GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 1-80.doc

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE TEST1. The Renaissance is actually a movement stimulated by a series of historical events, which one of the following is not such an event?A. The rediscovery of ancient Rome and Greek culture.B. Englands domestic rest.C. New discovery in geography and astrology.D. The religious reformation and the economic expansion. 2. Which of the following is regarded as the most successful religious allegory in the English language.A. The Pilgrims Progress B. Grace Abounding to the Chief of SinnersC. The Life and Death of Mr. Badman D. The Holy War 3. It is alone who, for the first time in English literature, presented to us a comprehensive realistic picture of the English society of his time and created a whole gallery of vivid characters from all walks of life.A. Geoffrey Chaucer B. Martin Luther C. William Langland D. John Gower 4. All of the following four except are the most eminent dramatists in the Renaissance England.A. Francis Bacon B. Christopher Marlowe C. William Shakespeare D. Ben Jonson 5. It is generally regarded that Keatss most important and mature poems are in the form of .A. elegy B. ode C. epic D. sonnet 6. Daniel Defoes novels mainly focus on . A. the struggle of the unfortunate for mere existence B. the struggle of the shipwrecked persons for security C. the struggle of the pirates for wealth D. the desire of the criminals for property 7. In Beowulf, fought against the monster Grendel and a five breathing dragon.A. the Anglo-Saxons B. Beowulf C. the Scandinavian D. the Winter Dragon 8. Francis Bacon is best known for his which greatly influenced the development of this literary form.A. essays B. poems C. works D plays 9. Most of Thomas Hardys novels are set in Wessex . A. a crude region in England B. a fictional primitive region C. a remote rural area D. Hardys hometown 10. We can perhaps describe the west wind in Shelleys poem Ode to the West Wind with all the following terms except .A. swift B. proud C. tamed D. wild 11. Blindness, partiality, prejudice, and absurdity in the novel Pride and Prejudice are most likely the characteristics of .A. Elizabeth B. Darcy C. Mr. Bennet D. Mrs. Bennet 12. The modern English novel came into being in .A. the middle of the 17th century B. the 17th century C. the late 18th century D. the middle of the 18th century 13. Who is not the major figure of modernist movement?A. Eliot B. Joyce C. Charles Dickens D. Pound 14. Who is considered to be the best known English dramatist since Shakespeare? A. Oscar Wilde B. John Galsworthy C. W.B. Yeats D. George Bernard Shaw 15. Of the following poets, which is not regarded as Lake Poets?A. Samuel Taylor Coleridge B. Robert Southy C. William Words worth D. William Shakespeare 16. In the first part of Gullivers Travels, Gulliver told his experience in .A. Lilliput B. Brobdingnag C. Houyhnhnm D. England 17. Which of the following cannot describe Byronic hero? A. proud B. mysterious C. noble origin D progressive 18. In the history of literature, Romanticism is generally regarded as .A. the thought that designates a literary and philosophical theory which tends to see the individual as the very center of all life and all experience.B. the thought that designates man as a social animalC. the orientation that emphasizes those features which men have in commonD. the modes of thinking 19. The term metaphysical poetry is commonly used to name the work of the 17th century writers who wrote under the influence of .A. John Milton B. John Donne C. John Keats D. John Bunyan 20. The Vanity Fair is a well-known part in .A. The Pilgrims Progress B. Grace Abounding to the Chief of SinnersC. The Life and Death of Mr. Badman D. The Holy War 21. In Oliver Twist, Charles criticizes . A. money worshipping tendency B. dehumanizing of workhouse system C. hypocrisy of the upper society D. distortion of human heart 22. Which of the following plays by Shakespeare is history play?A. Julius Caesar B. The Merry Wives of Windsor C. Henry IV D. King Lear 23. Who is regarded as a worshipper of nature. A. John Keats B. William Blake C. William Wordsworth D. Jane Austen 24. Which of the following writing is not the work by Charles Dickens?A. A Tale of Two Cities B. Hard Times C. Oliver Twist D. Sons and Lovers 25. The 18th century England is known as the in the history. A. Romanticism B. Classicism C. Renaissance D. Enlightenment26.In American literature, the eighteen century was the age of the Enlightenment. was the dominant spirit. A. Humanism B. Rationalism C. Revolution D. Evolution 27. Which statement about Franklin is not true? A. He instructed his countrymen as a printer. B. He was a scientist. C. He was a master of diplomacy. D. He was a Puritan. 28. Who is regarded as the first American prose epic. A. Nature B. The Scarlet Letter C. Walden D. Moby-Dick 29. The Romanic Period of American literature started with the publication of Washington Irvings and ended with Whitemans Leaves of Grass. A.The Sketch Book B.Tales of a Traveler C.The Alhambra D.A history of New York 30. In Hawthornes The Scarlet Letter, A may stand for . A. Adultery B. Angel C. Amiable D. All the above 31. The period before the American Civil War is generally referred to as . A. the Naturalist Period B. the Modern Period C. the Romantic Period D. the Realistic Period 32. The Age of Realism is the literary history of the United States refers to the period from to . A. 1861 1914 B. 1863 1918 C. 1865 1914 D. 1865 1918 33. Who is described by Mark Twain as a boy with a sound heart and a deformed conscience? A. Tom Sawyer B. Huckleberry Finn C. Jim D. Tony 34. Mark Twain, one of the greatest 19th century American writers, is well known for his . A. international theme B. waste-land imagery C. local color D. symbolism 35. The impact of Darwins evolutionary theory on the American thought and the influence of the nineteenth-century French literature on the American men of letters gave rise to yet another school of realism: American . A. modernism B. naturalism C. vernacularism D. local colorism 36. In 1900, London published his first collection of short stories, named . A. The son of the Wolf B. The Sea Wolf C. The Law of Life D. White Fang 37. In which of the following works, Hemingway presents his philosophy about life and death through the depiction of the bull-fight as a kind of microcosmic tragedy? A. The Green Hills of Africa. B. The Snows of Kilimanjaro. C. To Have and Have Not. D. Death in the Afternoon. 38. Which of the following figures does not belong to The Lost Generation? A. Ezra Pound B. William Carlos Williams C. Robert Frost D. Theodore Dreiser 39. Who is a dramatist that holds the central position in American drama the modernistic period? A. Sinclair Levis B. Eugene ONeil C. Arthur Miller D. Tennessee Williams 40. The following writers were awarded Nobel Prize for literature except . A. William Faulkner B. F. Scott Fitzgerald C. John Steinbeck D. Ernest Hemingway 41. In 1954, was awarded the Nobel Prize for literature for his mastery of the art of modern narration. A. T.S. Eliot B. Ernest Hemingway C. John Steinbeck D. William Faulkner 42. Who is the author of the work: The Grapes of Wrath? A. John Steinbeck B. Eugene ONeil C. F. Scott Fitzgerald D. Theodore Dreiser 43. In 1920 Sinclair Lewis published his memorable denunciation of American small-town provincialism in . A. Main Street B. An American Tragedy C. Winesburg, Ohio D. Sister Carrie44. Which of the following statements about language is NOT true? A. Language is a system B. Language is symbolicC. Animals also have language D. Language is arbitrary 45. Which of the following features is NOT one of the design features of language? A. Symbolic B. Dual C. Productive D. Arbitrary 46. What is the most important function of language? A. Interpersonal B. Phatic C. Informative D. Metalingual 47. Who put forward the distinction between Langue and Parole? A. Saussure B. Chomsky C. Halliday D. Anonymous 48. According to Chomsky, which is the ideal users internalized knowledge of his language? A. competence B. parole C. performance D. langue 49. The function of the sentence A nice day, isnt it? is . A. informative B. phatic C. directive D. performative 50. Articulatory phonetics mainly studies . A. the physical properties of the sounds produced in speech B. the perception of sounds C. the combination of sounds D. the production of sounds 51. The distinction between vowels and consonants lies in . A. the place of articulation B. the obstruction of airstream C. the position of the tongue D. the shape of the lips 52. Which is the branch of linguistics which studies the characteristics of speech sounds and provides methods for their description, classification and transcription? A. Phonetics B. Phonology C. Semantics D. Pragmatics 53. Which studies the sound systems in a certain language? A. Phonetics B. Phonology C. Semantics D. Pragmatics 54. Minimal pairs are used to . A. find the distinctive features of a language B. find the phonemes of a language C. compare two words D. find the allophones of language 55. Usually, suprasegmental features include ,length and pitch. A. phoneme B. speech sounds C. syllables D. stress 56. Which is an indispensable part of a syllable? A. Coda B. Onset C. Stem D. Peak 57. Which is the smallest unit of language in terms of relationship between expression and content? A. Word B. Morpheme C. Allomorph D. Root 58. Which studies the internal structure of words, and the rules by which words are formed? A. Morphology B. Syntax C. Phonology D. Semantics 59. Lexeme is . A. a physically definable unit B. the common factor underlying a set of forms C. a grammatical unit D. an indefinable unit 60. Which of the following sounds does not belong to the allomorphs of the English plural morpheme ? A. s B. iz C. ai D. is 61. All words contain a . A. root morpheme B. bound morpheme C. prefix D. suffix 62. The relationship between fruit and apple is . A. homonymy B. hyponymy C. polysemy D. synonymy 63. The part of the grammar that represents a speakers knowledge of the structure of phrases and sentences is called . A. lexicon B. morphology C. syntax D. semantics 64. Which of the following items is not one of the grammatical categories of English pronouns? A. gender B. number C. case D. voice 65. The pair of words lend and borrow are . A. gradable opposites B. converse opposites C. co-hyponyms D. synonyms 66. Big and Small are a pair of opposites. A. complementary B. gradable C. complete D. converse 67. According to C. Morris and R. Carnap, which is studies the relationship between symbols and their interpreters? A. syntax B. semantics C. pragmatics D. sociolinguistics 68. There are deixis in the sentence she has sold it here yesterday. A. 3 B. 4 C. 5 D. 6 69. In the following conversation: - Beirut is in Peru, isnt it? - And Rome is in Romania, I suppose. The second person violates the . A. Quantity Maxim B. Quality Maxim C. Relation Maxim D. Manner Maxim 70.The maxim of requires that a participants contribution be relevant to the conversation. A. quantity B. quality C. manner D. relation71.Which of the folowing is NOT a compound word? A. Landlady B. Greenhouse C. Uplift D. Unacceptable 72.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 meaning73.The capital of Australia is _ A. Sydney B. Melbourne C. Canberra D. Perth 74.Which degree is offered in community colleges in the United States? A. Masters degree B. Docters degree c. Bachelors degree D. Associates degree 75.George Bernard Shaw was a(n) _ A. playwright B. poet C. novelist D. essayist 76.John Galsworthy was most famous for _ A. Heart of Darkness B. Ulysses C. The Forsyte Saga D. A Passage to India 77.The novel The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn was written by _ A. Henry James B. O. Henry C. Harriet Beecher Stower D. Mark Twain 78.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 79.Where is Edinburgh? A. In wales B. In Scotland C. In Northern Ireland D. In Ireland 80.Which of the following is Not a U.S. news and cable network? A. ABC B. CNN C. CBS D. BBC Keys:英国文学部分精选试题答案1-25 BAAAB BBABC ADCDD ACABA BCCDD美国文学部分精选试题答案2643 BDDAD CCBCB ADDBB BAA语言学部分精选试题答案44-70 CA/ CAABD/ BABBD/ DBA BC/ ABC DB/ BCBCD71-75DBCDA 76-80CDCBD71. D 属derivation 72.B 关键字any 73.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 74. D 75.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 76.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 77