.the Arctic Ocean.D.the Great Lakes.35.Who is the author of The Waste Lana?A.George Bernard Shaw.B.W.B.Yeats.C.Dylan Thomas.D.T.S.Eliot.36.Which of the following novelists wrote The Sound and the Fury?A.William Faulkner.B.Ernest Hemingway.C.Scott Fitzgerald.D.John Steinbeck.37.The lettuce was
12、lonely without tomatoes and cucumbers for company is an example ofA.exaggeration.B.understatement.C.personification.D.synecdoche.38.In English if a word begins with a l or a r,then the next sound must be a vowel.This is a(n)A.assimilation rule.B.sequential rule.C.deletion rule.D.grammar rule.39.Whic
13、h of the following is an example of clipping?A.APEC.B.Motel.C.Xerox.D.Disco.40.The type of language which is selected as appropriate to a particular type of situation iscalledA.register.B.dialect.C.slang.D.variety.Keys:31-35 DBACD 36-40 ACBDA2011 专八人文知识真题参考答案31.The northernmost part of Great Britain
14、 is _.A.Northern Ireland B.Wales C.EnglandD.Scotland32.It is generally agreed that _ were the first Europeans to reach Australias shores.A.theFrench B.the Germans C.the British D.the Dutch33.Which country is known as the Land of Maple Leaf?A.Canada.B.New Zealand.C.Great Britain.D.The United States o
15、f America.34.Who wrote the famous pamphlet,The Common Sense,before the American Revolution?A.Thomas Jefferson.B.Thomas Paine.C.John Adams.D.Benjamin Franklin.35.Virginia Woolf was an important female _ in the 20th-century England.A.poetB.biographer C.playwright D.novelist36._ refers to a long narrat
16、ive poem that records the adventures of a hero in a nations history.A.Ballad B.Romance C.Epic D.Elegy37.Which of the following best explores American myth in the 20th century?A.The Great Gatsby.B.The Sun Also Rises.C.The Sound and the Fury.D.Beyond the Horizon.38._ is defined as the study of the rel
17、ationship between language and mind.A.SemanticsB.PragmaticsC.Cognitive linguistics D.Sociolinguistics39.A vowel is different from a consonant in English because of _.A.absence of obstruction B.presence of obstruction C.manner of articulation D.place of articulation40.The definition the act of using
18、or promoting the use of several languages,either by an individual speaker or by a community of speakers refers to _.A.Pidgin B.CreoleC.Multilingualism D.BilingualismKeys:31-35 BDABD 36-40 CACAC2010 年英语专八人文知识真题答案31.Which of the following is INCORRECTA.The British Constitution includes the Magna Carta
19、 of 12156B.The British Constitution includes Parliamentary actsC.The British Constitution includes decisions made by courts of lawD:The British Constitution includes one single written constitution 32.The first city ever founded in Canada isA.Quebec B.Vancouver C.Toronto D.Montreal33.When did the Au
20、stralian Federation officially come into being?A.1770 B.1788C.1900D.190134.The Emancipation Proclamation to end the plantation slavery in the south of US was issued byA.Abraham Lincoln B.Thomas Paine C.George Washington D.Thomas Jefferson35 Who was best known for the technique of dramatic monologue
21、in his poems?A.Will BlakeB.W.B.Yeats C.Robert Browning D.William Wordsworth 36.The Financier was written byA.Mark Twain B.Henry James C.William Faulkner D.Theodore Dreiser37.In literature a story in verse or prose with a double meaning is defined as A.allegory B.sonnet C.blank verse D.rhyme38._ refe
22、rs to the learning and development of a languageA.language acquisition B.language comprehension C.language production D.language introduction39.The word“motel”comes from“motor hotel”.This is an example of“”in morphology.A.backformation B.conversion C.blending D.acronym40Language is tool of communica
23、tion,the symbol“highway closed”servesA.an express function B.an informative function C.a performative function D.a persuasive functionKeys:31-35 DADAC36-40 DAACB20092009 年英语专业八级人文知识真题及答案年英语专业八级人文知识真题及答案31.The Head of State of New Zealand is _.A.the governor-general B.the Prime MinisterC.the high com
24、missionerD.the monarch of United Kingdom32.The capital of Scotland is _.A.Glasgow B.EdinburghC.Manchester D.London33.Who write the Declaration of Independence and later became the U.S.President?A.Thomas Jefferson B.George WashingtonC.Thomas Paine D.John Adams34.Which is the following cities is locat
25、ed on the eastern coast of Australia?A.Perth B.AdelaideC.Sydney D.Melbourne35.Ode to the West Wind was written by _.A.Willian Blake B.Willian WordsworthC.Samuel Taylor ColeridegeD.Percy Bysshe Shelley36.Who among the following is a poet of free verse?A.Ralph Waldo Emerson B.Walt WhitmanC.Herman Melv
26、ille D.Theodore Dreiser37.The novel Sons and Lovers was written by _.A.Thomas Hardy B.John GalworhtyC.D.H.Lawrence D.James Joyce38.The sstudy of mental processes of language comprehension and production is _.A.corpus linguistics B.socialinguisticsC.theoretical linguistics D.psycholinguistics39.A spe
27、cial language variety that mixes languages and is used by speakers of different languagesfor purposes of trading is called _.A.dialect B.idiolect C.pidgin D.register40.When a speake expresses his intension of speaking,such as asking someone to open thewindow,he is performing _.A.an illocutionary act
28、 B.a perlocutionary actC.a locutionary act D.none of the aboveKey:31-35 DBACD 36-40 BCDCA20082008 年英语专业八级人文知识真题及答案年英语专业八级人文知识真题及答案31.The largest city in Canada is_.A.Vancouver.B.Montreal.C.Toronto D.Ottawa.32.According to the United States Constitution,the legislative power is invested in_.A.the Fed
29、eral Government.B.the Supreme Court.C.the Cabinet.D.the Congress.33.Which of the following is the oldest sport in the United States?A.Baseball.B.Tennis.C.Basketball.D.American football.34.The head of the executive branch in New Zealand is_.A.the President.B.the Governor-General.C.the British monarch
30、 D.the Prime Minister.35.The Canterbury Tales,a collection of stories told by a group of pilgrims on their way toCanterbury,is an important poetic work by_.A.William Langland.B.Geoffrey Chaucer.C.William Shakespeare.D.Alfred Tennyson.36.Who wrote The American?A.Herman Melville.B.Nathaniel Hawthorne.
31、C.Henry James.D.Theodore Dreiser.37.All of the following are well-known female writers in 20th-century Britain EXCEPT_.A.George Eliot.B.Iris Jean Murdoch.C.Doris Lessing.D.Muriel Spark.38.Which of the following is NOT a design feature of human language?A.Arbitrariness.B.Displacement.C.Duality.D.Diac
32、hronicity.39.What type of sentence is“Mark likes fiction,but Tim is interested in poetry.”?A.A simple sentence.B.A coordinate sentence.C.A complex sentence.D.None of the above.40.The phenomenon that words having different meanings have the same form is called_.A.hyponymy.B.synonymy.C.polysemy.D.homo
33、nymy.Key:31-35 BCADB 36-40 CDACD20072007 年英语专业八级人文知识试题及答案年英语专业八级人文知识试题及答案31.The majority of the current population in the UK are descendants of all the following tribesrespectively EXCEPT_.A.the AnglosB.the CeltsC.the JutesD.the Saxons32.The Head of State of Canada is represented by_.A.the MonarchB.
34、the PresidentC.the Prime MinisterD.the Governor-general33.The Declaration of Independence was written by_.A.Thomas JeffersonB.George WashingtonC.Alexander HamiltonD.James Madison34.The original inhabitants of Australia were_.A.the Red IndiansB.the EskimosC.the AboriginesD.the Maoris35.Which of the f
35、ollowing novels was written by Emily Bronte?A.Oliver TwistB.MiddlemarchC.Jane EyreD.Wuthering Heights36.William Butler Yeats was a(n)_ poet and playwright.A.AmericanB.CanadianC.IrishD.Australian37.Death of a Salesman was written by_.A.Arthur MillerB.Ernest HemingwayC.Ralph EllisonD.James Baldwin38._
36、 refers to the study of the internal structure of words and the rules of word formation.A.PhonologyB.MorphologyC.SemanticsD.Sociolinguistics39.The distinctive features of a speech variety may be all the following EXCEPT_.A.lexicalB.syntacticC.phonologicalD.psycholinguistic40.The word tail once refer
37、red to“the tail of a horse”,but now it is used to mean“the tail of anyanimal.”This is an example of_.A.widening of meaningB.narrowing of meaningC.meaning shiftD.loss of meaningKey:CDACD CABDA20062006 年英语专业八级人文知识试题及答案年英语专业八级人文知识试题及答案31.The Presidents during the American Civil War was_.A.Andrew Jackso
38、nB.Abraham LincolnC.Thomas JeffersonD.George Washington32.The capital of New Zealand is_.A.ChristchurchB.AucklandC.WellingtonD.Hamilton33.Who were the natives of Austrilia before the arrival of the British settlers?A.The AboriginesB.The MaoriC.The IndiansD.The Eskimos34.The Prime Minister in Britain
39、 is head of_.A.the Shadow CabinetB.the ParliamentC.the OppositionD.the Cabinet35.Which of the following writers is a poet of the 20th century?A.T.S.Eliot B.D.H.LawrenceC.Theodore DreiserD.James Joyce36.The novel For Whom the Bell Tolls is written by_.A.Scott FitzgeraldB.William FaulknerC.Eugene ONei
40、lD.Ernest Hemingway37._ is defined as an expression of human emotion which is condensed into fourteen lines.A.Free verseB.SonnetC.OdeD.Epigram38.What essentially distinguishes semantics and pragmatics is the notion of_.A.referenceB.meaningC.antonymyD.context39.The wordskid,child,offspring are exampl
41、es of_.A.dialectal synonymsB.stylistic synonymsC.emotive synonymsD.collocational synonyms40.The distinction between parole and langue was made by_.A.HalliayB.ChomskyC.BloomfieldD.SaussureKey:31-35BCADA 36-40 DBDBD20052005 年英语专业八级人文知识试题及答案年英语专业八级人文知识试题及答案1.The study of _ is Syntax.A textual organizat
42、ionB sentence structuresC word formationD language functions2.Which of the following is NOT a distinctive feature of human language?A arbitrarinessB productivityC cultural transmissionD finiteness3.The speech act theory was first put forward by_.A John ScarlB Johan AustinC Noarn ChomskyD M.A.K Halli
43、day4.The capital city of Canada is _.A MontrealB OttawaC VancouverD York5.U.S.presidents normally serve a(an)_ term.A eight-yearB four-yearC six-yearD two year6.Which of the following cities is NOT located in the Northeast,U.S.A HustonB BaltimoreC PhiladelphiaD Boston7.The state church in England is
44、 _.A The BaptistB The Roman CatholicC The Protestant ChurchD The Church of England8.The novel Emma is written by_.A Jane AustenB ElizabethC Gaskell Charlotte BronteD Mary Shelley9.Which of the following is not a Romantic Poet?A William WordsworthB Percy B.ShelleyC George G.ByronD George Eliot10.William Sidney Porter,known as O.Henry,is most famous for _.A his poemB his playsC His novelsD his short storiesKEYS:1-5 BDBBB 6-10 ADADD
©2010-2024 宁波自信网络信息技术有限公司 版权所有
客服电话:4008-655-100 投诉/维权电话:4009-655-100