英语专业八级人文知识试题与答案

2014年英语专业八级人文知识试题及答案

1. The study of __ is Syntax.

A textual organization

B sentence structures

C word formation

D language functions

2. Which of the following is NOT a distinctive feature of human language?

A arbitrariness

B productivity

C cultural transmission

D finiteness

3. The speech act theory was first put forward by__.

A John Scarl

B Johan Austin

C Noarn Chomsky

D M.A.K Halliday

4. The capital city of Canada is __.

A Montreal

B Ottawa

C Vancouver

D York

5. U.S. presidents normally serve a (an) __ term.

A eight-year

B four-year

C six-year

D two year

6. Which of the following cities is NOT located in the Northeast, U.S.

A Huston

B Baltimore

C Philadelphia

D Boston

7. The state church in England is __.

A The Baptist

B The Roman Catholic

C The Protestant Church

D The Church of England

8. The novel Emma is written by__.

A Jane Austen

B Elizabeth

C Gaskell Charlotte Bronte

D Mary Shelley

9. Which of the following is not a Romantic Poet?

A William Wordsworth

B Percy B. Shelley

C George G. Byron

D George Eliot

10. William Sidney Porter, known as O.Henry, is most famous for __.

A his poem

B his plays

C His novels

D his short stories

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2013年英语专业八级人文知识试题及答案PART III GEBERAL KNOWLEDGE(10MIN)

There are ten multiple-choice questions in this section.Mark the best answer to e ach question on ANSWER SHEET TWO.

31The full official name of Australia is A.The Republic of Australia. B.The Uni on of Australia. C.The Federation of Australia. D.The Commonwealth of A ustralia.

32.Canada is well known for all the following EXCEPT A.its mineral resources.

B.its heavy industries.

C.its forest resources.

D.its fertile and arable lan

d.

33.In the United States community college offer A.two-year programmes. B.fo

ur-year programmes. C.postgraduate studies. D.B.A.or B.S.degrees. 34.In______,referenda in Scotland and Wales set up a Scottish parliament and a Wales assembly. A.2000 B.1946 C.1990 D.1997

35.Which of the following clusters of words is an example of alliteration? A.A we

ak seat. B.Knock and kick. C.Safe and sound. D.Coal and boat.

36.Who wrote Mrs.Warren‟s profession? A.George Bernard Shaw. B.William Butler Yeats. C.John Galsworthy. D.T.S.Eliot.

37.Sister Carrie by Theodore Dreiser is a(n) A.autobiography. B.short story.

C.poem.

D.novel.

38.Which of the following italicized parts is an inflectional morpheme? A.Unloc

k. ernment. C.Goes. D.Off-stage.

39.________is a language phenomenon in which words sound like what they refer

to. A.Collocation B.Onomatopoeia C.Denotation D.Assimilation

40.The sentence“Close your book and listen to me carefully!”performs

a(n)_______function. A.interrogative rmative C.performative D. directive

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2012年英语专业八级真题(word版)人文知识部分

31. The Maori people are natives of

A. Australia.

B. Canada.

C. Ireland.

D. New Zealand.