2010-2015专八人文题.doc

2010年真题31. Which of the following is INCORRECT?A. the British Constitution includes the Magna Carta（大宪章） of 1215B. the British Constitution（宪法） includes Parliamentary acts（议会法案）C. the British Constitution includes decisions made by courts of law（法院）D.The British Constitution includes one single written constitution（宪法）答案：D34. The Emancipation Proclamation（解放宣言） to end the plantation slavery（殖民奴隶制） in the south of US was issued byA. Abraham Lincoln B. Thomas Paine C. George Washington D. Thomas Jefferson答案A：Abraham Lincoln38._ refers to the learning and development of a languageA. language acquisition （语言习得）B. language comprehension C. language production D. language introduction答案A：language acquisition39. The word “motel” comes from “motor hotel”. This is an example of “” in morphology.A. backformation B. conversion C. blending D. acronym答案C：blending40.Language is tool of communication, the symbol “highway closed（公路封闭）” servesA. B.informative function C. a performative function D. a persuasive function答案B： informative function201131. The northernmost part of Great Britain is _.A. Northern IrelandB. Wales（西部）C. England（南部）D. ScotlandTIP：选D。英国最北端是苏格兰。32. It is generally agreed that _ were the first Europeans to reach Australias shores.A. the FrenchB. the GermansC. the BritishD. the Dutch（荷兰人）TIP：选D。1606年，荷兰航海家Willem Janszoon在约克角西岸登陆澳洲。1770年，英国人库克船长登上澳洲大陆并宣布它为英国领土。38. _ is defined as the study of the relationship between language and mind（思维）.A. SemanticsB. PragmaticsC. Cognitive linguistics（认知语言学）D. SociolinguisticsTIP：选C。认知语言学认为，语言的创建、学习及运用，基本上都必须能够通过人类的认知而加以解释，因为认知能力是人类知识的根本。39. A vowel（元音） is different from a consonant in English because of _.A. absence of obstruction（没有阻塞）B. presence of obstructionC. manner of articulationD. place of articulationTIP：选A。辅音主要是从肺部呼出的气流在通过口腔或鼻腔时遇到阻碍而发出的音，元音的发音与之最大的区别就是不受阻碍，不产生摩擦。40. The definition the act of using or promoting the use of several languages, either by an individual speaker or by a community of speakers refers to _.A. PidginB. CreoleC. Multilingualism（多语现象）D. BilingualismTIP：选C。Multilingualism的意思是“多语现象、多语制”。201232. The British monarch（君主） is the Head ofA. Parliament.议会 B. State. C. Government. D. Cabinet.内阁答案：B33. Americans celebrate Independence Day onA. July 4th. B. October 11th. C. May 31st. D. September 6th.答案：A37. The lettuce（生菜） was lonely without tomatoes and cucumbers for company is an example ofA. exaggeration. B. understatement.C. personification. D. Synecdoche.答案：C38. 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.（顺序规则）C.deletion rule. D. grammar rule.答案：B39. Which of the following is an example of clipping?A.APEC. B.Motel. C.Xerox. D.Disco.答案：D40. The type of language which is selected as appropriate（适当的） to a particular type of situation is calledA. Register（寄存器）. B. dialect. C. slang. D. Variety答案：A 201333. In the United States community colleges（社区学校） offerA. two-year programmesB. four-year programmesC. Postgraduate studiesD. B.A or B.S degree34.In,referenda in Scotland and Wales set up a Scottish parliament（苏格兰议会） and a Wales assembly（威尔士议会）.A.2000 B.1946 C.1990 D.199738. Which of the following italicized（倾斜） parts is an inflectional morpheme（曲折语素）?A. Unlock B.Government C.Goes D.off-stage39.is a language phenomenon in which words sound like what they refer to.A.Collocation B.Onomatopoeia（拟声） C.Denotation D.Assimilation40.The sentence“Close your book and listen to me carefully!”performs a(n) function.A. Interrogative B.informative C.performative D.directive（指令）201433. The established or national church in England isA. the Roman Catholic Church（天主教） B. the United Reformed Church（美国归正教会）C. the Anglican Church（英国国教） D. the Methodist Church（卫里公会）答案：C34. The 13 former British colonies in North America declared independence from Great Britain inA. 1774 B. 1775 C. 1776 D. 1777答案：北美十三殖民地独立C.177638. Which of the following pairs of words are homophones（同音异义词）?A. wind (v.) / wind (n.) B. suspect (v.) / suspect (n.)C. convict (v.) / convict (n.) D. bare (adj.) / bear (v.)答案：D39. Which of the following sentences has the “S+V+O” structure?A. He died a hero. B. I went to London. C. Mary enjoyed parties. D. She became angry.答案：C40. Which of the following CAN NOT be used as an adverbial（状语）?A. The lions share B. Heart and soul. C. Null and void. D. Hammer and tongs.答案：A201531. Which party is in power now in the UK?AThe Conservative Party.（保守党）BThe Labour Party.（工党）CThe Liberal Democrats.（自由民主党）DThe Scottish National Party.（苏格兰民族党）32. Which of the following lakes does Canada share with the United States?ALake Winnipeg.BThe Great Slave Lake.CThe Great Bear Lake.DThe five Great Lakes.33. U. S. Senators（参议员） serve for _ years after they are elected.AfourBsixCthreeDtwo38. The words tennis, badminton, golf, basketball and football constit