专八模拟人文测试.doc

英语专业八级模拟人文知识测试(一)_1_The Untied Kingdom is also known by its official name A the United Kingdom of Great Britain and England B the United Kingdom of Great Britain C the United Kingdom of British IslesD the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland_2_The National Health Service in Britain offers a full package of medical service to _A the unemployed B every resident C citizens under the age of 16 D residents aged over 60_3_was known for his famous speech “I have a dream”A John F. Kennedy B Martin Luther King. JrC Abraham Lincoln D Thomas Jefferson _4_The year the colonization of Australia started is A 1768 B 1778 C1788 D1798_5_is NOT looked upon as one of the features of Renaissance.A Praise of mans endeavor to have his soul deliveredB Exaltation of mans search for happiness in lifeC Endurance of mans foiblesD Cultivation of the genuine flavor of ancient culture _6_ is regarded as the most meaningful intellectual movement of the Renaissance.A The Italian revival B The Reformation C Geographical expansion D Humanism_7_Miltons Paradise Lost was based on_A Roman myth B the Bible C Greek myth D Shakespeares plays_8_The study of the way in which sound symbols are arranged to form words is _A psycholinguistics B historical literature C morphology D semantics_9_Which of the following is a CORRECT definition of a phone?A it is a phonological unit B It is a speech sound C it is an abstract sound feature D it is an actual realization of a phoneme_10_refers to a marginal language of few lexical items and simple grammatics rules, used as a medium of communication.A Creole B Lingua franca C DialectD Pidgin 答案:1-5DBBCA6-10 DCCBD 失乐园写于 1667 年，是弥尔顿最杰出的诗篇，全诗长约一万行，分 十二卷，故事取自圣约旧约。诗人弥尔顿（Milton）经常在其诗歌中引用希腊罗马神话，如失乐园（尽管失乐园取材于圣经，但其中引用了大量神话典故）。 叙述人类始祖夏娃和亚当因受撒旦引诱，偷吃知识树上的禁果，违背了上帝旨令，被逐出乐园。诗人写这首诗的目的在于说明人类不幸的根源。他认为人类由于理性不强，意志薄弱，经不起外界的影响和引诱，因而感情冲动，走错道路，丧失了乐园；夏娃的堕落是由于盲目求知，妄想成神；亚当的堕落是由于溺爱妻子，感情用事；撒旦的堕落是由于野心勃勃，骄傲自满。诗人通过他们的遭遇，暗示英国资产阶级革命也由于道德堕落，骄奢淫逸而惨遭失败。英语专业八级模拟人文知识测试(二)_1_ In Britain, _ has the ultimate authority of legislation.A the Queen B the House of Commons C the House of Lords D the Prime Minister_2_ The three largest cities in Canada do NOT include.A Toronto B Quebec C Ottawa D Vancouver_3_ Aboriginal culture in Australia is said to be more than _ years old.A 20,000 B 30,000 C 40,000 D 50,000_4_ It is known that Irish landscape in featured by _.A bogs B mountains C grassland D rivers_5_ The following plays are comedies by Shakespeare EXCEPT _.A A Midsummer Nights Dream B As You Like It C The Merchant of Venice D Romeo and Juliet_6_ “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 Foundling C David Copperfield D Gullivers Travels_7_ _ was considered to be the greatest dramatist in the 18th century.A Henry FieldingB Laurence Sterne C Oliver Goldsmith D Richard B. Sheridan_8_ The branch of linguistics that studies how context influences the way speakers interpret sentences is called _.A pragmatics B semantics C sociolinguistics D psycholinguistics_9_ Which of the following words can connect two clauses in a coordinate sentence?A Through B When C But D If_10_ Which of the following is NOT considered part of semantic change?A Semantic broadeningB Compounding C Semantic narrowing D Semantic shift答案:1. 选B。在英国，下院拥有最高立法权。本题属于发展现状类问题。2. 选C。加拿大三大城市不包括渥太华。本题属于发展现状类问题。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，其他所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。英语专业八级模拟人文知识测试(三)_1_ _ is the capital of Scotland.A Dublin B Edinburgh C Cardiff D New Castle_2_ In history, Romans occupied Britain for about _ years.A 700 B 600 C 500 D 400_3_ You can find the Grand Canyon in the State of _.A Arizona B California C New MexicoD Chicago_4_ Around _ of New Zealanders are found in North Island.A 3/4 B 1/2 C 3/5 D 2/5_5_ In his novel Robinson Crusoe. Defoe portrayed successfully an image of an enterprising Englishman, typical of the English bourgeoisie in the _ century.A 16th B 17th C 18th D 19th _6_ In his works, Defoe praised the industrious, sturdy _ and showed his sympathy for the downtrodden, unfortunate poor.A working people B aristocrats C middle-class people D capitalist upstarts_7_ To some extent, the Romantic Movement revealed a _ attitude toward the social and political conditions then.A positive B negative C neutral D prejudiced_8_ In semantic studies, _ refers to the inherent meaning of the linguistic form.A senseB synonym C homonym D reference_9_ A linguistic situation in which two standard languages are used either by an individual or by a group of speakers is called _.A situational dialect B slang C linguistic taboo D bilingualism_10_ Syntactic change includes all the following EXCEPT _.A rule loss B affix loss C rule addition D rule change答案:1. 选B。爱丁堡市是苏格兰首都。本题属于历史类问题。2. 选D。历史上，罗马人曾占领英国约有400年之久。本题属于历史类问题。3. 选A。你可在美国的亚利桑那州找到大峡谷风景区。本题属于地理类问题。4. 选A。约有四分之三的新西兰人在北岛居住。本题属于地理类问题。5. 选C。通过其小说鲁宾逊漂流记，笛福成功地描绘了一个富有进取精神的、18世纪英国资产阶级的典型形象。本题属于英国文学类问题。6. 选C。通过自己的作品，笛福讴歌了勤劳、坚定的中产阶级，并对饱受蹂躏、命运被产的穷人表示了同情。本题属于英国文学类问题。7. 选B。在某种程度上，浪漫主义运动揭示了对当时社会、政治状况的否定态度。本题属于英国文学背景类问题。8. 选A。这道题考查语义学中意义的概念。9. 选D。这套题考查考生对双语现象的理解。10.选B。这道题考查句法变化的涵盖面。英语专业八级模拟人文知识测试(四)_1_ The leading _ state in the United States is Wisconsin.A wheat B rice C dairy D maize_2_ The city of _, which was formerly known as Port Jackson, is the place of the earliest colonial settlement in Australia.A Melbourne B Sydney C Perth D Darwin_3_ According to statistics, _ employer in Australia is the manufacturing industry.A the fourth largest B the third largest C the second largest D the largest_4_ The most important economic activity in Canada is _.A mining B fishing C farming D manufacturing_5_ Wordsworths poetry, divided by the subjects, falls into two major groups: one about _ and the other about _.A nature, human life B society, human natureC human life, social system D universe, human spirit _6_ 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 understanding B intricate character and short temperC simple character and good education D intricate character and outstanding talent_7_ As a romantic poet, William Wordsworth advocated the following EXCEPT _.A the expression of the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings B the use of colloquialism spoken by the masses C elegant wordings and inflated figures of speech D the humble and rustic life as subject matter_8_ The study of language acquisition is gen