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1、05-13年专八考试人文知识2005年31. is the capital of Canada. A) Vancouver B) Ottawa C) Montreal D) York 32. U.S. presidents normally serve a(n) term.A) two-year B) four-year C) six-year D) eight-year 33. Which of the following cities is NOT located in the Northeast, U.S.? A) Huston. B) Boston. C) Baltimore. D)

2、Philadelphia. 34. is the state church in England. A) The Roman Catholic Church B) The Baptist ChurchC) The Protestant Church D) The Church of England 35. The novel Emma is written by . A) Mary Shelley. B) Charlotte Bronte. C) Elizabeth C. Gaskell. D) Jane Austen. 36. Which of the following is NOT a

3、romantic poet? A) William Wordsworth. B) George Elliot. C) George G. Byron. D) Percy B. Shelley. 37. William Sidney Porter, known as O. Henry, is most famous for .A) his poems. B) his plays. C) his short stories. D) his novels. 38. Syntax is the study of . A) language functions. B) sentence structur

4、es. C) textual organization. D) word formation. 39. Which of ale following is NOT a distinctive feature of human language?A) Arbitrariness. B) productivity. C) Cultural transmission. D) Finiteness. 40. The speech act theory was first put forward by . A) John Searle. B) John Austin. C) Noam Chomsky.

5、D) M.A,K. Halliday.2006年31. The Presidents during the American Civil War was .A. Andrew Jackson B. Abraham LincolnC. Thomas JeffersonD. George Washington32. The capital of New Zealand is .A. Christchurch B. Auckland C. Wellington D. Hamilton33.Who were the natives of Australia before the arrival of

6、the British settlers？A. The Aborigines B. The Maori C. The Indians D. The Eskimos34.The Prime Minister in Britain is head of .A. the Shadow Cabinet B. the Parliament C. the Opposition D. the Cabinet35.Which of the following writers is a poet of the 20th century？A.T. S. Eliot B. D.H. Lawrence C. Theo

7、dore Dreiser D. James Joyce36. The novel For Whom the Bell Tolls is written by .A. Scott Fitzgerald B. William FaulknerC. Eugene ONeil D. Ernest Hemingway37._ is defined as an expression of human emotion which is condensed into fourteen linesA. Free verse B. Sonnet C. Ode D. Epigram38. What essentia

8、lly distinguishes semantics and pragmatics is the notion of .A. reference B. meaning C. antonymy D. context39.The words “kid，child，offspring” are examples of .A. dialectal synonyms B. stylistic synonymsC. emotive synonyms D. collocational synonyms40. The distinction between parole and langue was mad

9、e by .A. Halliday B. Chomsky C. Bloomfield D. Saussure2007年31. The majority of the current population in the UK are decedents of all the following tribes respectively EXCEPT_.A. the Anglos B. the CeltsC. the Jutes D. the Saxons 32. The Head of State of Canada is represented by .A. the Monarch B. the

10、 PresidentC. the Prime Minister D. the Governor-general 33. The Declaration of Independence was written by_.A. Thomas Jefferson B. George WashingtonC. Alexander Hamilton D. James Madison34. The original inhabitants of Australia were_.A. the Red Indians B. the EskimosC. the Aborigines D. the Maoris35

11、. Which of the following novels was written by Emily Bronte?A. Oliver Twist B. MiddlemarchC. Jane Eyre D. Wuthering Heights 36. William Butler Yeats was a(n) _ poet and playwright.A. American B. Canadian C. Irish D. Australian37. Death of a Salesman was written by_.A. Arthur Miller B. Ernest Hemingw

12、ayC. Ralph Ellison D. James Baldwin38. _ refers to the study of the internal structure of words and the rules of word formation.A. Phonology B. Morphology C. Semantics D. Sociolinguistics39. The distinctive features of a speech variety may be all the following EXCEPT_.A. lexical B. syntactic C. phon

13、ological D. psycholinguistic 40. The word tail once referred to “the tail of a horse”, but now it is used to mean “the tail of any animal.” This is an example of_.A. widening of meaning B. narrowing of meaning C. meaning shift D. loss of meaning2008年31. The largest city in Canada is_.A. Vancouver. B

14、. Montreal. C. Toronto D. Ottawa.32. According to the United States Constitution, the legislative power is invested in .A. the Federal Government. B. the Supreme Court.C. the Cabinet. D. the Congress.33. Which of the following is the oldest sport in the United States?A. Baseball. B. Tennis. C. Baske

15、tball. D. American football.34. The head of the executive branch in New Zealand is_.A. the President. B. the Governor-General.C. the British monarch D. the Prime Minister.35. The Canterbury Tales, a collection of stories told by a group of pilgrims on their way to Canterbury, is an important poetic

16、work by .A. William Langland. B. Geoffrey Chaucer.C. William Shakespeare. D. Alfred Tennyson.36. Who wrote The American? A. Herman Melville. B. Nathaniel Hawthorne. C. Henry James. D. Theodore Dreiser.37. All of the following are well-known female writers in 20th -century Britain EXCEPT_.A. George E

17、liot. B. Iris Jean Murdoch.C. Doris Lessing. D. Muriel Spark.38. Which of the following is NOT a design feature of human language?A. Arbitrariness. B. Displacement.C. Duality. D. Diachronicity.39. What type of sentence is “Mark likes fiction, but Tim is interested in poetry.”?A. A simple sentence. B

18、. A coordinate sentence.C. A complex sentence. D. None of the above.40. The phenomenon that words having different meanings have the same form is called .A. hyponymy. B. synonymy. C. polysemy. D. homonymy.2009年31. The Head of State of New Zealand is_.A. the governor-general. B. the Prime Minister.C.

19、 the high commissioner. D. the monarch of the United Kingdom.32. The capital of Scotland is_A. Glasgow. B. Edinburgh.C. Manchester. D. London.33. Who wrote the Declaration of Independence and later became the U.S. President?A. Thomas Jefferson. B. George Washington.C. Thomas Paine. D. John Adams.34.

20、 Which of the following cities is located on the eastern coast of Australia?A. Perth. B. Adelaide. C. Sydney. D. Melbourne.35. Ode to the West Wind was written by_A. William Blake. B. William Wordsworth.C. Samuel Taylor Coleridge. D. Percy B. Shelley.36. Who among the following is a poet of free ver

21、se?A. Ralph Waldo Emerson. B. Walt Whitman.C. Herman Melville D. Theodore Dreiser.37. The novel Sons and Lovers was written by_A. Thomas Hardy. B. John Galsworthy.C. D.H. Lawrence. D. James Joyce.38. The study of the mental processes of language comprehension and production is_A. corpus linguistics.

22、 B. sociolinguistics.C. theoretical linguistics. D. psycholinguistics.39. A special language variety that mixes languages and is used by speakers of different languages for purposes of trading is called_A. dialect. B. idiolect. C. pidgin. D. register.40. When a speaker expresses his intention of spe

23、aking, such as asking someone to open the window, he is performing_A. an illocutionary act. B. a perlocutionary act.C. a locutionary act. D. none of the above.2010年31. Which of the following statements in INCORRECT?A. The British constitution includes the Magna Carta of 1215.B. The British constitut

24、ion includes Parliamentary acts.C. The British constitution includes decisions made by courts of law.D. The British constitution includes one single written constitution.32. The first city ever founded in Canada is .A. Quebec.B. Vancouver.C. Toronto.D. Montreal.33. When did the Australian Federation

25、 officially come into being?A. 1770.B. 1788.C. 1900.D. 1901.34. The Emancipation Proclamation to end the slavery plantation system in the South of the U.S. was issued by .A. Abraham Lincoln.B. Thomas Paine.C. George Washington.D. Thomas Jefferson.35. _ is best known for the technique of dramatic mon

26、ologue in his poems.A. Will BlakeB. W.B. YeatsC. Robert BrowningD. William Wordsworth36. The Financier is written by .A. Mark Twain.B. Henry James.C. William Faulkner.D. Theodore Dreiser.37. In literature a story in verse or prose with a double meaning is defined as .A. allegory.B. sonnet.C. blank v

27、erse.D. rhyme.38. _ refers to the learning and development of a language.A. Language acquisitionB. Language comprehensionC. Language productionD. Language instruction39. The word “Motel” comes from “motor + hotel”. This is an example of _ in morphology.A. backformationB. conversionC. blendingD. acro

28、nym40. Language is t tool of communication. The symbol “Highway Closed” on a highway serves .A. an expressive function.B. an informative function.C. a performative function.D. a persuasive function.2011年31. The northernmost part of Great Britain is _.A. Northern Ireland B. Scotland C. England D. Wal

29、es32. It is generally agreed that _ were the first Europeans to reach the Australian shores.A. the French B. the German C. the British D. the Dutch 33. Which country is known as the Land of Maple Leaf? A. Canada B. New Zealand C. Great Britain D. The United States 34. Who wrote the famous pamphlet,

30、The Common Sense, before the American Revolution? A. Thomas Jefferson B. Thomas Paine C. John Adams D. Benjamin Franklin35. Virginia was an important female _ in the 20th century England. A. poet B. biographer C. playwright D. novelist 36. _ refers to a long narrative poem that records the adventure

31、s of a hero in a nations history.A. Ballad B. Romance C. Epic D. Elegy 37. Which of the following best explores American myth in the 20th century?A. The Great Gatsby B. The Sun Also Rises C. The Sound and the Fury D. Beyond the Horizon 38._ is defined as the study of the relationship between languag

32、e and mind.A. Semantics B. pragmatics C. cognitive linguistics D. sociolinguistics 39. A vowel is different from a consonant in English because of _.A. absence of obstruction B. presence of obstruction C. manner of articulation D. place of articulation 40. The definition “the act of using, or promot

33、ing the use of, several languages, either by an individual speaker or by a community of speakers” refer to_.A. Pidgin B. Creole C. Multilingualism D. Bilingualism2012年31. The Maori people are natives of .A. Australia. B. Canada. C. Ireland. D. New Zealand. 32. The British monarch is the Head of .A.

34、Parliament. B. State. C. Government. D. Cabinet. 33. Americans celebrate Independence Day on .A. July 4th. B. October 11th. C. May 31st. D. September 6th. 34. Canada is bounded on the north by .A. the Pacific Ocean. B. the Atlantic Ocean. C. the Arctic Ocean. D. the Great Lakes. 35. Who is the autho

35、r of The Waste Land? A. George Bernard Shaw. B. W.B. Yeats. C. Dylan Thomas. D. T.S. Eliot. 36. Which of the following novelists wrote The Sound and the Fury? A. William Faulkner. B. Ernest Hemingway. C. Scott Fitzgerald. D. John Steinbeck. 37. “The lettuce was lonely without tomatoes and cucumbers

36、for company” is an example of .A. exaggeration. B. understatement. C. personification. D. synecdoche. 38. In English if a word begins with a l or a r, then the next sound must be a vowel. This is a (n) .A. assimilation rule. B. sequential rule. C. deletion rule. D. grammar rule. 39. Which of the following is an example of clipping? A.APEC. B. Motel. C. Xerox. D. Disco. 40. The type of language which is selected as appropriate to a particular type of” situation is called .A. register. B. dialect. C. slang. D. Variety2013年31