专八2003_2015年人文知识真题与问题详解

1、2003年英语专八人文知识真题31. is not a nationally observed holiday of America.A Christmas B Easter Sun day C Tha nksgivi ng Day D In depe nde nee Day32. The uni versity of Dubli n was not foun ded un til .A the 19th cen tury B the 18th een tury C the 17th een tury D the 16th cen tury33. The in troduced old-age

2、 pensions in New Zeala nd in 1898.A Labor Party B Democratic Party C Liberal Party D Con servative Party34. Irish culture experieneed a golden age from to .A the eighth cen tury, the eleve nth cen tury B the seve nth cen tury, thenin th cen turyC the sixth century, the eighth century D the? fth cent

3、ury, the seventhcen tury35. Which of the follow ing writ ings is not the work by Charles Dicke ns?A A Tale of Two Cities B Hard TimesC Oliver Twist D Sons and Lovers36. is a dramatist who holds the centralposition in American drama themoderni stic period.A Sinclair Lewis B Eugene O'Neill C Arthu

4、r Miller D Tennessee Williams37. is ofte n acclaimed literary spokesma n of the Jazz Age.A Ernest Hemingway B F. Scott Fitzgerald C William Faulkner D Ezra Pou nd38. is a relati on ship in which a word of a certa in class determ ines the form of others in terms of certa in categories.A Con cord B Im

5、mediate con stitue ntC Syn tagmatic relatio ns D Gover nment39. studies the sound systems in a certa in Ian guage.A Pho netics B Pho nology C Sema ntics D Pragmatics40. A linguistic situation in which two standard Ianguages are used eitherby an in dividual or by a group of speakers is called .A situ

6、ati onal dialect B sla ng C li nguistic taboo D bil in gualism2004年英语专八人文知识真题31. The followi ng are products imported by Australia from Ch ina EXCEPT .A food B textiles C steel products D electro nics32. Scots regard as the most importa nt festival in a year.A Near Year's Day B Christmas Day C N

7、ew Year's Eve D Easter33. The republica n moveme nt has bee n gatheri ng mome ntum in Australia since became Prime Mi nister in 1992.A Joh n Howard B Bob Hawke C Malcolm Fraser D Paul Keat ing34. was known for his famous speech "I have a dream".A John F. Kennedy B Martin Luther King, J

8、rC Abraham Li ncoln D Thomas Jeffers on35. Of all the 18th cen tury no velists,was the first to set out, bothin theory and practice, to write specifically a "comic epic in prose", and the first to give the moder n novel its structure and style.A Daniel Defoe B Samuel Joh nsonC Oliver Golds

9、mith D Henry Feilding36. Mark Twain, one of the greatest 19th century American writers, is well known for his .A intern ati onal theme B waste-la nd imageryC local color D symbolism37. Hemingway's writing style, together with his theme and the hero, is greatly and perma nen tly in flue need by h

10、is experie nces .A in his childhood B in the war C in America D in Africa38. English consonants can be classified into stops, fricatives, nasals, etc.in terms of .A manner of articulati on B ope nn ess of mouthC place of articulati on D voici ng39. Which of the follow ingwords can correct two clause

11、s in a coord in atesentence?A Through. B When. C But. D If.40. is the smallest un it of Ian guage in terms of relati on ship betwee n expressi on and content.A Word B Morpheme C Allomorph D Root2005年英语专八人文知识真题31. is the capital of Can ada.A Van couver B Ottawa C Mon treal D York32. U.S. preside nts

12、no rmally serve a (n) term.A two-year B four-year C six-year D eight-year33. Which of the following cities is NOT located in the Northeast, U.S.?A Husto n. B Bost on. CBaltimore. D Philadelphia.34. is the state church in En gla nd.A The Roman Catholic Church B The Baptist ChurchC The Protesta nt Chu

13、rch D The Church of En gla nd35. The no vel Emma is writte n by .A Mary Shelley B Charlotte Bront ?C Elizabeth C. Gaskell D JaneAuste n36. Which of the followi ng is NOT a roma ntic poet?A William Wordsworth. B George Elliot.C George C. Byron. D Percy B. Shelley.37. William Sidney Porter, known as O

14、. Henry, is most famous for .A his poems B his plays C his short stories D his no vels38. Syn tax is the study of .A la nguage functions B sentence structures C textual orga ni zatio n Dword formatio n39. Which of the following is NOT a distinctive feature of human Ianguage?A Arbitrari ness. B Produ

15、ctivity.C Cultural tran smissi on. D Fin ite ness.40. The speech act theory was first put forward by .参考答案：BBADA BCBDB2006年英语专八人文知识真题31. The Preside nt duri ng the America n Civil War was .A An drew Jackso n B Abraham Li ncol n C Thomas Jeffers on D GeorgeWash ington32. The capital of New Zeala nd i

16、s .A Christchurch B Auckla nd C Welli ngto n D Hamilt on33. Who were the n atives of Australia before the arrival of the Britishsettlers?A The Aborigi nes. B The Maori. C The In dia ns. D The Eskimos.34. The Prime Minister in Britain is head of .A the Shadow CabinetB the ParliamentC the OppositionD

17、theCabinet35. Which of the following writers is a poet of the 20th century?A T. S. Eliot. B D.H. Lawrenee. C Theodore Dreiser. D James Joyce.36. The novel For Whom the Bell Tolls is written by .A Scott Fitzgerald B William Faulk ner C Euge ne O'Neill D ErnestHemin gway37. is defined as an expres

18、sion of human emotion which is condensed into fourtee n lin es.A Free verse B Sonn et C Ode D Epigram38. What esse ntially disti nguishes sema ntics and pragmatics is the no ti onof .A reference B meaning C antonymy D con text39. The words "kid, child, offspri ng" are examples of .A dialec

19、tal synonyms B stylistic synonymsC emotive synonyms D collocati onal synonyms40. The disti nction betwee n parole and Ian gue was made by .A Halliday B Chomsky C Bloomfield D Saussure参考答案BCADA DBDBD2007年英语专八人文知识真题31. The majority of the curre nt populatio n in the UK are decede nts of all the follow

20、i ng tribes respectively EXCEPT .A the An glos B the Celts C the Jutes D the Sax ons32. The Head of State of Can ada is represe nted by .A the Mo narch B the Preside nt C the Prime Min ister D the Governorgen eral33. The Declarati on of In depe ndence was writte n by .A Thomas Jeffers on B George Wa

21、sh ingtonC Alexa nder Hamilt on D James Madis on34. The origi nal in habita nts of Australia were .A the Red Indians B the Eskimos C the Aborigines D the Maoris35. Which of the following novels was written by Emily Bront? ?A Oliver Twist. B Middlemarch. C Jane Eyre. D Wutheri ng Heights.36. William

22、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 Hemi ngwayC Ralph Ellis on D James Baldwin38. refers to the study of the internal structure of words and the rules of word formatio n.A Pho no logyB Mo

23、rphologyC Sema nticsD Socioli nguistics39. The dist inctive features of a speech variety may be all the follow ing EXCEPT.A lexicalB syn tacticC phono logical D psycholi nguistic40. The word "tail" once referred to "the tail of a horse", but now itis used to mean "the tail o

24、f any ani mal." This is an example of .A wide ning of meaning B n arrow ing of meaningC meaning shift D loss of meaning参考答案CDACD CABDA2008年英语专八人文知识真题31. The largest city in Can ada is .A. Van couver B. Mon treal C. Toro nto D. Ottawa32. Accord ing to the Un ited States Con stituti on, the legis

25、lative poweris in vested in .A. the Federal Government B. the Supreme CourtC. the Cabinet D. the Conress33. Which of the following is the oldest sport in the United States?A. Baseball. B. Tennis. C. Basketball. D. American football.34. The head of the executive branch in New Zeala nd is .A. the Pres

26、ide nt B. the Gover nor-Gen eralC. the British mon arch D. the Prime Mini ster35. The Caterbury Tales, a collect ion of stories told by a group of pilgrims on their way to Can terbury, is an importa nt poetic work by .A. Willian Langland B. Geoffrey C. William Shakespeare D. Alfred Tennyson36. Who w

27、rote The America n?A. Herman Melville. B. Natha niel Hawthorne. C. He nry James. D. Theodore Dreiser.37. All of the following are well-know female writers in 20th-century Britain EXCEPT .A. George Eliot B. Iris Jea n Murdoch C. Doris Less ing D. Muriel Spark38. Which of the following is NOT a design

28、 feature of human Ianguage?A. Arbitrari ness. B. Displaceme nt. C. Duality. D.Diachro ni city.39. What type of sentence is "Mark likes ficti on, but Tim is in terested in poetry"?A simple senten ce. B. A coord in ate sentence. C. A complex sentence. D. None of the above.40. The phe nomenon

29、 that words havi ng differe nt meanings have the same form is called .A. hyp onymy B. synonymy C. Polysemy D.ho monymy参考答案BCADBBDACD2009年英语专八人文知识真题31. The Head of State of New Zeala nd is .A the gover nor-gen eral B the Prime Min isterC the high commissi oner D the mon arch of the Un ited Kin gdom.3

30、2. The capital of Scotla nd is .A Glasgow B Edi nburgh C Ma nchester D Lon don33. Who wrote the Declarati on of In depe ndence and later became the U.S. Preside nt?A Thomas Jefferso n. B George Washi ngto n. C Thomas Pai ne. D Joh n Adams.34. Which of the followingcities is located on theeasterncoas

31、t ofAustralia?A Perth. B Adelaide. C Sydney. D Melbourne.35. Ode to the West Wind was written by .A William Blake B William WordsworthC Samuel Taylor Coleridge D Percy B. Shelley36. Who among the follow ing is a poet of free verse?A Ralph Waldo Emers on. B Walt Whitma n.C Herman Melville. D Theodore

32、 Dreiser.37. The novel Sons and Lovers was written by .A Thomas Hardy B Joh n Galsworthy C D.H. Lawre nee D James Joyce38. The study of the mental processes of Ianguage comprehension and product ion is .A corpus lin guistics B socioli nguisticsC theoretical li nguistics D psycholi nguistics39. A spe

33、cial Ianguage variety that mixes Ianguages and is used by speakers of differe nt Ian guages for purposes of trad ing is called .A dialect B idiolect C pidgin D register40. When a speaker expresses his inten ti on of speak ing, such as ask ing some one to ope n the win dow, he is perform ing .A an il

34、locutionary act B a perlocutionary act C a locutionary actD none of the above答案31、D the monarch of the United Kingdom 32、B Edinburgh. 33、AThomas Jefferson.34、C Sydney 35、D Percy B. Shelley36、B Walt Whitman. 37、C D.H.Lawrenee. 38 、 D psycholinguistics. 39、 C pidgin. 40、 A an illocutionary act.2010年英语

35、专八人文知识真题31. Which of the following is INCORRECT?A. the British Constitution includes the Magna Carta of 1215B. the British Con stituti on in cludes Parliame ntary actsC. the British Constitution includes decisions made by courts of law答案 D： The British Constitution includes one single written consti

36、tution32. The first city ever foun ded in Can ada isA. Quebec B. Van couver C. Toro nto D. Mon treal答案 A： Quebec33. When did the Australia n Federatio n officially come into being?A. B. 1788C. 1900D. 1901答案D： 190134. The Eman cipati on Proclamati on to end the pla ntatio n slavery in thesouth of US

37、was issued byA. Abraham LincolnB. Thomas Paine C. George Washington D. ThomasJeffers on答案 A： Abraham Lincoln35. Who was best known for the technique of dramatic monologue in his poems?答案 C: Robert Browning36. The Finan cier was writte n byA. Mark Twai n B. Henry James C.答案 D： Theodore Dreiser37. I n

38、 literature a story in verse orprose with a double meaning isdefi ned asA. allegory B. sonnet C. bla nk verse D. rhyme答案 A: Allegory38. refers to the lear ning and developme nt of a Ian guageA. la nguage acquisiti on B. la nguage comprehe nsion C. la nguage product ionD. la nguage in troducti on答案 A

39、： Ianguage acquisition39. The word “motel” comes from “motor hotel ” . This is an example of "” in morphology.A. backformati on B. conversion C. ble nding D. acronym答案 C: blending40. La nguage is tool of com muni cati on, the symbol “ highway closed ” servesA. B.C. a performative fun cti on D.

40、a persuasive function答案 B： in formative function2011年英语专八人文知识真题31. The no rther nm ost part of Great Brita in is.A. Northern Irela nd B. Wales C. En gla nd D. Scotla ndTIP :选D。英国最北端是格兰。32. It is gen erally agreed thatwere the first Europea ns to reachAustralia's shores.A. the French B. the Germa

41、 ns C. the British D. the DutchTIP :选D。1606年，荷兰航海家 Willem Janszoon在约克角西岸登陆澳洲。1770年，英国人库克船长登上澳洲大陆并宣布它为英国领土。33. Which cou ntry is kn ow n as the Land of Maple Leaf?A. Ca nada. B. New Zeala nd.C. GreatBrita in.D. The Un ited StatesofAmerica.TIP :选A。加拿大被誉为“枫叶之国”。34. Who wrote the famous pamphlet, The Co

42、m mon Sen se, before the America nRevolutio n?A. Thomas Jeffers on.B. Thomas Paine. C. Joh n Adams. D. Benjam inFranklin.TIP :选B。常识是托马斯？恩在美国革命之前撰写的。35. Virgi nia Woolf was an importa nt femalein the 20th-ce nturyEn gla nd.A. poet B. biographer C. playwright D. no velistTIP :选Do弗吉尼亚？伍尔芙是英国著名小说家，第二次世界

43、大战期间，她是伦敦文学界的核心人物。36. refers to a long n arrative poem that records the adve nturesof a hero in a n ati on's history.A. Ballad B. Roma nee C. Epic D. ElegyTIP :选Co epic是“史诗、叙事诗”的意思。37. Which of the following best explores American myth in the 20th cen tury?A. The Great Gatsby. B. The Sun Also Ri

44、ses. C. The Sou nd and the Fury.D. Beyond the Horiz on.TIP:选A。天边外是尤金？奥尼尔的著名戏剧作品，太阳照常升起是海明威的 代表作，喧哗与骚动则是福克纳的代表作。了不起的盖茨比的作者是菲茨杰拉德的作品，反映了美国20世纪20年代到30年代的社会现实，对美国神话进行了另类诠释和解读。38. isdefi nedas the study of the relati on shipbetwee n Ian guage andmind.A. Sema ntics B. PragmaticsC. Cogn itivelin guisticsD.

45、Socioli nguisticsTIP :选Co认知语言学认为， 语言的创建、学习及运用，基本上都必须能够通过人 类的认知而加以解释，因为认知能力是人类知识的根本。39. A vowel is differe nt from a consonant in En glish because of.A. abse nee of obstruct ion B. prese nee of obstructi onC. manner of articulatio n D. place of articulati onTIP :选A。辅音主要是从肺部呼出的气流在通过口腔或鼻腔时遇到阻碍而发出的 音，元音

46、的发音与之最大的区别就是不受阻碍，不产生摩擦。40. The definition"the act of using or promotingthe use of severalIan guages, either by an in dividual speaker or by a com munity of speakers" refers to.A. Pidgin B. Creole C. Multilingualism D. BilingualismTIP :选Co Multilingualism的意思是“多语现象、多语制”。2012年英语专八人文知识真题31. Th

47、e Maori people are n atives ofA. Australia. B. Canada. C. Ireland. D. New Zealand.32. The British mon arch is the Head ofA. Parliament. B. State. C. Government. D. Cabinet.33. America ns celebrate In depe ndence Day onA. July 4th. B. October 11th. C. May 31st. D. September 6th.34. Can ada is boun de

48、d on the n orth byA. the Pacific Ocean. B. the Atlantic Ocean. C. the Arctic Ocean. D. theGreat Lakes.35. Who is the author of The Waste Lana?A. George Bernard Shaw. B. W.B. Yeats. C. Dyla n Thomas. D. T.S. Eliot.36. Which of the following novelists wrote The Sound and the Fury?A. William Faulkner.

49、B. Ernest Hemingway. C. Scott Fitzgerald. D. John Stein beck.37. "The lettuce was Ion ely without tomatoes and cucumbers for compa ny"is an example ofA. exaggeratio n. B. un derstateme nt. C. pers oni ficatio n. D. syn ecdoche.38. In En glish ifa word beg ins with a l or a r, the n the n e

50、xt sound must bea vowel. This is a (n)A. assimilatio n rule. B. seque ntial rule. C.deleti on rule. D. grammarrule.39. Which of the followi ng is an example of clipp ing?A.APEC. B.Motel. C.Xerox. D.Disco.40. The type of Ian guage which is selected as appropriate to a particular type of" situati

51、 on is calledA. register. B. dialect. C. slang. D. variety参考答案31. D. New Zeala nd 32. B. state 33. A. July 4th34. C. the Arctic Ocean 35.rule 39. D. Disco 40. A. register年专八人文知识31. Tie full official neme of Anahalia isA+ The Kepublx? of ABStralia +R. The CIrt of Ansralia.C. The Federatcn cf Australi

52、a. D. Tie Unicii <?f Australia.32 Canada i$ Tell known for all the fbllowin? EXCEPTA-Tnintral resources * B. it* fbrest rexjurcoC* its fertile and arable land. D. itsheay industries.33 In th? United States coaimunitv ccllea宗 offerA.programmes. B. fairyearprogtammes.postctadufitc studies,D. B A or

53、B. S. deEreeSn哎 4 In.in Scotland and Wales 毅T up a Scott Eh parliament and aassembly,A, 2000 B. 1946 C, 1997 D L99035.of tht fallowing clusters of words is an 史 xatiipk of alii twat iotC4, A weak seat. H .C Knock and kii?k.D- Coatatid boat.35. Vlio wiote盅*n(?7 Pj心卅4 . John Galsa crthv. B. Wilism Rut

54、lr Yeats.C. T . Elim. D. George Bpmnrd Shuv.-.j-. Sifter Carrie ty Theodore Dreiser is a(njA. novel, B. short stonr,C pneri,autnbioQraphy.38. 佻liich Of 由亡 follw in客 italicized parts is an infiectiotial moiplieme?A. Unlock.B, (jcwpmniPDt. 匚.D. OfMag?.39. is a Languagephencinefiofi in which wonU sound

55、 like vkat they refer to.A+ Qnomatcpoe« Eh Ccl locationC. Denofation D AssrnilatiDD40- The sentence ' Close your bock and listen to me carefiillv!" peiforins a(n) function .A. interrogarive B- informative C+ performaiive D diwcti-eKeys: 31.澳大利亚的全称是：the commo nwealth of Austrilia 32.加拿大

56、以什么著称，除了什么以外(矿产、森林、肥沃的土地) 。答案选the heavy industries. 33.美国社区大学一般提供two-year制课程34. 1997年格兰、威尔斯全民公决各自有了自己的议会35.哪一个是头韵法，答案：safe and sou nd 36 谁写的 Mrs. Warre n's Professio n，答案是： George BernardShaw 37 Sister Carrie是神马东东，答案：novel 38下面哪一个斜体部分为曲折语素，答案goes里面的es 39听其音，知其意是神马东东，答案：拟音Onomatopoeia 40"关上课本，认真听我讲”起的啥作用，答案：directive201431. Which of the following is the French-speaking city in Canada?A. Van couver B. Ottawa C. Mon tre