专业八级人文知识考点应试技巧.doc

2004年新版高校英语专业八级考试大纲对人文知识提出了明确要求： 1能基本了解主要英语国家的历史、地理、现状、文化传统等。 2能初步具备英语文学知识。 3能初步具备英语语言学知识。英语专业八级人文知识及改错（绿色封面） 世界图书出版公司专业八级人文知识考点应试技巧1. Which of the following is NOT a compound word? A. Landlady B. Greenhouse C. Uplift D. Unacceptable 题解D 属derivation 2.The word holiday originally meant holy day; but now the word signifies any day on which we dont have to work. This is an example of _ A. meanng shift B. widening of meaning C. narrowing of meaning D. loss of meaning 题解B 关键字any 3.The capital of Australia is _ A. Sydney B. Melbourne C. Canberra D. Perth 题解C Sydney第一大城市，位于New South Wales州; Melbourne第二大城市，位于victoria州; Canberra位于Sydney与Melbourne之间； Perth位于Australia州 4.Which degree is offered in community colleges in the United States? A. Masters degree B. Docters degree c. Bachelors degree D. Associates degree 题解D 5.George Bernard Shaw was a(n) _ A. playwright B. poet C. novelist D. essayist 题解A （英）萧伯纳，爱尔兰裔，剧作家、批评家、社会评论家。著有Man and Superman,Back to Methuselah, Saint Joan圣女贞德, Arms and the Man，Pygmalion茶花女，获得1925年诺贝尔文学奖 6.John Galsworthy was most famous for _ A. Heart of Darkness B. Ulysses C. The Forsyte Saga D. A Passage to India 题解C (英)高尔斯华绥，小说家、剧作家。著有The Forsyte Saga福赛特家史，于1993年获得了诺贝尔文学奖； Heart of Darkness，作者Joseph Conrad，波兰裔英国小说家，另著有Lord Jim吉姆老爷； Ulysses，作者James Joyce，爱尔兰作家，另著有Finnegans Wake为芬尼根守灵； A Passage to India，作者E.M.Forster，英国小说家，另著有Howards End霍华德别业 7.The novel The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn was witten by _ A. Henry James B. O. Henry C. Harriet Beecher Stower D. Mark Twain 题解D （美）Henry James，著有Ambassadors, The Golden Bowl; （美）O. Henry，短篇小说家, 真实姓名为William Sydney Porter，著有Cabbages and Kings，The Four Million； （美）Harriet Beecher Stower，其反奴隶制小说Uncle Toms Cabin，促进了废奴运动发展； （美）Mark Twain，真实姓名为Samnel Langhorne clemens，另著有The Adventures of Tom Samyer 8.The study of how sounds are put together and used to convey meaning in communication is _ A. morphology B. general linguistics C. phonology D. semantics 题解C Linguistics语言学，the study of human language。包括Theoretical linguistics，Applied linguistics，Sociolinguistics，Cognitive linguistics和Historical linguistics。 这里主要考Theoretical linguistics，包括: 1.Lexis词汇学, the study of what is a word and where words come from 2.Semantics语义学，the study of meaning in a language 3.Phonetics语音学，the study of speech sounds (voice). 4.Phonology音位学/音系学,the study of how sounds are put together and used to convey meaning in communication 5.Morphology形态学，the study of the structure and form of words and phrases 6.Syntax句法学，the study of the rules, or patterned relations that govern the way the words in a sentence come together，与morphology形态学并称grammer语法学 7.Stylistics文体学，the study of style used in literary, and verbal language and the effect the writer/speaker wishes to communicate to the reader/hearer. 8.Pragmatics语用学，generally the study of natural language understanding, and specifically the study of how context influences the interpretation of meanings. 补充：general linguistics, the study of the structure and development of language in general 9.Where is Edinburgh? A. In wales B. In Scotland C. In Northern Ireland D. In Ireland 题解B wales的首府为Cardiff, Scotland的首府为Edinburgh， Northern Ireland的首府为Belfast, Ireland的首府为Dublin 10.Which of the following is Not a U.S. news and cable network?A. ABC B. CNN C. CBS D. BBC 题解D最新专业八级人文知识自测GENERAL KNOWLEDGE There are ten multi-choice questions in this section. Choose the best answer to each question. Mark your answer on your colored answer sheet.31. _ is the world s largest exporter of lamb and mutton.A. New Zealand B. Australia C. Canada D. America32. _ 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 Heights34. Mark Twain is most famous for _.A. poems B. novels C. dramas D. science fiction35. _ was NOT written by Charles Dickens.A. David Copperfield B. Oliver TwistC. Sons and Lovers D. A Tale of Two Cities36. British prime minister normally serves a _ term.A. two-year B. five-year C. four-year D. six-year37. _ is sometimes called the birthplace of America.A. New England B. the South C. the West D. the Midwest38. Semantics is the study of _.A. linguistic competence B. language functions C. meanings D. social behavior39. Which of the following is not generally believed to be area of linguistics?A. syntax B. semantics C. phonology D. etiology40. TG grammar was advanced by _.A. Searle B. Whorf C. Halliday D. Noam Chomsky/news/show/2007110/20338.shtml2006年英语专八人文知识真题31. ThePresidentsduringtheAmericanCivilWarwas. A.AndrewJacksonB.AbrahamLincoln C.ThomasJeffersonD.GeorgeWashington 32.ThecapitalofNewZealandis. A. Christchurch B. AucklandC. Wellington D. Hamilton 33.WhowerethenativesofAustraliabeforethearrivaloftheBritishsettlers? A. TheAborigines B.TheMaoriC.TheIndians D.TheEskimos 34.ThePrimeMinisterinBritainisheadof. A. theShadowCabinet B. theParliament C. theOpposition D. theCabinet 35.Whichofthefollowingwritersisapoetofthe20thcentury? A. T.S.Eliot B. D.H.LawrenceC. TheodoreDreiser D. JamesJoyce 36.ThenovelForWhomtheBellTollsiswrittenby A. ScottFitzgerald B. WilliamFaulkner C. EugeneONeil D. ErnestHemingway 37._isdefinedasanexpressionofhumanemotionwhichiscondensedintofourteenlines A. Freeverse B. Sonnet C. Ode D. Epigram 38.Whatessentiallydistinguishessemanticsandpragmaticsisthe