人文知识学习(高级英语1).doc

Exercises for General Knowledge1. Which of the following American presidents proposed the New Deal in the 1930s?A. Jimmy Carter.B. Harry Truman.C. Ronald Reagan.D. Franklin D. Roosevelt.2. Where is Quebec?A. In Canada. B. In IrelandC. In AustraliaD. In New Zealand.3. Of the following major sports, _is the most typically English.A. cricket B. footballC. horse racingD. tennis4. Rip Van Winkle, one of the best loved stories of American literature, was written byA. Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790)B. Washington Irving (1783-1859)C. Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882)D. Nathanial Hawthorne (1804-1864)5. Virginia Woolf is NOT a(n) _A. novelistB. essayistC. critic D. poet6. Which of the following is the pen name or pseudonym of Charles Lamb?A. Boz. B. Ella. C. Currerhell. D. OHanry.7. Jan. is the _of the word January?A. derivation B. abbreviation C. blending D. clipping8. Which of the following cities is the capital of Canada?A. Ottawa. B. Edmonton. C. Quebec.D. Toronto9.The English billiards game is call _.A. cricketB. pinball C. snooker D. softball10. Which of the following states does the abbreviation MA stands for?A. Maine. B. Massachusetts. C. Minnesota. D. Maryland.11. Which is the second largest in area among all the following countries?A. The United States. B. Britain.C. Canada.D. Australia.12. Who is the spokesman of the Lost Generation of the young intellectuals who became disappointed and bitter after World War I ?A. Theodore Dreiser. B. Jack London. C. John Steinbeck. D. Ernest Hemingway.13. The novel Wuthering Heights (1847), is written by _A. Jane AustenB. Charlotte BronteC. Emily BronteD. Ann Bronte14. The word Thursday is _from ThorA. blendedB. derivedC. converted D. transferred15. Which of the following is NOT a compound?A. SeasickB. Airborne, C. Self-taught. D. Friendship.16.The capital of Australia is _ A. Sydney B. Melbourne C. Canberra D. Perth 17. Which of the following is the wife of Ronald Reagan?A. Themia Catherine Patricia. B. Rosalynn Smith.C. Nancy Davis. D. Hillary Diane Rodham.18. Which of the following holidays is the typical one celebrated in the United States?A. Thanksgiving Day. B. April Fools Day.C. Valentines Day. D. Halloween Day.19. Which of the following cities is the capital of Australia?A. Sidney. B. Melbourne. C. Brisbane. D. Canberra.20. Which of the following is the American National emblem?A. Lion. B. Eagle. C. Harp. D. Emu.21. Which of the following is considered the manifestation of the Lost Generation ?A. Sister Carrie.B. The Wasteland,C. The Sun Also Rises.D. The Innocents Abroad.22. Who is not listed among the poets who contribute to what is known as the Romantic Movement in the late 18th and 19th centuries?A. William Blake. B. John Keats.C. Samuel Taylor Coleridge. D. Alexander Pope.23. _ wrote The Canterbury Tales, the best of his works though unfinished.A. T. S. Eliot B. William Somerset ManghamC. Katherine Mansfield D. Geoffrey Chaucer24. _ is a word identical in sound but different in spelling and in meaning.A. Homophone B. Homograph C. Homonym D. Homonymy25. A _study of language is a historical study; and it studies the historical development of language over a period of time.A. diachronic B. synchronicC. comparative D. social26. Madame Bovary (1857) is written by _.A. Jean RousseauB. Virginia WoolfC. Gustave FlaubertD. John Ruskin27. The study of how sounds are put together and used to convey meaning in communication is _A. morphologyB. general linguisticsC. phonologyD. semantics28. Of all the states in America, which is the largest in area?A. California. B. Texas. C. Alaska. D. Nebraska.29. Britain lies in the _ Atlantic Ocean off the north coast of Europe.A. east B. south C. west D. north30. The Toiles were the forerunners of _A. thc Liberal Party B. the Labour PartyC. the Conservative Party D. the Democratic Party31. The political system of _ is a constitutional monarchy.A. the United States B. Britain C. Canada D. Australia32. Which of the following novels was once said to have started a war?A. Uncle Toms Cabin. B. A Farewell to Arms.C. The Armies of the Night. D. The Adventures of Augie March.33. Which of the following novels is believed to be a modern fable?A. The Lord of the Flies. B. Anglo-Saxon Attitudes.C. Brighton Rock. D. The World of the Wars.34. _ wrote the comedy She Stoops to Conquer?A. George Bernard Shaw B. William ShakespeareC. Oliver Goldsmith D. Richard Sheridan35. _ deals by definition with words and word-forming morphemes or with significant units.A. Syntax B. Phonetics C. Semantics D. Lexicology36. The word malevolence is formed through the process of word-formation called _A. compounding B. blending C. abbreviation D. affixation37. The morpheme that occurs with at least one other morpheme is known as _A. allomorph B. bound morpheme C. free morpheme D. morpheme38._is sometimes called the birthplace of America, and it is also well known for its position in education. A. New York B. New EnglandC. Boston D. Washington D. C.39. Although the seat of the monarchy is in Britain, the Queen is also the head of state of a number of _such us Australia, Canada, and New Zealand.A. foreign countries B. coloniesC. Commonwealth states D. member states40. Which of the following is NOT a news agency in Britain?A. BBC. B. Reuters. C. The Press Association. D. Extel Financial Ltd./AFP-Extel News Ltd.41._is known as the automobile capital of the world.A. Chicago B. Detroit C. Toledo D. St. Louis42. Which of the following plays is NOT written by Oscar Wilde?A. The Importance of Being Earnest. B. A Woman of No Importance.C. Widowers Houses. D. An Ideal Husband .43._wrote a lot about China and also won a Nobel Prize for literature.A. Sinclair Lewis B. Eugene ONeillC. Pear Buck D. William Faulkner44. Which of the following writers is NOT a novelist?A. Henry Fielding. B. John Banyan.C. Daniel Defoe. D. Alexander Pope.45. An affix that indicates grammatical relationships is known as _.A. root B. stem C. inflectional affix D. derivational affix46. The use of the word bottle in the phrase bottle the anger is known as functional shift mA. conversion B. derivation C. suffixation D. compounding47. Which of the following statements is NOT true?A. Words which have opposite meanings are called antonyms.B. Contrary terms are non-gradable and allow intermediate members in between.C. Antonyms deal with the relationship of semantic opposition.D. The unmarked term of an antonymous pair often covers the meaning of the marked.48.George Bernard Shaw was a(n) _ A. playwright B. poet C. novelist D. essayist 49. Where is Edinburgh? A. In Wales B. In Scotland C. In Northern Ireland D. In Ireland 50. Which degree is offered in community colleges in the United States?A. Masters degreeB. Doctors degreeC. Bachelors degreeD. Associates degree51. _ is elected by the universal adult suffrage and consists of 651 members of Parliament. A. The senateB. The House of Lords C. The House of CommonsD. The House of Representatives52. Washington D.C. and New York are located in _A. New EnglandB. the MidwestC. the Great PlainsD. the Middle Atlantic Area53. Among the five cities with a population more than one million, only _ is on the western coast of Australia.A. SydneyB. Melbourne C. PerthD. Brisbane54. Which of the following countries has English and Maori as its official languages?A. Ireland. B. Australia. C. Canada. D. New Zealand.55. It is common to think of the 19th century as the century of Romanticism in contrast to the 18th century as “_” in the history of English literature.A. renaissance B. naturalism C. realism D. the Age of Reason56. Tennessee Williams achieved his first success in his play_in 19447A. The Emperor Jones B. The Glass MenagerieC. The Family ReunionD. Murder in the Cathedral57. Which of the following Shakespeares plays is NOT a trag