英语专八人文知识必备练习

1、精选优质文档-倾情为你奉上1. Its generally known that the “First book of American” is _ by John Smith.A A True Relation of VirginiaB The True Travels of Captain John SmithC Map of the Bay and the RiversD A Description of New England2. The Tenth Muse Lately Sprung up in America was written by _.A John Smith B Joh

2、n EllisC Anne Bradstreet D Nathaniel Morton3. A Funeral Elegy upon That Pattern and Patron of Virtue was written by John Norton in the memory of _.A John Smith B Anne BradstreetC Nathaniel Morton D Benjamin Franklin4. Edward Taylor was a poet of _.A Local ColorismB American RomanticismC New England

3、TranscendentalismD Colonial American5. Poor Richards Almanac was written by _ who also wrote _.A Benjamin Franklin AutobiographyB Washington Irving AutobiographyC Washington Irving History of New YorkD Benjamin Franklin History of New York6. All the following but _ are the works of John Woolman.A Jo

4、urnal of John WoolmanB Some considerations upon the keeping of NegroesC A plea for the PoorD Poor Richards Almanac7. The series of “poems of romantic fancy” are poems written by _.A Washington Irving B James Fenimore CooperC Edgar Allan Poe D Philip Freneau8. _ was the first black woman who publishe

5、d her collection of poems.A Philis Wheatley B Ralph EllisonC James Baldwin D Alex Haley9. Escape: or A Leap for Freedom written by black author John Wells Brown was a(n) _.A poem B novelC play D essay10. Charles Brockden Brown wrote all the following novels but _.A Wieland B OrmondC Edgar Huntley D

6、The Pioneers答案1. 选A一般认为，约翰.史密斯 John Smith 是美国文学的第一位作者，他的关于弗吉尼亚的真实叙述（A True Relation of Virginia）则是美国文学的“第一书”，其实也是整个美国历史的“第一书”。2. 选C安妮.布拉德斯特里特Anne Bradstreet 是殖民地时期的第一位诗人，她的第一部诗集最近在北美出现的第十位缪斯The Tenth Muse Lately Sprung up in America是移民在北美创作的第一部诗集。3. 选B安妮.布拉德斯特里特Anne Bradstreet 去世后，人们纷纷以“哀歌”的形式来表达对这位

7、北美首位殖民地诗人的敬仰和哀悼，其中较著名的有约翰.诺顿的葬礼哀歌（A Funeral Elegy upon That Pattern and Patron of Virtue），以及约翰.罗斯杰的致安妮. 布拉德斯特里特（Anne Bradstreet）。这两首诗后来都被收入了布拉德斯特里特诗集作为该诗集序言的一部分。4. 选D艾德华.泰勒Edward Taylor 是北美殖民时期的重要诗人之一，他的诗作体现了宗教精神和诗歌艺术的高度结合，主要诗作有内省录（Preparatory Meditations），上帝对其选民有影响的决定（Gods Determinations Touching H

8、is Elect），诗体基督教史（Metrical History of Christianity）。5. 选A穷查理历书（Poor Richards Almanac）是富兰克林（Benjamin Franklin）广受欢迎的第一部作品，他的另一部代表作是自传（Autobiography）。6. 选D约翰伍尔曼的作品有日记（Journal of John Woolman），关于占有黑人的几点思考（Some considerations upon the keeping of Negroes），为穷人请愿（A plea for the Poor），穷查理历书（Poor Richards Alma

9、nac）是富兰克林（Benjamin Franklin）的作品。7. 选D菲力普.福瑞诺（Philip Freneau）创作的一系列描述美国美丽自然风光的诗歌被成为“浪漫奇想诗”，作品有美丽的圣克鲁斯（The beauties of Anta Curz）,印第安人墓地（The Indian Burying Ground），乡间小舍废墟旁有感（Stanzas Occasioned by the Ruins of a Country Inn）。8. 选A菲丽丝.惠特利（Philis Wheatley）是美国文学史上第一位出版诗集的黑人女诗人，由于可以想见的原因，在相当的一段时间内被有意无意地无视了

10、。9. 选C黑人作家布朗John Wells Brown 所创作的逃亡；又名奔向自由（Escape; or A Leap for Freedom）是废奴时期较受欢迎的黑人戏剧。10.选D查尔斯.布朗（Charles Brockden Brown）是美国18、19世纪之交的重要作家之一，因毕生从事文学创作和 评论而被誉为“美国第一职业文学家”，他创作的小说有威兰德（Wieland），奥蒙德（Ormond），艾德加.亨特利（Edgar Huntley），开拓者是库柏（James Fenimore Cooper）的小说。 1. _is a fork legend brought to En

11、gland by Anglo-Saxons from their continental homes, it is a long poem of over 3000 lines and the national epic of the English people.A BeowulfB sir GawainC the Canterbury taleD king Arthur and his knights2. The father of English poetry, the author of Troilus and Criseyde is also the one of _.A Romeo

12、 and JulietB the faerie queenC TamburlaincD the Canterbury tales3. The group of Shakespeare plays known as “romance”or “reconciliation plays” is _.A merchant of Venice, as you like itB the tempest, pericles, the winters taleC Romeo and Juliet, antonym and Cleopatra4. Which of the following are regar

13、ded as Shakespeares four great tragedies?A Romeo and Juliet, hamlet, Othello, King LearB Romeo and Juliet, hamlet, Othello, MacbethC hamlet, Othello, King Lear, MacbethD Romeo and Juliet, Othello, Macbeth, Timon of Athens5. Which of the following is not the work of Francis bacon?A advancement of lea

14、rningB new instrumentC songs of innocenceD essays6. At the beginning of 17th century appeared a school of poets called metaphysics by Samuel Johnson, _is the founder of metaphysical poetry.A Ben JohnsonB john MiltonC john BunyanD john Donne7. Daniel Defoe is a famous_.A poetB novelistC playwrightD e

15、ssayist8. “He has a servant called Friday.” “he”in the quoted sentence is a character in_.A Henry fieldings tom jonesB john Bunyan the pilgrims progressC Richard brinsley Sheridans the school for scandalD Daniel Defoes Robinson Crusoe9. Guiiliver travel was written by_.A Daniel DefoeB Charles dicken

16、sC Jonathan swiftD Joseph Addison10. William Wordsworth is generally known as a _poet.A romanticB realisticC naturalisticD neo-classic答案详解：1. ABeowulf是Anglo-Saxon时代留下的重要的古英语文学作品，它被认为是英国的民族史诗。sir Gawain and the green knight，king Arthur and his knights of the round table是中古英语时期的浪漫传奇。the Canterbury tal

17、e是英国大诗人乔叟的一部诗体短篇小说集。2. D乔叟被誉为英国诗歌之父，Troilus and Criseyde是他的重要作品之一。3. D1608-1612被认为是莎翁的浪漫剧创作时期，包括四部浪漫剧和解剧the tempest, pericles, the winters tale，Cymbeline 。 merchant of Venice, as you like it，twelfth night，the merry wives of Windsor为莎翁的喜剧，Romeo and Juliet, antonym and Cleopatra为悲剧。4. C莎翁最杰出的四大悲剧为haml

18、et, Othello, King Lear, Macbeth。5. Csongs of innocence是英国18世纪末19世纪初浪漫主义诗人William Blake的著作。6. Djohn Donne是17世纪玄学派诗人的重要代表人物，Ben Johnson是莎翁同时代的剧作家，john Milton，john Bunyan虽都是17世纪著名作家，但作品风格与玄学派大相径庭。7. BDaniel Defoe创作的鲁宾逊漂流记为他赢得了英国小说之父的称号。8. DDaniel Defoe创作的鲁宾逊漂流记中的主人公Robinson Crusoe有个同伴和仆人叫Friday。9. CGui

19、iliver travel是Jonathan swift一部极具魅力的儿童故事，同时包含深刻的思想内容。10. AWilliam Wordsworth为英国浪漫派诗人1 The traditional dividing line in America between “east” and “west” is_.2 The earliest part in America to be found and taken over by early settlers is _.3 The largest racial group in the whole population of U.S.A is_

20、.4 Before 2000, the largest minority group in the United States is_.5 _has the worlds oldest written constitution and political party.6 The economic problem caused by the depression in 1929 was eventually solved by_.7 In the United States, primary education requires_years.8 Most college students in

21、the United States are in_institutions.9 The three main levels of courts of the federal judicial system in America are_.10 _(which state )is not governed by the common law. 答案及题解: 1. The Mississippi River, 密西西比河是美国传统的东方和西方的分界线。2 .The Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain，最早被早期定居者发现和占领的地方是大西洋及其沿岸平原。3 .

22、Non-hispanics white， 非西班牙裔的白人是美国最大的种族群体。4 .African Americans， 2000年以前非裔美国人是美国最大的少数民族群体。2000年以后，拉丁裔美国人的人数超过了非裔美国人的人数，成为美国第一大少数民族群体。5 .America， 美国拥有世界上最古老的宪法和政党。6. World War II， 第二次世界大战的爆发帮助美国走出了经济困境。7. Six years， 美国的小学要花费大约六年的时间。8. Public， 大部分美国大学生都在公立学校就读。9 .美国的联邦法院系统包括：the United States District Co

23、urts; the United States Courts of Appeal ; the United States Supreme Court. 10 .Louisana， 路易斯安娜州不受共同法的约束。 1 _is the largest city and the chief port of the United States.A Washington D.C.B Los AngelesC San FranciscoD New York City2 _ enjoys the worst social and economic conditions.A BlacksB

24、 HispanicsC IndiansD Asian Americans3 Washington D.C. is named after_.A the U.S. President George WashingtonB Christopher ColumbusC both George Washington and Christopher ColumbusD none of them4 American and British English are two_ of the English language.A varietiesB elementsC partsD form5 The fir

25、st American president to be elected from the Republican Party was_.A Thomas JeffersonB James MonroeC James MadisonD Abraham Lincoln6 Of the fifty states, the smallest state in area is_.A Rhode IslandB VirginiaC TexasD Montana7 The national flag of the United States is known as_.A the Star-SpangledBa

26、nner B Uncle SamC Hot DogD union Jack8 The number of the Representatives from each American state depends on the _.A contribution a state has made to the nationB populationC sizeD none of the above9 The tern “Father of Waters” is used to refer to _.A the Amazon RiverB the Mississippi RiverC the Nile

27、 RiverD the Hudson River10 The statue of liberty was given to American people by_ as a gift in 1884.A FranceB SpainC ItalyD Britain 答案及题解:1 D, 纽约是美国最大的城市同时也是最重要的经济中心和最主要的港口。2 A, 黑人在美国的经济和社会地位都最为低下。3 C, 首都命名为华盛顿是为了纪念美国的第一任总统乔治华盛顿，而联邦直辖区命名为哥伦比亚特区是为了纪念第一位从欧洲横渡大西洋到达西半球的探险家克里斯多拂哥伦布。4 A, 美国英语和英国英语是英语

28、语言的两种变体。5 D, 美国历史上的第一位共和党总统是亚伯拉罕林肯。6 A, 美国国土面积最小的是罗得岛。7 A, 美国的国旗是星条旗。8 B, 美国每个州派往众议院的代表人数应与本州人口成比例。9 B, 美国的“众河之父”指的是密西西比河。10 A, 美国的自由女神像是法国人赠予的礼物。 1 The following were the founding fathers of the American Republic except _.A George Washington B Thomas JeffersonC William Penn D Benjamin Franklin

29、2 The New Deal was started by _.A Franklin Roosevelt B J.K. KennedyC George Washington D Thomas Jefferson3 The United States was rated _ in the world in terms of land areas.A second B third C fourth D fifth4 Ernest Hemingway is _.A Englishman B American C Dutch D Denmarkncv5 John Fitzgerald Kennedy

30、is _ president.A 35th B 34th C 33rd D 32nd6 _ is the dividing line between the South and North.A The Hudson River B The Potomac RiverC The Ohio River D The Missouri Riverncv7 When did the American Civil War break out?A 1775 B 1812 C 1861 D 18638 Who prepared the draft of the Declaration of Independe

31、nce?A John Adams B Thomas Jefferson C Benjamin Franklin D John Hancock9 In which day is Halloween celebrated?A 5 November B 31 October C 17 March D 25 December10 The seats in the Senate are allocated to different states_.A according to their populationB according to their sizeC according to their ta

32、x paid to federal governmentD equally答案解析：1 C, 华盛顿、杰弗逊和弗兰克林都是美国创建时的元老功勋、而William Penn 是美国宾州的创始人。2 A, 新政是罗斯福为了应对美国经济大萧条而提出的。3 C, 就面积而言， 美国是世界第四大国。4 B,文坛巨匠海明威是美国人。5 A,肯尼迪是美国的第35任总统。6 D,美国南北的分界线是密苏里河，东西的分界线是密西西比河。7 C,美国内战爆发于1861年，结束于1865年。8 B,为美国起草独立宣言的是托马斯?杰弗逊。9 B,万圣节前夕是10月的最后一天即10月31号。10 D, 美国每一个州在参议

33、院中均有两位议员作为代表，与各州人口无关和众议院不同）。 1 _is the largest city and the chief port of the United States.A Washington D.C.B Los AngelesC San FranciscoD New York City2 The flag of the United Kingdom, known as the union Jack, is made up of _ crosses.A one B two C three D four3 Washington D.C. is named after_.

34、A the U.S. President George WashingtonB Christopher ColumbusC both George Washington and Christopher ColumbusD none of them4 _ was the home of the Lake Poets William Wordsworth, Samuel Taylor, Coleridge and Robert Southey of 19th century Britain.A Lough NeaghB WindermereC Lake DistrictD Coniston Wat

35、er5 The first American president to be elected from the Republican Party was_.A Thomas JeffersonB James MonroeC James MadisonD Abraham Lincoln6 Of the fifty states, the smallest state in area is_.A Rhode Island B Virginia C Texas D Montana7 The national flag of the United States is known as_.A the S

36、tar-Spangled BannerB Uncle SamC Hot DogD union Jack8 The number of the Representatives from each American state depends on the _.A contribution a state has made to the nationB populationC sizeD none of the above9 The term “Father of Waters” is used to refer to _.A the Amazon RiverB the Mississippi R

37、iverC the Nile RiverD the Hudson River10 The statue of liberty was given to American people by_ as a gift in 1884.A France B Spain C Italy D Britain 答案及题解:1 D, 纽约是美国最大的城市同时也是最重要的经济中心和最主要的港口。2 C, 英国国旗为红白蓝三色的米字旗（也叫“Union Jack”），是由三个十字组成。3 C, 首都命名为华盛顿是为了纪念美国的第一任总统乔治华盛顿，而联邦直辖区命名为哥伦比亚特区是为了纪念第一位从欧洲横渡

38、大西洋到达西半球的探险家克里斯多拂哥伦布。4 C, 位于英格兰西北部和威尔士北部的湖区是英国著名的风景区之一，也是英国十九世纪湖畔诗人聚居的地方。5 D, 美国历史上的第一位共和党总统是亚伯拉罕林肯。6 A, 美国国土面积最小的是罗得岛。7 A, 美国的国旗是星条旗。8 B, 美国每个州派往众议院的代表人数应与本州人口成比例。9 B, 美国的“众河之父”指的是密西西比河。10 A, 美国的自由女神像是法国人赠予的礼物。 1.Which of the following tribes first came to Britain?A RomanB Anglo-SaxonsC JutesD

39、 Celts2.The Hundred Years War between Britain and France was fought _.A from 1327 to 1453B from 1337 to 1453C from 1347 to 1453D from 1357 to 14533.The Republic of Ireland became independent in the year _A 1918B 1920C 1945D 19494.The English Civil War is also called _A the Puritan RevolutionB the se

40、cond Magna CartaC the Long ParliamentD the Anglican War5.Britain is separated from the rest of Europe by the English Channel in the _ and the North Sea in the east,A eastB southC westD north6.The largest lake in Britain is _.A. Loch LomondB the Lough NeaghC WindermereD Ullswater7.Where do the majori

41、ty of people in Scotland live?A In the HighlandsB In the central LowlandsC In the UplandsD In the west of Scotland8.The two important crops in Britain are _A barley and cornB wheat and riceC barley and oatsD wheat and barley9 Which is the largest city in Scotland?A CardiffB EdinburghC GlasgowD Manch

42、ester10 Which is the correct name to use to refer to Britain in a political way?A Great BritainB The British IslesC The United KingdomD England答案1.D 凯尔特在公元前700年到英国，罗马人在公元1到5世纪统治英国，5世纪中期盎格鲁撒克逊人侵占英国，因此凯尔特人是最早踏入英国的。3.D 爱尔兰共和国在1949年独立。4.A 英国内战于1642年到1646年间发生，国王查尔斯与议会发生争执，实际上是国王与清教徒之间的矛盾引起的，结果议会胜利。5.B 英国

43、南面与法国隔着英吉利海峡。6.B 英国最大的湖是内伊湖，最长的河流是塞文河。7.B 苏格兰中低部适合人类生存，是苏格兰工业和人高度集中的地区。8 D 小麦和大麦是英国最重要的庄稼。9 C, 格拉斯格是苏格兰最大的城市和经济中心。10 C, 提起英国，很多人会使用名字“Britain”，“England”或“British”， 但这往往会惹恼苏格兰人，威尔士人以及北爱尔兰人。从政治角度来讲，“the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland”或 “the United Kingdom/UK”是英国正确的叫法。“the British

44、 Isles” 则是地理意义上的名字，包括Great Britain，the whole of Ireland （ Northern and Southern），the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man 这些岛屿。1 _ is the key to Industrial Revolution.A IronB Cotton TextileC Coal miningD Steam engine2 _ became a literary current during the period of the successful Industrial Revoluti

45、on.A Criticism B Modernism C Romanticism D Renaissance3 Modern football game began in _.A ChinaB FranceC EnglandD Germany4 _ is the leader of the British government.A Prime MinisterB QueenC PresidentD Governor5 The second largest city in England, _ , is a metropolitan district and an industrial and

46、manufacturing city.A EdinburghB BelfastC GlasgowD Birmingham6 _ introduced Christianity into Britain.A The CeltsB The RomansC The Viking DanesD The French7 The real power of the British government lies in _.A the House of CommonsB the cabinet headed by the Prime MinisterC the Prime MinisterD the Que

47、en8 In Britain, education is compulsory for children between the ages of _ to _.A 5, 14B 6, 17C 5, 16D 6, 149 The longest river in Britain is _ , and the largest river in the USA is _.A the Seven River; the Missouri RiverB the Thames River; the Missouri RiverC the Severn River; the MississippiD the

48、Thames River; the Ohio River10 The general election in Britain is held every _ years.A fourB threeC sixD five答案及题解:1 B, 纺织业的改革是英国工业革命的主要成就之一。2 C, 工业革命时期的主要文学流派是浪漫主义。3 C, 现代的足球运动起源于英国。 其正宗的老家在英格兰，19世纪兴起。4 A, 英国的政体是君主立宪制。 国王（女王）是国家元首，但政府的首领为首相。5 D, 英国的第二大城市伯明翰位于英格兰中部平原，是国际化大都市，也是英国的工业和制造业中心。6 B, 公元43年

49、，罗马人占领英国，其后统治了400多年。基督徒就是在这一时期由罗马人传入英国的。7 B, 君主立宪制下，国王的作用更侧重于其象征意义，而实权为内阁所有，内阁由首相率领。8 C, 英国的教育体系中的义务教育阶段是5-16岁，这是每一位学生在学校学习的最低年限。9 C, 英国最长的河是塞文河，全长355公里，美国最长的河是密西西比河， 长4000公里左右。10 D, 英国大选每5年举行一次。 1 Which of the following is the British oldest daily newspaper?A The TelegraphB The GuardianC The N

50、ews of the WorldD The Times2 The river Thames is in _.A WalesB ScotlandC EnglandD Northern Ireland3 The Industrial Revolution started in _.A the Great BritainB the United StatesC CanadaD Austrilia4 Which of the following is true under Thatchers administration?A The proportion of owner-occupation dec

51、reased.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 worldB its a traditional sea powerC it has an advanced indust

52、ryD its able to produce submarines6 Which of the following is the oldest national Sunday newspaper in Britain?A The TimesB The GuardianC The ObserverD The Financial Times7 Big Ben was named after _.A Christopher WrenB Benjamin HallC Ben JohnD G. Stephenson8 The Capital of Wales is _.A SwanseaB Cardi

53、ffC RhondaD 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 PartyB the Democratic PartyC the Labour PartyD the Republican Party 答案及题解:1 D, 英国历史上最悠久的日报是泰晤士报。2 C,

54、泰晤士河位于英格兰。3 A, 工业革命最早从英国开始。4 C, 1979年撒切尔夫人成为英国第一任女首相。她提出的政策称被为“撒切尔主义”。其内容包括国有企业私有化，采用货币主义政策以控制通货膨胀，削弱工会的影响，加强市场因素在经济中的作用，将公有住房卖给公众，强调法律和秩序。在一定程度上讲，她的计划是成功的。她领导英国经济度过了一段最繁华的时期。5 B, 英国拥有其海军核力量与其一贯的霸主地位是密切相关的。6 C, 观察家报创刊于1791年，是英国创刊最早的星期日报纸。7 B, 据说Big Ben 得名于它在1859年修建时候的建造者 Benjamin Hall。8 B, 威尔士位于大不列颠

55、的西部。首府：加的夫。9 A, 英国最大的海军基地是普茨茅斯。10 C, 英国奉行的是两党制。其两大主要政党是保守党和工党。 1.Canada is the worlds _country in terms of land area.A. largest B. second largest C. third largest D. fourth largest 2 Which of the following people didnt use to be the British Prime Minister?A Margaret Thatcher B Winston Churchill

56、 C Horatio Nelson D John Major 3 By tradition, the leader of the majority party is appointed _ by the Sovereign in the United Kingdom.A Prime Minister B Member of ParliamentC Lord of appeal D Speaker of the House 4 The Tories were the forerunners of _, which still bears this nickname today.A the Labour Party B the Conservative PartyC the Liberal Party D the Social Democratic Party 5 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 largest 6 The term “British d