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人 文 模 拟人 文 模 拟（一）(1) In _ the British Commonwealth was founded.A. 1913 B. 1936C. 1939D.1945(2) Most pregnant working women receive their statutory maternity pay directly from their employer for a maximum of _ weeks. A. 10B. 18C. 28D. 22(3) The Declaration of Independence was adopted by the Continental Congress on _ . A. April 19,1775 B. Christmas Day of 1776C. May 10,1775 D. July 4, 1776(4) Abraham Lincoln, as candidate of _, was elected President in 1860.A. the Democratic Party B. the Republican Party C. the Labor Party D. the Conservative Party(5) Which of the following is NOT true about the Independence Day?A. It is Americas most important patriotic holiday, the birthday of the nation.B. Some people bring their children to visit the birthplace of the nationBoston.C. The army fires a 13-gun salute.D. The President traditionally holds a large national banquet.(6) Spenser is regarded as one of the greatest poets in the English Renaissance. His 材masterpiece is _.A. UtopiaB. The Song of BeowulfC. The Faerie QueeneD. The Canterbury Tales(7) The Romantic Age came to an end with the death of the last well-known romantic writer _ . A. Jane AustenB. Walter Scott C. Samuel Taylor Coleridge D. William Wordsworth(8) _ was considered the true father of our(Am.) national literature. A. Mark TwainB. Henry James C. Emily Dickinson D. Dreiser(9) Modern linguistics focuses on the present-day language, it will be possible to describe language from a _ point of view. A. sociologicalB. synchronicC. diachronic D. psychological(10) The same word may have more than one meaning, which is called _. A. synonymy B. homonymy C. hyponymy D. polysemy人 文 模 拟（二）（1） The prevailing _ winds or Westerilies blow over the country all the year. A. south-eastB. southC. south-westD. west（2）Education is compulsory for all between the ages of _ and _ .A.5;16B. 4;17C.3;18D. 6;15 (3) The Constitution was first ratified by_ in December 1787.A. MassachusettsB. New YorkC. WashingtonD. Boston (4) Each local school district has _ which is usually elected by the voters.A. a board of administrationB. a governing boardC. delegates authorityD. an educational committee（5） Which of the following is NOT associated with Halloween? A. “Trick or treat”B. “Spring Break” C. bonfire D. pumpkin-lanterns （6）The most important styles in _ in England is poetry and drama.A. the Middle English literature B. RenaissanceC. The Victorian PeriodD. the Neoclassical Period (7) The Pickwick Paper is among _ early novels. A. Jane Austens B. Thomas HardysC. Charles DickensD. D. H. Lawrences(8)The novel_ is NOT written by Henry James.A. The AmbassadorsB. The Wings of the DoveC. The Bostonians D. The Mysterious Stranger(9) The distinction between competence and performance is similar to the distinction between _ . A. prescriptive and descriptiveB. synchronic and diachronic C. speech and writingD. language and parole (10) Semantics can be defined as the study of _. A. namingB. meaningC. communicationD. all of the above人 文 模 拟（三）（1） In Britain _ of the population is urban and _ is rural.A. 90%; 10%B. 80%; 20%C. 70%; 30%D. 60%; 40%（2）The Open University is based in _ . A. LondonB. EdinburghC. the new town of Milton KeynesD. Cambridge（3） After President Jefferson bought the Louisiana territory from _, there was a desire for territorial expansion among many frontier men. A. England B. Holland C. France D. Spain（4） On April 18,1991, _ issued the plan “American 2000: An Education Strategy”.A. ClintonB. BushC. ReaganC. Nixon（5）Since _, many American children have asked for pennies instead of candies on Allhallows Even for UNICEF to help children in other countries.A. 1868B. 1919C. 1950D. 1972（6）Romeo and Juliet, though a tragedy, is permeated with_ spirit.A. optimisticB. pessimistic C. satirical D. realistic（7） _ is the most distinguished feature of Charles Dickens works. A. HumorB. LanguageC. PlotD. Character portrayal（8） Altogether, Miss Emily Dickinson wrote 1,775 poems, of which only _had appeared during her lifetime.A. eightB. seventeenC. nineD. seven （9）The study of language meaning is called _.A. syntaxB. morphologyC. semanticsD. pragmatics(10) Words that are opposite in meaning are _. A. synonymsB. hyponymsC. antonymsD. homophones人 文 模 拟（四）(1) The names Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday came from _.A. ChristianityB. Anglo-Saxons Teutonic religiousC. DruidismD. Norman belief(2) Of monthly magazines(in England), _has the highest circulation. A. EconomistB. Readers DigestC. SpectatorD. Scotsman(3) The Civil War was over when General Lee and his Confederate Army surrendered after the fall of their capital_. A. JamestownB. GettysburgC. RichmondD. Charleston(4) According to the US Constitution, the education is mainly a function of _.A. the federal governmentB. the city governmentC. the county governmentD. the state government(5) Now in the United States, people usually spend Veterans Day by _.A. keeping two minutes of silence at home at 11:00 AMB. holding veterans paradeC. holding public ceremoniesD. visiting the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery(6) Of the following plays by Shakespeare, which is NOT a comedy?A. Midsummer Night DreamB. The merchant of Venice C. Twelfth NightD. Romeo and Juliet(7) The famous Bronte sisters in the English literature are the following EXCEPT _.A. BranwellB. AnneC. CharlotteD. Emily (8) Adventures of Huckleberry Finn was a novel by _.A. Henry JamesB. Mark TwainC. DreiserD. Dickinson (9) _made the distinction between language and parole.A. ChomskyB. SapirC. HallD. Saussure (10) Pragmatics differs from traditional semantics in that it studies meaning not in isolation, but in _.A. relationshipB. dependenceC. sentenceD. context人 文 模 拟（五）(1) In 1066 Harold and his troops fought against Williams army Senlac Field near _.A. LondonB. NormandyC. StandfordD. Hasting(2) _is the home of golf. A. England B. Scotland C. Wakes D. Ireland(3) _designed and flew a successful plane in 1911.A. Gleen E. CurissB. The Wright brothersC. Henry FordD. J. P. Morgan (4) _is considered to be an outstanding characteristic of American education.A. SimilarityB. CentralizationC. DiversityD. Unity (5) In the United States Thanksgiving Day is celebrated every year to thank _.A. the PilgrimsB. the native IndiansC. GodD. both A and B (6) _is not John Donnes work.A. The Sun RisingB. The Elegies and SatiresC. Apophthagmes New and Old D. A Hymn to God the Father(7) The Bronte children started creating works out of their collective minds. _is such an example, which is the joint work of Emily and Anne. A. Wuthering HeightsB. ShirleyC. Jane EyreD. Gondal(8) Mark Twain shaped the worlds view of America and made a combination of _and serious literature. A. American folk humorB. funny jokesC. English folkloreD. American values(9) If the two sounds are in complementary distribution, they are _ of the same phoneme. A. symbolsB. allophonesC. phonesD. signs (10) Speech Act Theory was proposed by _ in the late 50s of the 20th century.A. John AustinB. John SearleC. Paul GriceD. Chomsky人 文 模 拟（六）（1）Magna Carta was signed in _ at a conference at _.A. 1066;RunnymedeB. 1215; WindsorC. 1215; OxfordD. 1215; Runnymede（2）The first National Music Day was held in _.A. 1990B. 1991C. 1992D. 1993 （3）During the early period of World War I, the United States pursued a policy of_. A. neutrality B. impartialityC. pro-Ally partialityD. firm support of the Allies （4）A very important aspect of American higher education that has drawn the worlds attention is _. A. research universityB. the community college C. doctoral universityD. liberal arts college（5）Today the Americans usually hold a big family dinner to celebrate the holiday, Thanksgiving Day, which often lasts for _ days. A. two B. four C. three D. seven（6）The story of Paradise Lost is taken from _of the Bible. A. the New TestamentB. the Old Testament C. the ExodusD. the Genesis（7）Tennysons greatest work is _, in which he laments a lot on the death of his dear friend Hallam. A. In memoriamB. PoemsC. Idylls of the King D. Maud, a collection of short lyrics（8）The fame of Henry James generally rests upon his novels and stories with _. A. historical themeB. the international themes C. tragic themeD. the American themes （9）In linguistics, _is focused on. A. acoustic phoneticsB. articulatory Phonetics C. auditory phoneticsD. none of the above（10）Cooperative principle was found by _. A Pau; GriceB. John SearleC. John AustinD. Levinson人 文 模 拟（七）（1）The last battle of the Wars of Roses was at _in 1485. A. HastingsB. Bosworth FieldC. NasebyD. Oxford （2）_houses the British Center for Literary Translation. A. The University of OxfordB. The University of Cambridge C. The University of LondonD. The University of East Anglia （3）The United States declared war on Germany on April 6, 1917, because _.A. Germany refused to give up its submarine warfareB. Britain and France were exhausted by the warC. Germany was trying to get Mexico into the war against the United StatesD. All of the above （4）According to the US News & World Report and other journals evaluation, _in the west are the best research universities. A. Harvard and YaleB. Princeton and Columbia C. California and MITD. Stanford and Berkeley（5）On Christmas Day, there is a national tree lighting ceremony in _. A. New York CityB. PhiladelphiaC. ChicagoD. Washington D.C.（6）_did not happen in the 17th century. A. The Renaissance B. The Great Plague C. The Great London Fire D. The Glorious Revolution（7）In 1847, the Bronte sisters published the following famous novels EXCEPT _. A. Jane EyreB. The Tenant of Wildfell Hall C. Wuthering HeightsD. Shirley（8）Closely related to Emily Dickinsons religious poetry are her poems concerning A. lonelinessB. childhoodC. youth and happinessD. death and immortality（9）A phoneme is a _unit. It is _. A. phonetic, abstractB. phonological, concrete C. phonetic, concreteD. phonological, abstract（10）Once the notion of _was taken into consideration, semantics spilled into pragmatics. A. meaningB. contextC. formD. content 人 文 模 拟（八）（1）Henry VIII dissolved all Englands monasteries and nunneries because _. A. they often rebelledB. they broke laws C. they were much more royal to the Pope then to their English kings D. they didnt pay taxes（2）The United States of America is the _country in the world in size. A. largestB. second largestC. third largestD. fourth largest（3）In the United States Ku Klux Klan terrorized and attacked _. A. blacksB. all progressivesB. IndiansD. both A and B（4）Franklins Poor Richards Almanac is _. A. his autobiographyB. an annual collection of proverbs C. a copy of travelsD. a novel（5）The story in Beowulf took place in _. A. EnglandB. North EuropeC. ScandinaviaD. the Mediterranean（6）_compiled The Dictionary of the English Language which became the fundation of all subsequent English dictionaries. A. Ben JohnsonB. Samuel JohnsonC. Alexander PopeD. John Dryden（7）As far as Emily Brontes literary creation is concerned, she is first of all, a _, most devoted to nature with its mysterious workings. A. poetB. novelistC. prose writerD. environmentalist（8）Among the works of Dreiser, the best known to the Chinese readers is _. A. American TragedyB. Sister CarrieC. The TitanD. The Financier（9）The feature that distinguishes a greenhouse and a green house is _. A. toneB. stressC. intonationD. aspiration（10）A _analysis of an utterance will reveal what the speaker intends to do with it. A. semanticB. syntacticC. unitD. an utterance人 文 模 拟（九）（1）The Renaissance was typified by the universal genius of _ . A. ShakespeareB. Francis BaconC. Leonardo da Vinci D. Christopher Marlowe（2）Of all the fifty states in the United States, _ is the largest in area. A. CaliforniaB. TexasC. AlaskaD. New Mexico（3）_was the beginning of a long economic depression in the US. A. The bankruptcy of banksB. Serious unemployment C. The stock market crashD. Farm foreclosures（4）The first American writer who gained international fame was _.A. Benjamin Franklin B. R.W. Emerson C. Nathaniel Hawthorne D. Washington Irving（5）_, one of the greatest native poets in England, was regarded as the “father of English Poetry”. A. Geoffrey ChaucerB. Sir Gawain C. Francis BaconD. John Dryden（6）_ is Sheridans comedy. A. The RivalsB. VolponeC. Everyman in His Humor D. The Dunciad（7）Most of Hardys later works show his _view of life. A. optimisticB. practicalC. pessimisticD. ironical（8）The age of Realism in the literary history of the U.S. refers to the period from _to_. A. 1861, 1914B. 1861, 1918C. 1865, 1914D. 1865, 1918（9）Stress, tone and intonation are called _ features. A. segmentalB. vocalC. speechD. suprasegmental（10）”blouse”, “denim” are _origin. A. LatinB. FrenchC. GreekD. Scottish 人 文 模 拟 （十）（1） _ established blank verse in plays.A. William Shakespeare B. Francis Bacon C. Edmund Spenser D. Christopher Marlowe（2）The United States lies between two oceans, _ to its east and _ to its west. A. the Pacific Ocean; the Atlantic OceanB. the Atlantic Ocean; the Pacific Ocean C. the Indian Ocean; the Atlantic OceanD. the Pacific Ocean; the Indian Ocean（3）The bombing of the Pearl Harbor in 1941 was launched by _ . A. GermanyB. JapanC. ItalyD. Spain（4）Washington Irving fills his stories with the “local color” of _ . A. New York CityB. New York State C. New Yorks Hudson River ValleyD. Germany（5）Middle English literature strongly reflects the principles of _ . A. the originality of thoughtB. the medieval Christian doctrine C. the secular lifeD. the poetic tradition（6）_ is NOT a novel written by Henry Fielding. A. Tom JonesB. Joseph AndrewsC. Amelia D. Pamela（7）All the following literary trends EXCEPT _ belong to modernism. A. ExpressionismB. DadaismC. ImagismD. Darwinism（8）Sister Carrie is a masterpiece of _ writing. A. romanticB. classicC. neo-classicD. naturalistic（9）_deals with the production and classification of speech sounds. A. Acoustic phoneticsB. Auditory phonetics C. Articulatory phoneticsD. Phonetics（10）_English had been deeply influenced by Norman French in vocabulary and grammar. A. ModernB. MiddleC. OldD. both A and B人 文 模 拟 （十一） （1）The Tories was the forerunner of the Conservative Party. （2）The longest river in the United States is Mississippi.（3）The decision on setting up of a world organization, the United Nations, was made by Yalta Conference.（4）In Irvings story, when Rip Van Winkle woke up and returned to his hometown he found that he had slept in the hill for 20 years. （5）Romance is a popular literary form in the medieval Period.（6）Defoe was sent to prison because of his pamphlet The Shortest Way with the Dissenters. （7）Jane Austin is NOT among the outstanding realist novels of the early 20th century. （8）Mark Twain is not an author of the modern period of American literature. （9）The sound V can be described as voiced, labiodental, fricative.(10) An important set of extensive sound changes affecting vowels, known as the Great Vowel Shift, occurred at the end of the Middle English period. 人文模拟（十二） ( 1)The Industrial Revolution first started in textiles. ( 2) All the five lakes are shared by the United States and Canada except Lake Michigan. (3) The normal US-China diplomatic relation was not established until November 1978. (4)Walt Whitman was the first to explore fully the possibilities of free verse.(5) The repetition of sounds in two or more words or phrases that appear close to each other in a poem is called the rhyme. (6) The Rape of the Lock was Popes poem which satirized the idle and artificial life of the aristocracy.(7) Thomas Hardy is the important realistic poet in the Victorian Age and in the Modern Period. (8) Scott Fitzgerald is often acclaimed literary spokesman of the jazz. (9) Inflectional morphology studies inflections.(10) Work on the systematic form-meaning resemblance in cognates lies at the core of the comparative reconstruction.人 文 模 拟（十三） （1）The Independent Labor Party was formed in 1893, led by Keir Hardic.（2）New England lies in the northeastern part of the United States. （3）Whe