专八人文知识试题.doc

专业英语八级人文知识1. All of the Great Lakes are shared between the United States and Canada EXCEPT (C)A. Lake Ontario B. Lake Superior C. Lake Michigan D. Lake Erie2. Which group of people can Not vote in the British general election? (B)A. member in the House of CommonsB. Lords in the House of LordsC. the UK citizens above the age of 18D. the UK resident citizens of the Irish Republic3. Walt Whitman helped to promote the development of (D)A. sonnet B. couplet C. blank verse D. free verse 4. Speech is the primary medium of language.5. The first English colony in America established in Jamestown.6. In the 1960s, the Beatles became world famous and turned their hometown of Liverpool into a place of pilgrimage.7. The Angles and Saxons are the ancestors of the English people today.8. Prometheus Unbound was written by Shelly.9. Walt Whitmans O Captain! My Captain! was written in memorial of Lincoln.10. Saussure puts forward the distinction between diachronic studies and synchronic studies.11. The majority of back-formed words are verbs.12. Illocutionary act is the act performed in saying something; it is an expression of the speakers intention.13. Washington D.C, capital of the United States, is named after George Washington and Christopher Columbus.14. English didnt became the official; language of the English until 14th after the Hundred Years War.15. Martin Eden is Jack Londons masterpiece and it is somewhat autobiographical.16. The Input Hypothesis was put forward by Krashen.17. A series of dynastic civil wars between supporters of the House of Lancaster and the House of York in the 15th century are also known as the wars of the Roses.18. The oldest newspaper in Australia is The Sydney Morning Herald.19. The Gift of the Magi was written by O Henry.20. Nouns verbs and adjectives can be classified as open class words.21. Which of the following sports originated from Scotland? (A) A Golf B Football C Basketball D Tennis 22. The Second largest racial and ethnic group in the United Stated is (B)A the white B the Hispanics C Chinese D the Blacls23. Martin Luther King, Jr. who delivered a famous speech named I HAVE A DREAM was the leader of Civil Rights Movement in USA.24. Which of the following is the largest province in Canada? (A)A Quebec B Saskatchewan C Ontario D British Columbia25. Robert Louis Stevenson is a representative of Neo-Romanticism in English literature. 26. Both of phonology and phonetics are concerned with the study of speech sounds.27. Male/female, married/single and alive/dead are examples of complementarity.28. The Sapir-Worf hypothesis is about language and thought.29. The symbol marking the declination of the British Empire is THE SUEZ CANAL CRISIS.30. The colonists first settled in South Australia in Australia.31.In the 20th century, under the influence of Freuds theory of psycho-analysis, a number of writers adopted the stream of consciousness method of novel writing. 32. Componential analysis refers to an approach adopted by structural semanticists in describing the meaning of words and phrases.33. Second Language Acquisition concentrates on code. 34. The components of the British Parliament: the House of Lord, the House of Commons and the Queen/King.35. Quebec is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population.36. The Australian National Day is chosen to commemorate the first European settlement of the continent.37. The Catcher in the Rye was written by Jerome David Salinger.38. Richard Brinsley Sheridans The School for Scandal has been called a great comedy of manners. 39. The type of language which is selected as appropriate to a type of situation is a register.40. Quantity Maxim means that in conversation we should be as informative as required.41. Canada is the second largest country in the word.42. George Orwells Nineteen Eighty-Four is considered as an anti-utopian novel.43. Toni Morrison is the first American black woman writer who won the Nobel Prize for Literature.1.The Old Man and the Sea is one of the great works by _A Jack London B Charles Dickens C Samuel Coleridge D Ernest Hemingway2.In which novel can Yahoo be found?A John Bunyans Pilgrims ProgressB Edmund Spencers The Faerie QueenC Jonathan Swifts Gullivers TravelsD Henry Fieldings Tom Jones3.The Catcher in the Rye is written by _A J.D. Salinger B Jack London C Flannery OConnor D Saul Bellow4.The image of the famous henpecked husband is created by_A Washington Irving B Fennimore Cooper C Edith Wharton D William Dean Howells5.The literary spokesman of the Jazz is often thought to be _A ONeil B Pound C Robert Frost DScott Fitzgerald6._ is the most important person of the transcendental club.A Hawthorn B Whitman C Emerson D Hemingway7. The main theme of Emily Dickinson is the following except_A fridendship B love and marriage C life and death D war and peace8.Robert Frost is a famous _A novelist B playwright C poet D literary critic9.Dover Beach is written by _A Robert Browning B Alfred Tennyson C Mathew Arnold D Dylan Thomas10.The period from 1865-1914 has been referred to as the _ in the literary history of the United States.A Age of Realism B Age of Clasicalism C Age of Romanticism D Age of Renaissance答案详解：1.D 老人与海是海明威的作品。2.C Jonathan Swift的Gullivers Travels（格列弗游记）中yahoo暗指人类，集人类丑陋面于一身，服务于动物的一类生物。3.A The Catcher in the Rye（麦田里的守望者）是J.D. Salinger（J.D. 赛琳格）的名著。4.A henpecked husband 是指“怕老婆的男人”，改典型形象出自Washington Irving 的Rip Van Winkle。5.D 二十世纪出现Jazz Age，这一代的年轻人物欲膨胀，沉迷酒色。Scott Fitzgerald的 Great Gatsby了不起的盖茨比根据时代特征，对深深讽刺了所谓的美国梦。6.C Emerson是超验主义的重要代表，所著Nature论自然代表了他的哲学观。7.D Emily Dickinson（1709-1784），美国女诗人，终生未嫁。主要诗歌包括：I Could Not Sto for Death还有，Im Nobody. Who Are You?诗歌主题为：爱情，自然，友谊，死亡与不朽。8.C Robert Frost是十九世纪的美国诗人，后因父亲过世已经英国，在新英格兰享有很高名望。主要作品有：The Road Not Taken，Mending Wall。9.C Dover Beach（多弗的海滩）是Mathew Arnold 的作品。10.A 1865-1914，也就是美国内战结束之后，第一次世界大战爆发之前。这个时候涌现的作家，比如Mark Twain刻画出美国经济政治发展引发的社会现实问题，包括“Gold Rush”。1._is the home of golf.A England B Scotland C Wales D Ireland2.Which of the follwing languages is NOT spoken in Scotland?A English B Scottish C Gaelic D Denish3.The election of _ made Margaret Thatcher to power and she became the first woman prime minister.A 1979 B 1980 C 1982 D 19924.To its full sense, the British Parliament consist of _A the House Lord and the House of CommonsB the House and the SenateC the Queen and the Hosue of LordsD the Sovereign, the House of Lords and the House of Commons5.The Tower of London, a historical sight, located in the center of London, was built by _A King Harold B Robin Hood C Oliver Cromwell D William the Conqueror6.There are _ state churches in Britain.A two B three C four D five7.When Oliver Cromwell died in 1658, and was succeeded by his son_, the regime began immediately to collapse.A Henry B Hamilton C Richard D Charles8._ birthday is a great event in Britain since it marks the beginning of full manhood or womanhood.A The twenty-first B The eighteenth C The nineteenth D The twentieth9.Reuters was founded in _A 1715 B 1751 C 1851 D 181510. What is (are) the nickname(s) of the U.S.A.?A Uncle Sam B Brother Jonathan C Yankee D All of the above答案详解： 1.B 高尔夫是一项古老的贵族的运动，源于十五世纪或更早以前的苏格兰，苏格兰地区山多，气候湿润，多雾，非常适合牧草生长，这里的工业文明以前是连绵不断的牧场。相传当时牧羊人放牧闲暇时，用木板玩游戏，将石子击入兔子窝或洞中。久而久之形成了使用不同的球杆并按一定的规则击球。2.D Gaelic苏格兰盖尔语是高地苏格兰人的传统语言；更多人使用的语言是英语。一直到15世纪末，盎格鲁人仍然以他们的语言称苏格兰盖尔语为苏格兰语（盎格鲁语：Scottish）。3.A Margaret Thatcher 在1979年成为英国首相，为英国史上第一个女首相。4.D 具体的说，英国的议会是有元首，上议院和下议院组成。其中，元首没有实权，上议员由大法官（Lord Chancellor）掌权，是由神职议员（the Lord Spiritual）和世俗议员（the Lord Temporal），下议院的成员是通过选举产生的651名议员,以首相为首。5.D 伦敦塔名为“塔”，实际上是公元11世纪处于罗马统治时期的一座城堡式建筑。6.A英国有两大国教： 在英格兰是英格兰教（Church of England）或者英国圣公会，在苏格莎白的头衔全称为“托上帝宏恩，大不列颠及北爱尔兰联合国和她的其他领土和领地的女王、英联邦元首、基督教的保护者伊丽莎白二世”。可见，英/女王是基督教的保护者。7.C Oliver Cromwell的儿子在父亲过世后继承王权，但是不久后掌控的政体瓦解。1660年，议会扶植流浪法国的前国王儿子Charle二世当国王。8.A 在英国,21岁生日是个大生日,因为他们认为21岁是大人开始的年龄。9.C 路透社是世界四大通讯社之一，也是英国创办最早的通讯社。1850年由保罗朱利叶斯路透 （paul julius reuter）在德国亚琛创办，1851年迁址到伦敦。创办人路透原为德国人，后加入英国籍。1865年，路透把他的私人通讯社扩展成为一家大公司。10.D “山姆大叔”（Uncle Sam），“乔纳森大哥”和“扬基老”都是美国和美国人的绰号。1. In area, the United States is the _ largest country in the world.A 2nd B 3rd C 4th D 5th 2.The 50th state in America is _A Alaska B Texas C Hawaii D Rhode Island3. Mauna Loa, the worlds largest active volcano, is located in _A Hawaii B Alaska C Texas D Perth4. Richard Nixon resigned in 1974 because of _.A the Great Depression B the Black Power Movement C the Watergate Scandal D the Isolation policy5.All the following universities are located in New England EXCEPT_A Yale B Harvard C MIT D Berkeley6.The United States has less than 6% of the worlds population; yet it produces about _ of the total world output.A 20% B 25% C 30% D 35%7.What forms a natural boundary between Mexico and the United States?A The Rio Grande River B The southern Rocky MountainsC The Colorado River D The Gulf of California8. The US formally entered the Second World War in _A 1937 B 1939 C1941 D 19439. The Presidents during the American Civil War was . A Andrew Jackson B Abraham Lincoln C Thomas Jefferson D George Washington10 The emblem of the Democratic Party is _.A elephant B donkey C bear D bull答案详解：1.C 按领土面积计算：美国是继俄罗斯，加拿大，中国之后的第四名。2.C 1959年，Alasica和Hawaii分别为第四十九个和第五十个加入美国的州。3.A Mauna Loa（摩纳罗亚山）是世界上最大的活火山。位于美国Hawaii（夏威夷）。4.C 尼克松总统辞职是由于轰动一时的丑闻“水门事件”。水门事件指美国共和党政府在1972年总统竞选运动中的非法活动暴露后的政治丑闻。5.D Berkeley（伯克利），是加利福尼亚大学分院，位于美国加利福尼亚西部。而新英格兰地区包括美国的六个州，由北至南分别为：缅因州、新罕布夏州、佛蒙特州、麻萨诸塞州、罗德岛、康乃狄克州。6.B 美国人口低于世界人口总值的6%，但是美国经济生产总值占世界25%，是高度工业化国家。7.A The Rio Grand River（格兰德河）形成了美国与墨西哥的自然分界线。8.C 1941年的珍珠港事件把美国带入了第二次世界战争，与苏联，英国共同对战法西斯。9.B Abraham Lincoln是美国第十六届总统，带领美国人走过美国内战，解放奴隶，但是在战争结束不到一周被暗杀。10.B 19世纪70年代，在美国的哈泼斯周刊上，曾先后出现了政治漫画家托马斯纳斯特的两幅画，分别以长耳朵的驴和长鼻子的象比拟美国民主党和共和党。后来，纳斯特又在一幅画中同时画进了象和驴，比喻当时的两党竞选。自那以后，驴和象就逐渐成为美国两大党的象征，两党也分别以驴、象作为党徽的标记。1. _ is the branch of linguistics which studies the characteristics of speech sounds and provides methods for their description, classification and transportation. A) Phonetics B) Phonology C) Phoneme D) Phonetic typology 2.The sounds in the production of which there is an obstruction of the air-stream at some point the vocal tract are called_ .A) consonance B) consonant cluster C) consistency D) consonants 3.In its technical sense here, _ deals with the analysis and creation of words, idioms and collocations. A) pictogram B) lexicon C) word-formation D) ideogram 4.When was Longrnan Group UK Ltd was founded? A) 1721. B).1722. C) 1723. D).1724. 5.What is the name of the dictionary compiled by Samuel Johnson? A) First English Dictionary. B) Dictionary of English Language. C) A Dictionary of the English Language. D) Dictionary of the English Language. 6.Who wrote and publish Poor Richards Almanack? A) Benjamin Franklin. B) John Gay. C) David Hume. D) Samuel Richardson. 7.Which one of the following four books was written by Harriet Stowe? A) Roughing It in the Bush. B) Walden, or Life in the Woods. C) Adam Bede. D) Uncle Toms Cabin. 8._is the capital of New South Wales andthe oldest and largest city in Australia. A) Melbourne B) Sydney C) Darwin D) Canberra 9._ , Valentines Day, is sweethearts day, on which people in love with each other express their tender emotions. A) February 10th B) February 12th C) February 14th D) February 16th 10.Major Newspapers and Magazines in the USA are_ , etc. A) New York Times, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, Times B) New York Times, Washington Post, The Sun, Times C) New York Times, Washington Post, The Evening Post, Times D) New York Times, Washington Post, Sunday Times, Times参考答案：15 ADBDC 610 ADBCA1. _is a fork legend brought to England by Anglo-Saxons from their continental homes, it is a long poem of over 3000 lines and the national epic of the English people.A BeowulfB sir GawainC the Canterbury taleD king Arthur and his knights2. The father of English poetry, the author of Troilus and Criseyde is also the one of _.A Romeo and JulietB the faerie queenC TamburlaincD the Canterbury tales3. The group of Shakespeare plays known as “romance”or “reconciliation plays” is _.A merchant of Venice, as you like itB the tempest, pericles, the winters taleC Romeo and Juliet, antonym and Cleopatra4. Which of the following are regarded as Shakespeares four great tragedies?A Romeo and Juliet, hamlet, Othello, King LearB Romeo and Juliet, hamlet, Othello, MacbethC hamlet, Othello, King Lear, MacbethD Romeo and Juliet, Othello, Macbeth, Timon of Athens5. Which of the following is not the work of Francis bacon?A advancement of learningB new instrumentC songs of innocenceD essays6. At the beginning of 17th century appeared a school of poets called metaphysics by Samuel Johnson, _is the founder of metaphysical poetry.A Ben JohnsonB john MiltonC john BunyanD john Donne7. Daniel Defoe is a famous_.A poetB novelistC playwrightD essayist8. “He has a servant called Friday.” “he”in the quoted sentence is a character in_.A Henry fieldings tom jonesB john Bunyan the pilgrims progressC Richard brinsley Sheridans the school for scandalD Daniel Defoes Robinson Crusoe9. Guiiliver travel was written by_.A Daniel DefoeB Charles dickensC Jonathan swiftD Joseph Addison10. William Wordsworth is generally known as a _poet.A romanticB realisticC naturalisticD neo-classic答案详解：1. ABeowulf是Anglo-Saxon时代留下的重要的古英语文学作品，它被认为是英国的民族史诗。sir Gawain and the green knight，king Arthur and his knights of the round table是中古英语时期的浪漫传奇。the Canterbury tale是英国大诗人乔叟的一部诗体短篇小说集。2. D乔叟被誉为英国诗歌之父，Troilus and Criseyde是他的重要作品之一。3. D1608-1612被认为是莎翁的浪漫剧创作时期，包括四部浪漫剧和解剧the tempest, pericles, the winters tale，Cymbeline 。 merchant of Venice, as you like it，twelfth night，the merry wives of Windsor为莎翁的喜剧，Romeo and Juliet, antonym and Cleopatra为悲剧。4. C莎翁最杰出的四大悲剧为hamlet, Othello, King Lear, Macbeth。5. Csongs of innocence是英国18世纪末19世纪初浪漫主义诗人William Blake的著作。6. Djohn Donne是17世纪玄学派诗人的重要代表人物，Ben Johnson是莎翁同时代的剧作家，john Milton，john Bunyan虽都是17世纪著名作家，但作品风格与玄学派大相径庭。7. BDaniel Defoe创作的鲁宾逊漂流记为他赢得了英国小说之父的称号。8. DDaniel Defoe创作的鲁宾逊漂流记中的主人公Robinson Crusoe有个同伴和仆人叫Friday。9. CGuiiliver travel是Jonathan swift一部极具魅力的儿童故事，同时包含深刻的思想内容。10. AWilliam Wordsworth为英国浪漫派诗人专八人文知识模拟试题 （3）1. “Ode to the west wind” was written by the author of _. A “I wandered lonely as a cloud”B “Kubla Khan”C “Childe Harolds Pilgrimage”D “As Defense of Poetry”2. Which of the following poets does not belong to the school of romantic poets? A William WordsworthB Percy Bysshe ShelleyC George Gordon ByronD John Donne3. Charles Dickens wrote all of the following except _. A Oliver TwistB David Copperfield C A Tale of Two CitiesD Heart of Darkness4. “A Red, Red Rose” was written by _. A Alexandra PopB Robert BurnsC William BlakeD John Keats 5. Pip is the character of Charles Dickens novel _. A Oliver TwistB David CopperfieldC A Tale of Two CitiesD Great Expectations6. Sense and Sensibility is a _ by _. A play Jane AustenB novel Jane AustenC play Emily Bronte D novel Anne Bronte7. In reading Shakespeare, you must have come across the line “To be or not to be-that is the question” by_.A Iago in Othello B Lear in King Lear C Shylock in the Merchant of Venice D Hamlet in Hamlet8. Robert Brownings “My last Duchess” is composed in the form of a(n) _. A dramatic monologueB extended metaphorC syllogistic argumentD dialogue9. Thomas Hardy wrote novels of _. A character and environmentB pure romanceC “stream of consciousness”D psychoanalysis10. “Wessex novels” refers to the novels written by _. A Charles DickensB D.H. LawrenceC James JoyceD Thomas Hardy11. The sentence “shall I compare thee to a summers day?” is the beginning line of one of Shakespeares_.A comediesB tragediesC sonnetsD histories 12. The three dialects spoken by_ _and _mixed into a single language called Anglo-Saxon, or old English.A Anglos, Saxons jutesB Anglos, Saxons, IrishC Anglos, Saxons, ScottishD Anglos, Saxons, welsh13. contribution to English lies chiefly in the fact that he introduced from France the rhymed stanza of various types, especially the rhymed couplet of 5 accents in iambic meter-the heroic couplet to English poetry.A William ShakespearesB Geoffrey ChaucersC Thomas moresD Edmund Spensers14. Spenserian stanza is a form of poetry first employed by Edmund Spenser in his long poetry_.A the faerie queeneB the shepherds calendarC epithalamionD amoretti15. Francis bacon is a _.A poetB playwrightC essayistD novelist16. We can perhaps describe the west wind in shellys poem “ode to the west wind” with all the following terms except_.A tamedB swiftC proudD wild17. The novel starts with “it is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune ,must be in want of a wife.” The novel is Jane Austen_.A EmmaB persuasionC sense and sensibilityD pride and prejudice18. The major concern of _ fiction lies in the tracing of the psychological development of his characters and in his energetic criticism of the dehumanizing e