专八人文知识训练.doc

Unit 1八级汉译英训练科学技术是人类共同创造的财富。任何一个民族，一个国家都需要学习别的民族别的国家的长处，学习人家的先进科学技术。我们不仅因为今天科学技术落后，需要努力向外国学习。即使我们的科学技术赶上了世界先进水平，也还要学习人家的长处。人文知识训练1. Which of the following mountain ranges is known as the Continental Divide in North America?A The Rocky Mountains B The Appalachian MountainsC The Blue Ridge Mountains D The Logan Mountains2.The Queen is _ of a number of Commonwealth states such as Australia, Canada, and New Zealand. A premier B president C head of state D prime minister3. Britain is separated from the rest of Europe by the English Channel in the _ and the North Sea in the east. A east B south C west D north 4. Melbourne is the capital city of the state of _. A New South Wales B Queenland C Victoria D West Australia5. The English Renaissance is also known as the Golden Age of _. A English Verse B English Drama C English Fiction D English Prose6.James Fenimore Cooper is famous for his _. A Leather Stocking Tales B Knickerbockers Group C Tobias Smollett D New England Tragedies7. The flourishing of African American literature in the 1920s is known as _. A the Golden Age of Harlem Literature B the Rise of African American Literature C The Harlem Renaissance D The African American Renaissance8. Which of the following words is created through the process of acronym? A ad B edit C AIDS D BoBo9. What does IC stand for as a syntactic notion and analytical technique? A Inferential Connective B Inflexional Component C Immediate Constituent D Implicative Communication10._ refers to the utterance of a sentence with determinate sense and reference. A Locutionary act B Illocutionary act C Perlocutionary act D Speech act Science and technology are a kind of wealth created in common by all mankind. Any nation or country must learn from the strong points of other nations and countries, from their advanced science and technology. It is not just today, when we are scientifically backward, that we need to learn from other countries. After we catch up with the worlds advanced levels in science and technology, we shall still have to learn the strong points of others.1.A 2.C 3.B 4.C 5.B 6.A 7.C 8.C 9.C 10.AUnit 2八级翻译训练青岛坐落在山东半岛南部，依山临海，天姿秀美，气候凉爽，人称“东方瑞士”。白天，青岛宛如镶嵌在黄海边的绿宝石。夜里则像一只在大海中摆动的摇篮。难怪许多人乐意来这里疗养。人文知识训练1. The ancestors of the English and the founders of England were_.A the Anglo-Saxons B the Normans C the Vikings D the Romans2. At present, _is Australias largest trading partner. A China B New Zealand C the United States D Japan3. Normally, judges of the US Supreme Court serve_. A life-terms B 4-year terms C 6-year terms D 12-year terms4. Which of the following is NOT a major religion in America? A Protestantism B Catholicism C Judaism D Islam5. Its generally regarded that Keats most important and mature poems are in the form of _. A elegy B Ode C epic D sonnet6. Which of the following women writers wrote the famous novel Jane Eyre? A Ann Bront B Emily Bront C Charlotte Bront D Jane Austen7. The transcendentalist group includes two of the most significant writers America has produced so far, Emerson and _. A Henry David Thoreau B Washington Irving C Nathaniel Hawthorn D Walt Whitman 8. Which of the following are homonyms? A Big and small B Pair and pear C Cold and hot D Big and large9. “Sept.” is the _ of the word “September.” A derivation B abbreviation C blending D clipping 10. _ is a relationship in which a word of a certain class determines the form of others in terms of certain categories. A concord B immediate constituent C syntagmatic relations D governmentQingdao, known as the “Switzerland of the Orient,” is situated on the southern tip of Shandong Peninsula. Wedged between hills and waters, the city is endowed with beautiful scenery and a delightful climate. By day, she looks like a green gem inlaid in the coastline of the Yellow Sea and, at night, a cradle rocking upon the sea waves. No wonder so many people come to seek rest and relaxation here.1. A 2. D 3. A 4. D 5. B 6. C 7. A 8. B 9. B 10. DUnit 3八级翻译训练有一个谚语：直到我们失去了某件东西，我们才会彻底认识到它的价值。当朋友已经死去的时候我们常常才能珍惜朋友的爱，甚至比他生前更加珍惜。直至我们离开学校或大学，才开始了解教育给我们的无穷机会，而学校教育也已不再了。同样的，只有当人身体虚弱或生病时才会了解到健康的可贵。人文知识训练1. _ are the two newest states in America.A Alaska and Florida B Hawaii and Oregon C Alaska and Hawaii D california and new Mexico 2. The largest province in Canada is _. A Quebec B Ontario C Alberta D British Columbia3. Buckingham Palace stands for _. A the British Parliament B the British Cabinet C the British Royal residence D the British Prime Ministers office4. As a result of the Watergate scandal, _ became the first American president to resign. A Jimmy Carter B Lyndon Johnson C Richard Nixon D Gerald Ford5. Which of the following writers wrote The Canterbury Tales? A Geoffrey Chaucer B T.S. Eliot C Edmund Spencer D John Donne6. All of the four except _ are the most eminent dramatists in the Renaissance England. A Francis Bacon B Christopher Marlowe C William Shakespear D Ben Johnson 7. The following writers represent new American voices except _. A Toni Morrison B Alice Walker C T.S. Eliot D Maxine Long Kingston 8. Which of the following is a root morpheme? A “ly” in slowly B “cap” in captain C “s” in Franks D “ususal” in unusual9. h is a _. A voiceless labidental fricative B voiced labiodental fricative C voiceless glottal fricative D voiced interdental fricative10. /s/ in Franks, /z/ in Johns belong to the same _. A phoneme B morpheme C form D morphIt is a common saying that we do not fully learn the value of a thing until we lose it. We often value the love and warmth of a friend when he has been taken from us by death even better than when he was alive; it is only when we have left school or college that we understand the greatness of our opportunity of education, which has gone for ever; and it is the weak and the sick who realize the value of good health.1. C 2. A 3. C 4. C 5. A 6. A 7. C 8. D 9. C 10. BUnit 4翻译训练建立办事高效、运转协调、行为规范的政府行政管理体系，完善国家公务员制度，建设高素质的专业化行政管理干部队伍，逐步建立适应社会主义市场经济体制的中国特色的行政管理体制，是这次政府机构改革的目标。常识训练 1. The oldest university in Ireland is _.A. St. Patrick College B. Dublin City UniversityC. the University of Dublin D. the National University2. In Britain, public schools are _. A. really run by the government B in fact private ones C. financed by big corporations D. jointly run by government and private owners 3. The following combine together, EXCEPT _, form the U.S. government, known as the separation of power. A. the judicial B. the legislative C. the constitutional D. the administrative4. The Grand Canyon is located in the state of _. A. California B. Arizona C. New York D. Florida5. Which of the following writers wrote The Canterbury Tales ? A. Geoffrey Chaucer B. T.S. Eliot C. Edmund Spencer D. John Donne6. The following writers represent new American voices except_. A. Toni Morrison B. Alice Walker C. T.S. Eliot D. Maxine Long Kingston7. Beowulf was _. A. an Anglo-Saxon epic B. an old English play C. one of the earliest English novels D. a romantic poem8. Which of the following items is not one of the grammatical categories of English pronouns? A. Gender B. Number C. Case D. Voice9. “big” and “small” are a pair of _ opposites. A. complementary B. gradable C. complete D. converse10. Transformational Grammar is developed by _. A. Noam Chomsky B. Edward Sapir C. Michael Halliday D. Ferdinand Saussure The current government restructuring is aimed at the following : establishing a highly efficient, well-coordinated and standardized administrative management system; improving the state civil service system; fostering high quality specialized administrative management; and gradually forming an administrative management system with Chinese characteristics catering to socialist market economy.1.C 2.B 3.C 4.B 5.A 6.C 7.A 8.D 9.B 10.A 训练5-12翻译训练青少年教育专家评论说，中国自80年代到现在仍热极不衰的所谓“才能培养”，包括学音乐、美术之类，实际上是欧洲19世纪对儿童的教育方法，已经被证明是徒劳无功的，并非所有的孩子都具有艺术上的天赋，与其压抑他们的个性，不如顺其自然，多对孩子做独立性、创造性及吃苦精神的培养。常识训练1. _is not a component of the English Parliament.A. the Sovereign B. the House of LordC. the House of Commons D. the Cabinet2. The U.S. President can do the following except_. A. appointing federal court judges B. interpreting the Constitution C. presiding over the government D. vetoing laws passed by the Congress3. Among the five Australian cities with a population of more than one million, only _ is on the western coast. A. Sydney B. Melbourne C. Perth D. Adelaide4. Which of the following is NOT an American television medium? A. Fox News B. CNN C. ITC D. CBS5. Francis Bacon is best known for his _ which greatly influenced the development of this literary form. A. essays B. poems C. works D. plays 6. _ is a dramatist who holds the central position in American drama the modernistic period. A. Sinclair Lewis B. Eugene ONeil C. Arthur Miller D. Tennessee Williams7. Who wrote Death of a Salesman? A. Tennessee Williams B. Eugene ONeil C. Arthur Miller D. Edward Albee8. Which of the following distinctive features can be used to separate k from g? A. Glottal B. Nasal C. Voiced D. Spread9. Which of the following modes of study emphasizes on the “standa