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专八人文知识模拟试题(1)1. _ is the branch of linguistics which studies the characteristics of speech sounds and provides methods for their description, classification and transportation.A) Phonetics B) Phonology C) Phoneme D) Phonetic typology2.The sounds in the production of which there is an obstruction of the air-stream at some point the vocal tract are called _ .A) consonance B) consonant cluster C) consistency D) consonants3.In its technical sense here, _ deals with the analysis and creation of words, idioms and collocations. A) pictogram B) lexicon C) word-formation D) ideogram4.When was Longrnan Group UK Ltd was founded? A) 1721. B).1722. C) 1723. D).1724.5.What is the name of the dictionary compiled by Samuel Johnson?A) First English Dictionary. B) Dictionary of English Language.C) A Dictionary of the English Language. D) Dictionary of the English Language.6.Who wrote and publish Poor Richards Almanack?A) Benjamin Franklin. B) John Gay. C) David Hume. D) Samuel Richardson.7.Which one of the following four books was written by Harriet Stowe?A) Roughing It in the Bush. B) Walden, or Life in the Woods.C) Adam Bede. D) Uncle Toms Cabin.8._is the capital of New South Wales and the oldest and largest city in Australia.A) Melbourne B) Sydney C) Darwin D) Canberra 9. _ , Valentines Day, is sweethearts day, on which people in love with each other express their tender emotions. A) February 10th B) February 12th C) February 14th D) February 16th10.Major Newspapers and Magazines in the USA are _ , etc.A) New York Times, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, TimesB) New York Times, Washington Post, The Sun, TimesC) New York Times, Washington Post, The Evening Post, TimesD) New York Times, Washington Post, Sunday Times, Times参考答案： 15 ADBDC 610 ADBCA专八人文知识模拟试题（2）1. _is a fork legend brought to England by Anglo-Saxons from their continental homes, it is a long poem of over 3000 lines and the national epic of the English people.A Beowulf B sir Gawain C the Canterbury tale D king Arthur and his knights2. The father of English poetry, the author of Troilus and Criseyde is also the one of _.A Romeo and Juliet B the faerie queen C Tamburlainc D the Canterbury tales3. The group of Shakespeare plays known as “romance”or “reconciliation plays” is _.A merchant of Venice, as you like it B the tempest, pericles, the winters taleC Romeo and Juliet, antonym and Cleopatra4. Which of the following are regarded as Shakespeares four great tragedies?A Romeo and Juliet, hamlet, Othello, King LearB Romeo and Juliet, hamlet, Othello, MacbethC hamlet, Othello, King Lear, MacbethD Romeo and Juliet, Othello, Macbeth, Timon of Athens5. Which of the following is not the work of Francis bacon?A advancement of learning B new instrument C songs of innocence D essays6. At the beginning of 17th century appeared a school of poets called metaphysics by Samuel Johnson, _is the founder of metaphysical poetry.A Ben JohnsonB john MiltonC john Bunyan D john Donne7. Daniel Defoe is a famous_.A poet B novelist C playwright D essayist8. “He has a servant called Friday.” “he”in the quoted sentence is a character in_.A Henry fieldings tom jones B john Bunyan the pilgrims progressC Richard brinsley Sheridans the school for scandal D Daniel Defoes Robinson Crusoe9. Guiiliver travel was written by_. A Daniel Defoe B Charles dickensC Jonathan swift D Joseph Addison10. William Wordsworth is generally known as a _poet.A romantic B realisticC naturalisticD neo-classic答案详解：1. A Beowulf是Anglo-Saxon时代留下的重要的古英语文学作品，它被认为是英国的民族史诗。sir Gawain and the green knight，king Arthur and his knights of the round table是中古英语时期的浪漫传奇。the Canterbury tale是英国大诗人乔叟的一部诗体短篇小说集。2. D 乔叟被誉为英国诗歌之父，Troilus and Criseyde是他的重要作品之一。3. D 1608-1612被认为是莎翁的浪漫剧创作时期，包括四部浪漫剧和解剧the tempest, pericles, the winters tale，Cymbeline 。 merchant of Venice, as you like it，twelfth night，the merry wives of Windsor为莎翁的喜剧，Romeo and Juliet, antonym and Cleopatra为悲剧。4. C 莎翁最杰出的四大悲剧为hamlet, Othello, King Lear, Macbeth。5. C songs of innocence是英国18世纪末19世纪初浪漫主义诗人William Blake的著作。6. D john Donne是17世纪玄学派诗人的重要代表人物，Ben Johnson是莎翁同时代的剧作家，john Milton，john Bunyan虽都是17世纪著名作家，但作品风格与玄学派大相径庭。7. B Daniel Defoe创作的鲁宾逊漂流记为他赢得了英国小说之父的称号。8. D Daniel Defoe创作的鲁宾逊漂流记中的主人公Robinson Crusoe有个同伴和仆人叫Friday。9. C Guiiliver travel是Jonathan swift一部极具魅力的儿童故事，同时包含深刻的思想内容。10. A William Wordsworth为英国浪漫派诗人专八人文知识模拟试题 （3）1. “Ode to the west wind” was written by the author of _.A “I wandered lonely as a cloud” B “Kubla Khan”C “Childe Harolds Pilgrimage” D “As Defense of Poetry”2. Which of the following poets does not belong to the school of romantic poets?A William Wordsworth B Percy Bysshe Shelley C George Gordon Byron D John Donne3. Charles Dickens wrote all of the following except _.A Oliver Twist B David Copperfield C A Tale of Two Cities D Heart of Darkness4. “A Red, Red Rose” was written by _.A Alexandra Pop B Robert Burns C William Blake D John Keats 5. Pip is the character of Charles Dickens novel _.A Oliver Twist B David Copperfield C A Tale of Two Cities D Great Expectations6. Sense and Sensibility is a _ by _.A play Jane Austen B novel Jane AustenC play Emily BronteD novel Anne Bronte7. In reading Shakespeare, you must have come across the line “To be or not to be-that is the question” by_. A Iago in Othello B Lear in King LearC Shylock in the Merchant of Venice D Hamlet in Hamlet8. Robert Brownings “My last Duchess” is composed in the form of a(n) _.A dramatic monologue B extended metaphor C syllogistic argument D dialogue9. Thomas Hardy wrote novels of _.A character and environment B pure romance C “stream of consciousness” D psychoanalysis10. “Wessex novels” refers to the novels written by _.A Charles Dickens B D.H. Lawrence C James Joyce D Thomas Hardy11. The sentence “shall I compare thee to a summers day?” is the beginning line of one of Shakespeares_. A comedies B tragedies C sonnets D histories 12. The three dialects spoken by_ _and _mixed into a single language called Anglo-Saxon, or old English. A Anglos, Saxons jutes B Anglos, Saxons, Irish C Anglos, Saxons, Scottish D Anglos, Saxons, welsh13. contribution to English lies chiefly in the fact that he introduced from France the rhymed stanza of various types, especially the rhymed couplet of 5 accents in iambic meter-the heroic couplet to English poetry. A William ShakespearesB Geoffrey Chaucers C Thomas mores D Edmund Spensers14. Spenserian stanza is a form of poetry first employed by Edmund Spenser in his long poetry_.A the faerie queene B the shepherds calendar C epithalamion D amoretti15. Francis bacon is a _. A poetB playwright C essayist D novelist16. We can perhaps describe the west wind in shellys poem “ode to the west wind” with all the following terms except_.A tamed B swift C proud D wild17. The novel starts with “it is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune ,must be in want of a wife.” The novel is Jane Austen_.A Emma B persuasion C sense and sensibility D pride and prejudice18. The major concern of _ fiction lies in the tracing of the psychological development of his characters and in his energetic criticism of the dehumanizing effect of the capitalist industrialization on human nature.A Charles dickenss B D.H .Lawrences C Thomas hardys D john Galsworthys19. “do you think, because I am poor ,obscure ,plain and little ,I am soulless and heartless? And if god had gifted me with some beauty, and much wealth, I should have made it as hard for you to leave me , as it is now for me to leave you .” the above Is quoted from_.A pride and prejudiceB Jane Eyre C Wuthering heights D great expectations20. Which of the following is not one of the Bronte sisters?A charlotte Bronte B Anne Bronte C jenny Bronte D Emily Bronte答案详解：1 选D “I wandered lonely as a cloud” 的作者是William Wordsworth; “Kubla Khan” 的作者是 Samuel Taylor Coleridge; “Childe Harolds Pilgrimage” 的作者是 George Gordon Byron.西风颂（Ode to the west wind）是 Percy Bysshe Shelley(雪莱)的代表作，他的文论著作有诗辩（A Defense of Poetry。2 选D William Wordsworth, Percy Bysshe Shelley, George Gordon Byron都是19世纪浪漫派诗人的代表人物， John Donne 则是17世纪玄学派诗人的代表。3 选D Charles Dickens(查尔斯.狄更斯)是19世纪英国著名的现实主义小说家，代表作有Oliver Twist（雾都孤儿）， David Copperfield（大卫.科波菲尔），A Tale of Two Cities（双城记），Great Expectations(远大前程)等。 Heart of Darkness（黑暗心灵）为Joseph Conrad 的小说。4 选B “A Red, Red Rose” 一朵红红的玫瑰是英国苏格兰著名的农民诗人Robert Burns(罗伯特.彭斯)根据苏格兰民谣创作的一首脍炙人口的爱情诗篇，彭斯在仔细研究苏格兰民谣的基础上创作了大量抒情诗，如我心在高原（My Hearts in the Highlands）,一朵红红的玫瑰（A Red, Red Rose），约翰.安德生，我的爱人（John Anderson, My Jo）,昔日时光（Auld Lang Sygn）。5 选D Charles Dickens(查尔斯.狄更斯)是19世纪英国著名的现实主义小说家，代表作有Oliver Twist（雾都孤儿）， David Copperfield（大卫.科波菲尔），A Tale of Two Cities（双城记），Great Expectations(远大前程)等。 Pip是Great Expectations(远大前程)中的主人公，该作品是一部成长小说，采用第一人称叙述，展现了主人公匹普（Pip）的成长过程。6 选B 理智与情感（Sense and Sensibility）,原名为埃莉诺与玛丽安娜（Elinor and Marriane）,曼斯菲尔德庄园（Mansfield Park）,诺桑觉寺(Northanger Abbey),爱玛（Emma）等。7 选D “To be or not to be-that is the question” 选自哈姆雷特（Hamlet）第三幕第一场，是哈姆雷特中最脍炙人口的独白之一。8 选A 受戏剧创作的影响，Robert Browning 善于在诗中运用dramatic monologue(“戏剧独白”)，“戏剧独白”并非布朗宁首创，但“戏剧独白”诗体却是他对英国诗歌的一大贡献。 “My last Duchess” 是布朗宁“戏剧独白”诗中很有代表性的一首，诗歌语言口语化，夹叙夹议，通过公爵以个人的独白揭示其心理活动。9 选A 哈代的小说是维多利亚时期的作品，其最具地方色彩的作品就是人们常说的“性格与环境小说”，其中包括：还乡（The Return of the Native）, 德伯家的苔丝（Tess of the DUrbervilles）,无名的裘德（Jude the Obscure）,卡斯特桥市长（Mayor of the Casterbridge）10 选D哈代的小说中，大多数是以一个名为Wessex(威塞克斯)的乡村为场景的，实际上这个地方就是哈代既爱又恨的家乡。Wessex因此扬名天下，以致于人们常常把哈代以这一地区为场景，描述资本主义发展过程中农村地区渐受资本主义扩张影响的作品称为“Wessex novels”(威塞克斯小说)。11 C 这句诗来自莎士比亚十四行诗第十八首。12 A 公元五世纪，Anglos, Saxons， jutes开始迁入不列颠，这个部落融合成统一的民族英格兰，他们的语言也发展成一种叫Anglo-Saxon, 或者 old English.13 B Geoffrey Chaucer被誉为英国诗歌之父，是第一位用中古英语写作的大诗人。他的诗行以五音部抑扬格为基本节奏，每两行押韵，被称为heroic couplet14. A Spenser的长诗仙后每节有九行，具有音乐性，被称为Spenserian stanza。15. C 培根是文艺复兴最重要的散文家。16. A ode to the west wind是雪莱最著名的抒情诗歌，西风是破坏旧世界，创造新世界的革命力量。17. D pride and prejudice的名言。18. B D.H .Lawrence将视线投向两性，对西方文明进行反思，将社会批评与性心理探索结合在一起，抨击资本主义工业文明。19. B 简爱中的片断。20. C 除jenny Bronte其他为在英国文学史占独特地位的Bronte三姐妹专八人文知识模拟试题(4)1. _ is the worlds largest exporter of lamb and mutton.A. New Zealand B. Australia C. Canada D. America2. _ is popularly known in the West as the Land Down Under.A. Britain B. Canada C. Australia D. New Zealand33. Shakespeare wrote all the following works EXCEPT _.A. Hamlet B. King Lear C. Othello D. Wuthering Heights4. Mark Twain is most famous for _.A. poems B. Novels C. Dramas D. science fiction5. _was NOT written by Charles Dickens.A. David Copperfield B. Oliver Twist、C. Sons and Lovers D. A Tale of Two Cities6. British prime minister normally serves a _ term.A. two-year B. five-year C. four-year D. six-year7. _ is sometimes called the birthplace of America.A. New England B. the South C. the West D. the Midwest8. Semantics is the study of _.A. linguistic competence B. language functions C. meanings D. social behavior9. Which of the following is not generally believed to be area of linguistics?A. syntax B. semantics C. phonology D. etiology10. TG grammar was advanced by_.A. Searle B. Whorf C. Halliday D. Noam Chomsk参考答案：15： A C D B C 610：B A C D D专八人文知识模拟试题（5）1._is the home of golf. A England B Scotland C Wales D Ireland2.Which of the follwing languages is NOT spoken in Scotland?A English B Scottish C Gaelic D Denish3.The election of _ made Margaret Thatcher to power and she became the first woman prime minister. A 1979 B 1980 C 1982 D 19924.To its full sense, the British Parliament consist of _A the House Lord and the House of Commons B the House and the SenateC the Queen and the Hosue of LordsD the Sovereign, the House of Lords and the House of Commons5.The Tower of London, a historical sight, located in the center of London, was built by _A King Harold B Robin Hood C Oliver Cromwell D William the Conqueror6.There are _ state churches in Britain. A two B three C four D five7.When Oliver Cromwell died in 1658, and was succeeded by his son_, the regime began immediately to collapse. A Henry B Hamilton C Richard D Charles8._ birthday is a great event in Britain since it marks the beginning of full manhood or womanhood. A The twenty-first B The eighteenth C The nineteenth D The twentieth9.Reuters was founded in _ A 1715 B 1751 C 1851 D 181510. What is (are) the nickname(s) of the U.S.A.?A Uncle Sam B Brother Jonathan C Yankee D All of the above答案详解： 1.B 高尔夫是一项古老的贵族的运动，源于十五世纪或更早以前的苏格兰，苏格兰地区山多，气候湿润，多雾，非常适合牧草生长，这里的工业文明以前是连绵不断的牧场。相传当时牧羊人放牧闲暇时，用木板玩游戏，将石子击入兔子窝或洞中。久而久之形成了使用不同的球杆并按一定的规则击球。2.D Gaelic苏格兰盖尔语是高地苏格兰人的传统语言；更多人使用的语言是英语。一直到15世纪末，盎格鲁人仍然以他们的语言称苏格兰盖尔语为苏格兰语（盎格鲁语：Scottish）。3.A Margaret Thatcher 在1979年成为英国首相，为英国史上第一个女首相。4.D 具体的说，英国的议会是有元首，上议院和下议院组成。其中，元首没有实权，上议员由大法官（Lord Chancellor）掌权，是由神职议员（the Lord Spiritual）和世俗议员（the Lord Temporal），下议院的成员是通过选举产生的651名议员,以首相为首。5.D 伦敦塔名为“塔”，实际上是公元11世纪处于罗马统治时期的一座城堡式建筑。6.A英国有两大国教： 在英格兰是英格兰教（Church of England）或者英国圣公会，在苏格莎白的头衔全称为“托上帝宏恩，大不列颠及北爱尔兰联合国和她的其他领土和领地的女王、英联邦元首、基督教的保护者伊丽莎白二世”。可见，英/女王是基督教的保护者。7.C Oliver Cromwell的儿子在父亲过世后继承王权，但是不久后掌控的政体瓦解。1660年，议会扶植流浪法国的前国王儿子Charle二世当国王。8.A 在英国,21岁生日是个大生日,因为他们认为21岁是大人开始的年龄。9.C 路透社是世界四大通讯社之一，也是英国创办最早的通讯社。1850年由保罗朱利叶斯路透 （paul julius reuter）在德国亚琛创办，1851年迁址到伦敦。创办人路透原为德国人，后加入英国籍。1865年，路透把他的私人通讯社扩展成为一家大公司。10.D “山姆大叔”（Uncle Sam），“乔纳森大哥”和“扬基老”都是美国和美国人的绰号。专八人文知识模拟试题（6）1.The Old Man and the Sea is one of the great works by _A Jack London B Charles Dickens C Samuel Coleridge D Ernest Hemingway2.In which novel can Yahoo be found?A John Bunyans Pilgrims Progress B Edmund Spencers The Faerie QueenC Jonathan Swifts Gullivers Travels D Henry Fieldings Tom Jones3.The Catcher in the Rye is written by _A J.D. Salinger B Jack London C Flannery OConnor D Saul Bellow4.The image of the famous henpecked husband is created by_A Washington Irving B Fennimore Cooper C Edith Wharton D William Dean Howells5.The literary spokesman of the Jazz is often thought to be _A ONeil B Pound C Robert Frost DScott Fitzgerald6._ is the most important person of the transcendental club.A Hawthorn B Whitman C Emerson D Hemingway7. The main theme of Emily Dickinson is the following except_A fridendship B love and marriage C life and death D war and peace8.Robert Frost is a famous _ A novelist B playwright C poet D literary critic9.Dover Beach is written by _A Robert Browning B Alfred Tennyson C Mathew Arnold D Dylan Thomas10.The period from 1865-1914 has been referred to as the _ in the literary history of the United States. A Age of Realism B Age of Clasicalism C Age of Romanticism D Age of Renaissance答案详解： 1.D 老人与海是海明威的作品。2.C Jonathan Swift的Gullivers Travels（格列弗游记）中yahoo暗指人类，集人类丑陋面于一身，服务于动物的一类生物。3.A The Catcher in the Rye（麦田里的守望者）是J.D. Salinger（J.D. 赛琳格）的名著。4.A henpecked husband 是指“怕老婆的男人”，改典型形象出自Washington Irving 的Rip Van Winkle。5.D 二十世纪出现Jazz Age，这一代的年轻人物欲膨胀，沉迷酒色。Scott Fitzgerald的 Great Gatsby了不起的盖茨比根据时代特征，对深深讽刺了所谓的美国梦。6.C Emerson是超验主义的重要代表，所著Nature论自然代表了他的哲学观。7.D Emily Dickinson（1709-1784），美国女诗人，终生未嫁。主要诗歌包括：I Could Not Sto for Death还有，Im Nobody. Who Are You?诗歌主题为：爱情，自然，友谊，死亡与不朽。8.C Robert Frost是十九世纪的美国诗人，后因父亲过世已经英国，在新英格兰享有很高名望。主要作品有：The Road Not Taken，Mending Wall。9.C Dover Beach（多弗的海滩）是Mathew Arnold 的作品。10.A 1865-1914，也就是美国内战结束之后，第一次世界大战爆发之前。这个时候涌现的作家，比如Mark Twain刻画出美国经济政治发展引发的社会现实问题，包括“Gold Rush”。专八人文知识模拟试题（7）1. In area, the United States is the _ largest country in the world. A 2nd B 3rd C 4th D 5th2.The 50th state in America is _ A Alaska B Texas C Hawaii D Rhode Island3. Mauna Loa, the worlds largest active volcano, is located in _A Hawaii B Alaska C Texas D Perth4. Richard Nixon resigned in 1974 because of _.A the Great Depression B the Black Power Movement C the Watergate Scandal D the Isolation policy5.All the following universities are located in New England EXCEPT_A Yale B Harvard C MIT D Berkeley6.The United States has less than 6% of the worlds population; yet it produces about _ of the total world output. A 20% B 25% C 30% D 35%7.What forms a natural boundary between Mexico and the United States?A The Rio Grande River B The southern Rocky MountainsC The Colorado River D The Gulf of California8. The US formally entered the Second World War in _ A 1937 B 1939 C1941 D 19439. The Presidents during the American Civil War was .A Andrew Jackson B Abraham Lincoln C Thomas Jefferson D George Washington10 The emblem of the Democratic Party is _. A elephant B donkey C bear D bull答案详解：1.C 按领土面积计算：美国是继俄罗斯，加拿大，中国之后的第四名。2.C 1959年，Alasica和Hawaii分别为第四十九个和第五十个加入美国的州。3.A Mauna Loa（摩纳罗亚山）是世界上最大的活火山。位于美国Hawaii（夏威夷）。4.C 尼克松总统辞职是由于轰动一时的丑闻“水门事件”。水门事件指美国共和党政府在1972年总统竞选运动中的非法活动暴露后的政治丑闻。5.D Berkeley（伯克利），是加利福尼亚大学分院，位于美国加利福尼亚西部。而新英格兰地区包括美国的六个州，由北至南分别为：缅因州、新罕布夏州、佛蒙特州、麻萨诸塞州、罗德岛、康乃狄克州。6.B 美国人口低于世界人口总值的6%，但是美国经济生产总值占世界25%，是高度工业化国家。7.A The Rio Grand River（格兰德河）形成了美国与墨西哥的自然分界线。8.C 1941年的珍珠港事件把美国带入了第二次世界战争，与苏联，英国共同对战法西斯。9.B Abraham Lincoln是美国第十六届总统，带领美国人走过美国内战，解放奴隶，但是在战争结束不到一周被暗杀。10.B 19世纪70年代，在美国的哈泼斯周刊上，曾先后出现了政治漫画家托马斯纳斯特的两幅画，分别以长耳朵的驴和长鼻子的象比拟美国民主党和共和党。后来，纳斯特又在一幅画中同时画进了象和驴，比喻当时的两党竞选。自那以后，驴和象就逐渐成为美国两大党的象征，两党也分别以驴