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专八人文：英国文学部分精选习题1.The Renaissance is actually a movement stimulated by a series of historical events, which one of the following is not such an event?A. The rediscovery of ancient Rome and Greek culture.B. England's domestic rest.C. New discovery in geography and astrology.D. The religious reformation and the economic expansion.2.Which of the following is regarded as the most successful religious allegory in the English language.A. The Pilgrim's ProgressB. Grace Abounding to the Chief of SinnersC. The Life and Death of Mr. BadmanD. The Holy War3. It is alone who, for the first time in English literature, presented to us a comprehensive realistic picture of the English society of his time and created a whole gallery of vivid characters from all walks of life.A. Geoffrey ChaucerB. Martin LutherC. William LanglandD. John Gower4. All of the following four except are the most eminent dramatists in the Renaissance England.A. Francis BaconB. Christopher MarloweC. William ShakespeareD. Ben Jonson5.It is generally regarded that Keats's most important and mature poems are in the form of .A. elegyB. odeC. epicD. sonnet6.Daniel Defoe's novels mainly focus on .A. the struggle of the unfortunate for mere existenceB. the struggle of the shipwrecked persons for securityC. the struggle of the pirates for wealthD. the desire of the criminals for property7.In Beowulf, fought against the monster Grendel and a five breathing dragon.A. the Anglo-SaxonsB. BeowulfC. the ScandinavianD. the Winter Dragon8.Francis Bacon is best known for his which greatly influenced the development of this literary form.A. essaysB. poemsC. works D plays8.Most of Thomas Hardy's novels are set in Wessex .A. a crude region in EnglandB. a fictional primitive regionC. a remote rural areaD. Hardy's hometown10.We can perhaps describe the west wind in Shelley's poem "Ode to the West Wind" with all the following terms except .A. swiftB. proudC. tamedD. wild11. "Blindness", "partiality", "prejudice", and "absurdity" in the novel "Pride and Prejudice" are most likely the characteristics of .A. ElizabethB. DarcyC. Mr. BennetD. Mrs. Bennet12.The modern English novel came into being in .A. the middle of the 17th centuryB. the 17th centuryC. the late 18th centuryD. the middle of the 18th century13.Who is not the major figure of modernist movement?A. EliotB. JoyceC. Charles DickensD. Pound14.Who is considered to be the best known English dramatist since Shakespeare?A. Oscar WildeB. John GalsworthyC. W.B. Y eatsD. George Bernard Shaw15.Of the following poets, which is not regarded as "Lake Poets"?A. Samuel Taylor ColeridgeB. Robert SouthyC. William Words worthD. William Shakespeare16.In the first part of Gulliver's Travels, Gulliver told his experience in .A. LilliputB. BrobdingnagC. HouyhnhnmD. England17.Which of the following cannot describe "Byronic hero"?A. proudB. mysteriousC. noble origin D progressive18.In the history of literature, Romanticism is generally regarded as .A. the thought that designates a literary and philosophical theory which tends to see the individual as the very center of all life and all exper ience.B. the thought that designates man as a social animalC. the orientation that emphasizes those features which men have in commonD. the modes of thinking19.The term "metaphysical poetry" is commonly used to name the work of the 17th century writers who wrote under the influence of .A. John MiltonB. John DonneC. John KeatsD. John Bunyan20."The V anity Fair" is a well-known part in .A. The Pilgrim's ProgressB. Grace Abounding to the Chief of SinnersC. The Life and Death of Mr. BadmanD. The Holy War21.In Oliver Twist, Charles criticizes .A. money worshipping tendencyB. dehumanizing of workhouse systemC. hypocrisy of the upper societyD. distortion of human heart22.Which of the following plays by Shakespeare is history play?A. Julius CaesarB. The Merry Wives of WindsorC. Henry IVD. King Lear23.Who is regarded as a "worshipper of nature".A. John KeatsB. William BlakeC. William WordsworthD. Jane Austen24.Which of the following writing is not the work by Charles Dickens?A. A Tale of Two CitiesB. Hard TimesC. Oliver TwistD. Sons and Lovers25.The 18th century England is known as the in the history.A. RomanticismB. ClassicismC. RenaissanceD. Enlightenment专八人文：美国文学部分精选习题1.In American literature, the eighteen century was the age of the Enlightenment. was the dominant spirit.2.A. Humanism B. Rationalism C. Revolution D. EvolutionWhich statement about Franklin is not true?A. He instructed his countrymen as a printer.B. He was a scientist.C. He was a master of diplomacy.D. He was a Puritan.Who is regarded as the first American prose epic.A. NatureB. The Scarlet LetterC. WaldenD. Moby-DickThe Romanic Period of American literature started with the publication of Washington Irving's and ended with Whiteman's Leaves of Grass.A. The Sketch BookB. Tales of a TravelerC. The AlhambraD. A history of New Y orkIn Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter, "A" may stand for .A. AdulteryB. AngelC. AmiableD. All the aboveThe period before the American Civil War is generally referred to as .A. the Naturalist PeriodB. the Modern PeriodC. the Romantic PeriodD. the Realistic PeriodThe Age of Realism is the literary history of the United States refers to the period from to .A. 1861 – 1914B. 1863 – 1918C. 1865 – 1914D. 1865 – 1918Who is described by Mark Twain as a boy with "a sound heart and a deformed conscience?"A. Tom SawyerB. Huckleberry FinnC. JimD. TonyMark Twain, one of the greatest 19th century American writers, is well known for his .A. international themeB. waste-land imageryC. local colorD. symbolismThe impact of Darwin's evolutionary theory on the American thought and the influence of the nineteenth-century French literature on the American men of letters gave rise to yet another school of realism: American .A. modernismB. naturalismC. vernacularismD. local colorismIn 1900, London published his first collection of short stories, named .A. The son of the WolfB. The Sea WolfC. The Law of LifeD. White FangIn which of the following works, Hemingway presents his philosophy about life and death through the depiction of the bull-fight as a kind of microcosmic tragedy?A. The Green Hills of Africa.B. The Snows of Kilimanjaro.C. To Have and Have Not.D. Death in the Afternoon.Which of the following figures does not belong to "The Lost Generation"?A. Ezra PoundB. William Carlos WilliamsC. Robert FrostD. Theodore DreiserWho is a dramatist that holds the central position in American drama the modernistic period?A. Sinclair LevisB. Eugene O'NeilC. Arthur MillerD. Tennessee WilliamsThe following writers were awarded Nobel Prize for literature except .A. William FaulknerB. F. Scott FitzgeraldC. John SteinbeckD. Ernest HemingwayIn 1954, was awarded the Nobel Prize for literature for his "mastery of the art of modern narration".A. T.S. EliotB. Ernest HemingwayC. John SteinbeckD. William FaulknerWho is the author of the work: "The Grapes of Wrath"?A. John SteinbeckB. Eugene O'NeilC. F. Scott FitzgeraldD. Theodore DreiserIn 1920 Sinclair Lewis published his memorable denunciation of American small-town provincialism in .A. Main StreetB. An American TragedyC. Winesburg, OhioD. Sister Carrie专八人文知识：语言学部分精选试题Which of the following statements about language is NOT true?A. Language is a systemB. Language is symbolicC. Animals also have languageD. Language is arbitraryWhich of the following features is NOT one of the design features of language?A. SymbolicB. DualC. ProductiveD. ArbitraryWhat is the most important function of language?A. InterpersonalB. PhaticC. InformativeD. MetalingualWho put forward the distinction between Langue and Parole?A. SaussureB. ChomskyC. HallidayD. AnonymousAccording to Chomsky, which is the ideal user's internalized knowledge of his language?A. competenceB. paroleC. performanceD. langueThe function of the sentence "A nice day, isn't it?" is .A. informativeB. phaticC. directiveD. performativeArticulatory phonetics mainly studies .A. the physical properties of the sounds produced in speechB. the perception of soundsC. the combination of soundsD. the production of soundsThe distinction between vowels and consonants lies in .A. the place of articulationB. the obstruction of airstreamC. the position of the tongueD. the shape of the lipsWhich is the branch of linguistics which studies the characteristics of speech sounds and provides methods for their description, classification and transcription?A. PhoneticsB. PhonologyC. SemanticsD. PragmaticsWhich studies the sound systems in a certain language?A. PhoneticsB. PhonologyC. SemanticsD. PragmaticsMinimal pairs are used to .A. find the distinctive features of a languageB. find the phonemes of a languageC. compare two wordsD. find the allophones of languageUsually, suprasegmental features include ,length and pitch.A. phonemeB. speech soundsC. syllablesD. stressWhich is an indispensable part of a syllable?A. CodaB. OnsetC. StemD. PeakWhich is the smallest unit of language in terms of relationship between expression and content? A. Word B. Morpheme C. Allomorph D. RootWhich studies the internal structure of words, and the rules by which words are formed?A. MorphologyB. SyntaxC. PhonologyD. SemanticsLexeme is .A. a physically definable unitB. the common factor underlying a set of formsC. a grammatical unitD. an indefinable unitWhich of the following sounds does not belong to the allomorphs of the English plural morpheme ?A. [s]B. [iz]C. [ai]D. [is]All words contain a .A. root morphemeB. bound morphemeC. prefixD. suffixThe relationship between "fruit" and "apple" is .A. homonymyB. hyponymyC. polysemyD. synonymyThe part of the grammar that represents a speaker's knowledge of the structure of phrases and sentences is called .A. lexiconB. morphologyC. syntaxD. semanticsWhich of the following items is not one of the grammatical categories of English pronouns?A. genderB. numberC. caseD. voiceThe pair of words "lend" and "borrow" are .A. gradable oppositesB. converse oppositesC. co-hyponymsD. synonyms"Big" and "Small" are a pair of opposites.A. complementaryB. gradableC. completeD. converseAccording to C. Morris and R. Carnap, which is studies the relationship between symbols and their interpreters?A. syntaxB. semanticsC. pragmaticsD. sociolinguisticsThere are deixis in the sentence she has sold it here yesterday.A. 3B. 4C. 5D. 6In the following conversation:- Beirut is in Peru, isn't it?- And Rome is in Romania, I suppose.The second person violates the .A. Quantity MaximB. Quality MaximC. Relation MaximD. Manner MaximThe maxim of requires that a participant's contribution be relevant to the conversation.A. quantityB. qualityC. mannerD. relation专八人文知识考前模拟试题１．Which one of the four is NOT correct?A) English-speaking countries are UK, USA, Canada, Barbados, etc.B) English-speaking countries are UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, etc.C) English-speaking countries are USA, Canada, Australia, the Republic of Ireland, etc.D) English-speaking countries USA, Canada, Australia, Egypt, etc.２．The famous short story The Fall of the House of Usher was written byA) Charles Dickens B) Edgar Allen PoeC) John Richardson (Canadian novelist) D) Henry Savery３．Which one of the following Ivy League Schools is situated in Connecticut?A) Yale University. B) Harvard.C) Princeton. D) Columbia.４．The branch of linguistics which studies the forms of words is __ MORPHOLOGY..A) phoneme B) morphemeC) semantics D) morphology５．Who wrote a highly-acclaimed Novel Moby Dick?A) William James. B) Herman Melville.C) Ernest Hemingway. D) Cooper.６．What is the name of the Lake in northern Utah of the U.S.A.?A) Lake Michigan. B) Lake Superior.C) Lake Erie. D) the Great Salt Lake.７．Who wrote Pygmalion which later was transformed into the highly popular New Y ork Broadway musical My Fair Lady in 1956?A) Edgar Allen Poe. B) Charles Lamb.C) George Bernard Shaw. D) Alfred Tennyson.８．Among the four pillars of English literature, who was NOT born and raised in Ireland?A) Jonathan Swift. B) W'filiam Buffer Y eats.C) James Joyce. D) Robert Browning.９．Alaska lies in the of North America, stretching southward from the Arctic Ocean to the Pacific.A) northwestern part B) southwestern partC) northeastern part D) southeastern part１０．Who is a satirist and the first writer in America to win the Nobel Prize in literature.A) Eugene O' Neill B) Sinclair LewisC) TS. Eliot D) W'dliam Fanlkner专八人文知识考前模拟试题2The first capital of the young nation of the USA is .A) Boston B) Philadelphia C) New Y ork D) WashingtonWhich one of the following American cities is the birthplace of jazz?A) New Orleans. B) New Y ork. C) Boston. D) Chicago.Who wrote one of the most enduring classic poem Ode to the West Wind ?A) Wifiliam Wordsworth. B) Alfred Tennyson. C) Percy Shelley. D) David Bum.When was Elizabeth I came to the throne of England?A) 1538. B) 1548. C.1568. D) 1558.When was Oxford University founded?A) 1167 in Oxford, B) 1267 in Oxford.C) 1367 in Oxford. D) 1467 in Oxford.Canada is often described as a huge ~ centered on the Hudson and James Bay.A) plate B) saucer C) cup D) bowlIn the literature of sociolinguistics, refers to a group of institutionalized social situations typically con strained by a common set of behavioural rules.A) domain B) distribution C) dissimilation D) discourseis a process in which part of the form is native and part is borrowed, but the meaning is fully borrowed.A) loanshifting B) loanblending C) loan translation D) logical connectionWhat is the name of the woman poet who had her The Tenth Muse Lately Sprung up in America?A) Anne Bradstreet. B) Maria Edgeworth. C) Jane Austen. D) Emily Dickinson.Who wrote and published the philosophical work Essay Concerning Human Understanding?A) John Milton. B) John Locke. C) Richard Steele. D) Joseph Addison.专八人文知识考前模拟试题3_ is the branch of linguistics which studies the characteristics of speech sounds and provides methods for their description, classification and transportation.A) Phonetics B) Phonology C) Phoneme D) Phonetic typologyThe sounds in the production of which there is an obstruction of the air-stream at some point the vocal tract are called .A) consonance B) consonant cluster C) consistency D) consonantsIn its technical sense here, __ deals with the analysis and creation of words, idioms and collocations.A) pictogram B) lexicon C) word-formation D) ideogramWhen was Longrnan Group UK Ltd was founded?A) 1721. B).1722. C) 1723. D).1724.What is the name of the dictionary compiled by Samuel Johnson?A) First English Dictionary. B) Dictionary of English Language.C) A Dictionary of the English Language. D) Dictionary of the English Language.Who wrote and publish Poor Richard's Almanack?A) Benjamin Franklin. B) John Gay. C) David Hume. D) Samuel Richardson.Which one of the following four books was written by Harriet Stowe?A) Roughing It in the Bush. B) Walden, or Life in the Woods.C) Adam Bede. D) Uncle Tom's Cabin._ _ the capital of New South Wales, is the oldest and largest city in Australia.A) Melbourne B) Sydney C) Darwin D) Canberra, V alentine's Day, is sweethearts' day, on which people in love with each other express their tender emotions.A) February 10th B) February 12th C) February 14th D) February 16thMajor Newspapers and Magazines in the USA are , etc.A) New Y ork Times, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, TimesB) New Y ork Times, Washington Post, The Sun, TimesC) New Y ork Times, Washington Post, The Evening Post, TimesD) New Y ork Times, Washington Post, Sunday Times, Times答案：ＡＤＢＤＣＡＤＢＣＡ。

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英语专八人文知识习题与答案英语专八人文知识习题与答案__1__ The study of __ is Syntax. A、textual organizationB、sentence structuresC、word formationD、 language functions__2__ Which of the following is NOT a distinctive feature of human language?A、arbitrarinessB、productivityC、cultural transmission D finiteness__3__ The speech act theory was first put forward by__.A、John ScarlB、Johan AustinC、Noarn ChomskyD、M.A.K Halliday__4__ The capital city of Canada is __.A、MontrealB、OttawaC、VancouverD、York__5__ U.S. presidents normally serve a (an) __ term.A、eight-yearB、four-yearC、six-yearD、two year__6__ Which of the following cities is NOT located in the Northeast, U.S.A、HustonB、BaltimoreC、PhiladelphiaD、Boston__7__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、Elizabeth GaskellC、Charlotte BronteD、Mary Shelley__9__ Which of the following is not a Romantic Poet?A、William WordsworthB、Percy B. ShelleyC、George G. ByronD、George Eliot__10__ William Sidney Porter, known as O.Henry, is most famous for __.A、his poemB、his playsC、His novelsD、his short stories答案: 1-5 BDBBB 6-10 ADADD1. 选B。

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专业英语八级人文知识1. All of the Great Lakes are shared between the United States and Canada EXCEPT (C)A. Lake OntarioB. Lake SuperiorC. Lake MichiganD. Lake Erie2. Which group of people can Not vote in the British general election? (B)A. member in the House of CommonsB. Lords in the House of LordsC. the UK citizens above the age of 18D. the UK resident citizens of the Irish Republic3. Walt Whitman helped to promote the development of (D)A. sonnetB. coupletC. blank verseD. free verse4. Speech is the primary medium of language.5. The first English colony in America established in Jamestown.6. In the 1960s, the Beatles became world famous and turned their hometown of Liverpool into a place of pilgrimage.7. The Angles and Saxons are the ancestors of the English people today.8. Prometheus Unbound was written by Shelly.9. Walt Whitman’s O Captain! My Captain! was written in memorial of Lincoln.10. Saussure puts forward the distinction between diachronic studies and synchronic studies.11. The majority of back-formed words are verbs.12. Illocutionary act is the act performed in saying something; it is an expression of the speaker’s intention.13. Washington D.C, capital of the United States, is named after George Washington and Christopher Columbus.14. English didn’t became the official; language of the English until 14th after the Hundred Years’ War.15. Martin Eden is Jack London’s masterpiece and it is somewhat autobiog raphical.16. The Input Hypothesis was put forward by Krashen.17. A series of dynastic civil wars between supporters of the House of Lancaster and the House of York in the 15th century are also known as the wars of the Roses.18. The oldest newspaper in Australia is The Sydney Morning Herald.19. The Gift of the Magi was written by O’ Henry.20. Nouns’ verbs and adjectives can be classified as open class words.21. Which of the following sports originated from Scotland? (A)A GolfB FootballC BasketballD Tennis22. The Second largest racial and ethnic group in the United Stated is (B)A the whiteB the HispanicsC ChineseD the Blacls23. Martin Luther King, Jr. who delivered a famous speech named I HAVE A DREAM was the leader of Civil Rights Movement in USA.24. Which of the following is the largest province in Canada? (A)A QuebecB SaskatchewanC OntarioD British Columbia25. Robert Louis Stevenson is a representative of Neo-Romanticism in English literature.26. Both of phonology and phonetics are concerned with the study of speech sounds.27. Male/female, married/single and alive/dead are examples of complementarity.28. The Sapir-Worf hypothesis is about language and thought.29. The symbol marking the declination of the British Empire is THE SUEZ CANAL CRISIS.30. The colonists first settled in South Australia in Australia.31.In the 20th century, under the influence of Freud’s theory of psycho-analysis, a number of writers adopted the stream of consciousness method of novel writing.32. Componential analysis refers to an approach adopted by structural semanticists in describing the meaning of words and phrases.33. Second Language Acquisition concentrates on code.34. The components of the British Parliament: the House of Lord, the House of Commons and the Queen/King.35. Quebec is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population.36. The Australian National Day is chosen to commemorate the first European settlement of the continent.37. The Catcher in the Rye was written by Jerome David Salinger.38. Richard Brinsley Sheridan’s The School for Scandal has been called a great comedy of manners.39. The type of language which is selected as appropriate to a type of situation is a register.40. Quantity Maxim means that in conversation we should be as informative as required.41. Canada is the second largest country in the word.42. George Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four is considered as an anti-utopian novel.43. Toni Morrison is the first American black woman writer who won the Nobel Prize for Literature.1.The Old Man and the Sea is one of the great works by ____A Jack LondonB Charles DickensC Samuel ColeridgeD Ernest Hemingway2.In which novel can "Yahoo" be found?A John Bunyan's Pilgrim's ProgressB Edmund Spencer's The Faerie QueenC Jonathan Swift's Gulliver's TravelsD Henry Fielding's Tom Jones3.The Catcher in the Rye is written by ____A J.D. SalingerB Jack LondonC Flannery O'ConnorD Saul Bellow4.The image of the famous "henpecked husband" is created by____A Washington IrvingB Fennimore CooperC Edith WhartonD William Dean Howells5.The literary spokesman of the Jazz is often thought to be ____A O'NeilB PoundC Robert Frost DScott Fitzgerald6.____ is the most important person of the transcendental club.A HawthornB WhitmanC EmersonD Hemingway7. The main theme of Emily Dickinson is the following except____A fridendshipB love and marriageC life and deathD war and peace8.Robert Frost is a famous ____A novelistB playwrightC poetD literary critic9.Dover Beach is written by ____A Robert BrowningB Alfred TennysonC Mathew ArnoldD Dylan Thomas10.The period from 1865-1914 has been referred to as the ____ in the literary history of the United States.A Age of RealismB Age of ClasicalismC Age of RomanticismD Age of Renaissance答案详解：1.D 《老人与海》是海明威的作品。

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Test 11.In Britain, where does the Changing of the Guard take place?a)Buckingham Palace.b)Downing Street.c)Victoria and Albert Museum.d)The Tower of London.2.What is a double-decker?a) A bus.b) A chocolate bar.c) A taxi. d) A two-storey building.3.Of all the symbols, ________, which are considered to representfertility and new life, are those most frequently associated with Easter.a)the pumpkin and the turkeyb)the lamb and the beefc)the spring peas and the potatoesd)the egg and the rabbit4.The first landing by Europeans in Australia was in 1606, butwhat is their nationality?a) Dutch. b) French.c) Spanish. d) British.5.Middle English was used by the poet _______.a) Hardy b) Chaucerc) Shakespeare d) Milton6.“A Tale of Two Cities” w as written by ______.a) William Shakespeare b) Goeffrey Chaucerc) Charles Dickens d) Thomas Jefferson7.Emily Dickinson wrote many short poems on various aspects oflife. Which of the following is NOT a usual subject of her poetic expression?a) Religion and immortality. b) Life and Death.c) Love and marriage. d) War and peace.8.What three components, generally, make up a system of atypical language?a)Phonology, syntax, semantics.b)Semiosis, syntax, frames.c)Frames, semantics, utterances.d)Sign, sign, signs.9.Of the following word-formation processes, _______ is themost productive.a) clipping b) blendingc) initialism d) derivation10.“The pen is mightier than the sword.” is an example of ______.a) metonymy b) transferred epithetc) oxymoron d) metaphorc) dialect d) narrativeTest 21.What is the affectionate name given to the clock tower of theHouses of Parliament, Westminster?a) Big Ben. b) Big Ken.c) Big Bill. d) Big Bob.2.Which of these sports did not originate in UK?a) Cricket. b) Snooker.c) Football (Soccer). d) Golf.3.Which town has been nicknamed ‘Tinseltown’ by theAmericans?a) New Orleans. b) Reno.c) Hollywood. d) Las Vegas.4.What is the other official language in Canada besides Englishand what is Canada’s capital?a) French. Ottawa. b) Spanish, Ottawa.c) Spanish, Toronto. d) French, Toronto.5.Which English poet wrote of Adam and Eve’s expulsion fromthe Garden of Eden in Paradise Lost?a) John Donne. b) John Milton.c) Sir Philip Sidney. d) Edmund Spenser.6._______ died of tuberculosis at the age of 26, but not beforeleaving an impressive body of poems, including “To Autumn”and “Ode on Melancholy”.a) John Keats b) Lord Byronc) Samuel Taylor Coleridge d) Percy Bysshe Shelley7.Walt Whitman was a pioneering figure of American poetry. Hisinnovation first of all lies in his use of ______, poetry without afixed beat or regular rhyme scheme.a) Blank verse b) Heroic coupletc) Free verse d) Iambic pentameter8.Of the following words, ______ is an initialism.a) VOA b) NATOc) BASIC d) UNESCO9.Which of the following words is NOT formed through clipping?a) Dorm. b) Motel.c) Gent. d) Zoo.10.A regional variety of a language that has variations inpronunciation, vocabulary or meaning is called _______.a) accent b) slangc) Morphology. d) Semantics.Test 31.The Channel Tunnel, linking the UK to the rest of Europe, runsbetween England and ______.a) France b) Germanyc) Belgium d) Netherlands2.What’s the name of the day set apa rt in USA for planting trees?a) Earth Day.b) Ann Arbor Day.c) Arbor Day. d) Green Day.3.What was the name of the ship that brought the Pilgrims to NewEngland in 1620?a) Golden Hinde. b) Sunflower.c) Mayflower. d) Titanic.4.What are the official colours of Australia?a) Red, White and Blue. b) Green and Gold.c) Green and Brown. d) Green and Red.5._______ is the first important governess novel in the Englishliterary history.a) Jane Eyre b) Emmac) Wuthering Heights d) Middlemarch6._______ was a pre-Romantic writer and is best known for hisScottish songs.a) Sir Walter Scott b) Robert Burnsc) Samuel Taylor Coleridge d) William Blake7.Mark Twain did NOT write _______.a)The Prince and the Pauperb)The Old Curiosity Shopc)Pudd’nhead W ilsond)Tom Sawyer8.Which of the following is NOT a dialect of English?a) Slang. b) Buffalo.c) American. d) Southern.9.Some words in the basic word stock are said to be stablebecause they ______.a)are complex wordsb)are technical wordsc)refer to the commonest things in lifed)denote the most important concepts10.W hat is defined as “the study of sentence structure”?a) Syntax.b) Phonology.c) “railroad”d) “taxi”Test 41.What colour is the British classified business telephonedirectory?a) Yellow. b) White.c) Blue. d) Pink.2.What does IMF stand for?a)International Monetary Foundation.b)International Monetary Fund.c)Internal Money Foundation.d)Internal Monetary Fund.3.What do Americans celebrate on 4th July?a) Thanksgiving Day. b) The Revolution.c) The Discovery of America. d) Independence Day.4.What is Canada’s national animal?a) Beaver. b) Moose.c) Bear. d) Husky.5.Which play by Shakespeare is not a tragedy?a) Titus Andronicus. b) Pericles, Prince of Tyre.c) Coriolanus. d) Timon of Athens.6.What is the book Lord of the Flies about?a) A road trip around the USA.b) A swarm of killer flies.c)Schoolboys on a desert island.d)An expert pilot.7.Nathaniel Hawthorne did NOT write _______.a) The Scarlet Letter b) Twice Told Talesc) The Blithedale Romance d) Vanity Fair8.Morphology is _______.a)how a word’s meaning evolves over timeb)the way a language builds words by putting small,meaningful units togetherc)how a word’s spelling evolves over timed)in what order words are put in a sentence9.Which of the following words can be described as containing anaffricate?a) Pill. b) Huffle.c) Hammer. d) Budged.10.The word ______ is usually NOT used by British people.a) “tube”b) “pub”Test 51.In the United Kingdom, ministers are appointed by the Queenon the recommendation of ______.a) the Speaker b) the Lord Chancellorc) the Duke of Edinburgh d) the Prime Minister2.Who was the first person to walk on the moon?a) John Glenn. b) Clint Eastwood.c) Neil Armstrong. d) Yuri Gagarin.3.How many states are there in the US?a) 49. b) 50. c) 51.d) 52.4.What is the title of Canada’s national anthem?a) True Patriot Love. b) God Save the Queen.c) Canada My Country. d) O Canada.5.Who wrote “Where ignorance is bliss, it is folly to be wise”?a) Browning. b) Marx.c) Shakespeare. d) Kipling.6._______ is the author of “To a Skylark”.a) Mary Lamb b) John Keatsc) Percy Bysshe Shelley d) Lord Byron7.Henry David Thoreau’s work, ________, has always beenregarded as a masterpiece of New England Transcendentalism.a) Walden b) The pioneersc) Nature d) Song of Myself8.What is etymology?a)The history of a word.b)The various ways in which a word can be pronounced.c)The study of unwritten languages.d)The study of dead languages.9.________ are bound morphemes because they cannot be used asseparate words.a) Roots. b) Stems.c) Affixes.d) Compounds.10.W hat is the dominant accent in the United States?a) Midwest. b) General American.c) Southern. d) Canadian.Test 61.The vegetable, leek, is the emblem for which part of the UK?a) Wales. b) Northern Ireland.c) Scotland. d) England.2.John Lennon is a member of the band of ______ in the 1960s.a) The Beatles b) The Policec) The Rolling Stones d) The Eagles3.What is the title of the United States of America’s nationalanthem?a) America the Beautiful. b) We Are The Champions.c) God Bless America. d) The Star Spangled Banner.4.How many territories are there in Canada?a) 4.b) 2. c) 3. d) 1.5.In Gulliver’s Travels, Jonathan Swift describes the island ofthe Houyhnhnms as the world’s most perfect society. What kind of animals are the Houyhnhnms?a) Monkeys. b) Fish.c) Dogs. d) Horses.6.In which cent ury were Geoffrey Chaucer’s Canterbury Taleswritten?a) Fourteenth. b) fifteenth.c) Sixteenth. d) Seventeenth.7.With Howells, James, and Mark Twain active on the literaryscene, _______ became the major trend in American literature in the seventies and eighties of the 19th century.a) sentimentalism b) romanticismc) realism d) naturalism8.To which of these language groups does English belong?a) Romance.b) Germanic.c) Slavonic. d) Baltic.9.“Present” and “absent” form a pair of _______.a) conversives b) gradable antonymsc) complementary antonyms d) marked antonyms10.T he morpheme is the smallest syntactical unit. How manymorphemes does the word “antidisestablishmentarianism” have?a) 1. b) 5. c) 7.d) 6.Test 71.What is the name of the famous stadium in the north of London?a) Wembley. b) Westminster.c) Wimbledon. d) Webster.2.What would you do with a “toad-in-the-hole”?a) Let it out. b) Sing it.c) Eat it. d) Play it.3.Martin Luther King Jr., a young black clergyman, became anational leader of the _______ Movement.a) Boycott b) Civil Rightsc) Segregation d) Integration4.The majority of French-speaking Canadians live in _______.a) New Brunswick b) Ontarioc) Quebec d) Nova Scotia5.Sir Thom as More coined the word “Utopia”. What does theword mean in Greek?a) Nowhere land. b) God’s blessings.c) Kingdom in the sky. d) Free from all sorrow.6.Where did Aldous Huxley get the title for Brave New World,which presents a chilling vision of a supposedly ideal society?a)The Bible’s Book of Psalms.b)Shakespeare’s “The Tempest”.c)Homer’s “Odyssey”.d)Christopher Columbus’ journals.7.The Hemingway Code heroes are best remembered for their________.a) indestructible spirit b) pessimistic view of lifec) war experiences d) masculinity8.Which of the following does affect the register that we speakin?a) Conversational partner. b) Context.c) Social status. d) Gender.9.What is the smallest segment of sound that comprises the basicbuilding blocks of a language?a) Morphemes.b) Teramemes.c) Metamemes. d) Phonemes.10.T he ambiguity in “Pass the port” is caused by _______.a) lexical items b) a grammatical structurec) homonymy d) polysemyTest 81.Which of these is the patron saint of Wales?a) St. Patrick. b) St. David.c) St. Andrew. d) St. George.2.Where is the official residence of the British prime Minister?a) Constitution Hill. b) Downing Street.c) Whitehall Place. d) The Strand.3.Which American president freed the slaves?a) Thomas Jefferson. b) George Washington.c) Abraham Lincoln. d) Bill Clinton.4.Who said: “We hold these truths to be self-evident that all menare created equal”?a) Bill Clinton. b) George Washington.c) Richard Nixon. d) Thomas Jefferson.5.W ho was the author of the famous storybook Alice’s Adventuresin Wonderland?a) Rudyard Kipling. b) John Keatsc) Lewis Carroll. d) H.G. Wells.6.Sonnets from the ______ is regarded as Elizabeth BarrettBrowing’s best work.a) Spanish b) Portuguesec) French d) Italian7.Chinese poetry and philosophy have exerted great influenceover _______.a) Ezra Pound b) Ralph Waldo Emersonc) Robert Frost d) Emily Dickinson8.The dictionary of a language can be called ________.a) pragmatics b) semanticsc) lexicon d) grammar9.Which of the following is NOT associated with “Parentese”(how an adult talks to a child)?a) Yes or no questions. b) High pitch.c) Long sentences. d) Exaggerated intonation.10.T he group of words _______ make up a semantic field.a)“father, teacher, son, brother”b)“red, white, rose, milk”c)“sorrow, grief, anguish, regret”d)“socks, slippers, shoes, glass”Test 91.Which famous writer was born in Stratford-upon-Avon?a) Geoffrey Chaucer. b) Agatha Christie.c) William Shakespeare. d) Thomas Hardy.2.In which year was the independence from England declared?a) 1679. b) 1876. c) 1776. d) 1779.3.Which of these U.S.A. states has been frequently called “thearmpit of the Nation”?a) New Jersey. b) Washington.c) Maine. d) Montana.4.Which of the following is Canada’s national symbol?a) Sunflower. b) Maple leaf.c) Golden wattle. d) Rose.5.How many lines does a sonnet have?a) 10. b) 12. c) 14. d) They vary.6.________ is considered to be the best-known English dramatistsince Shakespeare, and his representative works are plays inspired by social criticism.a) Richard Sheridan b) Oliver Goldsmithc) Oscar Wilde d) Bernard Shaw7._______ is the title of the 1818 novel by Mary WollstonecraftShelley.a) Spiderman b) Draculac) Frankenstein d) The Mummy8.The four major modes of semantic changes are _______.a)Extension, narrowing, elevation and degradationb)Extension, generalization, elevation and degradationc)Extension, narrowing, specialization and degradationd)Extension, elevation, amelioration and degradation9._______ deals with the distinctive sounds that are combined tomake words.a) Lexicon b) Morphologyc) Phonology d) Semantics10.“Vacuum-clean” resulting from “vacuum-cleaner” is an exampleof ______.a) clipping b) reduplicationc) compounding d) back-formationTest 101.The Hundred Years’ War in the history was between Englandand _______.a) France b) Norwayc) Denmark d) Germany2.Which of the following countries was once called a big empire“on which the sun never sets”?a) America. b) Norway.c) Spain. d) Britain.3. A Parliament in Britain has a maximum duration of ________years.a) 2 b) 3 c) 4 d) 54.Which of the following is NOT a tragedy by Shakespeare?a) Romeo and Juliet. b) Hamlet.c) King Lear. d) The Taming of the Shrew.5.Who is generally regarded as the greatest writer in the Englishlanguage?a) Shakespeare. b) Hemingway.c) Chaucer. d) Mark Twain.6.Which of the following is a chronicle play by Shakespeare?a)Julius Caesar.b)The twelfth Night.c) A Midsummer Night’s Dream.d)As You Like it.7.______ is a branch of linguistics concerned with the sounds ofspeech, the way the sounds of particular languages change over time and the way the sounds of one language relate to those of another.a) Phonology b) Morphologyc) Syntax d) Semantics8.______ is the branch of linguistics which studies meaning inlanguage.a) Phonology b) Morphologyc) Syntax d) Semantics9.“Alive” and “dead” are _______ ant onyms.a) relational b) gradablec) symmetric d) complementary10._______ is the study of the production, transmission, andreception of speech sounds. a) Phonology b) Morphology c) Syntax d) PhoneticsTest 111.Which university is the oldest one in Britain?a) Oxford. b) Cambridge.c) Edinburgh. d) Glasgow.2.The Reuters is a famous news agency in _______.a) France b) Germanyc) America d) Britain3.The most typically English of sports is ________.a) soccer b) cricketc) horse racing d) golf4.“The Red badge of Courage” was written by _______.a) Jack London b) Stephen Cranec) Hamilin Garland d) S. Anderson5.Fitzgerald’s first novel was ________.a)The Beautiful and Damnedb)This Side of Paradisec)The Great Gatsbyd)Tender Is Night6.The theme of The Waste Land is _______.a) love b) spiritual quest for salvationc) death d) nature7.Wallace Stevens was a successful ________.a) poet b) essayistc) novelist d) critic8.Chinese is a(n) ________.a) isolating language b) agglutinativec) fusional d) incorporating9.______ validity refers to the extent to which the best adequatelycovers the syllabus area to be tested.a) content b) Constructc) Emprical d) Face10.S entence (a) “He married a blonde heiress.” _______ sentence(b) “He married a blonde.”a) presupposes b) implicatesc) entails d) negatesTest 121.The singing group the Beatles was formed in _________.a) the early 1960s b) the early 1970sc) the late 1960s d) the late 1970s2.The most popular sport in England is _______.a) soccer b) cricketc) rugby d) golf3._______ is the base where America originated.a) the Midwest b) the Southc) the Great Plains d) New England4.Napoleon sold the ______ Territory to the United States foronly 15 million dollars.a) Colorado b) Louisianac) New Mexico d) Texas5.________ introduced the technique of the stream ofconsciousness in his writing.a) Shakespeare b) James Joycec) Thomas Hardy d) William Faulkner6.Adgar Allan Poe was a _______.a) novelist and critic b) poet and criticc) novelist and poet d) playwright and novelist7.________ was called “inventor of detective stories”.a) Washington Irving b) Fennimore Cooperc) Adgar Allan Poe d) Nathaniel Hawthorne8._______ are of the complementary type of antonyms.a) Sell-buy b) Long-shortc) Good-bad d) Single-married9.Which is created by cutting the initial part of a word?a) Van. b) Prof.c) Bike. d) Telly.10.T he word “holiday” origina lly meant holy day, but now theword signifies any day on which we do not have to work. This is an example of ________.a) meaning shift b) widening of meaningc) narrowing of meaning d) loss of meaningTest 131._______ was the president of the United States during the GreatDepression.a) Thomas Jefferson b) John F. Kennedyc) Franklin Roosevelt d) Truman2.______ was involved in the Watergate Scandal.a) Nixon b) Rooseveltc) Truman d) Ford3.The Presidency Election is held every _______ years inAmerica.a) 2 b) 3 c) 4 d) 64.The Master’s colleges and universities in America offer_______ degrees.a) BA b) Master’sc) BA and Master’s d) doctoral5.“Scarlet Letter” is one of the greatest American novels. It iswritten by _______.a) Nathaniel Hawthorne b) Wallace Stevenc) Francis d) Willa Cather6.________ was the first to explore fully the possibility of freeverse in American history of literature.a) Ralph Waldo b) Stephen Cranec) Walt Whitman d) Robert Frost7.Mark Twain was well-known as a _______.a) critic b) humoristc) poet d) playwright8.Which is NOT a blending word?a) baby-sit. b) transistor.c) motel. d) smog.9.The thematic role which deliberately performs the actiondescribed by the verb is _______.a) instrument b) sourcec) agent d) theme10.W hich of the following languages does NOT belong to theGermanic branch of the Indo-European family?a) Italian. b) English.c) German. d) Dutch.Test 141.Which of the following American higher education institutiondoes NOT offer BA degree?a)Junior Colleges.b)Research universities.c)Doctoral universities.d)Master’s colleges and universities.2.Yale and Harvard Universities are funded by the followingEXCEPT ________.a)the tuition fees paid by the studentsb)the donations by corporations and religious organizationsc)individuals’ donationsd)the governments at all levels3.The unique contribution to architecture by Americans was the________ in the late 19th century.a) skyscraper b) expresswayc) bridges d) tall towers4.Theodore Dreiser was the representative of the _______.a) transcendentalists b) modernistsc) naturalists d) existentialists5.“The Waste Land” was written by ________.a) Thomas Stearns Eliot b) Walt Whitmanc) Emily Dickinson d) Robert Frost6.Which of the following American writers did NOT win a NobelPrize for Literature?a) Ernest Hemingway. b) T. S. Eliot.c) John Steinbeck. d) Richard Wright.7.The word “_______” does NOT have the semantic property of“cause”.a) darken b) killc) uglify d) touch8.______ is/are NOT included in Pragmatics.a) Speech acts b) Presuppositionsc) Dexis d) Pronunciation9.________ is defined as the study of language in use andlinguistic communication.a) Pragmatics b) Sociolinguisticsc) Neuroliguistics d) Contextual linguistics10._______ carry semantic content. a) Grammatical words b) Form words c) Lexical words d) FunctionsTest 151.Elvis Presley was the representative of _______ in Americanhistory.a) country music b) discoc) jazz d) rock’n’roll2.Thanksgiving Day is on the _______ Thursday in November.a) 1st b) 2nd c) 3rd d) 4th3.The National Day of the American people is on ________.a) June 4 b) July 4c) June 14 d) July 144.“invisible Man” probes the existential status of a ______.a) Jewish b) Negroc) White d) Hispanic5.Which of the following is a woman writer?a) Ralph Ellison. b) Saul Bellow.c) James Baldwin. d) Willa Cather.6.“Long Day’s Journey Into Night” was written by _______.a) Sherwood Anderson b) William Faulknerc) Eugene O’Neil d) Bernard Shaw7.Which of the following was NOT written by ErnestHemingway?a)The Sun Also Rises.b)For Whom the Bell Tolls.c)Tender is the Night.d) A Clean, Well-Lighted Place.8.Which of the following words are minimal pairs?a) beg, bag. b) my, fly.c) cat, slight. d) it, intelligent.9.“Man” and “men” are _______ allomorphs.a) replacive b) suppletivec) zero d) positional10.________ includes the study of linguistic variation, linguisticchange, and sociocultural factors that influence language use.a) Pragmatics b) Sociolinguisticsc) Neurolinguistics d) Contextual linguisticsTest 161.The longest city in Canada is ________.a) Toronto b) Montrealc) Vancouver d) Quebec City2.English is the language most commonly spoken throughoutCanada EXCEPT _______.a) Toronto b) Montrealc) Vancouver d) Quebec3.Today in Canada, services in almost all modern institutionswork in _______.a) English b) English and Frenchc) English and Spanish d) English and Dutch4.Fitzgerald usually dealt with the double theme of _______.a) hatred and love b) hatred and warc) love and money d) money and death5.The Sound and the Fury was written by _______.a) Sinclair Lewis b) Theodore Dreiserc) F. Scott d) William Faulkner6.Main Street is a masterpiece of _______.a) transcendentalism b) naturalismc) modernism d) provincialism7.“Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening” is a _______ poem.a) dramatic b) meditativec) satirical d) philosophical8._______ deals with the analysis and creation of words, idioms,and collocations.a) Morphology b) Lexiconc) Morphophonology d) Morphophonemics9.Which of the following is NOT a fricative?a) /f/. b) /v/. c) /s/. d) /tr/.10.A n artificial language used for trade between speakers ofdifferent languages is called a ________.a) pidgin b) lingua francac) creole s) slangKey AnswersTest 11.a2.a3.d4.a5.b6.c7.d8.a9.d 10.a Test 21.a2.b3.c4.a5.b6.a7.c8.a9.b 10.c Test 31.a2.c3.c4.b5.a6.b7.b8.a9.c 10.a Test 41.a2.b3.d4.a5.b6.c7.d8.b9.d 10.c Test 51.d2.c3.b4.d5.c6.c7.a8.a9.c 10.b Test 61.a2.a3.d4.c5.d6.a7.c8.b9.c 10.d Test 71.a2.c3.b4.c5.a6.b7.a8.d9.d 10.d Test 81.b2.b3.c4.d5.c6.b7.a8.c9.c 10.c Test 91.c2.c3.a4.b5.c6.d7.c8.a9.c 10.d Test 101.a2.d3.d4.d5.a6.a7.a8.d9.d 10.d Test 111.a2.d3.b4.b5.b6.b7.a8.a9.a 10.c Test 121.a2.a3.d4.b5.b6.a7.c8.d9.a 10.b Test 131.c2.a3.c4.c5.a6.c7.a8.a9.c 10.a Test 141.a2.d3.a4.b5.a6.d7.d8.d9.a 10.c Test 151.d2.d3.b4.b5.d6.c7.c8.a9.a 10.b Test 161.a2.d3.b4.c5.d6.b7.b8.b9.d 10.a。

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专八人文知识（练习题+答案详解）专八人文知识（练习题+答案详解）专八人文知识练习（1）1. Morphology is a study of ___1___A. the internal structure of words and the rules that govern their formationB. the uses of different types of utterances in different contextsC. the differences between sounds used in human languages and sounds in natureD. the rules that pertain to all languages throughout the world2.Which of the following does NOT belong to “open class words”?___2___A. NounsB. AdjectivesC. ConjunctionsD. Adverbs3. What is the minimal unit of meaning?___3___A. PhonemeB. MorphemeC. AllophoneD. Allomorph4. Which of the following is NOT a free morpheme?___4___A. bedB. tressC. danceD. children5. Which of the following is NOT a compound word?___5___A. RainbowB. InactionC. Icy-coldD. Unpleasant6. ___6___ are bound morphemes because they can not be used as separate words.A. RootsB. StemsC. AffixesD. Compounds7.Syntax mainly deals with ___7___A. how a language changes through timeB. how words are combined to form sentences and the rules that govern the formation of sentences.C. how the human work when they use languageD. how a language varies through geographical space8.Syntactic categories contain the type of ___8___A. meaning that words expressB. affixes that the words takeC. structures in which the words can occurD. all of the above9.Which of the following is NOT the concern of a word category? ___9___A. A word category can be determined by meaning, inflection and distributionB. T o determine a word’s category by its meaning only is often not reliable.C. A word category can be embodied directly from its meaning.D. Distribution is more reliable than the meaning todetermine a word’s category.10. What elements does a phrase contain? ___10___A. Head, determine and complement.B. Head, specifier and complement.C. Head, specifier and complementizer.D. Head, determiner and complementizer.参考答案：ACBDD CBDCB专八人文知识练习（2）1. Where is Belfast?A. In Ireland.B. In WalesC. In Northern Ireland.D. In Scotland.2. The capital of New Zealand is_____A. Canberra.B. Ottawa.C. Wellington.D. Washington.3. Which of the following is NOT a U.K. newspaper?A. The Guardian.B. Christian Science Monitor.C. The Daily Telegraph.D. The Times.4. The community college is a kind of_____ college popular in_____ to satisfy the needs of both the individual and the society.A. five-year; U.K.B. four-year; U.K.C. three-year; U.S.D. two-year; U.S.5. James Joyce was a famous____ whose masterpiece Ulysseshas been highly eulogized in the Western literary world as one of the greatest works in the 20th century.A. Essayist.B. Novelist.C. Poet.D. Playwright.6. George Gordon Byron was famous for the following works except____A. Child Harold’s Pilgrimage.B. Queen Mab.C. Hours of Idleness.D. Don Juan.7. Which of the following is Nathaniel Hawthorne’s most noteworthy novel in the world?A. Gone with the Wind.B. For Whom the Bell Tolls.C. American Tragedy.D. The Scarlet Letter8.The study of the rules whereby words or other elements of sentence structure are combined to form grammatical sentences is______.A. syntaxB. semanticsC. morphologyD. sociolinguistics9.Words like “Xerox” and ”Kodak” a re formed by____A. back-formationB. blendingC. coinageD. acronym10.Which of the following is NOT an approach for English language to enrich its vocabulary in the past several centuries?A. BorrowingB. UpgradationC. NarrowingD. Widening参考答案：CCBDB BDACB专八人文知识练习（3）1 _____is the largest city and the chief port of the United States.A Washington D.C.B Los AngelesC San FranciscoD New Y ork City2 _____ enjoys the worst social and economic conditions.A BlacksB 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 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 IslandB VirginiaC TexasD Montana7 The national flag of the United States is known as_____.A the Star-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 tern “Father of Waters” is used to refer to _____.A the Amazon RiverB the Mississippi RiverC the Nile RiverD the Hudson River10 The statue of liberty was given to American people by_____ as a gift in 1884.A FranceB SpainC ItalyD Britain答案详解：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。

专八人文知识(练习题)

专八人文知识(练习题)篇一：专八人文知识(练习题+答案详解)专八人文知识（练习题+答案详解）专八人文知识练习（1）1. Morphology is a study of ___1___A. the internal structure of words and the rules that govern their formationB. the uses of different types of utterances in different contextsC. the differences between sounds used in human languages and sounds in natureD. the rules that pertain to all languages throughout the world2.Which of the following does NOT belong to “open class words”?___2___A. NounsB. AdjectivesC. ConjunctionsD. Adverbs3. What is the minimal unit of meaning?___3___A. PhonemeB. MorphemeC. AllophoneD. Allomorph4. Which of the following is NOT a free morpheme?___4___A. bedB. tressC. danceD. children5. Which of the following is NOT a compound word?___5___A. RainbowB. InactionC. Icy-coldD. Unpleasant6. ___6___ are bound morphemes because they can not be usedas separate words.A. RootsB. StemsC. AffixesD. Compounds7.Syntax mainly deals with ___7___A. how a language changes through timeB. how words are combined to form sentences and the rules that govern the formation of sentences.C. how the human work when they use languageD. how a language varies through geographical space8.Syntactic categories contain the type of ___8___A. meaning that words expressB. affixes that the words takeC. structures in which the words can occurD. all of the above9.Which of the following is NOT the concern of a word category? ___9___A. A word category can be determined by meaning, inflection and distributionB. To determine a word’s category by its meaning only is often not reliable.C. A word category can be embodied directly from its meaning.D. Distribution is more reliable than the meaning to determine a word’s category.。

专八人文知识测试题16套含答案

专八人文知识(练习题)

专八人文知识(练习题)篇一：★英语专八人文知识题与答案英语专业八级人文知识试题(1)美国概况练习题：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____.4. Before 2000, the largest minority group in the United States is____.has the world’s oldest written constitution and political party.6. The economic problem caused by the depression in 1929 was eventually solved by____.years.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.练习题答案及题解: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. Non-Hispanics white，非西班牙裔的白人是美国最大的种族群体。

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人文模拟人文模拟（一）(1) In ________ the British Commonwealth was founded.A. 1913B. 1936(2) Most pregnant working women receive their statutory maternity pay directly fromtheir employer for a maximum of ________ weeks.A. 10B. 18C. 28D. 22(3) The Declaration of Independence was adopted by the Continental Congress on ________ .A. April 19,1775B. Christmas Day of 1776C. May 10,1775D. July 4, 1776(4) Abraham Lincoln, as candidate of ________, was elected President in 1860.A.the Democratic PartyB. the Republican PartyC.the Labor PartyD. the Conservative Party(5) Which of the following is NOT true about the Independence Day?A.It is America’s most important patriotic holiday, the birthday of the nation.B.Some people bring their children to visit the birthplace of the nation—Boston.C.The army fires a 13-gun salute.D.The President traditionally holds a large national banquet.(6) Spenser is regarded as one of the greatest poets in the English Renaissance. His 材masterpiece is ________.A. UtopiaB. The Song of BeowulfC. The Faerie QueeneD. The Canterbury Tales(7) The Romantic Age came to an end with the death of the last well-known romanticwriter ________ .A. Jane AustenB. Walter ScottC. Samuel Taylor ColeridgeD. William Wordsworth(8) ________ was considered ‘the true father of our(Am.) national literature.’A. Mark TwainB. Henry JamesC. Emily DickinsonD. Dreiser(9) Modern linguistics focuses on the present-day language, it will be possible to describelanguage from a ________ point of view.A. sociologicalB. synchronicC. diachronicD. psychological(10) The same word may have more than one meaning, which is called ________.A. synonymyB. homonymyC. hyponymyD. polysemy人文模拟（二）（1）The prevailing ________ winds or Westerilies blow over the country all the year.A. south-eastB. southC. south-westD. west（2）Education is compulsory for all between the ages of ________ and ________ .A. 5;16B. 4;17C. 3;18D. 6;15(3) The Constitution was first ratified by________ in December 1787.A. MassachusettsB. New YorkC. WashingtonD. Boston(4) Each local school district has ________ which is usually elected by the voters.A. a board of administrationB. a governing boardC. delegates’ authorityD. an educational committee（5）Which of the following is NOT associated with Halloween?A. “Trick or treat”B. “Spring Break”C. bonfireD. pumpkin-lanterns（6）The most important styles in ________ in England is poetry and drama.A. the Middle English literatureB. RenaissanceC. The Victorian PeriodD. the Neoclassical Period(7) The Pickwick Paper is among ________ early novels.A. Jane Austen’sB. Thomas Hardy’sC. Charles Dickens’D. D. H. Lawrence’s(8)The novel________ is NOT written by Henry James.A. The AmbassadorsB. The Wings of the DoveC. The BostoniansD. The Mysterious Stranger(9) The distinction between competence and performance is similar to the distinctionbetween ________ .A. prescriptive and descriptiveB. synchronic and diachronicC. speech and writingD. language and parole(10) Semantics can be defined as the study of ________.A. namingB. meaningC. communicationD. all of the above人文模拟（三）（1）In Britain ________ of the population is urban and ________ is rural.A. 90%; 10%B. 80%; 20%C. 70%; 30%D. 60%; 40%（2）The Open University is based in ________ .A. LondonB. EdinburghC. the new town of Milton KeynesD. Cambridge （3）After President Jefferson bought the Louisiana territory from ________, there was a desire for territorial expansion among many frontier men.A. EnglandB. HollandC. FranceD. Spain（4）On April 18,1991, ________ issued the plan “American 2000: An Education Strategy”.A. ClintonB. BushC. Reagan C. Nixon（5）Since ________, many American children have asked for pennies instead of candies on Allhallow’s Even for UNICEF to help children in other countries.A. 1868B. 1919C. 1950D. 1972（6）Romeo and Juliet, though a tragedy, is permeated with________ spirit.A. optimisticB. pessimisticC. satiricalD. realistic（7）________ is the most distinguished feature of Charles Dickens’ works.A. HumorB. LanguageC. PlotD. Character portrayal（8）Altogether, Miss Emily Dickinson wrote 1,775 poems, of which only ________had appeared during her lifetime.A. eightB. seventeenC. nineD. seven（9）The study of language meaning is called ________.A. syntaxB. morphologyC. semanticsD. pragmatics(10) Words that are opposite in meaning are ________.A. synonymsB. hyponymsC. antonymsD. homophones人文模拟（四）(1)The names Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday came from ________.A. ChristianityB. Anglo-Saxon’s Teutonic religiousC. DruidismD. Norman belief(2)Of monthly magazines(in England), ________has the highest circulation.A. EconomistB. Readers’ DigestC. SpectatorD. Scotsman(3)The Civil War was over when General Lee and his Confederate Army surrendered afterthe fall of their capital________.A. JamestownB. GettysburgC. RichmondD. Charleston(4) According to the US Constitution, the education is mainly a function of ________.A. the federal governmentB. the city governmentC. the county governmentD. the state government(5) Now in the United States, people usually spend Veterans’ Day by ________.A.keeping two minutes of silence at home at 11:00 AMB.holding veteran’s paradeC. holding public ceremoniesD. visiting the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery(6) Of the following plays by Shakespeare, which is NOT a comedy?A. Midsummer Night DreamB. The merchant of V eniceC. Twelfth NightD. Romeo and Juliet(7) The famous Bronte sisters in the English literature are the following EXCEPT ________.A. BranwellB. AnneC. CharlotteD. Emily(8)Adventures of Huckleberry Finn was a novel by ________.A. Henry JamesB. Mark TwainC. DreiserD. Dickinson(9)________made the distinction between language and parole.A. ChomskyB. SapirC. HallD. Saussure(10)Pragmatics differs from traditional semantics in that it studies meaning not in isolation,but in ________.A. relationshipB. dependenceC. sentenceD. context人文模拟（五）(1) In 1066 Harold and his troops fought against William’s army Senlac Field near ________.A. LondonB. NormandyC. StandfordD. Hasting(2) ________is the home of golf. A. England B. Scotland C. Wakes D. Ireland(3) ________designed and flew a successful plane in 1911.A. Gleen E. CurissB. The Wright brothersC. Henry FordD. J. P. Morgan(4)________is considered to be an outstanding characteristic of American education.A. SimilarityB. CentralizationC. DiversityD. Unity(5) In the United States Thanksgiving Day is celebrated every year to thank ________.A. the PilgrimsB. the native IndiansC. GodD. both A and B(6) ________is not John Donne’s work.A. The Sun RisingB. The Elegies and SatiresC. Apophthagmes New and OldD. A Hymn to God the Father(7) The Bronte children started creating works out of their collective minds. ________is suchan example, which is the joint work of Emily and Anne.A. Wuthering HeightsB. ShirleyC. Jane EyreD. Gondal(8) Mark Twain shaped the world’s view of America and made a combination of________and serious literature.A. American folk humorB. funny jokesC. English folkloreD. American values(9) If the two sounds are in complementary distribution, they are ________ of the samephoneme. A. symbols B. allophones C. phones D. signs(10) Speech Act Theory was proposed by ________ in the late 50’s of the 20th century.A. John AustinB. John SearleC. Paul GriceD. Chomsky人文模拟（六）（1）Magna Carta was signed in ________ at a conference at ________.A. 1066;RunnymedeB. 1215; WindsorC. 1215; OxfordD. 1215; Runnymede（2）The first National Music Day was held in ________.A. 1990B. 1991C. 1992D. 1993（3）During the early period of World War I, the United States pursued a policy of________.A. neutralityB. impartialityC. pro-Ally partialityD. firm support of the Allies （4）A very important aspect of American higher education that has drawn the world’s attention is ________.A. research universityB. the community collegeC. doctoral universityD. liberal arts college（5）Today the Americans usually hold a big family dinner to celebrate the holiday, Thanksgiving Day, which often lasts for ________ days.A. twoB. fourC. threeD. seven（6）The story of Paradise Lost is taken from ________of the Bible.A. the New TestamentB. the Old TestamentC. the ExodusD. the Genesis（7）Tennyson’s greatest work is ________, in which he laments a lot on the death of his dear friend Hallam. A. In memoriam B. PoemsC. Idylls of the KingD. Maud, a collection of short lyrics （8）The fame of Henry James generally rests upon his novels and stories with ________.A. historical themeB. the international themesC. tragic themeD. the American themes（9）In linguistics, ________is focused on.A. acoustic phoneticsB. articulatory PhoneticsC. auditory phoneticsD. none of the above（10）Cooperative principle was found by ________.A Pau; Grice B. John Searle C. John Austin D. Levinson人文模拟（七）（1）The last battle of the Wars of Roses was at ________in 1485.A. HastingsB. Bosworth FieldC. NasebyD. Oxford （2）________houses the British Center for Literary Translation.A. The University of OxfordB. The University of CambridgeC. The University of LondonD. The University of East Anglia（3）The United States declared war on Germany on April 6, 1917, because ________.A.Germany refused to give up its submarine warfareB.Britain and France were exhausted by the warC.Germany was trying to get Mexico into the war against the United StatesD.All of the above（4）According to the US News & World Report and other journals’ evaluation, ________in the west are the best research universities.A. Harvard and Y aleB. Princeton and ColumbiaC. California and MITD. Stanford and Berkeley（5）On Christmas Day, there is a national tree lighting ceremony in ________.A. New York CityB. PhiladelphiaC. ChicagoD. Washington D.C.（6）________did not happen in the 17th century.A. The RenaissanceB. The Great PlagueC. The Great London FireD. The Glorious Revolution（7）In 1847, the Bronte sisters published the following famous novels EXCEPT ________.A. Jane EyreB. The Tenant of Wildfell HallC. Wuthering HeightsD. Shirley（8）Closely related to Emily Dickinson’s religious poetry are her poems concerningA. lonelinessB. childhoodC. youth and happinessD. death and immortality （9）A phoneme is a ________unit. It is ________.A. phonetic, abstractB. phonological, concreteC. phonetic, concreteD. phonological, abstract（10）Once the notion of ________was taken into consideration, semantics spilled into pragmatics. A. meaning B. context C. form D. content人文模拟（八）（1）Henry VIII dissolved all England’s monasteries and nunneries because ________.A. they often rebelledB. they broke lawsC. they were much more royal to the Pope then to their English kingsD. they didn’t pay taxes（2）The United States of America is the ________country in the world in size.A. largestB. second largestC. third largestD. fourth largest（3）In the United States Ku Klux Klan terrorized and attacked ________.A. blacksB. all progressives B. Indians D. both A and B （4）Franklin’s Poor Richard’s Almanac is ________.A. his autobiographyB. an annual collection of proverbsC. a copy of travelsD. a novel（5）The story in ‘Beowulf’ took place in ________.A. EnglandB. North EuropeC. ScandinaviaD. the Mediterranean（6）________compiled The Dictionary of the English Language which became the fundation of all subsequent English dictionaries.A. Ben JohnsonB. Samuel JohnsonC. Alexander PopeD. John Dryden （7）As far as Emily Bronte’s literary creation is concerned, she is first of all, a ________, most devoted to nature with its mysterious workings.A. poetB. novelistC. prose writerD. environmentalist （8）Among the works of Dreiser, the best known to the Chinese readers is ________.A. American TragedyB. Sister CarrieC. The TitanD. The Financier （9）The feature that distinguishes ‘a greenhouse’ and ‘ a green house’ is ________.A. toneB. stressC. intonationD. aspiration（10）A ________analysis of an utterance will reveal what the speaker intends to do with it.A. semanticB. syntacticC. unitD. an utterance人文模拟（九）（1）The Renaissance was typified by the universal genius of _______ .A. ShakespeareB. Francis BaconC. Leonardo da VinciD. Christopher Marlowe （2）Of all the fifty states in the United States, _______ is the largest in area.A. CaliforniaB. TexasC. AlaskaD. New Mexico（3）_______was the beginning of a long economic depression in the US.A. The bankruptcy of banksB. Serious unemploymentC. The stock market crashD. Farm foreclosures（4）The first American writer who gained international fame was _______.A. Benjamin FranklinB. R.W. EmersonC. Nathaniel HawthorneD. Washington Irving（5）_______, one of the greatest native poets in England, was regarded as the “father of English Poetry”.A. Geoffrey ChaucerB. Sir GawainC. Francis BaconD. John Dryden （6）_______ is Sheridan’s comedy.A. The RivalsB. V olponeC. Everyman in His HumorD. The Dunciad （7）Most of Hardy’s later works show his _______view of life.A. optimisticB. practicalC. pessimisticD. ironical（8）The age of Realism in the literary history of the U.S. refers to the period from _______to_______.A. 1861, 1914B. 1861, 1918C. 1865, 1914D. 1865, 1918 （9）Stress, tone and intonation are called _______ features.A. segmentalB. vocalC. speechD. suprasegmental （10）”blouse”, “denim” are _______origin.A. LatinB. FrenchC. GreekD. Scottish人文模拟（十）（1）_______ established blank verse in plays.A. William ShakespeareB. Francis BaconC. Edmund SpenserD. Christopher Marlowe（2）The United States lies between two oceans, _______ to its east and _______ to its west.A. the Pacific Ocean; the Atlantic OceanB. the Atlantic Ocean; the Pacific OceanC. the Indian Ocean; the Atlantic OceanD. the Pacific Ocean; the Indian Ocean （3）The bombing of the Pearl Harbor in 1941 was launched by _______ .A. GermanyB. JapanC. ItalyD. Spain（4）Washington Irving fills his stories with the “local color” of _______ .A. New York CityB. New York StateC. New York’s Hudson River ValleyD. Germany（5）Middle English literature strongly reflects the principles of _______ .A. the originality of thoughtB. the medieval Christian doctrineC. the secular lifeD. the poetic tradition（6）_______ is NOT a novel written by Henry Fielding.A. Tom JonesB. Joseph AndrewsC. AmeliaD. Pamela（7）All the following literary trends EXCEPT _______ belong to modernism.A. ExpressionismB. DadaismC. ImagismD. Darwinism（8）Sister Carrie is a masterpiece of _______ writing.A. romanticB. classicC. neo-classicD. naturalistic（9）_______deals with the production and classification of speech sounds.A. Acoustic phoneticsB. Auditory phoneticsC. Articulatory phoneticsD. Phonetics（10）_______English had been deeply influenced by Norman French in vocabulary and grammar.A. ModernB. MiddleC. OldD. both A and B人文模拟（十一）（1）The Tories was the forerunner of the Conservative Party.（2）The longest river in the United States is Mississippi.（3）The decision on setting up of a world organization, the United Nations, was made by Yalta Conference.（4）In Irving’s story, when Rip Van Winkle woke up and returned to his hometown he found that he had slept in the hill for 20 years.（5）Romance is a popular literary form in the medieval Period.（6）Defoe was sent to prison because of his pamphlet The Shortest Way with the Dissenters. （7）Jane Austin is NOT among the outstanding realist novels of the early 20th century. （8）Mark Twain is not an author of the modern period of American literature.（9）The sound [V] can be described as voiced, labiodental, fricative.(10) An important set of extensive sound changes affecting vowels, known as the GreatVowel Shift, occurred at the end of the Middle English period.人文模拟（十二）( 1)The Industrial Revolution first started in textiles.( 2) All the five lakes are shared by the United States and Canada except Lake Michigan.(3) The normal US-China diplomatic relation was not established until November 1978.(4)Walt Whitman was the first to explore fully the possibilities of free verse.(5)The repetition of sounds in two or more words or phrases that appear close to each otherin a poem is called the rhyme.(6)The Rape of the Lock was Pope’s poem which satirized the idle and artificial life of thearistocracy.(7)Thomas Hardy is the important realistic poet in the Victorian Age and in the ModernPeriod.(8)Scott Fitzgerald is often acclaimed literary spokesman of the jazz.(9)Inflectional morphology studies inflections.(10) Work on the systematic form-meaning resemblance in cognates lies at the core of thecomparative reconstruction.人文模拟（十三）（1）The Independent Labor Party was formed in 1893, led by Keir Hardic.（2）New England lies in the northeastern part of the United States.（3）When the Korean war broke out, Truman decided to send military aid to Vietnam to support the French.（4）The story of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn takes place along the Mississippi River.（5）The Medieval period in English literature covers about four century(1100-1500).（6）Swift’s satire is usually masked by an outward gravity, so it becomes even more bitter. （7）In modern period of English literature, regarded drama as the best medium of poetry. （8）Faulkner’s novel The Sound and the Fury describe the decay and downfall of an old southern aristocratic family, symbolizing the old social order, told from different points of view.（9）The relation of the two clauses in a coordinate sentence is they are structurally equal parts of the sentence.（10）In early modern English thou was the second person pronoun used by social superiors to inferiors.人文模拟（十四）（1）After the Second World War, Britain gave up its economic hegemony and suffered a deep low of its position of industrial leadership.（2）The Middle Atlantic Region is the nerve center of the country because the nation’s capital city Washington is located here.（3）Postal service is the government-run enterprise in the United States.（4）Sister Carrie was Dreiser’s first novel.（5）William Caxton was the first person who introduced printing into England.（6）Johnson’s style is at the opposite extreme from Jonathan Swift’s simplicity.（7）In the Irish national theater movement, J.M. Synge was the most gifted dramatist, whose most popular play is the comedy The Playboy of the Western World.（8）Tender Is the Night is a novel of Francis Scott Fitzgerald.（9）A sentence is considered grammatical when it conforms to the grammatical knowledge in the mind of native speakers.（10）In English-language speech communities, the most obvious taboo words are related to sex, sex organs, excrement.人文模拟（十五）（1）With help from the USA, the British economy quickly recovered from the Second World War.（2）Now about 80% to 90% of immigration to the United States is from Asian and Hispanic countries.（3）Iowa in the US leads in the production of corn.（4）Old Man and the Sea is considered by many critics as Hemingway’s representative work.（5）V enus and Adonis is one of Shakespeare’s native poems.（6）Humanity is NOT a major feature of romanticists’ ideological trend.（7）E.M. Forster’s masterpiece is A Passage to India.（8）”The apparition of these faces in the crowded; Petals on a wet black bough.”Is the shortest poem written by Ezra Pound.（9）The subordinate clauses in a complex sentence is normally called an embedded clause. （10）A linguistic taboo refers to a word or expression that is prohibited by the “polite”society from general use.人文模拟（十六）（1）Britain was a world leader in shipbuilding during the middle of the 19th century.（2）The three states whose population have grown fastest in the past 20 years are: Arizona, Nevada and Florida.（3）Birmingham is the important iron and steel-producing city of the South.（4）Langston Hughs was regarded as Black America’s poet laureate because he depicted urban Blacks realistically, wrote in free verse and used unconventional forms.（5）The Advancement of Learning by Francis Bacon is a great tract on education.（6）Wordsworth’s I Wandered Lonely As a Cloud is the most anthologized poem in English literature.（7）America’s transcendentalist group includes, Emerson and Henry David Thoreau, two of the most significant writers whose writing has a strong impact on American literature.（8）Iceberg is a typical analogy of Hemingway’s style.（9）The rules that group words and phrases to form grammatical sentences are called combinational rules.（10）A euphemism is a mild, indirect or less offensive word or expression substituted whena speaker or writer fears more direct wording might be harsh, unpleasantly direct, oroffensive.人文模拟（十七）（1）In Britain rice is not grown.（2）Between 1980 and 1989, the North of the United States lost 2.7million population owingto more people moving out of the region.（3）Canada is the largest source of the US imports.（4）Martin Luther King gave his best-known speech “ I Have a Dream” before the Lincoln Memorial.（5）English Renaissance Period was an age of poetry and drama.（6）Coleridge’s poems of the demonic group doesn’t include Frost at Midnight.（7）The Romantic Period of American literature started with Sketch Book and ended with Whitman’s Leaves of Grass.Being a period of the great flowering of American literature, it is also called “the American Renaissance”.（8）E.E. Cummings always used “i” instead of “I” to refer to himself as a protest against self-importance.（9）”There is no direct link between a linguistic form and what it refers to (i.e., between language and the real world). This is the conceptualist view concerning the study of meaning.（10）The English system of frequently used address terms include “first name, last name and kin name” , “ title+last name” and title alone.人文模拟（十八）（1）The monarch is the “supreme governor” of the Church of England.（2）Experts say that Asian Americans mainly owe their success to the Asian tradition of education, hard work and family.（3）The Bill of Rights is the term used for the first ten amendments to the Constitution. （4）The famous Lincoln Memorial is situated in West Potomac Park, .（5）“Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?”This is the beginning line of one of Shakespeare’s sonnets.（6）The publication of The Lyrical Ballads marked the beginning of Romantic Age.（7）Washington Irving has always been regarded as a writer who “perfected the best classic style that American Literature ever produced.”（8）Robert Frost won the third Pulitzer Prize with A Further Range.（9）Sound (adj.) and sound (n.) are identical in sound and spelling, but different in meaning.They are complete homonyms.（10）It is suggested that children begin to develop the articulatory movements needed to produce the phonemic distinction s of their language before they master the phonetic contrasts.人文模拟（十九）（1）The House of Common is headed by the Speaker.（2）The “ first Americans” were the Indians.（3）The US Senators must be citizens of the United States for at least 9 years.（4）Valentine’s Day is on February 14th.（5）In Milton’s works, Paradise Lost is the greatest, indeed the only generally acknowledged epic in English literature since “Beowulf.”（6）Southey belongs to the “Lake Poets”（7）Hawthorne’s remarkable sense of the Puritan past, his apparent preoccupation with the.moral issues of sin and guilt, and his keen psychological analysis of people are brought to full display in his masterpiece The Scarlet Letter.（8）Ezra Pound won the second Pulitzer Prize with “Collected Poems”.（9）The semantic features of the word “girl” can be expressed as: + ANIMATE, +HUMAN, -ADULT, - MALE（10）By language acquisition is primarily the acquisition of the grammatical system of language”, linguists mean that the general principles that are fundamental to the grammaticality of speech must be acquired.人文模拟（二十）（1）Women at the age of 60 and men at the age of 65 are entitled to a state retirement pension.（2）Christopher Columbus was an Italian navigator.（3）The most central function of the Congress is to pass laws.（4）Easter Sunday is a most important religious holiday for commemorating the resurrection of Jesus Christ.（5）Hamlet, Othello, King Lear and Macbeth are regarded as Shakespeare’s four great tragedies.（6）Shelley and Wordsworth had written a poem with the same name of Ode to the West Wind.（7）All sea adventure stories of Herman Melville, Moby-Dick proves to be the best.（8）In 1954, Ernest Hemingway was awarded the Nobel Prize for literature for his “mastery of the art of modern narration ”.（9）In the collocational synonyms, “rebuke” is collocated by for.（10）Learning is defined as a conscious process of accumulating knowledge of a second language usually obtained in school settings.人文模拟[1] （1）A （2）B ( 3)D (4)B （5）C (6)C (7) B (8) A (9)B (10)D[2] （1）A （2）A ( 3)D (4) B (5)B （6）B (7) C (8) D (9) D (10)B[3] （1）A （2）C ( 3)C (4) B （5）C （6）A (7)D (8) D (9)C (10)C[4] （1）C （2）B (3) C (4)D （5）A （6）D (7) A (8) B (9)D (10)D[5] （1）D （2）B (3)A (4) C （5）C （6）C (7)D (8) A (9)B (10)A[6] （1）C （2）C (3)C (4) B （5）B （6）D (7) A (8) B (9)B (10)A[7] （1）B （2）D (3)D (4)D （5）D （6）A (7)B (8) D (9)D (10)B[8] （1）C （2）D ( 3)D (4) B （5）C （6）B (7)A (8) B (9) B (10)C[9] （1）C （2）C (3)C (4)D （5）A （6）A (7) C (8) C (9) D (10)B[10] （1）D （2）B (3)B (4) C （5）B （6）D (7)D (8)D (9) C (10)B精选文档.。

专八英语考试人文知识试题

专八英语考试人文知识试题An Outline of British Literary HistoryEarly and Medieval English Literature1. Beowulf, epic in old Briton2. Romance3. Ballads4. Geoffrey Chaucer, the founder of English poetry, “The Canterbury Tales”The English Renaissance (16th—first half of 17th)1. Characteristic of Renaissance:1)a thirsting curiosity for the classical literature;2)keen interest in the activities of humanity (humanism)2. Thomas More, the greatest of the English humanists, “Utopia”3. Poets in this period: (The sonnet, an exact form of poetry in 14 lines of iambic pentameter intricately rhymed, was introduced to England from Italy by Sir Thomas Wyatt and Henry Howard)① Sir Philip Sidney (1554-86), love sonnets: “Astrophel and Stella”② Walter Raleigh (1552-1618), “Discovery of Guiana”③ Edmund Spenser (1552-99), “The Shepherd's Calendar” (a pastoral poem in 12 books); “The Faerie Queene” (his masterpiece dedicated to Queen Elizabeth). He is the first master to make Modern English the natural music of his poetic effusions.④ John Lyly (1554-1606), a romance writer for the gentle reader, “Euphues”4. Prose Writer: Francis Bacon (1561-1626), “Essays” (58 ones). It covers a wide variety of subjects, such as love, truth, friendship,parents and children, beauty, studies, riches, youth and age, garden, death, and many others. They have won popularity for their precision, clearness, brevity and force.5. Drama (the highest glory of English Renaissance)① university wits: Lyly, Peele, Marlowe, Greene, Lodge and Nash. They made rapid progress in dramatic technique because they had a close contact with the actors and audience.② Christopher Marlowe (1564-93):1)Tamburlaine;2)The Jew of Malta;3)Doctor Faustus③ Ben Jonson (1572-1637):1)Every man in His Humor;2)Volpone, or the F ox”;3)The Alchemist;④ William ShakespeareFour Tragedies:1)Hamlet2)Othello3)King Lear4)MacbethCelebrated comedies:1)The Merchant of Venice2)The Taming of the Shrew3)A Midsummer Night's Dream4)All's Well That Ends Well other celebrated ones:1)Titus Andronicus2)Romeo and Juliet3)Henry V4)Twelfth Night5)Julius Caesar6)Timon of Athens7)The Tempest8)Antony and Cleopatra。

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1. ______ is the branch of linguistics which studies the characteristics of speech sounds and provides methods for their description, classification and transportation.A) Phonetics B) Phonology C) Phoneme D) Phonetic typology2.The sounds in the production of which there is an obstruction of the air-stream at some point the vocal tract are called _______ .A) consonance B) consonant cluster C) consistency D) consonants3.In its technical sense here, ______ deals with the analysis and creation of words, idioms and collocations.A) pictogram B) lexicon C) word-formation D) ideogram4.When was Longrnan Group UK Ltd was founded?A) 1721. B).1722. C) 1723. D).1724.5.What is the name of the dictionary compiled by Samuel Johnson?A) First English Dictionary. B) Dictionary of English Language.C) A Dictionary of the English Language. D) Dictionary of the English Language.6.Who wrote and publish Poor Richard's Almanack?A) Benjamin Franklin. B) John Gay. C) David Hume. D) Samuel Richardson.7.Which one of the following four books was written by Harriet Stowe?A) Roughing It in the Bush. B) Walden, or Life in the Woods.C) Adam Bede. D) Uncle Tom's Cabin.8.______is the capital of New South Wales and the oldest and largest city in Australia.A) Melbourne B) Sydney C) Darwin D) Canberra9. ______ , Valentine's Day, is sweethearts' day, on which people in love with each other express their tender emotions.A) February 10th B) February 12th C) February 14th D) February 16th10.Major Newspapers and Magazines in the USA are ________ , etc.A) New York Times, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, TimesB) New York Times, Washington Post, The Sun, TimesC) New York Times, Washington Post, The Evening Post, TimesD) New York Times, Washington Post, Sunday Times, Times参考答案：1~5 ADBDC 6~10 ADBCA专八人文知识模拟试题(2)1. _____is a fork legend brought to England by Anglo-Saxons from their continental homes, it isa 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 and JulietB the faerie queenC TamburlaincD the Canterbury tales3. The group of Shakespeare pla ys known as “romance”or “reconciliation plays” is ______.A merchant of Venice, as you like itB the tempest, pericles, the winter’s taleC Romeo and Juliet, antonym and Cleopatra4. Which of the following are regarded as Shakespeare’s four great tr agedies?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 learningB 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 essayist8. “He has a servant called Friday.” “he”in the quoted sentence is a character in______.A Henry fielding’s tom jonesB john Bunyan’the pilgrim’s progressC Richard brinsley Sheridan’s the school for scandalD Daniel Defoe’s Robinson Crusoe9. Guiiliver’ travel was written by____.A Daniel DefoeB Charles dickensC Jonathan swiftD Joseph Addison10. William Wordsworth is generally known as a ____poet.A romanticB realisticC naturalisticD neo-classic1.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。

专八人文知识习题及答案

今日话题：辅音如何分类1. 发音部位（places of articulation）：双唇音(bilabial)、唇齿音(labiodental)、齿间音(dental)等；2.发音方法(manners of articulation)：、爆破音(stop)、摩擦音(fricatives)、破擦音(affricates)、鼻音(nasal)、边音(lateral)等；3.声带状态：清辅音、浊辅音。

因此更正第七期第十道10. English consonants can be classified into stops, fricatives, nasals, etc, in terms of ____A manner of articulationB openness of mouthC place of articulationD voicing选择A而不是C1. St. Lawrence and River Columbia are shared by both _b___A America and MexicoB America and CanadaC America and CubaD America and Brazil2. European settlement of Australia began in the late part of _c___ when a British penal colony wa s established on the east coast of the continent.A the 16th centuryB the 17th centuryC the 18th centuryD the 19th century3. Which sport is supposed to be America’s national sport and used to be call “American’s favorab le pastime”? aA baseballB basketballC rugbyD cricket4. The largest city in New Zealand is b____A AucklandB WellingtonC ChristchurchD Dunedin5. After Adam Bede,____wrote The Mill on the Floss and Silas Marner in which moral problems a rediscussed and psychological analysis of characters are emphasized.A George EliotB Jane AustinC George DickensD Charlotte Bronte6.All of the following odes are written by John Keats EXCEPT____A Ode to AutumnB Ode to a NightingaleC Ode to a SkylarkD Ode on Melancholy7. Of____’s four famous comedies, the best known is Lady W indermere’s Fan.A Oscar WildeB Richard SheridanC Bernard ShawD Somerset Maugham8. If the air stream meets with no obstruction when a sound is pronounced, it is a(n) __c__A voiced consonantB voiceless consonantC vowelD explosive9. The internationally accepted system of phonetic transcription is ____A I.P.AB I.A.P.SC I.S.SD S.S.I.P10. With the __d__, Latin words were added into the vocabulary of the language spoken in Britain.A invasion of the RomansB Christianization of BritainC Scandinavian invasionD Norman Conquest答案BCAAA CACAB9. 国际音标（international phonetic alphabet）是目前世界上比较通行的音标，简称IPA，最初制定于1889年美国人口构成1. The population of the United States is a bit more than 272 million, about 13% of which are Blac k, 12 % are Hispanic(讲西班牙语的人)，4% are Asian and the rest are White Americans.2. It is the third most populous country in the world after China and India.3. The most populous states are California, Texas, New York, Florida and Illinois.4. More than 80% of Americans live in urban areas.巩固：按照人口数量排列，美国在世界排在第几位；按照面积排，美国又是排第几位呢？1. Christmas is usually connected to ____A the reunion of a large familyB the eating of Easter eggsC the resurrection of ChristD the forgiving of other’s sins2. The largest of the ethnic minorities in America is ____A the blacksB the Mexico-AmericansC the Spanish-AmericansD the Chinese3. The British establish ____colonies along the east coast of North American between 16.7 and 1733.A. 11 B 12 C13 D144. The largest university in Canada is ____A Laval UniversityB The University of TorontoC McGill UniversityD Simon Fraser University5. Robinson Crusoe is written by ____A Henry FieldingB Daniel DefoeC Samuel RichardsonD Jonathan Swift6. ____is written by Walt Whitman.A Representative MenB English TraitsC NatureD Leaves of Grass7. ____is not a novelist.A Henry JamesB Emily DickinsonC William Dean HowellsD Mark Twain8. ____is not one of the core branches of linguistics.A PhonologyB Psycho-linguisticsC SyntaxD Semantics9. ____ is the common factor of the three sounds:[p], [t], [k]A voicelessB spreadC voicedD nasal10. English consonants can be classified into stops, fricatives, nasals, etc, in terms of ____A manner of articulationB openness of mouthC place of articulationD voicing按面积计算，美国继俄罗斯，加拿大，中国之后位居第四。

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专八人文知识题库【第一期】1. The novel The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn was written by_____.A. Henry JamesB. O. HenryC. Harriet Beecher StowerD. Mark Twain2. The word holiday originally meant holy day; but now the word signifies any day on which we don’t have to work. This is an example of____.A. meaning shiftB. widening of meaningC. narrowing of meaningD. loss of meaning3. Which of the following cities is NOT located in the Northeast, U.S.?A. HustonB. BaltimoreC. PhiladelphiaD. Boston4. Which of the following is NOT a Romantic Poet?A. William WordsworthB. Percy B. ShelleyC. George G. ByronD. George Eliot5. The of ____ is Syntax.A. textual organizationB. sentence structuresC. word formationD. language functions6. The capital city of Canada is ____.A. MontrealB. OttawaC. VancouverD. York7. The longest river in Britain is ____.A. SevernB. TeesC. ThamesD. Clyde8. In ____ the Romans conquered Greece.A. 146 .B. 1200 .C. 700 .D. the 5th century9. In his inaugural speech, ____ said that “the only thing we have to fear is fear itself”.A. Woodrow WilsonB. Franklin D. RooseveltC. Harry TrumanD. Benjamin Franklin10. The Head of the Representatives is called ____.A. ChancellorB. SpeakerC. ChairmanD. Leader参考答案：DBADB BAABBof the following are regarded as Shakespeare’s 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 Athens’travel was written by____.A Daniel DefoeB Charles dickensC Jonathan swiftD Joseph Addisonnovel starts with “it is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune ,must be in want of a wife.”The novel is Jane Austen’____.A EmmaB persuasionC sense and sensibilityD pride and prejudiceof the following is not one of the Bronte sisters?A Charlotte BronteB Anne BronteC Jenny BronteD Emily Brontethe world’s largest exporter of lamb and mutton.A. New ZealandB. AustraliaC. CanadaD. Americaprime minister normally serves a ______ term.A. two-yearB. five-yearC. four-yearD. six-yearis the of _______.A. linguistic competenceB. language functionsC. meaningsD. social behaviorand Sensibility is a ___ by ___.A play…Jane AustenB novel…Jane AustenC play…Emily BronteD novel…Anne Brontethe home of golf.A EnglandB ScotlandC WalesD Irelandwas founded in ____A 1715B 1751C 1851D 1815参考答案：CCDCA BCBBCmost important economic activity in Canada is ___.A miningB fishingC farmingD manufacturingarea, the United States is the ____ largest country in the world.A 2ndB 3rdC 4thD 5thNOT written by Charles Dickens.A. David CopperfieldB. Oliver Twist、C. Sons and LoversD. A Tale of Two Citiesis (are) the nickname(s) of the U.S.A.?A Uncle SamB Brother JonathanC YankeeD All of the above5.“He has a servant called Friday.”“he”in the quoted sentence is a character in______.A Henry fielding’s tom jonesB john Bunyan’the pilgrim’s progressC Richard brinsley Sheridan’s the school for scandalD Daniel Defoe’s Robinson Crusoe6.“A Red, Red Rose”was written by ___.A Alexandra PopB Robert BurnsC William BlakeD John Keatsforms a natural boundary between Mexico and the United States?A The Rio Grande RiverB The southern Rocky MountainsC The Colorado RiverD The Gulf of CaliforniaUS formally entered the Second World War in ____A 1937B 1939C 1941D 1943history of English is usually divided into ___ major periods.A threeB fourC fiveD twoemblem of the Democratic Party is ____.A elephantB donkeyC bearD bull参考答案：DCCDD BACABelection of ____ made Margaret Thatcher to power and she became the first woman prime minister.A 1979B 1980C 1982D 1992which novel can "Yahoo" be found?A John Bunyan's Pilgrim's ProgressB Edmund Spencer's The Faerie QueenC Jonathan Swift's Gulliver's TravelsD Henry Fielding's Tom Jonesto the Official Language of Act of Canada, there are two official language in this country: they are____A English and SpanishB English and PortugueseC English and FrenchD English and CelticBritain, ___ has the ultimate authority of legislation.A the QueenB the House of CommonsC the House of LordsD the Prime Ministermorpheme “scope”in the common word “telescope”is a(n) ___.A bound morphemeB bound formC inflectional morphemeD free morphemeOld Man and the Sea is one of the great works by ____A Jack LondonB Charles DickensC Samuel ColeridgeD Ernest HemingwayPresidents during the American Civil War was .A Andrew JacksonB Abraham LincolnC Thomas JeffersonD George Washingtonthree largest cities in Canada do NOT include.A TorontoB QuebecC OttawaD VancouverNixon resigned in 1974 because of ____.A the Great DepressionB the Black Power MovementC the Watergate ScandalD the Isolation policyfollowing plays are comedies by Shakespeare EXCEPT ___.A A Midsummer Night’s DreamB As You Like ItC The Merchant of VeniceD Romeo and Juliet参考答案：ACCBD DBCCDUnited States has less than 6% of the world’s population; yet it produces about ____ of the total world output.A 20%B 25%C 30%D 35%country is known as the Land of Maple Leaf？A United States of AmericaB United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandC New ZealandD Canadaof language acquisition is generally known as ___.A theoretical linguisticsB psycholinguisticsC applied linguisticsD historical linguisticsis known that Irish landscape in featured by ___.A bogsB mountainsC grasslandD riverssentence “shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?”is the beginning line of one of Shakespeare’s_____.A comediesB tragediesC sonnetsD historiesthe following universities are located in New England EXCEPT____A YaleB HarvardC MITD Berkeleyhighest peak in Canada is ____, which is the Yukon Territory of northwest Canada.A. Mount LawrenceB. Mount SuperiorC. Mount LoganD Mount Huronis sometimes called the birthplace of America.A. New EnglandB. the SouthC. the WestD. the MidwestTower of London, a historical sight, located in the center of London, was built by ____A King HaroldB Robin HoodC Oliver CromwellD William the Conquerormain theme of Emily Dickinson is the following except____A fridendshipB love and marriageC life and deathD war and peace参考答案：BDCAC DCADD专八人文知识模拟试题(1)1. ______ is the branch of linguistics which studies the characteristics of speech sounds and provides methods for their description, classification and transportation.A) Phonetics B) Phonology C) Phoneme D) Phonetic typologysounds in the production of which there is an obstruction of the air-stream at some point the vocal tract are called _______ .A) consonance B) consonant cluster C) consistency D) consonantsits technical sense here, ______ deals with the analysis and creation of words, idioms and collocations.A) pictogram B) lexicon C) word-formation D) ideogramwas Longrnan Group UK Ltd was founded?A) 1721. B).1722. C) 1723. D).1724.is the name of the dictionary compiled by Samuel Johnson?A) First English Dictionary. B) Dictionary of English Language.C) A Dictionary of the English Language. D) Dictionary of the English Language.wrote and publish Poor Richard's Almanack?A) Benjamin Franklin. B) John Gay. C) David Hume. D) Samuel Richardson.one of the following four books was written by Harriet Stowe?A) Roughing It in the Bush. B) Walden, or Life in the Woods.C) Adam Bede. D) Uncle Tom's Cabin.the capital of New South Wales and the oldest and largest city in Australia.A) Melbourne B) Sydney C) Darwin D) Canberra9. ______ , Valentine's Day, is sweethearts' day, on which people in love with each other express their tender emotions.A) February 10th B) February 12th C) February 14th D) February 16thNewspapers and Magazines in the USA are ________ , etc.A) New Y ork Times, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, TimesB) New Y ork Times, Washington Post, The Sun, TimesC) New Y ork Times, Washington Post, The Evening Post, TimesD) New Y ork Times, Washington Post, Sunday Times, Times参考答案：1~5 ADBDC 6~10 ADBCA专八人文知识模拟试题(2)1. _____is a fork legend brought to England 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 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 winter’s taleC Romeo and Juliet, antonym and Cleopatra4. Which of the following are regarded as Shakespeare’s 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 learningB 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 essayist8. “He has a servant called Friday.”“he”in the quoted sentence is a character in______.A Henry fielding’s tom jonesB john Bunyan’the pilgrim’s progressC Richard brinsley Sheridan’s the school for scandalD Daniel Defoe’s Robinson Crusoe9. Guiiliver’travel was written by____.A Daniel DefoeB Charles dickensC 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文学作品，它被认为是英国的民族史诗。

英语专八人文知识15题(附答案)

英语专八人文知识15题（附答案）1.Which of the folowing is NOT a compound word?A. LandladyB. GreenhouseC. UpliftD. Unacceptable[题解]D derivation派生词。

2.The capital of Australia is ____A. SydneyB. MelbourneC. CanberraD. Perth[题解]C Sydney第一大城市，位于New South Wales州; Melbourne第二大城市，位于Victoria州; Canberra位于Sydney与Melbourne之间； Perth位于Australia州3.George Bernard Shaw was a(n) ____A. playwrightB. poetC. novelistD. essayist[题解]A（英）萧伯纳，爱尔兰裔，剧作家、批评家、社会评论家。

著有Man and Superman,Back to Methuselah,Saint Joan圣女贞德, Arms and the Man，Pygmalion茶花女，获得1925年诺贝尔文学奖4.The novel The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn was witten by ____A. Henry JamesB. O. HenryC. Harriet Beecher StowerD. Mark Twain[题解]D（美）Henry James，著有Ambassadors, The Golden Bowl;（美）O. Henry，短篇小说家, 真实姓名为William Sydney Porter，著有Cabbages and Kings，The Four Million；（美）Harriet Beecher Stower，其反奴隶制小说Uncle Tom's Cabin，促进了废奴运动发展；（美）Mark Twain，真实姓名为Samuel Langhorne clemens，另著有The Adventures of Tom Sawyer5.Where is Edinburgh?A. In WalesB. In ScotlandC. In Northern IrelandD. In Ireland[题解]B Wales的首府为Cardiff, Scotland的首府Edinburgh,Northern Ireland的首府为Belfast, Ireland的首府为Dublin6.Which of the following is Not a U.S. news and cable network?A. ABCB. CNNC. CBSD. BBC[题解]D BBC, British Broadcasting Corporation,是英国广播公司。

英语专业八级人文知识练习与解答

英语专业八级人文知识英国概况1.The two areas in Britain where a lot of immigrants live are _____.A. London and CambridgeB. London and heart of EnglandC. Manchester and BirminghamD. Edinburgh and Nottingham2.The flag of the United Kingdom, known as the Union Jack, is made up of _____ crosses.A. oneB. twoC. threeD. four3.Which flower is symbol of England?A. ThistleB. ShamrockC. DaffodilD. Rose4._____ was the home of the Lake Poets William Wordsworth, Samuel Taylor, Coleridgeand Robert Southey of 19th century Britain.A. Lough NeaghB. WindermereC. Lake DistrictD. Coniston Water5.The first known settlers of Britain were the _____.A. IberiansB. Beaker FolkC. CeltsD. Anglo-Saxons6.Who invaded and conquered Britain for the first time in 55 BC?A. Emperor ClaudiusB. King AlfredC. King EthelredD. Julius Caesar7.Which one is not the reason for the very limited influence of Roman to Britain?A. The Romans always treated the Britons as a subject people of slave class.B. The Romans and Britons never intermarry during the 4 centuriesC. The Romans didn’t like the Britons.D. The Romans had no impact on the language or culture of ordinary Britons.8.The Hundred Years’ war with France ended by the English being driven out o f France.By 1453 _____ was the only part of France that was still in the hands of the English.A. DoverB. CalaisC. SouthamptonD. Portsmouth9.Which war had little effect on ordinary people but gave a death blow to feudalism?A. The W ars of the RosesB. The Hundred Years’ W arC. The English Civil WarD. World War I10.The English Civil War, also called the Puritan Revolution, is generally regarded as thebeginning of modern ____ history.A. EuropeanB. ScottishC. W elshD. world练习题答案及题解:1.B, 现在，英国移民主要集中在伦敦及英格兰心脏地带的一些城市和城镇，诸如Slough, Leicester, Wolverhampton, Birmingham, Luton, Bradford, Coventry, Bedford 和Reading等等。

专业八级人文知识真题

专业八级人文知识真题人文知识是专业八级考试中一个重要的科目，涵盖文学、历史、哲学、艺术等多个领域。

考生需要对这些领域有一定的了解和掌握。

下面将介绍一些人文知识真题，并对其内容进行分析和回答。

真题一：下面哪位作家被誉为“20世纪欧洲小说之父”？答案：詹姆斯·乔伊斯詹姆斯·乔伊斯（James Joyce）是一位爱尔兰作家，被誉为“20世纪欧洲小说之父”。

他的代表作品《尤利西斯》以其复杂的写作技巧和文学价值而闻名。

他在小说中采用了流派大杂烩的写作风格，深度描绘了人物内心世界的细微变化，展现了现代主义文学的魅力。

真题二：下列哪位艺术家是文艺复兴时期的代表人物？答案：达·芬奇达·芬奇（Leonardo da Vinci）是文艺复兴时期的代表艺术家之一。

他是一位全能艺术家，涉及绘画、雕塑、建筑、科学等多个领域。

他创作了许多经典的作品，如《蒙娜丽莎》、《最后的晚餐》等。

他的作品在艺术史上具有重要的地位，对后世艺术家产生了深远的影响。

真题三：下面哪位哲学家提出了“存在就是被意识到”的观点？答案：海德格尔海德格尔（Martin Heidegger）是20世纪哲学家中的重要人物，他提出了存在主义哲学的观点。

海德格尔认为，存在就是被意识到，人的存在是通过对自身存在的认识而获得自由和真正的存在。

他主张关注人的存在及其意义，认为人应该通过思考和行动来塑造自己的生活。

真题四：下列哪位作家是19世纪英国文学的代表人物？答案：查尔斯·狄更斯查尔斯·狄更斯（Charles Dickens）是19世纪英国文学的代表人物之一。

他的作品广泛涵盖了英国社会的方方面面，展现了当时的阶级、贫困和人性的问题。

他具有鲜明的社会批判意识，作品中描绘的形象和情节令人难忘。

以上是几道专业八级人文知识真题及其答案。

通过解答这些题目，我们可以了解到不同领域的重要人物和他们的贡献，进一步扩展我们的人文知识面。

专业英语八级(人文知识)模拟试卷120(题后含答案及解析)

专业英语八级（人文知识）模拟试卷120(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 1954 Nobel Prize for literature was awarded to______ for his “mastery of the art of modern narration”.A．William FaulknerB．John SteinbeckC．Saul BellowD．Ernest Hemingway正确答案：D解析：1954年海明威凭借《老人与海》获诺贝尔文学奖。

诺贝尔文学奖评委称其具有“现代叙述艺术的精湛技巧”。

知识模块：人文知识2．______ was Edmund Spenser’s masterpiece which has been regarded as one of the great poems in the English language.A．AmorettiB．The Shepherd’s CalendarC．The Faerie QueeneD．Four Hymns正确答案：C解析：长诗《仙后》是英国杰出诗人Edmund Spenser的杰作，它是英国诗歌创作的典范。

Spenser在《仙后》一诗中首创著名的“斯宾塞诗体”，影响深远。

知识模块：人文知识3．“We shall know a word by the company it keeps.” This statement represents A．the conceptualist view.B．contextualism.C．the naming theory.D．behaviorism.正确答案：B解析：语境论的代表人物是弗斯(J．R Firth)，语境论者认为语言的意义离不开使用语言的语境，语义不是抽象的，它存在于语境之中，它来自语境，取决于语境。

专八考试人文

1. ____is the core of the English Government.A the SovereignB the House of LordsC the House of CommonsD the Cabinet2. Melbourne is located ____A in CanadaB in New ZealandC in IrelandD in Australia3. ____forced Nixon to resign in 1973.A The Watergate ScandalB The Iran-Gate ScandalC The Un-American Activities CommitteeD The New Right4. The young people in the post-WWI era are referred to as “_____”A the Boom GenerationB the Lost GenerationC the YuppiesD the Cowboys5. ____was greatly influenced by Chinese and Japanese poetry.A Ezra PoundB Walt WhitmanC Robert FrostD Edgar Allan Poe6. Which of the following novels was NOT written by Charles Dickens?A David CopperfieldB The Pickwick PapersC Oliver TwistD Women in Love7. A myth is a ____ tale originally with religious significance that explains the actions of gods or heroes, the causes of natural phenomena or both.A non-fictionalB fictionalC gothicD poetic8. The force of a/an ____ act is identical with the speaker’s intention.A illocutionaryB locutionaryC perlocutionaryD prelocutionarydistinguishes the linguistic competence of the speaker as ____A paroleB languageC systemD langue10. The noun “tear”and the verb “tear”are ____A homophonesB homographsC complete homonymsD allophones答案及解析DDABA DBADB 英国内战（1642-1646）August 22, 1642, the First Civil War began. The king’s men were called Cavaliers, and the supporters of Parliament were called Roundheads.，第一次内战爆发，支持国王者被成为“骑士派”，支持议会者被成为“圆颅派”。

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第一章英语专业八级考试对人文知识部分的要求根据2004年新版的《高校英语专业八级考试大纲》的有关规定，英语专业八级考试从2005年开始增加了人文知识考试的题型。

新大纲中增加的人文知识部分，目的就是检查、测试学生对主要英语国家社会与文化、历史、地理、宗教信仰、风俗习惯、英语文学中主要作家及其作品、英语语言学等基本知识的掌握程度。

《高校英语专业八级考试大纲》对人文知识的测试要求一、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10分钟。

二、测试形式：本部分采用多项选择题形式，要求学生从每题的四个选择项中选出一个最佳答案，共10 题。

三、测试目的：人文知识部分测试学生对主要英语国家社会与文化、英语文学与英语语言学基本知识的掌握。

四、测试范围：1、主要英语国家社会与文化知识；2、英语文学知识；3、英语语言学知识。

从考试大纲里看，这一部分涉及到三个方面的内容：英美文学，英语语言学和英语国家概况。

人文知识这部分包括的内容十分广泛，我们从2004年新版《高校英语专业八级考试大纲》所附的样题中，文学、语言学和英美概况(具体包括历史、地理、文化、宗教等基本史地文化知识) 等分别所占的比例大致如下：文学：30％，语言学：30％，史、地、及文化知识共占：40％。

从2007年全国八级统测的全真题中，我们也发现：前面4题(即从第31题到34题) 是史地文化知识部分，从第35题到第37题，问及英美小说、诗歌等方面的内容，从第38题到第40题，问及语言学方面的内容(详见2007年专八人文真题)。

考试题型采用选择题的形式，检查学生的人文知识。

具体来说，试卷将采用多项选择题形式，要求学生从四个选择项中选出一个最合适的答案。

本部分共有10道试题。

了解了专业八级考试人文知识的测试内容以后，下一步我们要做的就是有所计划、认真学习、抓紧时间、切实有效地去掌握这些考试所必需的知识。

我们相信，只要基本功打得牢，平时注意积累，再经过相当数量的阅读和必要的应试训练，同学们肯定会取得优异的成绩。

第二章英语专业八级考试人文知识解题技巧第一部分、人文知识—英美文学第一节英美文学知识考点分析经过对英语专业八级考试大纲以及近三年真题人文知识部分全真题的认真研究，详细、逐题分析后，我们可以清楚看出对英美文学知识的考查一般占了其中的3小题（30%）。

通过分析，可以把对英美文学知识的考查重点归纳为以下几类：一、对知名的英美文学家及其作品的重点考查1．The novel Emma is written by________.（2005年真题第35题）A. Mary Shelley.B. Charlotte Bronte?.C. Elizabeth C. Gaskell.D. Jane Austen.该题是关于英国文学知识，考查的是英国著名小说家的作品,考查作家作品是专业八级人文知识文学部分的重要考试内容。

问题问小说Emma为何人所作？该书为浪漫主义时期女作家Jane Austen所作，因此答案是D。

2．Which of the following novels was written by Emily Bronte? （2007年真题第35题）A. Oliver TwistB. MiddlemarchC. Jane EyreD. Wuthering Heights该题考查的也是关于英国小说家的作品。

问题Emily Bronte写了哪部小说？EmilyBronte是英国维多利亚时期的女作家、诗人，小说Wuthering Heights是她的代表作品，因此答案为D。

3．Death of a Salesman was written by________.（2007年真题第37题）A. Arthur MillerB. Ernest HemingwayC. Ralph EllisonD. James Baldwin该题是关于美国小说家的作品。

Arthur Miller是美国著名的剧作家，他的作品有Man Who Had All the Luck，Death of A Salesman，All My sons等，因此答案为A。

4．The novel For Whom the Bell Tolls is written by________. (2006年真题第36题)A. Scott FitzgeraldB. William FaulknerC. Eugene O'NeilD. Ernest Hemingway该题是关于美国小说家的作品。

For Whom the Bell Tolls是美国20世纪著名作家Ernest Hemingway的作品，他的主要作品还有：In Our Time，The Sun Also Rises，Farewell to Arms等，因此答案为D。

二、对英美文学流派及文学术语的重点考查1．Which of following is NOT a romantic poet? （2005年真题第36题）A. William Wordsworth.B. George Elliot.C. George G. Byron.D. Percy B. Shelley.该问题问哪一位不是浪漫派诗人？在学习中不仅要弄清作家的作品，同时还要知道他是属于哪一流派的诗人以及诗人所处的时代。

George Elliot是维多利亚时期的一位小说家，不是诗人，其他几位都是著名的浪漫派诗人。

因此答案为B.2．_____ is defined as an expression of human emotion which is condensed into fourteenlines (2006年真题第37题)A. Free verseB. SonnetC. OdeD. Epigram该题是关于文学术语的问题。

十四行诗（Sonnet ）是欧洲的一种抒情诗体，诗句共有十四行，音译为"商籁体"，语源于普罗旺斯语Sonnet。

原系中世纪民间流行并用于歌唱的一种短小诗歌。

自欧洲进入文艺复兴时代之后，这种诗体获得广泛的运用。

十六世纪初，十四行诗体传到英国，风行一时，到十六世纪末，十四行诗已成了英国最流行的诗歌体裁。

产生了锡德尼、斯宾塞等著名的十四行诗人。

莎士比亚进一步发展并丰富了这一诗体，一生写下一百五十四首十四行诗。

莎士比亚的诗作，改变了彼得拉克的格式，由三段四行和一副对句组成，即按四、四、四、二编排，其押韵格式为ABAB，CDCD，EFEF，GG。

每行诗句有十个抑扬格音节，常常在最后一副对句中点明题意。

后来，弥尔顿、华兹华斯、雪莱、济慈等人也曾写过一些优秀的十四行诗。

因此答案为B。

三、重点考查对主要文学家的概况及作品特点的了解1．William Sidney Porter, known as O. Henry, is most famous for________.（2005年真题第37题）A. his poems.B. his plays.C. his short stories.D. his novelsO-Henry是短篇小说家William Sidney Porter，笔名，该问题问他在哪方面最闻名于世？当然是其短篇小说，而且小说的结束常常出乎读者的意料之外，因此答案为C。

在学习英美文学作品时，不仅要弄清作家的作品，同时还要辨别他是小说家还是诗人。

2．William Butler Yeats was a(n) ______ poet and playwright. （2007年真题第36题）A. AmericanB. CanadianC. IrishD. Australian该问题是关于著名作家概况的。

William Butler Yeats（1865-1939）是爱尔兰诗人，1923年获诺贝尔文学奖，主要诗集有《芦苇中的风》、《责任》、《塔》等。

因此答案为C。

3．Which of the following writers is a poet of the 20th century? (2006年真题第35题)A. T.S. EliotB. D.H. LawrenceC. Theodore DreiserD. James Joyce该题属于美国文学类问题。

T.S. Eliot 是20世纪著名的诗人、评论家、戏剧家，长诗―The Waste Land‖是他的著名作品，因此答案为A。

根据以上分析，要掌握英美文学，着重应掌握英美各时期的重要作家及其重要作品，以及基本文学概念。

第二节英国文学知识简介(English Literature)一、中古时期英语文学（Old and Medieval English Literature）1．考核知识点和考核要求：1) 英国中古时期主要的文学作品（《贝奥武甫》，《高文爵士与绿色骑士》）2) 主要的作家、作家概况及其代表作品2．英国中古时期的主要作家杰弗里·乔叟Geoffrey Chaucer（首创―双韵体‖，英国文学史上首先用伦敦方言写作。

约翰·德莱顿（John Dryden）称其为―英国诗歌之父‖。

代表作《坎特伯雷故事集》。

）二、英国文艺复兴时期文学（The Renaissance Period）1．考核知识点和考核要求：1) 主要作家的创作思想、艺术特色、代表作品及其语言风格2) 名词解释：十四行诗，文艺复兴，无韵诗2. 英国文艺复兴时期主要作家：埃德蒙·斯宾塞Edmund Spenser （后人称之为―诗人的诗人‖。

）托马斯·莫尔Thomas More (欧洲早期空想社会主义的创始人，以其名著《乌托邦》而著名)克里斯托夫·马洛 Christopher Marlowe （代表作《浮士德博士的悲剧》根据德国民间故事书写成;完善了无韵体诗。

）威廉·莎士比亚William Shakespeare （英国著名剧作家、诗人，著有―四大悲剧‖）弗朗西斯·培根Francis Bacon （哲学家、散文家；在论述探究知识的著作中提出了知识就是力量这一著名论断；近代唯物主义哲学的奠基人和近代实验科学的先驱。

）约翰·邓恩John Donne （―玄学派‖诗人）约翰·弥尔顿John Milton（诗人、政论家;失明后写《失乐园》、《复乐园》、《力士参孙》）三、英国新古典主义时期文学（The Neoclassical Period）1．考核知识点和考核要求：1) 主要作家及其主要作品、作品的艺术特色及其文学流派。