英语八级人文知识练习11卷.doc

答案在最后一页练习题一：1 Which of the following is the British oldest daily newspaper?A The Telegraph B The GuardianC The News of the World D The Times2 The river Thames is in _.A Wales B Scotland C England D Northern Ireland3 The Industrial Revolution started in _.A the Great Britain B the United States C Canada D Austrilia4 Which of the following is true under Thatchers administration?A The proportion of owner-occupation decreased. B Public housing became more important.C Many public houses were sold to people. D The UK became more European-like in its housing arrangement.5 Britain has its nuclear naval force since _.A its one of the developed countries in the world B its a traditional sea powerC it has an advanced industry D its able to produce submarines6 Which of the following is the oldest national Sunday newspaper in Britain?A The Times B The Guardian C The Observer D The Financial Times7 Big Ben was named after _.A Christopher Wren B Benjamin Hall C Ben John D G. Stephenson8 The Capital of Wales is _.A Swansea B Cardiff C Rhonda D Belfast9 _ is Englands biggest naval base.A Portsmouth B Southampton C Plymouth D Dover10 There are two major national parties in Britain: the Conservative party and _.A the Liberal Party B the Democratic Party C the Labour Party D the Republican Party练习题二1 What country is known as the Land of Maple Leaf？A United States of America B United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandC New Zealand D Canada2 The national anthem of Canada is _A Canada The Beautiful B O Canada C God Defend Canada D Advance Canada Fair3 The capital city of Canada is _A Montreal B Toronto C Albert D Ottawa4 According to the Official Language of Act of Canada, there are two official language in this country: they are_A English and Spanish B English and Portuguese C English and French D English and Celtic5 Canada is a world _producer of nickel, zinc, and asbestosA primary B second C third D fourth6 The highest peak in Canada is _, which is the Yukon Territory of northwest Canada.A Mount Lawrence B Mount Superior C Mount Logan D Mount Huron7 St. Lawrence and River Columbia are shared by both _A America and Mexico B America and Canada C America and Cuba D America and Brazil8 Apart from Paris, France, Montreal is regarded as the largest_city in the world, known as “Paris the Second”.A Spanish-speaking B Portuguese-speaking C German-speaking D French-speaking9 _, the third largest city in Canada, is well known as Ice-Free Harbor.A Montreal B Quebec C Toronto D Vancouver10 Canada is the worlds _country in terms of land area.A largest B second largest C third largest D fourth largest三 英国内战（1642-1646）1.On August 22, 1642, the First Civil War began. The kings men were called Cavaliers, and the supporters of Parliament were called Roundheads.1642.8.22，第一次内战爆发，支持国王者被成为“骑士派”，支持议会者被成为“圆颅派”。2.Charles was tried by a High Court of Justice, found guilty of have levied war against his kingdom and the Parliament, condemned to death, and executed on a scaffold outside the Banqueting House at Whitehall on January 30, 1649.查尔斯在一级高级法院受审，犯有对王国和议会发动战争之罪，被判死刑，并于1649.1.30在宴会宫窗外的绞刑架上绞死。1. _is the core of the English Government.A the Sovereign B the House of Lords C the House of Commons D the Cabinet2. Melbourne is located _A in Canada B in New Zealand C in Ireland D in Australia3. _forced Nixon to resign in 1973.A The Watergate Scandal B The Iran-Gate ScandalC The Un-American Activities Committee D The New Right4. The young people in the post-WWI era are referred to as “_”A the Boom Generation B the Lost Generation C the Yuppies D the Cowboys5. _was greatly influenced by Chinese and Japanese poetry.A Ezra Pound B Walt Whitman C Robert Frost D Edgar Allan Poe6. Which of the following novels was NOT written by Charles Dickens?A David Copperfield B The Pickwick Papers C Oliver Twist D Women in Love7. A myth is a _ tale originally with religious significance that explains the actions of gods or heroes, the causes of natural phenomena or both.A non-fictional B fictional C gothic D poetic8. The force of a/an _ act is identical with the speakers intention.A illocutionary B locutionary C perlocutionary D prelocutionary9.Saussure distinguishes the linguistic competence of the speaker as _A parole B language C system D langue10. The noun “tear” and the verb “tear” are _A homophones B homographs C complete homonyms D allophones练习题四：1 Which poem is not written by Freneau?A The British Prison Ship B The Wild Honey SuckleC The Indian Burying Ground D The Flood of Years2 Thomas Jeffersons attitude ,that is , a firm belief in progress, and the pursuit of happiness, is typical of the period we now call _.A Age of Evolution B Age of Reason C Age of Romanticism D Age of Regionalism3 Which of the following is NOT one part of the Leather Stocking Tales by Cooper?A The Spy B The Pathfinder C The Pioneers D The Deerslayer4 Which statement about Thoreau is NOT right?A He was a lover of nature. B He was particular kind of romantic.C He was polemicist. D He was a thorough transcendentalist.5 Which of the following has been called “the manifesto of American Transcendentalism” ?A Divinity School Address B Self-reliance C Nature D The American Scholar6 As a philosophical and literary movement, _ flourished in New England from the 1830s to the Civil War.A sentimentalism B transcendentalism C modernism D rationalism7 The period before the American Civil War is generally referred to as _.A the Modern Period B the Realistic Period C the Romantic Period D the Naturalist Period8 All the following are the works by Nathaniel Hawthorne EXCEPT _.A The Marble Faun B Typee C The Scarlet Letter D Mosses from an Old Manse9 Which of the following is not a work of Emily Dicksons?A I Heard a Fly Buzz when I Died. B The RavenC This is My Letter to the World. D I Like to See it Lap the Miles.10 Whitmans poems are characterized by all the following features EXCEPT _.A the strict poetic form B the free and natural rhythmC the easy flow of feelings D the simple and conversational language练习题五：1 How many members are there in the House of Commons?A 650 B 524 C 72 D 6512 Which of the following people didnt use to be the British Prime Minister?A Margaret Thatcher B Winston Churchill C Horatio Nelson D John Major3 By tradition, the leader of the majority party is appointed _ by the Sovereign in the United Kingdom.A Prime Minister B Member of Parliament C Lord of appeal D Speaker of the House4 The Tories were the forerunners of _, which still bears this nickname today.A the Labour Party B the Conservative Party C the Liberal Party D the Social Democratic Party5 In the United Kingdom, the party which wins the _ number of seats in the House of Commons becomes the official Opposition.A largest B second largest C third largest D fourth largest6 The term “British disease” is now often used to characterize Britains _ decline.A political B educational C military D economic7 The 1980s was remembered as the decade of _.A globalization B nationalization C privatization D competition8 Today, in Britain, _ is called a “sick” industry.A coal mining B iron and steel C textiles D shipbuilding9 The first steam engine was devised by Thomas Newcomer at the end of the 17th century, and the Scottish inventor _ modified and improved the design in 1765.AAbraham Darby B James Watt C John Kay D Richard Arkwrightthe10 _ created the industrial working class, the proletariat, and it later led to trade unionism.A The Chartist Movement B The Industrial RevolutionC The French Revolution D The Glorious Revolution练习题六：1 As a philosophical and literary moment, _ flourished in New England from the 1830s to the Civil War.A modernism B rationalism C sentimentalism D transcendentalism2 Poes first collection of stories is _.A Tales of Traveler B Leather Stocking TalesC Canterbury Tales D Tales of the Goteque and Arabesque3 Which book is not written by Emerson?A The American Scholar B Self-Reliance C Nature D Civil Disobedience4 The finest example of Hawthorns symbolism is the recreation of Puritan Boston in _.A The Scarlet Letter B Young Goodman Brown C The Marble Fawn D The Ambitious Guest5 The chief spokesman of New England Transcendentalism is _.A Nathaniel Hawthorn B Ralph Waldo Emerson C Henry David Thoreau D Washington Irving6 Transcendentalists recognized _ as the “highest power of the soul”.A intuition B logic C data of senses D thinking7 Which is regarded as the “Declaration of Intellectual Independence”?A The American Scholar B English Traits C The Conduct of Life D Representative Men8 American literature produced only one female poet during the nineteenth century. This was _.A Anne Bradstreet B Jane Austin C Emily Dickinson D Harriet Beecher9 Captain, My Captain is written for _.A Lincoln B Whitman C Washington D Hemingway10 _ is not written by Washington Irving.A The Sketch Book B Rip Van Winkle C The Legend of Sleep Hollow D The Autobiography练习题七：1.Gold Rush was vividly depicted in _ novels.A Hemingways B Mark Twains C Henry James D Faulkners2.The period of Old English literatue refers to _A 449-1066 B 14thcentury - mid 17th centuryC 14th century- mid 18th century D 16th century- mid 18th century3.The great transcendental work by Henry David Thoreau is _A Nature B Walden C Experience D Essays4._has been entitled the Father of American Poetry.A Philip Freneau B Ralph Waldo Emerson C William Cullen Bryant D Walt Whitman5. The emotional effect and social significance made _ the first well-known sociological novel in American Literature.A The Sun Also Rises B Uncle Toms CabinC The Old Man and The Sea D Sister Carrie6. Stephen Crane is famous for _A An American Tragedy B The AmbassadorsC Main Street D The Red Badge of Courage7.Which of the following is NOT true for Benjamin Franklin?A He was a famous writer B He was a member to draft the Declaration of IndependenceC He was a great scientist D He was once elected American President8. Whitmans poems are characterized by all the following features EXCEPT_A a strict poetic form B a simple and conversational language C a free and natural rhythmic pattern D an easy flow of feelings9.American fiction in the 1960s is retered to as _A imagism B black humor C new fiction D the Beat Generation10.William Faukener is the author of _A Far From the Madding Crowd B Sound and Fury C For Whom the Bell Tolls D Scarlet Letter练习题八：1.The national epic of the Anglo-Saxons is _.A Robin Hood B Sir Gawain and the Green Knight C The Canterbury Tales D Beowulf2. _was the most outstanding single romance on the Arthurian legend written in alliterative verse.A The Canterbury Tales B Piers the Plowman C Sir Gawain and the Green Knight D Beowulf3. _was the most famous for The Canterbury Tales.A Geoffrey Chaucer B John Milton C William Shakespeare D Francis Bacon4. Most of the ballads of the 5th century focused on the legend about _ as a heroic figure.A Green Nights B Gawain C Robin Hood D Hamlet5.In the 16th century, Thomas Mores work _became immediately popular after its publication.A Paradise Lost B A Pleasant Satire of the Three Estates C Of Beauty D Utopia6. _was Edmund Spencers masterpiece which has been regarded as one of the great poems in the English language.A Amoretti B The Shepherds Calendar C The Faerie Queen D Four Hymns7. _ is from Shakespeares sonnet No.18.A “Let me not to the marriage of true minds” B “To be or not to be: that is the question”C “Shall I compare thee to a summers day” D “No longer mourn for me when I am dead”8. The vivid portrayal of _ by Shakespeare in Henry IV has earn for him an enviable place in the history of English literature.A Julius Caesar B Falstaff C Hamlet D King Henry9.The four great tragedies written by Shakespeare are Hamlet, Macbeth, Othello and _.A. Antony and Cleopatra B. Julius Caesar C Twelfth Night D King Lear10. Which of the following does not belong to Shakespeares romantic love comedies?A Twelfth Night B The Tempest C As You Like It D The Merchant of Venice练习题九：1.The national epic of the Anglo-Saxons is _.A Robin Hood B Sir Gawain and the Green Knight C The Canterbury Tales D Beowulf2. _was the most outstanding single romance on the Arthurian legend written in alliterative verse.A The Canterbury Tales B Piers the Plowman C Sir Gawain and the Green Knight D Beowulf3. _was the most famous for The Canterbury Tales.A Geoffrey Chaucer B John Milton C William Shakespeare D Francis Bacon4. Most of the ballads of the 5th century focused on the legend about _ as a heroic figure.A Green Nights B Gawain C Robin Hood D Hamlet5.In the 16th century, Thomas Mores work _became immediately popular after its publication.A Paradise Lost B A Pleasant Satire of the Three Estates C Of Beauty D Utopia6. _was Edmund Spencers masterpiece which has been regarded as one of the great poems in the English language.A Amoretti B The Shepherds Calendar C The Faerie Queen D Four Hymns7. _ is from Shakespeares sonnet No.18.A “Let me not to the marriage of true minds” B “To be or not to be: that is the question”C “Shall I compare thee to a summers day” D “No longer mourn for me when I am dead”8. The vivid portrayal of _ by Shakespeare in Henry IV has earn for him an enviable place in the history of English literature.A Julius Caesar B Falstaff C Hamlet D King Henry9.The four great tragedies written by Shakespeare are Hamlet, Macbeth, Othello and _.A. Antony and Cleopatra B. Julius Caesar C Twelfth Night D King Lear10. Which of the following does not belong to Shakespeares romantic love comedies?A Twelfth Night B The Tempest C As You Like It D The Merchant of Venice美国人口构成十1. The population of the United States is a bit more than 272 million, about 13% of which are Black, 12 % are Hispanic(讲西班牙语的人)，4% are Asian and the rest are White Americans.2. It is the third most populous country in the world after China and India. 3. The most populous states are California, Texas, New York, Florida and Illinois.4. More than 80% of Americans live in urban areas.巩固：按照人口数量排列，美国在世界排在第几位；按照面积排，美国又是排第几位呢？1. Christmas is usually connected to _A the reunion of a large family B the eating of Easter eggsC the resurrection of Christ D the forgiving of others sins2. The largest of the ethnic minorities in America is _A the blacks B the Mexico-Americans C the Spanish-Americans D the Chinese3. The British establish _colonies along the east coast of North American between 16.7 and 1733.A 11 B 12 C 13 D 144. The largest university in Canada is _A Laval University B The University of Toronto C McGill University D Simon Fraser University5. Robinson Crusoe is written by _A Henry Fielding B Daniel Defoe C Samuel Richardson D Jonathan Swift6. _is written by Walt Whitman.A Representative Men B English Traits C Nature D Leaves of Grass7. _is not a novelist.A Henry James B Emily Dickinson C William Dean Howells D Mark Twain8. _is not one of the core branches of linguistics.A Phonology B Psycho-linguistics C Syntax D Semantics9. _ is the common factor of the three sounds:p, t, kA voiceless B spread C voiced D nasal10. English consonants can be classified into stops, fricatives, nasals, etc, in terms of _A manner of articulationB openness of mouthC place of articulationD voicing练习十一1. St. Lawrence and River Columbia are shared by both _A America and Mexico B America and Canada C America and Cuba D America and Brazil2. European settlement of Australia began in the late part of _ when a British penal colony was established on the east coast of the continent.A the 16th century B the 17th century C the 18th century D the 19th century3. Which sport is supposed to be Americas national sport and used to be call “Americans favorable pastime”?A baseball B basketball C rugby D cricket4. The largest city in New Zealand is _A Auckland B Wellington C Christchurch D Dunedin5. After Adam Bede,_wrote The Mill on the Floss and Silas Marner in which moral problems are discussed and psychological analysis of characters are emphasized.A George Eliot B Jane Austin C George Dickens D Charlotte Bronte6.Al