PART III GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

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PART III GENERAL KNOWLEDGE31. The Head of State of New Zealand is __________.A. the Governor-GeneralB. the Prime MinisterC. the high commissionerD. the monarch of the United Kingdom参考答案：DTIP：新西兰政治题。

New Zealand新西兰，是英联邦国家成员国。

和英国、加拿大、澳大利亚一样，英国女王（the Monarch）是国家元首（Head of State），女王任命的总督（Governor General）作为其代表行使管理权。

在这些国家，首相或总理（Prime Minister）领导的内阁（cabinet）才拥有真正的行政权力（executive power）。

32. The capital of Scotland is __________.A. GlasgowB. EdinburghC. ManchesterD. London参考答案：BTIP：英国地理题。

Edinburgh爱丁堡，是苏格兰首府，经济和文化中心；Glasgow格拉斯哥，是苏格兰最大的城市；Manchester曼彻斯特，位于英格兰西北部，是英国的棉纺织业中心；London伦敦，是英国首都，位于英格兰。

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.参考答案：ATIP：美国历史题。

Thomas Jefferson 托马斯·杰佛逊，是美国第三任总统，同时也是美国《独立宣言》主要起草人；George Washington 乔治·华盛顿，是独立战争的将军，后成为美国第一任总统；Thomas Paine 托马斯·潘恩，美国思想家、政治活动家、激进民主主义者；John Adams约翰·亚当斯，是美国第一任副总统，后来又当选为总统。

专业英语八级英国文学(浪漫主义时期文学)模拟试卷1(题后含答案及解析)

专业英语八级英国文学（浪漫主义时期文学）模拟试卷1(题后含答案及解析)题型有： 3. GENERAL KNOWLEDGEPART III GENERAL KNOWLEDGE (10 MIN)Directions: There are ten multiple-choice questions in this section. Choose the best answer to each question.1．As a great poet, William Blake’s fame has been mainly resting upon two volumes of poems, Songs of Innocence and______.A．The French RevolutionB．The Marriage of Heaven and HellC．MiltonD．Songs of Experience正确答案：D解析：四部作品The French Revolution(《法国革命》)、The Marriage of Heaven and Hell(《天堂与地狱的合婚》)、Milton(《弥尔顿》)和Songs of Experience (《经验之歌》)都是威廉.布雷克的作品。

但是能与Songs of Innocence(《天真之歌》)齐名的诗集是第四部。

知识模块：英国文学（浪漫主义时期文学）2．Robert Burns is a famous romantic______.A．poetB．essayistC．dramatistD．novelist正确答案：A解析：罗伯特.彭斯是一位著名的诗人。

知识模块：英国文学（浪漫主义时期文学）3．______is NOT written by Robert Burns.A．The Tree of LibertyB．An Evening WalkC．My Heart s in the HighlandD．A Red, Red Rose正确答案：B解析：An Evening Walk(《黄昏散步》)是William Wordsworth(威廉.华兹华斯)的诗作。

专八题型和时间

一、专八题型Part I Listening Comprehension (35 MIN / 20 POINTS)Section A: Mini-lecture (20 MIN)讲座时间：10分钟；（8分钟讲座，2分钟整理笔记）内容：为900词左右的讲座；要求边听边做笔记，然后完成填空；注意：上来不发Mini-lecture的答题卡，只发草稿纸；在草稿纸上列出讲座的提纲；10分钟的讲座完毕后，发Mini-lecture答题卡，此时再给10分钟时间，将答题卡上的问题填完；2005年以前每空只填1个词；2005年改革后，每空填不超过3个词；分值：10空，共10分；Section B: Conversation or Interview (10 MIN)内容：为800词左右的会话；会话后有5道题；填涂到考试前发的答题卡上；分值：5题，共5分；Section C: News Broadcast (5 MIN)内容：若干段（一般3-4段）材料，后面共有5道题；填涂到考试前发的答题卡上；分值：5题，共5分；Part II Reading Comprehension (30 MIN / 20 POINTS)内容：4篇文章，3000词左右；填涂到考试前发的答题卡上；分值：20题，20分；Part III General Knowledge ( 10 MIN / 10 POINTS)内容：英美概况、英美文学、英语国家概况；语言学知识；填涂到考试前发的答题卡上；分值：10题，10分；Part IV Proofreading (15 MIN / 10 POINTS)内容：250词左右的短文，其中有10行有题号，该10行均含有一个语误；要求根据“增添”、“删除”、“改变其中的某一单词或短语”三种方法中的一种改正语误；填涂到考试前发的答题卡上；注意：既然是“增添”、“删除”、“改变其中的某一单词或短语”三种方法，就不可能有全对的一行；因为别的考试的改错题有10行中有1行是正确的（如PETS）；分值：10题，10分；Part V Translation (60 MIN / 20 POINTS)内容：英译汉、汉译英各一篇；汉译英150个汉字左右；英译汉150个英文单词；填到另一张机读卡上；分值：2段材料，每段10分，共20分；Part VI Writing ( 45 MIN / 20 POINTS)内容：写一篇400字的作文；填到另一张机读卡上；分值：1题，20分；二、考试过程1. 答题卡分类：本次考试总共有4张答题卡，其中：卡1写的是Mini-lecture部分；卡2写的是Listening的Section B and C，还有Reading、General Knowledge and Proofreading等部分；卡3写的是Translation；卡4写的是Writing(注：卡3和卡4均有正反两面)；2. 考试时间及收卷时间：8:25 发试题册，答题卡2，空白记录纸1张；8:40发答题卡1；8:30-9:05 Mini-lecture, Listening（8:50左右收答题卡1）；9:05-10:00 Reading, General knowledge, Proofreading（10:00左右收答题卡2，发答题卡3）10:00-11:00 Translation（11:00左右收答题卡3，发答题卡4）11:00-11:45 Writing（11:45收答题卡4）注意：答题卡的发卡顺序是先发卡2，后发卡1，卡3卡4最后发。

TEM8考试指导-8

TEM8考试指导-8Model Test 8Part I Listening comprehension:Section A Gap-fill and note-taking1. Deficiency2. vulnerable/ susceptible3. fluid4. feeding5. Casual6. share7. contact8. weakness9. Acute10. therapySECTION B INTERVIEW1. A2. C3. C4. B5. CSECTION C NEWS BROADCAST6. A7. B8. B9. C 10. DPART II READING COMPREHENSIONTEXT A11. C 12. C 13. B 14. BTEXT BI5. D 16. A 17. D 18. C 19. D 20. BTEXT C21. D 22. D 23. C 24. D 25. A 26. BTEXT D27. D 28. A 29. B 30. APART III GENERAL KNOWLEDGE31. A 32. B 33. B 34. D 35. D36. A 37. C 38. D 39. C 40. APART IV PROOF READING & ERROR CORRECTIONl. still -- even2. this -- it3. ^ or not-- 加入whether4. Because -- While5. include -- including6. more -- most7. so -- accordingly8. analyzes -- analyzed9. stocks -- Stock10. ^ the -- 加入ofPART V TRANSLATIONSECTION A CHINESE TO ENGLISH参考译文：I would advise you to read with a pen in your hand, and enter in a little book shorthints of what you find curious or useful ; for this will be the best method of imprinting such particulars in your memory, where they will be ready, either for practice on some future occasion, if they are matters of utility, or at least to adorn and improve your conversation,if they are rather points of curiosity. And, as many of the terms of science are such as youcannot have met with in your common reading and may therefore be unacquainted with, Ithink it would be good for you to have a good dictionary at hand, to consult it immediatelywhen you meet with a word you do not comprehend the precise meaning of.(选自《识途篇：专家、学者、教授谈英语学习》) SECTION B ENGLISH TO CHINESE爹考译文：从美国中西部金色的田野，到巴勒斯坦嫩绿色的古老疆土，那些留心观察的人共享着同一个快乐真理。

专业英语八级(人文知识)模拟试卷60(题后含答案及解析)

专业英语八级（人文知识）模拟试卷60(题后含答案及解析)题型有： 3. GENERAL KNOWLEDGEPART III GENERAL KNOWLEDGE (10 MIN)Directions: There are ten multiple-choice questions in this section. Choose the best answer to each question.1．When any of the maxims under the cooperative principle is flouted, ______ might arise.A．impolitenessB．contradictionsC．mutual understandingD．conversational implicatures正确答案：D解析：人们并不总是严格遵守合作原则的准则，且有时故意违反它们，正是对这些准则的公然违反才产生了会话含义(Conversational Implicature)，即言听双方通过有意识地违反这些准则，使话语变得间接或委婉，或表达更为隐晦的含义。

知识模块：语言学2．______ is the act performed by or resulting from saying something; it is the consequence of, or the change brought about by the utterance.A．A locutionary actB．An illocutionary actC．A perlocutionary actD．A performative act正确答案：C解析：言后行为是由言说某话语而引起的后果或变化，是话语在听者身上产生的效果，故选C。

言语行为理论中的Performative指“施为句”，但没有D “performativeact”的概念。

专业英语八级英国国家概况(英国地理)模拟试卷1(题后含答案及解析)

专业英语八级英国国家概况（英国地理）模拟试卷1(题后含答案及解析)题型有： 3. GENERAL KNOWLEDGEPART III GENERAL KNOWLEDGE (10 MIN)Directions: There are ten multiple-choice questions in this section. Choose the best answer to each question.1．Which of the following is not a political division on the island of Great Britain?A．England.B．Scotland.C．Northern Ireland.D．Wales.正确答案：C解析：大不列颠岛上共有三个政治分区，分别为England(位于南部，面积最大、人口最稠密)，Scotland(位于北部，拥有三大自然区：北部高地、中部低地和南部丘陵)和Wales(位于西部)。

Ireland是大不列颠岛之外的另一个岛屿，包含英国的Northern Ireland和the Republic of Ireland。

知识模块：英国地理2．Which of the following is not one of the 3 largest cities of the U.K.?A．London.B．Edinburgh.C．Glasgow.D．Birmingham.正确答案：B解析：伦敦(London)是英国第一大城市及第一大港，欧洲最大的都会区之一兼世界三大金融中心之一。

人口751．24万，面积1，577．3平方公里，是世界十大都市之一。

伯明翰(Birmingham)是英国的第二大城市，面积266平方公里，人口103万，是英国的煤铁主要产地。

格拉斯哥是英国第三大城市。

知识模块：英国地理3．Mt. Ben Nevis, the highest mountain of the U.K., stands in______.A．Scottish HighlandsB．WalesC．EnglandD．Northern Ireland正确答案：A解析：本内维斯山(Ben Nevis)是不列颠群岛最高的山峰。

tem8+考试流程

考试时间：2009年3月7日（星期六）上午8：30 时间共约195分钟考试正式开始15分钟后迟到考生不得入场考试30分钟内不得交卷Part I Listening Comprehension 约35分钟其中Section A (Note-taking & Gap-filling) (磁带A面)Section B and C (磁带B面)Part II Reading Comprehension 30分钟Part III General Knowledge 10 分钟Part IV Proof-reading & Error correction 15 分钟Part V Translation 60分钟Part VI Writing 45 分钟Part I (Section A), Part IV, Part V，Part VI 分别做在主观题答题卷A, B, C , D 上Part I (Section B and C), Part II, Part III 均做在客观题答题卡上Part I 的section A 听讲座记笔记项目。

所发的空发记录纸在听写时作笔记用。

Section A 结束后磁带上预留12分钟的间隙其中2分钟的时间给考生整理笔记，10分钟的时间给学生做填空。

在学生整理笔记的同时，监考老师发主观题答卷A. 2分钟整理笔记时间未结束时，考试不得提前做主观题答题卷A上的填空项目。

该项目时间到后磁带上会播放提示语“Section B and C of Listening Comprehension are on Side B. Please turn to Side B”, 监考老师随即将磁带翻至B面并倒回B面开头开始播放，同时收回主观题答题卷A根据磁带提示，主考老师宣布继续做Listening Comprehension 的其他部分：Section B Section C 该部分答案写在客观题答题卡上（第1---10题）主考教师宣布part II (Reading Comprehension)开始。

专业英语八级(人文知识)模拟试卷113(题后含答案及解析)

专业英语八级（人文知识）模拟试卷113(题后含答案及解析)题型有： 3. GENERAL KNOWLEDGEPART III GENERAL KNOWLEDGE (10 MIN)Directions: There are ten multiple-choice questions in this section. Choose the best answer to each question.1．St. Lawrence and River Columbia are shared by bothA．America and Mexico.B．America and Canada.C．America and Cuba.D．America and Brazil.正确答案：B解析：美国与古巴和巴西并不接壤，故可首先排除。

圣劳伦斯河是北美五大湖的出水道。

也是加拿大的最重要河流之一．由此可知答案应为B。

知识模块：人文知识2．European settlement of Australia began in the late part of______ when a British penal colony was established on the east coast of the continent.A．the 16th centuryB．the 17th centuryC．the 18th centuryD．the 19th century正确答案：C解析：1788年，由菲利普船长率领的第一批殖民者在澳大利亚杰克逊港建立起第一个英国殖民区。

在随后的一百年间，澳大利亚成为英国的流放地。

知识模块：人文知识3．Both Memorial Day and ______ are observed in memory of those who have given their lives for the United States.A．Veterans DayB．Independence DayC．Thanksgiving DayD．Labor Day正确答案：A解析：阵亡将士纪念日和退伍军人节都是为了纪念在战争中为国捐躯的战士的。

introduction to TEM-8 英语专八介绍

目前，社会上对大学英语的四六级证书(CET-
4/6)的承认相对广泛,不过，英语专业四级和八级证书的“震慑力”比四六级高出一截，这一点，也是一个不争的事实。在证明英语能力证书方面，国内考试范围之内，最高的级别证书当属专业八级。如果，你手中能够拥有这样一张证书，那么，你在今后求职、加薪、跳槽、职称评定等各个方面的优先权可想而知。
口试另外考核，名称为“英语专业八级口语
与口译考试”，合格后颁发“英语专业八级口语与口译证书”，但是口试的知名度不够，参加人数也不多，很多英语专业考生都不知道还有专八口试考试。
时间是每年3月上旬，对象是英语及相关专业
大四学生。非英语及相关专业与非在校生无法参加考试。考试及格者由高等院校外语专业教学指导委员会颁发成绩单。成绩分三级： 60-69分是合格；70-79分是良好；80分及以上是优秀。考试合格后颁发的证书终身有效。从2003年起，考试不合格能够补考一次。补考合格后只颁发合格证书。
IV. 改错题 (Part IV：Proof-reading and Error
Correction) V．翻译 (Part V：Translation) VI.写作 (Part VI：Writing)
英语专业八级考试计分规则
1．听力35分钟 A) 主观题 10 题，10分，
B)C)客观题各5题，共10分。 2．阅读 30分钟客观题 20题，20分 3．人文知识 10分钟，客观题，10题，10分 4．改错 15分钟，10题，10分 5．翻译时间60分钟。中英互译，各一题，各10分 6．写作时间 45分钟，主观题，20分
4.听与记录同时进行
可在听的过程中适当做些笔录因为仅凭脑力

专业英语八级英语语言学知识(语音学和音位学)模拟试卷1(题后含

专业英语八级英语语言学知识（语音学和音位学）模拟试卷1(题后含答案及解析)题型有： 3. GENERAL KNOWLEDGEPART III GENERAL KNOWLEDGE (10 MIN)Directions: There are ten multiple-choice questions in this section. Choose the best answer to each question.1．______is the study of the phonic medium of language.A．PhoneticsB．PhonologyC．PhoneD．Phoneme正确答案：A解析：语音学被定义为对语言的语音媒介的研究，它涉及所有出现在世界语言中的声音；音位学的研究目的是发现一门语言中的语音是如何形成的，这些语音是如何在语言交际中传达意义的；音素是—个吾音单元或音段，我们在交际中所听到和发出的语音都是音素；音位是—个具有区别性价值的抽象的单位，它不是任何—个特定的语音，而是由—个特定音素(phone)在一定语音语境中来表达或实现的。

知识模块：语音学和音位学2．Which of the following is NOT a branch of phonetics?A．Articulatory phonetics.B．Auditory phonetics.C．Acoustic phonetics.D．Articulate phonetics.正确答案：D解析：三个语音学的分支为发音语音学、听觉语音学和声学语音学。

其中发音语音学的历史最长，然而，声学语音学和听觉语音学中—些重要的事实已经被发现或证实了。

知识模块：语音学和音位学3．Which of the following is NOT the organ of speech?A．The pharyngeal cavity.B．The oral cavity.C．The nasal cavity.D．The vocal cavity.正确答案：D解析：人类发音器官包含在三个重要区域中：咽腔——喉咙；口腔——口；鼻腔——鼻。

2011年专8真题答案(含听力材料)

TEST FOR ENGLISH MAJORS (2011)-GRADE EIGHT-TEST FOR ENGLISH MAJORS(2011)-GRADE EIGHT-2011年英语专业八级参考答案Part I Listening Comprehension—Section A Mini-lecture1. and significance2. the context\ what is doing3. closeness to people4. body language5. polychronic6. in itself7. personal space8. monochrome9. lateness10. multicultural situationSECTION B INTERVIEW 1-5 BDACB SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST 6-10 ACBAD PART II Reading Comprehension11-15 ABCAB 16-20 ABACA 21-25 DDCCA 26-30 DBACBPART III General Knowledge 31-35BDABD 36-40 CACACPART VI Proofreading & Error Correction1. grew 后加up2. conscience 改成consciousness3. soon 改成sooner4. the 去掉5. disagreeing 改成disagreeable6. imaginative 改成imaginary7. literal 改成literary8. in 去掉9. which 前加in 10. Therefore, 改成NeverthelessPart V Translation—Section A Chinese To EnglishBeing hasty and at leisure are two quite distinct lifestyles. But in the real world, people have to frequently shuttle between these two lifestyles, sometimes not sure whether they are“at ease”or“in a rush”.For example, we’re enjoying our holidays in the resort while suenly we receive phone calls from the boss who tells us there are some troubles with our customers and work—so at this moment the modern, convenient and advanced device shows its vicious and gloomy features—and we lose all our interest. The subsequent leisure is the mere showy for we are in a restless and anxious state of mind.Section B English to Chinese飞机飞越尼泊尔上空时。

【2008-2014年专八人文知识真题及答案】

英语专八考试文化常识辅导2000年教育部《高等学校英语专业高年级教学大纲》规定，高等学校英语专业高年级的教学任务是“继续打好语言基本功，进一步扩大知识面，重点应放在培养英语综合技能，充实文化知识，提高交际能力上”。

2005年的英语专业考试依照2004年新版的《高校英语专业八级考试大纲》的有关规定，取消了快速阅读，取而代之的是人文知识，或者叫做文化常识题（General Knowledge）。

那么到底这个题型考的是什么题，又有哪些内容呢？英语专业的教学大纲对这一项并没有具体要求，但是八级考试大纲则有以下四点说明：测试要求：1. 能基本了解主要英语国家的地理、历史、现状、文化传统等。

2. 能初步具备英语文学知识。

3. 能初步具备英语语言学知识。

4. 考试时间为10分钟。

测试形式：多项选择题，共10题。

测试范围：主要涉及到三个方面的内容：主要英语国家社会与文化（基本国家概况：地理、政治制度、文化生活、经济4/10）英美文学（作家、作品，文学流派，基本文学概念3/10）英语语言学（词汇学、语义学、语用学、语言学流派、基本概念3/10）For the want of a nail the shoe was lost,For the want of a shoe the horse was lost,For the want of a horse the rider was lost,For the want of a rider the battle was lost,For the want of a battle the kingdom was lost,And all for the want of a horse shoe nail.--Benjamin Franklin失去一颗马蹄钉，可能会失去一个国家；忽略一个细节，你也可能失去整个专八。

2008年英语专业八级考试人文知识真题及答案31. The largest city in Canada is___.A. Vancouver.B. Montreal.C. TorontoD. 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. 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 monarchD. 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 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 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 poetry.”?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.Keys: CDABB CADBD2009年英语专业八级考试人文知识真题及答案31. The Head of State of New Zealand is ______.A. the governor-generalB. the Prime MinisterC. the high commissionerD. the monarch of United Kingdom32. The capital of Scotland is ______.A. GlasgowB. EdinburghC. ManchesterD. London33. Who write the Declaration of Independence and later became the U.S. President ?A. Thomas JeffersonB. George WashingtonC. Thomas PaineD. John Adams34. Which is the following cities is located on the eastern coast of Australia ?A. PerthB. AdelaideC. SydneyD. Melbourne35. Ode to the West Wind was written by ______.A. Willian BlakeB. Willian WordsworthC. Samuel Taylor ColeridegeD. Percy Bysshe Shelley36. Who among the following is a poet of free verse ?A. Ralph Waldo EmersonB. Walt WhitmanC. Herman MelvilleD. Theodore Dreiser37. The novel Sons and Lovers was written by ______.A. Thomas HardyB. John GalworhtyC.D.H. Lawrence D. James Joyce38. The study of mental processes of language comprehension and production is ______.A. corpus linguisticsB. socialinguisticsC. theoretical linguisticsD. psycholinguistics39. A special language variety that mixes languages and is used by speakers of different languages for purposes of trading is called ______.A. dialectB. idiolectC. pidginD. register40. When a speaker expresses his intension of speaking, such as asking someone to open the window, he is performing ______.A. an illocutionary actB. a perlocutionary actC. a locutionary actD. none of the above Key: 31-35 DBACD 36-40 BCDCA2010 -- PART III GENERAL KNOWLEDGE (10 MIN)31. Which of the following statements in INCORRECT?A. The British constitution includes the Magna Carta of 1215.B. The British constitution 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 isA. Quebec.B. Vancouver.C. Toronto.D. Montreal.33. When did the Australian Federation 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 byA. Abraham Lincoln.B. Thomas Paine.C. George Washington.D. Thomas Jefferson.35. ________ is best known for the technique of dramatic monologue in his poems..A. William 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 verse.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. acronym40. Language is t tool of communication. The symbol “ Highway Closed” on a highway servesA. an expressive function.B. an informative function.C. a performative function.D. a persuasive function.Keys: 31-35 DAAAC36-40 DAACB2011--PART III GENERAL KNOWLEDGE31. The northernmost part of Great Britain is _______.A. Northern IrelandB. WalesC. EnglandD. Scotland32. It is generally agreed that _______ were the first Europeans to reach Australia's shores.A. the FrenchB. the GermansC. the BritishD. the Dutch33. Which country is known as the Land of Maple Leaf?A. Canada.B. New Zealand.C. Great 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.C. John Adams.D. Benjamin Franklin.35. Virginia Woolf was an important female ________ in the 20th-century England.A. poetB. biographerC. playwrightD. novelist36. ______ refers to a long narrative poem that records the adventures of a hero in a nation's history.A. BalladB. RomanceC. EpicD. Elegy37. 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 language and mind.A. SemanticsB. PragmaticsC. Cognitive linguisticsD. Sociolinguistics39. A vowel is different from a consonant in English because of ________.A. absence of obstructionB. presence of obstructionC. manner of articulationD. place of articulation40. The definition "the act of using or promoting the use of several languages, either by an individual speaker or by a community of speakers" refers to _________.A. PidginB. CreoleC. MultilingualismD. BilingualismKeys: DDABD CACAC2012- PART III GENERAL KNOWLEDGE (10 MIN)31. The Maori people are natives of _____A. Australia.B. Canada.C. Ireland.D. New Zealand.32. The British monarch is the Head ofA. 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 author 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 for company" is an example ofA. 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. variety.Keys: DBACD ACBDA2013年专八人文知识31．The full official name of Australia isA．The Republic of Australia．B．The Commonwealth of Australia．C．The Federation of Australia．D．The Union of Australia．32. Canada is well known for all the following EXCEPTA．its mineral resources．B．its forest resources．C．its fertile and arable land．D．its heavy industries．33．In the United States community colleges offer ____A．two-year programmes．B．four-year programmes．C．postgraduate studies．D．B．A．or B．S．degrees．34. In ______，referenda in Scotland and Wales set up a Scottish parliament and a Wales assembly．A．2000 B．1946 C．1997 D. 199035．Which of the following clusters of words is an example of alliteration?A．A weak seat．B．Safe and sound．C．Knock and kick．D．Coat and boat．36．Who wrote Mrs．Warren's Profession?A．John Galsworthy．B．William Butler Yeats．C．T．S．Eliot．D．George Bernard Shaw．37．Sister Carrie by Theodore Dreiser is a(n)A．novel．B．short story．C．poem．D．autobiography．38．Which Of the following italicized parts is an inflectional morpheme? A．Unlock．B．Government．C．Goes．D．Off-stage．39．_____ is a language phenomenon in which words sound like what they refer to. A．Onomatopoeia B．Collocation C．Denotation D．Assimilation 40．The sentence "CIose your book and listen to me carefully!" performs a(n) ____ function．A．interrogative B．informative C．performative D．directiveKeys:31. 澳大利亚的全称是：the commonwealth of Austrilia32. 加拿大以什么著称，除了什么以外（矿产、森林、肥沃的土地）。

TEM8美国文学串讲及试卷评析

❖ 独立战争（1776—1783）为美国文学的发展奠定了社会基础，提供了丰富的题材。这一时期文学作品主题多为爱国主义及对独立、自由、民主的呼唤。
二、The Literature around the Revolution of Independence 独立革命时期的文学 (十八世纪中期—十八世纪末）
❖ Jonathan Edwards (1703-1758) 乔纳森•爱德华兹
代表作品：The Personal Narrative (1765)
❖ Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) 本杰明•富兰克林
代表作品：The Autobiography (1771-1790) Poor Richard’s Almanac (1732-1758)
三、American Romanticism 美国浪漫主义文学（十八世纪末—十九世纪中后期）美国浪漫主义的三个阶段
1. Early Romanticism 早期浪漫主义
2. Transcendentalism 超验主义
3. High Romanticism 浪漫主义高峰期
A)基本了解主要英语国家的地理、历史、现状、文化传统 B)初步具备英语文学知识 C)初步具备英语语言学知识
2. 测试形式：
题型采用多选形式，选出一道最佳答案。共10题。考试时间10分钟。
3. 测试范围： A)英语国家社会和文化知识 B)英语文学知识 C)英语语言学知识
《高校英语专业八级考试大纲》所附样题中文学、语言学、英美概况所占比例：
TEM8美国文学串讲及试卷评析
上海外国语大学贤达经济人文学院程雪芳
英语专业八级考试在线课堂
主讲人程雪芳介绍 ➢ 上海外国语大学贤达经济人文学院讲师 ➢ 参与历年专业英语四、八级辅导 ➢ 教授美国文学史等专业课程，教学经验丰富 ➢ 上海外国语大学博士研究生。研究方向：英美文学

英语专业八级考生须知

英语专业八级考生须知1、考生必须携带准考证、身份证、学生证（已经毕业学生可用毕业证代替）入场，三证缺一不可。

2、考试8：30开始，请提前30分钟入场，考试正式开始15分钟后，迟到考生不得进入考场，不得提前交卷。

考试期间不得上厕所。

考试结束，监考教师清点完毕试卷无误后方可离开考场。

试题册和任何答题卡不得带出考场。

3、请自备调频收音机和耳机、2B铅笔及黑色笔迹签字笔，手机等通讯工具不得带入考场，考试时不得使用词典（含电子词典）及其他工具书，答题卷和答题卡上任何地方都不得使用涂改液。

4、八级考试步骤较多，需多次发放和回收试卷，发放和回收的时间以监考教师的手表为准，考试规定时间到后，不按时交卷者将被取消此次考试成绩。

5、所有准考证号、校名和姓名都必须填写在规定位置，不得在空白处填写姓名等相关信息，违者试卷作零分处理。

答卷内容不得超过规定的框，超越部分无效。

6、考试时听从监考老师的指令，遵守考场纪律，违反考场纪律的学生一经发现将严肃处理。

7、考试项目及时间Part I：listening comprehension 35min （结束后收答题卡1，约9：05）Part II：reading comprehension 30minPart III：general knowledge 10minPart IV:：proof-reading & error correction 15min（结束后收答题卡2，约10：00）Part V:：translation 60min （结束后收答题卡3，约11：00）Part VI:： writing 45min（结束后收答题卡4和试题册，约11：45）。

专业英语八级模拟试卷651(题后含答案及解析)

专业英语八级模拟试卷651(题后含答案及解析)题型有： 1. LISTENING COMPREHENSION 2. READING COMPREHENSION 3. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 4. PROOFREADING & ERROR CORRECTION 5. TRANSLATION 6. WRITINGPART I LISTENING COMPREHENSION (35 MIN)SECTION A MINI-LECTUREDirections: In this section you sill hear a mini-lecture. You will hear the lecture ONCE ONLY. While listening, take notes on the important points. Your notes will not be marked, but you will need them to complete a gap-filling task after the mini-lecture. When the lecture is over, you will be given two minutes to check your notes, and another ten minutes to complete the gap-filling task on ANSWER SHEET ONE. Use the blank sheet for note-taking.听力原文：Good Writing What is good writing? Different cultures using different languages may come up with very different answers to the question. Indeed, even different individuals may have different standards, tastes and expectations. However, as far as English is concerned, a set of basic characteristics, which are believed to be present in all good writing, have been promoted by educators in English-speaking countries. (1) They are; unity, coherence, emphasis, development and clarity. While these good old values are still relevant, today’s discussion of good writing focuses on a different set of concepts. I’ll define good writing using different terms; good writing is good thinking; good writing involves thoughtful revision; good writing is directed toward an audience; good writing achieves a clear purpose; good writing expresses ideas clearly. Firstly, good writing is good thinking. Good thinking leads to good writing, and muddy thinking can only result in muddy writing. As simple as that. Writing is a thinking process; it is not making a big deal out of nothing. (2) Good writing should be substantive, really having things to say. Not only having things to say, but also having insightful things to say about the topic. This concept is particularly important for you non-native speakers of English. You may tend to be overly concerned with being correct in grammar, spelling and mechanics. While good writing is expected to be free from grammatical and other errors, it is worth repeating here that (3) good writing is not good grammar or vice versa. At the advanced level, you should be much more concerned with higher and more important issues of writing in English. If you were excited at all by a piece of writing, most likely, it was for one or a combination of the following reasons; 1) because (4) it enlightens you or sheds light on the subject: 2) because you have felt something similar but in a rather vague and superficial way; 3) because (5) you have felt exactly the same. but have never been able to express yourself in such an effective and elegant manner. Secondly, good writing involves thoughtful revision. Although there are geniuses who are such inspired writers that they can produce great writings at the spur of the moment without having to revise as much as one word,such geniuses are few and far between. For the overwhelming majority of writers, good writing is ninety-nine percent hard work and one percent inspiration. Experienced writers subject their writings to numerous revisions before feeling satisfied. Lu Xun.the greatest modern Chinese writer, for example, talks about pacing pensively in the study for days searching for the right word. Thirdly, good writing is directed toward an audience. Notice the use of the word “ audience” here: it usually refers to viewers and listeners, but now its reference has expanded to include readers, too, particularly in discussions of writing. You should remember that what is appropriate for one kind of audience may not be appropriate for another. (7-2) The intended audience determines your choice of words, your sentence length and patterns, the overall tone, the details that would be included in your writing, etc. Fourthly, (8) good writing achieves a clear purpose. Good writing must achieve your intended purpose. If you want to write about how to make Jiaozi, your reader, after reading your writing, should get everything he or she needs to know about how to make Jiaozi, from the necessary ingredients to step by step instructions. If your purpose is to convey the sublime and soul-awakening beauty of the morning sun bursting out of the horizon in the misty Huangshan Mountain in Anhui Province, you should describe it in such a way that your readers should be able to visualize the scenery. If you want to propose that China adopt a legal drinking age, you should make it clear to the People’s Congress why such a law is necessary, what it should be, how to implement such a law, and so forth. Last but not least, good writing expresses ideas clearly.(9) Good writing reflects good thinking, and good thinking needs to be put in precise, concise, and lucid prose. An important task for revision is to trim all the deadwood, pruning all the redundancies, wordiness, and confusing and misleading ambiguities.(10) For non-native speakers, to express yourself clearly often involves making your writing more idiomatic, reducing the level of negative interference of your native language and to bring your writing closer to English-speaking readers. Only when you can write clearly can you begin to think of developing a distinctive style. What kind of style you should develop or use depends on your temperament, your needs, and such controlling factors as the subject you are writing about, the audience you are writing to, and the purpose you want to achieve. One style may be appropriate for certain occasions but totally inappropriate for others. You would feel totally out of place if you go to a casual gathering of old friends dressed in expensive suit and tie, unless you want to appear snobbish and showy. How about going to a concert performed by the Vienna Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra in the elegant Grand Capital Arts Center in loosely fit T-shirt and jeans? So far, we have discussed five characteristics of good writing. In later lectures, you will learn in greater detail about how to write to different audiences to achieve specific purposes in clear and effective styles.Good WritingEducators in English-speaking countries have developed a set of basic characteristics of good English writing—unity, (1)______, emphasis, development and clarity.Here, a different set of concepts are introduced: 1. Good writing is good thinking:—It should be (2)______.having something insightfulto say about the topic. —It is not simply (3)______.—It may1) enlighten you or(4)______the subject; 2) make you feel something similar; 3) make you feel exactly(5)______.2. Good writing Involves thoughtful (6)______:—It is the result of 99% of hard work and 1 % ofinspiration.3. Good writing is directed toward an audience; —The audience determines1) diction and sentence structure; 2) the sentence length and patterns; 3) the overall (7)______; 4) details that should be included.4. Good writing achieves a clear (8)______:5. Good writing expresses ideas clearly:—It reflects good thinking, which should be put into precise, (9) ______, and lucid articles.—For non-native speakers of English, clear expre—ssion involves being (10)______.1．正确答案：coherence解析：根据句(1)可知，学者们认为一篇好的写作应具备的一系列基本特征是：unity，coherence，emphasis，development and clarity，故答案为coherence。

专业英语八级美国国家概况(美国人口)模拟试卷1(题后含答案及解析)

专业英语八级美国国家概况（美国人口）模拟试卷1(题后含答案及解析)题型有： 3. GENERAL KNOWLEDGEPART III GENERAL KNOWLEDGE (10 MIN)Directions: There are ten multiple-choice questions in this section. Choose the best answer to each question.1．Which of the following though accounting for a small part of the American population are the first inhabitants on American land?A．Mexico-AmericansB．Afro-AmericansC．Indian-AmericansD．Asian-Americans正确答案：C解析：美国是一个移民大国，也被称为“大熔炉”(melting pot)，拉裔、非裔还有亚裔的少数民族都是移民的产物，只有印第安人是美国的土著居民，他们是被欧洲的殖民者压迫驱赶才成为今天美国社会的一个少数民族。

知识模块：美国人口2．Most Americans are______from different countries.A．blacksB．IndiansC．emigrantsD．immigrants正确答案：D解析：美国是一个移民大国，无论是美国的主流人种——白人，还是其他少数民族，如：黑人、华人、西班牙人、古巴人、犹太人等都是从世界各地移民过来的。

知识模块：美国人口3．Which group of people was the only one that came to America involuntarily?A．The Blacks.B．ChineseC．EuropeansD．Hispanics正确答案：A解析：美国的黑人是奴隶贸易和南方种植园经济的共同产物，他们从非洲被拐卖到美国，在种植园里充当奴隶，为种植园主无偿劳动，并且受到种植园主的残酷欺压，直到奴隶制度被废除后，黑人才得以解放。

专业英语八级(美国国家概况)模拟试卷2(题后含答案及解析)

专业英语八级（美国国家概况）模拟试卷2(题后含答案及解析) 题型有： 3. GENERAL KNOWLEDGEPART III GENERAL KNOWLEDGE (10 MIN)Directions: There are ten multiple-choice questions in this section. Choose the best answer to each question.1．The Grand Canyon carved by______is one of nature’s most important sights.A．the Columbia RiverB．the Colorado RiverC．the Rio Grande RiverD．the Missouri River正确答案：B 涉及知识点：美国国家概况2．In the following cities, which one is a center for touring the lands of native American peoples and is the site of New Mexico State University?A．Phoenix.B．Tucson.C．Albuquerque.D．Salt Lake City.正确答案：C 涉及知识点：美国国家概况3．Many Inuit don’t like to be called Eskimos because______.A．they consider this term insultingB．the term Eskimo comes from a native American wordC．they don’t understand the term EskimoD．the term Eskimo is not an English word正确答案：A 涉及知识点：美国国家概况4．The Pacific waters provide rich sources of fish and shellfish for______.A．California, Oregon and Washington D.C.B．New York, Pennsylvania and Rhode IslandC．Michigan, Illinois and MissouriD．Florida, Mississippi and Louisiana正确答案：A 涉及知识点：美国国家概况5．The Grand Canyon in north-western______is one of nature’s most impressive sights.A．UtahB．ArizonaC．NevadaD．Idaho正确答案：B 涉及知识点：美国国家概况6．The two newest states which joined the United States are______. A．Alaska and FloridaB．Hawaii and OregonC．Alaska and HawaiiD．California and New Mexico正确答案：C 涉及知识点：美国国家概况7．The largest and smallest states of the United States are______. A．Alaska and Rhode IslandB．Texas and MaineC．Texas and Rhode IslandD．Alaska and Maine正确答案：A 涉及知识点：美国国家概况8．______are also known as the Continental Divide.A．The Rocky MountainsB．The Appalachian HighlandsC．The Coast MountainsD．The Blue Mountains正确答案：A 涉及知识点：美国国家概况9．New Englanders were originally known as______.A．YankeesB．English PuritansC．German farmersD．Fishermen from Scandinavia正确答案：A 涉及知识点：美国国家概况10．What forms a natural boundary between Mexico and the United States? A．The Rio Grande River.B．The southern Rocky Mountains.C．The Colorado River.D．The Gulf of California.正确答案：C 涉及知识点：美国国家概况11．The financial, manufacturing and transportation center of the United States is______.A．New YorkB．Washington D.C.C．PhiladelphiaD．Chicago正确答案：A 涉及知识点：美国国家概况12．By the year of 2050, American population is expected to climb to______.A．256 millionB．275 millionC．300 millionD．383 million正确答案：D 涉及知识点：美国国家概况13．In the case of Brown versus Board of Education, the Supreme Court ruled thatA．separate educational facilities had been illegalB．educational facilities had been separate but equalC．educational facilities had been equalD．separate educational facilities were inherently unequal正确答案：D 涉及知识点：美国国家概况14．The annual population growth rate of the 1990s was______.A．1%B．0.9%C．over 1%D．under 1%正确答案：C 涉及知识点：美国国家概况15．Now about 80% to 90% of immigration to the United States is from______.A．Asian and Hispanic countriesB．African countriesC．European countriesD．Central and South American countries正确答案：A 涉及知识点：美国国家概况16．Which of the following minority group enjoy the worst social and economic conditions?A．Blacks.B．Hispanics.C．Indians.D．Asian Americans.正确答案：C 涉及知识点：美国国家概况17．A major source of population growth is______.A．immigrationB．baby boomC．rising birth rateD．larger number of young people正确答案：A 涉及知识点：美国国家概况18．The immigrants to the United States spread unevenly over the country with ______having the largest percentage.A．the NortheastB．the MidwestC．the WestD．the South正确答案：C 涉及知识点：美国国家概况19．The Chinese Exclusion Act was passed in______.A．1882B．1883C．1900D．1924正确答案：A 涉及知识点：美国国家概况20．______was an important immigration reception spot in late 19th century and early 20th century.A．Ellis IslandB．San FranciscoC．HawaiiD．Miami正确答案：A 涉及知识点：美国国家概况21．The slavery was legally abolished in 1865 by______Amendment.A．the fourteenthB．the fifteenthC．the thirteenthD．the sixteenth正确答案：C 涉及知识点：美国国家概况22．The three states whose population has grown fastest in the past 20 years are______.A．California, Texas and FloridaB．Arizona, Nevada and FloridaC．California, New Mexico and NevadaD．New Mexico, Arizona and Colorado正确答案：B 涉及知识点：美国国家概况23．One of the reasons for the growth of population in Florida is its______.A．expanding economyB．large number of Cuban-AmericansC．climateD．exotic food正确答案：C 涉及知识点：美国国家概况24．There were 21 big cities with a population of over 2 million in 1988 in which ______was the biggest one.A．ChicagoB．Los AngelesC．New YorkD．Philadelphia正确答案：C 涉及知识点：美国国家概况25．Uncle Tom’s Cabin and Roots are two novels, which give a vivid description of the miserable life of the______.A．early settlersB．PuritansC．native IndiansD．black slaves正确答案：D 涉及知识点：美国国家概况26．From 1980 to 1989, the population between the age of 25 and 44 increased by 21% because______.A．this was the period of large inflow of immigrants at this age bracketB．those who were born during the period of baby boom reached this age bracket C．those who were born during the period of World War II reached this age bracketD．this was the period of high birth rate of this age bracket正确答案：B 涉及知识点：美国国家概况27．More than______of the population in the United States lived in city areas in 198A．60%B．75%C．0.9D．0.5正确答案：B 涉及知识点：美国国家概况28．The first immigrants in American history came from______.A．England and the NetherlandsB．IrelandC．West GermanyD．East Europe正确答案：A 涉及知识点：美国国家概况29．Florida’s population growth owes much to its attractiveness both as a place of______and as a convenient place for______with central and south America.A．business; retireB．retire; businessC．travel; businessD．retire; travel正确答案：B 涉及知识点：美国国家概况30．The largest immigration movement took place after______.A．1917B．1890C．1845D．1815正确答案：D 涉及知识点：美国国家概况31．Up to the end of Word War II, there were______waves of large-scale immigration to the United States.A．fourB．twoC．threeD．none of the above正确答案：C 涉及知识点：美国国家概况32．During the period between 1815 and 1917, about 30 million people from every corner of Europe immigrated into the United States in three waves. The largest wave bringing to the United Stated a total of 15 million immigrants took place between______.A．1815 and 1830B．1890 and 1914C．1830 and 1854D．1860 and 1890正确答案：B 涉及知识点：美国国家概况33．During the third wave of immigration from 1890 to 1910, many came from______.A．Britain and the NetherlandsB．Austria-Hungary and RussiaC．Japan and ChinaD．Mexico and Cuba正确答案：B 涉及知识点：美国国家概况34．In the decade of 1845-1854, there were 5 million Irishmen driven to the United Stated by______.A．English invasionB．English oppressionC．Potato Famines of 1845-1849D．both B and C正确答案：D 涉及知识点：美国国家概况35．Another trend, which occurs almost at the same time with the movement to the South and the West, is______.A．the flow of population from the densely-populated east coast to the sparsely-populated westB．the movement of population from the rural areas to citiesC．the movement of blacks from the South to other areasD．the outflow of city residents from the core cities to the suburbs正确答案：D 涉及知识点：美国国家概况36．According to American historians and specialists in demography, there are ______great population movements in the history of the United States.A．fiveB．fourC．threeD．two正确答案：B 涉及知识点：美国国家概况37．The largest of the racial and ethnic minorities in the U.S. is the______.A．blacksB．HispanicsC．Asian-AmericansD．White ethnics正确答案：A 涉及知识点：美国国家概况38．In the last great population movement, a large number of people moved to______.A．the NorthwestB．the sunbelt areasC．the SouthD．the Southwest正确答案：B 涉及知识点：美国国家概况39．The Civil Rights Act of 1964 added protections for the right______.A．to voteB．to use public facilitiesC．to enjoy the same education as white peopleD．all of the above正确答案：D 涉及知识点：美国国家概况40．Between 1980 and 1989, the North of the United States lost 7 million population owing to______.A．people’s deathB．migrationC．more people moving out of the regionD．their mysterious disappearance正确答案：C 涉及知识点：美国国家概况41．______was meant to guarantee the blacks and others the right to vote.A．The Emancipation Proclamation in 1863B．The Civil Rights Act of 1964C．The Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution in 1865D．The V oting Rights Act of 1965正确答案：D 涉及知识点：美国国家概况42．The first population movement in the United States between the end of the Civil War and 1880 was mainly the flow of population from______to______.A．the east coast, the westB．the west coast, the eastC．the north, the southD．the south, the north正确答案：A 涉及知识点：美国国家概况43．Between 1960 and 1990, a large number of people moved from______.A．core cities to the suburbsB．rural areas to citiesC．small cities to large citiesD．none of the above正确答案：A 涉及知识点：美国国家概况44．______are now gathered in the Miami area.A．HispanicsB．Mexican-AmericansC．Puerto RicansD．Cuban-Americans正确答案：D 涉及知识点：美国国家概况45．The second population movement in the United States between 1890 and 1920 mainly featured the people’s moving from______to______.A．the south; the industrialized northB．the north; the southC．the rural areas; citiesD．cities; the rural areas正确答案：C 涉及知识点：美国国家概况46．The current situation of African-Americans presents______.A．a favorable pictureB．a negative pictureC．a mixed pictureD．an encouraging picture正确答案：C 涉及知识点：美国国家概况47．Many early Chinese immigrants worked in the mining industry, especially in the______.A．gold minesB．silver minesC．coal minesD．copper mines正确答案：A 涉及知识点：美国国家概况。

基础英语考试内容范围

610《基础英语》考试内容范围《基础英语》科目是一种水平考试，主要考核学生实际掌握和运用英语的能力。

本科目的总分为150分，全套题共有5部分，其中客观题占40%，主观题占60%，考试时间为3小时。

I. The Use of English （30分）本部分由两个项目组成，总分为30分。

Part A为多项选择题，共有20道题，每题1分，主要测试考生对英语惯用法、习语、近义词、难点语法等方面的掌握情况。

Part B 为填空题，每空1分，试题给出150词字左右的文章，留出10个空，考生从给定的15个词或短语中选择符合文章逻辑关系和意义的填入空中。

本部分主要考察学生理解篇章能力、运用语言能力和使用词汇和语法能力。

II．Reading Comprehension （30分）本部分共有3篇文章，每篇文章350词左右，15个选择题，每题2分，共30分。

阅读理解的测试旨在检验考生能否在规定时间内对所给阅读材料中叙述的内容进行理解、洞察和辨别，要求考生能掌握所读材料的中心思想、主要内容和细节；对所读材料的内容进行一定的判断和推理；理解某些词和句子的意义及上下文之间的逻辑关系；领会作者的观点和判断作者的态度。

题材有科普、经济、教育、社会生活、历史文化、人物传记等；文章体裁包括议论文、叙述文、说明文、应用文等。

III. General Knowledge （10分）本部分为一般知识性测试。

共有10道选择题，每题1分，共10分。

主要了解考生对几个主要几个讲英语国家的文学、文化、风俗、政治、历史、科技、地理等方面的一般了解情况。

IV. Translation Work （40分）本部分有两个项目：Part A 为英译汉，试题给出350 --- 400词的文章，从中下划线5个句子，每个句子4分，共20分。

主要了解考生对下划线句子，乃至整片文章的理解能力、汉语的表达能力、句中难点的处理能力。

Part B 为汉译英，总分为20分，试题给出1 --- 2段300 ---- 400字的汉语文章，要求考生将其翻译成英语。