八级人文知识练习题

人文知识练习题 练习题 1： 1 The traditional dividing line in America between “east” and “west” is_. 2 The earliest part in America to be found and taken over by early settlers is _. 3 The largest racial group in the whole population of U.S.A is_. 4 Before 2000, the largest minority group in the United States is_. 5 _ has the worlds oldest written constitution and political party. 6 The economic problem caused by the depression in 1929 was eventually solved by_. 7 In the United States, primary education requires _ years. 8 Most college students in the United States are in _ institutions. 9 The three main levels of courts of the federal judicial system in America are_. 10 _ (which state )is not governed by the common law. 练习题答案及题解: 1. The Mississippi River, 密西西比河是美国传统的东方和西方的分界线。 2 .The Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain，最早被早期定居者发现和占领的地方是大西洋及其沿岸平原。 3 .Non-hispanics white， 非西班牙裔的白人是美国最大的种族群体。 4 .African Americans， 2000 年以前非裔美国人是美国最大的少数民族群体。2000 年以后，拉丁裔美国 人的人数超过了非裔美国人的人数，成为美国第一大少数民族群体。 5 .America， 美国拥有世界上最古老的宪法和政党。 6. World War II， 第二次世界大战的爆发帮助美国走出了经济困境。 7. Six years， 美国的小学要花费大约六年的时间。 8. Public， 大部分美国大学生都在公立学校就读。 9 .美国的联邦法院系统包括：the United States District Courts; the United States Courts of Appeal ; the United States Supreme Court. 10 .Louisana， 路易斯安娜州不受共同法的约束。 练习题 2： 1 Of the fifty states of America, _states now have the death penalty as punishment. 2 The four major regions of the United Sates are_. 3 _ regions culture character was shaped largely by Puritan spirit. 4 _ is the largest state in terms of size and population in America. 5Hollywoodis often used as a synonym for_ 6 The most important and largest river in the United States of America is_. 7 The north-eastern part of the United States New England enjoys a _climate. 8 To the west of mainland American lies the _ Ocean. 9 Detroit, a U.S. city bordering Lake Erie, is famous for its_. 10 The natives of the continent of the America are the_. 练习题答案及题解: 1 38, 美国现有 38 个州惩罚罪犯采用死刑。 2 Northeast, South, Midwest and West, 美国的主要四大部分不包括北部。 3The New England Region, 美国的新英格兰地区，也就是东北部地区深受清教思想的影响。 4 California，加利福尼亚州是美国最大的州，拥有人口也最多。 5 American films，好莱坞是美国著名的电影制造地。 6 the Mississippi River，美国最长的河流是密西西比河，也是美国最重要的一条河流。被美国人视为 “众河之父” ，沿河流域也是美国的主要农作物产区。 2 7 typical continental，美国东北部的新英格兰地区是典型的大陆性气候。冬天寒冷，夏天炎热。 8 Pacific Ocean， 美国东临大西洋，西濒太平洋，北接加拿大，南*墨西哥及墨西哥湾。 9 automobile industry， 底特律是美国著名的汽车城。 10 Indians， 美国的本土居民是当地的印第安人。 专八人文：英国文学部分精选习题 1The Renaissance is actually a movement stimulated by a series of historical events, which one of the following is not such an event? A. The rediscovery of ancient Rome and Greek culture. B. Englands domestic rest. C. New discovery in geography and astrology. D. The religious reformation and the economic expansion. 2Which of the following is regarded as the most successful religious allegory in the English language? A. The Pilgrims Progress B. Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners C. The Life and Death of Mr. Badman D. The Holy War 3 It is alone who, for the first time in English literature, presented to us a comprehensive realistic picture of the English society of his time and created a whole gallery of vivid characters from all walks of life. A. Geoffrey Chaucer B. Martin Luther C. William Langland D. John Gower 4 All of the following four except are the most eminent dramatists in the Renaissance England. A. Francis Bacon B. Christopher Marlowe C. William Shakespeare D. Ben Jonson 5It is generally regarded that Keatss most important and mature poems are in the form of . A. elegy B. ode C. epic D. sonnet 6Daniel Defoes novels mainly focus on . A. the struggle of the unfortunate for mere existence B. the struggle of the shipwrecked persons for security C. the struggle of the pirates for wealth D. the desire of the criminals for property 7In Beowulf, fought against the monster Grendel and a five breathing dragon. A. the Anglo-Saxons B. Beowulf C. the Scandinavian D. the Winter Dragon 8Francis Bacon is best known for his which greatly influenced the development of this literary form. A. essays B. poems C. works D plays 9Most of Thomas Hardys novels are set in Wessex . A. a crude region in England B. a fictional primitive region C. a remote rural area D. Hardys hometown 10We can perhaps describe the west wind in Shelleys poem “Ode to the West Wind“ with all the following terms except . A. swift B. proud C. tamed D. wild 11 “Blindness“, “partiality“, “prejudice“, and “absurdity“ in the novel “Pride and Prejudice“ are most likely the characteristics of . A. Elizabeth B. Darcy C. Mr. Bennet D. Mrs. Bennet 12The modern English novel came into being in . A. the middle of the 17th century B. the 17th century C. the late 18th century D. the middle of the 18th century 13Who is not the major figure of modernist movement? A. Eliot B. Joyce C. Charles Dickens D. Pound 3 14Who is considered to be the best known English dramatist since Shakespeare? A. Oscar Wilde B. John Galsworthy C. W.B. Yeats D. George Bernard Shaw 15Of the following poets, which is not regarded as “Lake Poets“? A. Samuel Taylor Coleridge B. Robert Southy C. William Words worth D. William Shakespeare 16In the first part of Gullivers Travels, Gulliver told his experience in . A. Lilliput B. Brobdingnag C. Houyhnhnm D. England 17Which of the following cannot describe “Byronic hero“? A. proud B. mysterious C. noble origin D progressive 18In the history of literature, Romanticism is generally regarded as . A. the thought that designates a literary and philosophical theory which tends to see the individual as the very center of all life and all experience. B. the thought that designates man as a social animal C. the orientation that emphasizes those features which men have in common D. the modes of thinking 19. The term “metaphysical poetry“ is commonly used to name the work of the 17th century writers who wrote under the influence of . A. John Milton B. John Donne C. John Keats D. John Bunyan 20.“The Vanity Fair“ is a well-known part in . A. The Pilgrims Progress B. Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners C. The Life and Death of Mr. Badman D. The Holy War 21.In Oliver Twist, Charles criticizes . A. money worshipping tendency B. dehumanizing of workhouse system C. hypocrisy of the upper society D. distortion of human heart 22.Which of the following plays by Shakespeare is history play? A. Julius Caesar B. The Merry Wives of Windsor C. Henry IV D. King Lear 23.Who is regarded as a “worshipper of nature“. A. John Keats B. William Blake C. William Wordsworth D. Jane Austen 24.Which of the following writing is not the work by Charles Dickens? A. A Tale of Two Cities B. Hard Times C. Oliver Twist D. Sons and Lovers 25. The 18th century England is known as the in the history. A. Romanticism B. Classicism C. Renaissance D. Enlightenment 专八人文：美国文学部分精选习题 1,In American literature, the eighteen century was the age of the Enlightenment. was the dominant spirit. A. Humanism B. Rationalism C. Revolution D. Evolution 2. Which statement about Franklin is not true? A. He instructed his countrymen as a printer. B. He was a scientist. C. He was a master of diplomacy. D. He was a Puritan. 3. Who is regarded as the first American prose epic. A. Nature B. The Scarlet Letter C. Walden D. Moby-Dick 4. The Romanic Period of American literature started with the publication of Washington Irvings and ended with Whitemans Leaves of Grass. A. The Sketch Book B. Tales of a Traveler C. The Alhambra D. A history of New York 5. In Hawthornes The Scarlet Letter, “A“ may stand for . A. Adultery B. Angel C. Amiable D. All the above 4 6. The period before the American Civil War is generally referred to as . A. the Naturalist Period B. the Modern Period C. the Romantic Period D. the Realistic Period 7. The Age of Realism is the literary history of the United States refers to the period from to . A. 1861 1914 B. 1863 1918 C. 1865 1914 D. 1865 1918 8. Who is described by Mark Twain as a boy with “a sound heart and a deformed conscience?“ A. Tom Sawyer B. Huckleberry Finn C. Jim D. Tony 9. Mark Twain, one of the greatest 19th century American writers, is well known for his . A. international theme B. waste-land imagery C. local color D. symbolism 10, The impact of Darwins evolutionary theory on the American thought and the influence of the nineteenth- century French literature on the American men of letters gave rise to yet another school of realism: American . A. modernism B. naturalism C. vernacularism D. local colorism 11. In 1900, London published his first collection of short stories, named . A. The son of the Wolf B. The Sea Wolf C. The Law of Life D. White Fang 12. In which of the following works, Hemingway presents his philosophy about life and death through the depiction of the bull-fight as a kind of microcosmic tragedy? A. The Green Hills of Africa. B. The Snows of Kilimanjaro. C. To Have and Have Not. D. Death in the Afternoon. 13. Which of the following figures does not belong to “The Lost Generation“? A. Ezra Pound B. William Carlos Williams C. Robert Frost D. Theodore Dreiser 14. Who is a dramatist that holds the central position in American drama the modernistic period? A. Sinclair Levis B. Eugene ONeil C. Arthur Miller D. Tennessee Williams 15. The following writers were awarded Nobel Prize for literature except . A. William Faulkner B. F. Scott Fitzgerald C. John Steinbeck D. Ernest Hemingway 16. In 1954, was awarded the Nobel Prize for literature for his “mastery of the art of modern narration“. A. T.S. Eliot B. Ernest Hemingway C. John Steinbeck D. William Faulkner 17. Who is the author of the work: “The Grapes of Wrath“? A. John Steinbeck B. Eugene ONeil C. F. Scott Fitzgerald D. Theodore Dreiser 18. In 1920 Sinclair Lewis published his memorable denunciation of American small-town provincialism in . A. Main Street B. An American Tragedy C. Winesburg, Ohio D. Sister Carrie 专八人文知识：语言学部分精选试题 1. Which of the following statements about language is NOT true? A. Language is a system B. Language is symbolic C. Animals also have language D. Language is arbitrary 2. Which of the following features is NOT one of the design features of language? A. Symbolic B. Dual C. Productive D. Arbitrary 3. What is the most important function of language? A. Interpersonal B. Phatic C. Informative D. Metalingual 4. Who put forward the distinction between Langue and Parole? A. Saussure B. Chomsky C. Halliday D. Anonymous 5. According to Chomsky, which is the ideal users internalized knowledge of his language? A. competence B. parole C. performance D. langue 6. The function of the sentence “A nice day, isnt it?“ is . A. informative B. phatic C. directive D. performative 5 7. Articulatory phonetics mainly studies . A. the physical properties of the sounds produced in speech B. the perception of sounds C. the combination of sounds D. the production of sounds 8. The distinction between vowels and consonants lies in . A. the place of articulation B. the obstruction of airstream C. the position of the tongue D. the shape of the lips 9. Which is the branch of linguistics which studies the characteristics of speech sounds and provides methods for their description, classification and transcription? A. Phonetics B. Phonology C. Semantics D. Pragmatics 10. Which studies the sound systems in a certain language? A. Phonetics B. Phonology C. Semantics D. Pragmatics 11. Minimal pairs are used to . A. find the distinctive features of a language B. find the phonemes of a language C. compare two words D. find the allophones of language 12. Usually, suprasegmental features include ,length and pitch. A. phoneme B. speech sounds C. syllables D. stress 13. Which is an indispensable part of a syllable? A. Coda B. Onset C. Stem D. Peak 14. Which is the smallest unit of language in terms of relationship between expression and content? A. Word B. Morpheme C. Allomorph D. Root 15. Which studies the internal structure of words, and the rules by which words are formed? A. Morphology B. Syntax C. Phonology D. Semantics 16. Lexeme is . A. a physically definable unit B. the common factor underlying a set of forms C. a grammatical unit D. an indefinable unit 17. Which of the following sounds does not belong to the allomorphs of the English plural morpheme? A. s B. iz C. ai D. is 18. All words contain a . A. root morpheme B. bound morpheme C. prefix D. suffix 19. The relationship between “fruit“ and “apple“ is . A. homonymy B. hyponymy C. polysemy D. synonymy 20. The part of the grammar that represents a speakers knowledge of the structure of phrases and sentences is called . A. lexicon B. morphology C. syntax D. semantics 21. Which of the following items is not one of the grammatical categories of English pronouns? A. gender B. number C. case D. voice 22. The pair of words “lend“ and “borrow“ are . A. gradable opposites B. converse opposites C. co-hyponyms D. synonyms 23. “Big“ and “Small“ are a pair of opposites. 6 A. complementary B. gradable C. complete D. converse 24. According to C. Morris and R. Carnap, which is studies the relationship between symbols and their interpreters? A. syntax B. semantics C. pragmatics D. sociolinguistics 25. There are deixis in the sentence she has sold it here yesterday. A. 3 B. 4 C. 5 D. 6 26. in the following conversation: - Beirut is in Peru, isnt it? - And Rome is in Romania, I suppose. The second person violates the . A. Quantity Maxim B. Quality Maxim C. Relation Maxim D. Manner Maxim 27. The maxim of requires that a participants contribution be relevant to the conversation. A. quantity B. quality C. manner D. relation 专八人文知识考前模拟试题 Which one of the four is NOT correct? A) English-speaking countries are UK, USA, Canada, Barbados, etc. B) English-speaking countries are UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, etc. C) English-speaking countries are USA, Canada, Australia, the Republic of Ireland, etc. D) English-speaking countries USA, Canada, Australia, Egypt, etc. The famous short story The Fall of the House of Usher was written by A) Charles Dickens B) Edgar Allen Poe C) John Richardson (Canadian novelist) D) Henry Savery Which one of the following Ivy League Schools is situated in Connecticut? A) Yale University. B) Harvard. C) Princeton. D) Columbia. The branch of linguistics which studies the forms of words is _ MORPHOLOGY A) phoneme B) morpheme C) semantics D) morphology Who wrote a highly-acclaimed Novel Moby Dick? A) William James. B) Herman Melville. C) Ernest Hemingway. D) Cooper. What is the name of the Lake in northern Utah of the U.S.A.? A) Lake Michigan. B) Lake Superior. C) Lake Erie. D) the Great Salt Lake. Who wrote Pygmalion which later was transformed into the highly popular New York Broadway musical My Fair Lady in 1956? A) Edgar Allen Poe. B) Charles Lamb. C) George Bernard Shaw. D) Alfred Tennyson. Among the four pillars of English literature, who was NOT born and raised in Ireland? A) Jonathan Swift. B) Wfiliam Buffer Yeats. C) James Joyce. D) Robert Browning. Alaska lies in the of North America, stretching southward from the Arctic Ocean to the Pacific. A) northwestern part B) southwestern part C) northeastern part D) southeastern part Who is a satirist and the first writer in America to win the Nobel Prize in literature. 7 A) Eugene O Neill B) Sinclair Lewis C) TS. Eliot D) Wdliam Fanlkner 专八人文知识考前模拟试题 2 The first capital of the young nation of the USA is . A) Boston B) Philadelphia C) New York D) Washington Which one of the following American cities is the birthplace of jazz? A) New Orleans. B) New York. C) Boston. D) Chicago. Who wrote one of the most enduring classic poem Ode to the West Wind ? A) Wifiliam Wordsworth. B) Alfred Tennyson. C) Percy Shelley. D) David Bum. When was Elizabeth I came to the throne of England? A) 1538. B) 1548. C.1568. D) 1558. When was Oxford University founded? A) 1167 in Oxford, B) 1267 in Oxford. C) 1367 in Oxford. D) 1467 in Oxford. Canada is often described as a huge centered on the Hudson and James Bay. A) plate B) saucer C) cup D) bowl In the literature of sociolinguistics, refers to a group of institutionalized social situations typically con strained by a common set of behavioural rules. A) domain B) distribution C) dissimilation D) discourse is a process in which part of the form is native and part is borrowed, but the meaning is fully borrowed. A) loanshifting B) loanblending C) loan translation D) logical connection What is the name of the woman poet who had her The Tenth Muse Lately Sprung up in America? A) Anne Bradstreet. B) Maria Edgeworth. C) Jane Austen. D) Emily Dickinson. Who wrote and published the philosophical work Ess