英语专业八级备考辅导人文知识模拟练习题.doc

英语专业八级备考辅导人文知识模拟练习题(12)，专八人文知识从命题来看并不是很难。大多都是英语专业本科阶段应该了解的常识性问题，但涉及的范围很宽泛，备考时面对英美文学文化及语言学众多资料无从下手，这就要求考生对每一章的基本概念都要清楚，善于高度提炼，把书看薄。1、 “The Graveyard Poets” got the name because _.A they chose to live near graveyardsB they often wrote about death and melancholyC they always wrote about dead peopleD they often use “graveyard” as the title2、 It is generally understood that the recurrent theme in many of Thomas Hardys novel is _.A man against natureB love and marriageC social criticismD fate and destiny3、The Romantic Period in English literature began with the publication of _.A William Blakes Songs of InnocenceB Jane Austens Pride and PrejudiceC Wordsworths and Coleridges Lyrical BalladsD a piece of land4、 It is generally regarded that Keats most important and mature poems are in the form of _.A odeB elegyC epicD sonnet5、G.B. Shaws play Mrs. Warrens Profession is a realistic exposure of the _ in the English society.A slum landlordismB inequality between men and womenC political corruptionD economic exploitation of women6、The Preface to Shakespeare and Lives of the Poets are the works of critic _.A G.B. ShawB Samuel JohnsonC Ben JohnsonD E.M. Foster7、The Ring and the Book is a masterpiece of _.A Alfred TennysonB Robert BrowningC Thomas HardyD Ralph Waldo Emerson8、Matthew Arnold is the writer of _.A Dover BeachB My last DuchessC Break, Break, BreakD The Eagle9、The writer of Heart of Darkness is also the one of _.A Time of MachineB JimC Lord JimD A Passage to India10、Of Human Bondage is a novel by _.A Herbert George WellsB Arnold BennettC William Somerset MaughamD John Galsworthy参考答案：1. 选B。“墓畔派”是指18世纪那些描写死亡的哀挽的诗人。代表作有托马斯.格雷墓园挽歌(Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard)，托马斯.巴奈尔的死亡之夜(Night Piece on Death)，爱德华. 扬夜思(Night Thoughts)和罗伯特.布莱尔的坟墓(The Grave)。2. 选D。在哈代(Thomas Hardy)的作品中，他那悲剧色彩的哲学观告诉我们，人生的一切都是命运安排，是不可抗拒的。人在命运的面前束手无策，无论人们怎样努力，都很难逃脱命运的折磨和戏弄。3. 选C。威廉.华兹华斯(William Wordsworth)，于1798同柯勒律治(Samuel Tayor Coleridge)合作出版了著名的抒情歌谣集(Lyrical Ballads)，该诗第二版的“序”被认为是英国浪漫主义的宣言。4. 选A。济慈的代表作品有夜莺颂(Ode to a Nightingale)，希腊古瓮颂(Ode on a Grecian Urn)，忧郁颂(Ode on Melancholy)，秋颂(To Autumn)等。“颂”被认为是济慈最具有代表性和最为成功的诗歌形式。5. 选D。萧伯纳的剧作华伦夫人的职业(Mrs. Warrens Profession)塑造了一个在经济重压下普通妇女的形象，该剧揭露了一个令人愤怒的事实：在资本主义社会，娼妓业也成了一种剥削方式。6. 选B。塞缪尔.约翰逊18世纪英国人文主义文学批评的巨匠，莎士比亚戏剧集序言(The Preface to Shakespeare)，和诗人传(Lives of the Poets)是他对文学批评做出的饿突出贡献。7. 选B。指环与书(The Ring and the Boo)是罗伯特.勃郎宁(Robert Browning)的诗作。8. 选A。多佛海滩(Dover Beach)是阿诺德(Matthew Arnold)诗歌中的名篇之一，反映了19世纪西方社会中的宗教信仰在新知识的冲击下普遍沦丧的时代风貌。9. 选C。黑暗的心(Heart of Darkness)和吉姆老爷(Lord Jim)都是约瑟夫.康德拉的小说，吉姆(Jim)是同时期另一位作家迪亚德.吉卜林的作品。10.选C。威廉.萨默塞特.毛姆(William Somerset Maugham)的创作深受法国自然主义的影响，他的长篇小说人性的枷锁(Of Human Bondage)展现了主人公摆脱精神枷锁的过程。英语专业八级备考辅导人文知识模拟练习题(11)，专八人文知识从命题来看并不是很难。大多都是英语专业本科阶段应该了解的常识性问题，但涉及的范围很宽泛，备考时面对英美文学文化及语言学众多资料无从下手，这就要求考生对每一章的基本概念都要清楚，善于高度提炼，把书看薄。1、“Pamela”by Samuel Richardson is written in forms of _.A diaryB letterC autobiographyD reminiscences2、“Clarissa harlowe” by Samuel Richardson is written in forms of _.A diaryB letterC autobiographyD reminiscences3、The adventure of Roderick random is written by_.A Samuel RichardsonB Tobias smolettC Lawrence sterneD henry fielding4、The life and opinions of Tristan shandy is written by_.A Samuel RichardsonB Tobias smolettC Lawrence sterneD henry fielding5、_ named his own realistic novels as “comic epic in prose”.A Henry fieldingB Charles dickensC jack LondonD Tobias smolett6、 “Lyrical ballads” were written by_ and Samuel Taylor Coleridge.A Robert burnsB Robert southeyC William wordsworthD percy bysshe shelley7、George Gordon byron was most famous for_.A don juanB ode to the west windC kubla khanD ode to a nightingale8、George Gordon byron created a “Byronic hero” firstly in his_.A Prometheus unboundB childe heralds pilgrimageC kubla khanD ode on a Grecian urn9、Prometheus unbound was written by_ who also wrote_.A George Gordon byron childe heralds pilgrimageB percy bysshe shelley.ode to a nightingaleC George Gordon byron ode to west windD percy bysshe shelleyode to west wind10、John keats is the author of_.A ode to a skylark and ode to a nightingaleB ode on a Grecian urn and ode to west windC ode on a Grecian urn and ode to a nightingaleD ode to west wind and ode to a nightingale参考答案：1 B Samuel Richardson用书信体创作了Pamela 和Clarisse harlowe。2 B Samuel Richardson用书信体创作了Pamela 和Clarisse harlowe。3 B Tobias smolett 是十八世纪中叶颇具特色的小说家，他写的蓝登传继承了欧洲流浪汉小说的传统。4 C Lawrence sterne打破传统小说的叙事模式，被称为世界文学中最典型的小说。5 A Henry fielding将自己作品命为“喜剧性的散文体史诗”。6 C William wordsworth同Samuel Taylor Coleridge合作出版了著名的抒情歌谣集。7 A 唐璜是拜伦的代表作。8 B 拜伦的长诗中有许多拜伦式英雄。childe heralds pilgrimage中也有。9 D 雪莱的代表作有西风颂，云雀颂，云彩和解放了的普罗米修斯。10 C 济慈代表作有夜莺颂和希腊古瓮颂1、In Britain, _ has the ultimate authority of legislation.A the QueenB the House of CommonsC the House of LordsD the Prime Minister2、The three largest cities in Canada do NOT include.A TorontoB QuebecC OttawaD Vancouver3、Aboriginal culture in Australia is said to be more than _ years old.A 20,000B 30,000C 40,000D 50,0004、 It is known that Irish landscape in featured by _.A bogsB mountainsC grasslandD rivers5、The following plays are comedies by Shakespeare EXCEPT _.A A Midsummer Nights DreamB As You Like ItC The Merchant of VeniceD Romeo and Juliet6、 “The novel is structured around the discovery of the heros origin.” Probably this refers to the novel _.A Wuthering HeightsB The History of Tom Jones, a FoundlingC David CopperfieldD Gullivers Travels7、_ was considered to be the greatest dramatist in the 18th century.A Henry FieldingB Laurence SterneC Oliver GoldsmithD Richard B. Sheridan8、The branch of linguistics that studies how context influences the way speakers interpret sentences is called _.A pragmaticsB semanticsC sociolinguisticsD psycholinguistics9、Which of the following words can connect two clauses in a coordinate sentence?A ThroughB WhenC ButD If10、Which of the following is NOT considered part of semantic change?A Semantic broadeningB CompoundingC Semantic narrowingD Semantic shift参考答案：1. 选B.在英国，下院拥有最高立法权.本题术语发展现状类问题.2. 选C.加拿大三大城市不包括渥太华.本题术语发展现状类问题.3. 选C.据说澳大利亚的土著文化拥有四千多年的历史.本题属于文化传统类问题.4. 选A.众所周知，爱尔兰地貌特点是沼泽地.本题属于地理类问题.5. 选D.除了罗密欧与朱丽叶之外，其他下列戏剧皆为莎士比亚的喜剧作品.本题属于英国文学类问题.6. 选B.“小说结构是围绕主人公的身世发现来安排的”这句话可能是指小说弃儿汤姆.琼斯的来历.本题属于英国文学类问题.7. 选D.理查德.B.谢立丹被认为是18世纪最伟大的剧作家.本题属于英国文学类问题.8. 选A.这道题检查考生是否知晓语用学的含义.9. 选C.这套题检查考生对别列举的了解.10.选B.这道题检查考生对语义变化内容的了解.1、The leading _ state in the United States is Wisconsin.A wheatB riceC dairyD maize2、The city of _, which was formerly known as Port Jackson, is the place of the earliest colonial settlement in Australia.A MelbourneB SydneyC PerthD Darwin3、According to statistics, _ employer in Australia is the manufacturing industry.A the fourth largestB the third largestC the second largestD the largest4、The most important economic activity in Canada is _.A miningB fishingC farmingD manufacturing5、 Wordsworths poetry, divided by the subjects, falls into two major groups: one about _ and the other about _.A nature, human lifeB society, human natureC human life, social systemD universe, human spirit6、The reading of the first chapter of the novel Pride and Prejudice has led the reader to the understanding of Mrs. Bennet as a woman of _.A simple character and mean understandingB intricate character and short temperC simple character and good educationD intricate character and outstanding talent7、As a romantic poet, William Wordsworth advocated the following EXCEPT _.A the expression of the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelingsB the use of colloquialism spoken by the massesC elegant wordings and inflated figures of speechD the humble and rustic life as subject matter8、The study of language acquisition is generally known as _.A theoretical linguisticsB psycholinguisticsC applied linguisticsD historical linguistics9、The history of English is usually divided into _ major periods.A threeB fourC fiveD two10、The morpheme “scope” in the common word “telescope” is a(n) _.A bound morphemeB bound formC inflectional morphemeD free morpheme答案详解：1. 选C。威斯康辛是美国乳品加工业大州。本题属于发展现状类问题。2. 选B。曾冠名为杰克逊港的悉尼是澳大利亚最早殖民居住地所在。本题属于历史类问题。3. 选B。据统计，澳大利亚第三大类雇主也为生产制造业。本题属于发展现状类问题。4. 选D。在加拿大，最重要的经济活动是生产制造。本题属于发展现状类问题。5. 选A。华兹华斯的诗歌按主题可分为两大类：一类是关于大自然的;另一类是关于人类生活的。本题属于英国文学类问题。6. 选A。读完小说傲慢与偏见的第一章节，读者就会明白贝内特夫人是一个性格简理解力差的女人。本题属于英国文学类问题。7. 选C。车了不主张使用华丽辞藻和夸张比喻之外，浪漫派诗人威廉.华兹华斯赞同下列诸观点。8. 选C。这道题考查考生对二语习得研究范畴的了解。9. 选A。英语语言的发展历史一般分为三个阶段：古英语阶段、中世纪英语阶段和现代英语阶段。10.选D。这道题考查考生对自由语素的理解。1 What country is known as the Land of Maple Leaf?A United States of AmericaB United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandC New ZealandD Canada2 The national anthem of Canada is _A Canada The BeautifulB O CanadaC God Defend CanadaD Advance Canada Fair3 The capital city of Canada is _A MontrealB TorontoC AlbertD Ottawa4 According to the Official Language of Act of Canada, there are two official language in this country: they are_A English and SpanishB English and PortugueseC English and FrenchD English and Celtic5Canada is a world _producer of nickel, zinc, and asbestosA primaryB secondC thirdD fourth6 The highest peak in Canada is _, which is the Yukon Territory of northwest Canada.A. Mount LawrenceB. Mount SuperiorC. Mount LoganD Mount Huron7 St. Lawrence and River Columbia are shared by both _A. America and MexicoB. America and CanadaC. America and CubaD. America and Brazil8 Apart from Paris, France, Montreal is regarded as the largest_city in the world, known as “Paris the Second”.A. Spanish-speakingB. Portuguese-speakingC. German-speakingD. French-speaking9_, the third largest city in Canada, is well known as Ice-Free Harbor.A. MontrealB. QuebecC. TorontoD. Vancouver10.Canada is the worlds _country in terms of land area.A. largestB. second largestC. third largestD. fourth largest答案详解：1.D 加拿大国树为枫树，期国徽和国旗上都有枫叶的图案，因此长期以来枫叶被视作加拿大的象征。2.B 加拿大国歌是啊!加拿大。3.D加拿大首都是渥太华，位于安大略省东南部与魁北克省交界处，是加拿大的经济政治中心，同时也是加拿大的文化中心。4.C 1867年的不列颠北美法案将英法两种语言定为加拿大联邦政府和魁北克省社会公共机构的官方语言。1968年的官方语言法案规定英语和法语均为加拿大官方语言。5.A 加拿大是世界锌和石棉的第一大生产国，钾碱产量居世界第二，黄金产量居第三，铜产量位居第四。6.C 加拿大最高峰为洛根峰，海拔6050米。7.B 美加边境有两条国际河流，一条是哥伦比亚河，另一条是圣劳伦斯河。8.D 蒙特利尔的法裔加拿大占全市人口的三分之二，是除了法国巴黎以外世界上最大的法语城市，素有“小巴黎”之称。9.D温哥华总人口190万，是加拿大第三大城市和工商业中心，也是不列颠哥伦比亚区的最大城市、加拿大西海岸主要港口和横贯加拿大全景铁路线的终点。它还是一个天然良港，终年不结冰。10.B 加拿大位于美国以北，是世界上仅次于俄国的第二大国家。1. In area, the United States is the _ largest country in the world.A 2ndB 3rdC 4thD 5th2.The 50th state in America is _A AlaskaB TexasC HawaiiD Rhode Island3. Mauna Loa, the worlds largest active volcano, is located in _A HawaiiB AlaskaC TexasD Perth4. Richard Nixon resigned in 1974 because of _.A the Great DepressionB the Black Power MovementC the Watergate ScandalD the Isolation policy5.All the following universities are located in New England EXCEPT_A YaleB HarvardC MITD 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 RiverB The southern Rocky MountainsC The Colorado RiverD The Gulf of California8. The US formally entered the Second World War in _A 1937B 1939C1941D 19439. The Presidents during the American Civil War was .A Andrew JacksonB Abraham LincolnC Thomas JeffersonD George Washington10 The emblem of the Democratic Party is _.A elephantB donkeyC bearD 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。2011年英语专业八级人文知识模拟练习题(6)，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。1.The Old Man and the Sea is one of the great works by _A Jack LondonB Charles DickensC Samuel ColeridgeD 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. SalingerB Jack LondonC Flannery OConnorD Saul Bellow4.The image of the famous henpecked husband is created by_A Washington IrvingB Fennimore CooperC Edith WhartonD William Dean Howells5.The li