英语专业八级人文知识试题及答案

1、-作者xxxx-日期xxxx英语专业八级人文知识试题及答案【精品文档】2014年英语专业八级人文知识试题及答案1. The study of _ is Syntax.A textual organizationB sentence structuresC word formation D language functions2. Which of the following is NOT a distinctive feature of human language?A arbitrarinessB productivityC cultural transmissionD finit

2、eness3. The speech act theory was first put forward by_.A John Scarl B Johan AustinC Noarn ChomskyD M.A.K Halliday4. The capital city of Canada is _.A Montreal B OttawaC Vancouver D York5. U.S. presidents normally serve a (an) _ term.A eight-year B four-yearC six-year D two

3、year6. Which of the following cities is NOT located in the Northeast, U.S.A HustonB BaltimoreC PhiladelphiaD Boston7. The state church in England is _.A The BaptistB The Roman CatholicC The Protestant ChurchD The Church of England 8. The novel Emma is written by_.A Jane AustenB ElizabethC Gaskell Ch

4、arlotte BronteD Mary Shelley9. Which of the following is not a Romantic Poet?A William WordsworthB Percy B. ShelleyC George G. Byron D George Eliot10. William Sidney Porter, known as , is most famous for _.A his poemB his playsC His novelsD his short storiesKEYS: 1-5 BDBBB 6-10 ADADD2013年英

5、语专业八级人文知识试题及答案PART III    GEBERAL KNOWLEDGE (10 MIN)   There are ten multiple-choice questions in this section. Mark the best answer to each question on ANSWER 

6、SHEET TWO.   31 The full official name of Australia is    A. The Republic of Australia.    B. The Union of Australia.    C. The Federat

7、ion of Australia.    D. The Commonwealth of Australia. 32. Canada is well known for all the following EXCEPT    A. its mineral resources.    B.&#

8、160;its heavy industries.    C. its forest resources.    D. its fertile and arable land. 33. In the United States community college offer    A. t

9、wo-year programmes.    B. four-year programmes.    C. postgraduate studies.    D. B.A. or B.S. degrees. 34. In _, referenda in Scotland and Wales set&

10、#160;up a Scottish parliament and a Wales assembly.     A. 2000    B. 1946    C. 1990    D. 1997 35. Which of the following clusters

11、60;of words is an example of alliteration?    A. A weak seat.    B. Knock and kick.    C. Safe and sound.    D. Coal and boat.

12、0;36. Who wrote Mrs. Warrens profession?    A. George Bernard Shaw.    B. William Butler Yeats.     C. John Galsworthy.    D. T.S. Eliot. 37

13、. Sister Carrie by Theodore Dreiser is a(n)    A. autobiography.    B. short story.    C. poem.    D. novel. 38. Which of the following

14、 italicized parts is an inflectional morpheme?    A. Unlock.    B. Government.    C. Goes.    D. Off-stage. 39. _is a language phenomenon in

15、 which words sound like what they refer to.    A. Collocation    B. Onomatopoeia    C. Denotation    D. Assimilation 40. The sentence “Close

16、 your book and listen to me carefully!” performs a(n) _function.    A. interrogative    B. informative    C. performative    D. directivekeys:31-35 DB

17、ADC 36-40 ADCBD2012年英语专业八级真题(word版)人文知识部分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. Parliament. B. State. C. Government. D. Cabinet. 33. Americans celebrate Independence Day on  A. July

18、 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 author of The Waste Lana?  A. George Bernard Shaw. B. W.B. Yeats.  C. Dylan

19、 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 for company" is an example of 

20、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. rule. D. grammar rule. 39. Which of the following is an example o

21、f clipping?  A.APEC. . . . 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. variety.Keys:31-35 DBACD 36-40 ACBDA2011专八人文知识真题参考答案 31. The northernmost part of 

22、;Great Britain is _. A. Northern Ireland B. Wales C. England D. Scotland 32. It is generally agreed that _ were the first Europeans to reach Australia's shores.&

23、#160;A. the French B. the Germans C. the British D. the Dutch 33. Which country is known as the Land of Maple Leaf? A. Canada.  B. New Zealand. C. Gre

24、at Britain. D. The United States of America. 34. Who wrote the famous pamphlet, The Common Sense, before the American Revolution? A. Thomas Jefferson. B. Thomas Paine.

25、60;C. John Adams. D. Benjamin Franklin. 35. Virginia Woolf was an important female _ in the 20th-century England. A. poet B. biographer C. playwright D. novelist 36. 

26、;_ refers to a long narrative poem that records the adventures of a hero in a nation's history. A. Ballad    B. Romance  C. Epic   D. Elegy&#

27、160;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.

28、 Beyond the Horizon. 38. _ is defined as the study of the relationship between language and mind. A. Semantics B. Pragmatics  C. Cognitive linguistics D. Sociolingui

29、stics 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. plac

30、e of articulation 40. The definition "the act of using or promoting the use of several languages, either by an individual speaker or by a community of speakers&

31、quot; refers to _. A. Pidgin B. Creole C. Multilingualism D. BilingualismKeys:31-35 BDABD 36-40 CACAC2010年英语专八人文知识真题答案 31. Which of the following is INCORRECT A. The British Constitution

32、0;includes the Magna Carta of 1215 6B. The British Constitution includes Parliamentary acts C. The British Constitution includes decisions made by courts of law  D：The British

33、 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 

34、the Australian Federation officially come into being? A. 1770 B. 1788C. 1900D. 1901 34. The Emancipation Proclamation to end the plantation slavery in the south of US

35、0;was issued by A. Abraham Lincoln B. Thomas Paine C. George Washington D. Thomas Jefferson  35Who was best known for the technique of dramatic monologue in his 

36、;poems? A. Will Blake B. W.B.Yeats C. Robert Browning D. William Wordsworth   36. The Financier was written by A. Mark Twain B. Henry James C.  William Fau

37、lkner     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 verse

38、0;D. rhyme   38._ refers to the learning and development of a language A. language acquisition B. language comprehension C. language production D. language introduction 3

39、9. The word “motel” comes from “motor  hotel”. This is an example of “” in morphology. A. backformation B. conversion C. blending D. acronym  40Language is tool

40、 of communication, the symbol “highway closed” serves A. an express function B. an informative function C. a performative function D. a persuasive functionKeys:31-35 DADAC 36-40 DAACB20

41、09年英语专业八级人文知识真题及答案31. The Head of State of New Zealand is _.A. the governor-general B. the Prime MinisterC. the high commissionerD. the monarch of United Kingdom32. The capital of Scotland is _.A. Glasgow B. EdinburghC. Manchester D. London33. Who write the Declaration of Independence and later beca

42、me the U.S. President ?A. Thomas Jefferson B. George WashingtonC. Thomas Paine D. John Adams34. Which is the following cities is located on the eastern coast of Australia ?A. Perth B. AdelaideC. Sydney D. Melbourne35. Ode to the West Wind was written by _.A. Willian Blake B. Willian WordsworthC. Sam

43、uel Taylor ColeridegeD. Percy Bysshe Shelley36. Who among the following is a poet of free verse ?A. Ralph Waldo Emerson B. Walt WhitmanC. Herman Melville D. Theodore Dreiser37. The novel Sons and Lovers was written by _.A. Thomas Hardy B. John GalworhtyC. D.H. Lawrence D. James Joyce38. The sstudy o

44、f mental processes of language comprehension and production is _.A. corpus linguistics B. socialinguisticsC. theoretical linguistics D. psycholinguistics39. A special language variety that mixes languages and is used by speakers of different languages for purposes of trading is called _.A. dialect B

45、. idiolect C. pidgin D. register40. When a speake expresses his intension of speaking, such as asking someone to open the window, he is performing _.A. an illocutionary act B. a perlocutionary actC. a locutionary act D. none of the aboveKey: 31-35 DBACD 36-40 BCDCA2008年英语专业八级人文知识真题及答案31. The largest

46、 city in Canada is_.A. Vancouver. B. 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 State

47、s?A. Baseball. B. Tennis.C. Basketball. 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 Ca

48、nterbury, is an important poetic 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 -cent

49、ury Britain EXCEPT_.A. George Eliot. 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 p

50、oetry.”?A. A simple sentence. B. 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.Key：31-35 BCADB 36-40 CDACD2007年英语专业八级人文知识试题及答案31. The majority o

51、f the current population in the UK are descendants of all the following tribes respectively EXCEPT_.A. the AnglosB. the CeltsC. the JutesD. the Saxons32. The Head of State of Canada is represented by_.A. the MonarchB. the PresidentC. the Prime MinisterD. the Governor-general33. The Declaration of In

52、dependence was written by_.A. Thomas JeffersonB. George WashingtonC. Alexander HamiltonD. James Madison34. The original inhabitants of Australia were_.A. the Red IndiansB. the EskimosC. the AboriginesD. the Maoris35. Which of the following novels was written by Emily Bronte?A. Oliver TwistB. Middlem

53、archC. Jane EyreD. Wuthering Heights36. William Butler Yeats was a(n) _ poet and playwright.A. AmericanB. CanadianC. IrishD. Australian37. Death of a Salesman was written by_. A. Arthur MillerB. Ernest HemingwayC. Ralph EllisonD. James Baldwin38. _ refers to the study of the internal structure of wo

54、rds and the rules of word formation.A. PhonologyB. MorphologyC. SemanticsD. Sociolinguistics39. The distinctive features of a speech variety may be all the following EXCEPT_.A. lexical B. syntacticC. phonologicalD. psycholinguistic40. The word tail once referred to “the tail of a horse”, but no

55、w it is used to mean “the tail of any animal.” This is an example of_.A. widening of meaningB. narrowing of meaningC. meaning shift D. loss of meaningKey: CDACD CABDA2006年英语专业八级人文知识试题及答案31.The Presidents during the American Civil War was_.A. Andrew JacksonB. Abraham LincolnC. Thomas JeffersonD.

56、 George Washington32.The capital of New Zealand is_.A. ChristchurchB. AucklandC. Wellington D. Hamilton33.Who were the natives of Austrilia before the arrival of the British settlers? AboriginesB. The MaoriC. The IndiansD. The Eskimos34.The Prime Minister in Britain is head of_.A . the Shadow CabinetB. the ParliamentC. the Opposition D. the Cabinet35.Which of the following writers is a po