高英试卷整理

高英试卷整理

Part I: The following are the multiple-choice questions concerning the

history, culture and society of major English speaking countries, British

and American literature, and English linguistics. Choose the best answer to

each question. (10 points)

1. （A卷）1972 was the worst year of the political turmoil in Northern

Ireland because ( ) A. 13 Catholics were shot by the police B. of the

―Bloody Sunday‖ when 468 people were killed C. the government

implemented the ―internment‖ policy D. the Protestants formed their

own ―parliament‖ and took revenge on Catholics

2. （A卷）Which of the following statements is NOT true about most of

the British universities and colleges? A. They are privately funded. B.

They are publicly funded. C. They used to be rather elitist. D. They

have been taking more and more overseas students in recent decades.

3. （A卷）Australia has the credit of ( ) A. being the world’s earliest to

adopt secret ballot in parliament election B. being the world’s first to

adopt a two-house system in parliament C. being the most active in

implementing compulsory vote D. being the first to allow citizens

access to government information

4. （A卷）Sydney is the capital city of ( ) A. Queensland B. New South

Wales C. Victoria D. West Australia 5. （A卷）Which of the following is NOT a major religion in America? A.

Protestantism B. Catholicism C. Judaism D. Islam

6. （A卷）China and the United States established diplomatic relations in

( ) during the presidency of ( ) A. 1972; Richard Nixon B. 1974; Gerald

Ford C. 1976; Walter Mondale D. 1979; Jimmy Carter

7. （A卷）The American Civil War ended in ( ), which brought an end to

( ) A. 1860; the separation between the North and South B. 1863; the

slavery system in the South C. 1865; the political disputes between the

North and South D. 1863; the economic difference between the North

and South

8. （A卷）The formal head of state of Canada is ( ) A. the Prime Minister

B. the British Queen C. the Governor-General D. the head of the

Parliament

9. （A卷）Woolf shares with James Joyce in that many of their works are

characteristic of ( ) A. critical realism B. romanticism C. sentimentalism

D. stream of consciousness

10. （A卷）The English Renaissance is also known as the Golden Age of ( )

A. English Verse B. English Drama C. English Fiction D. English Prose

11. （A卷）Scott Fitzgerald was the author of all the following EXCEPT ( )

A. The Great Gatsby B. Tender is the Night C. This Side of Paradise D.

Main Street

12. （A卷）Which of the following plays is NOT written by O’Neil? A.

Beyond the Horizon B. Death of a Salesman C. The Hairy Ape D. Desire Under the Elms

13. （A卷）Who wrote Death of a Salesman? A. Tennessee Williams B.

Eugene O’Neil C. Arthur Miller D. Edward Albee

14. （A卷）The author of The Joy Luck Club is ( ) A. Maxine

Hong

Kingston B. Amy Tan C. Gish Jen D. Edith Maud Eaton

15. （A卷）English belongs to ( ) A. the Germanic language family B. the

Italic language family C. the Slavic language family D. the Iranian

language family

16. （A卷）Phonetically speaking, ―n‖ in tenth and ―n‖ in ten are ( ) A.

pronounced in the same way B. not pronounced in the same way C. in

fact different phonemes D. realized by the same phone

17. （A卷）/s/ in works, /z/ in finds and /iz/ in teaches are say to be ( ) A.

allomorphs of the same morpheme B. allophones of the same phoneme

C. derivational morphemes D. root morphemes of the past tense

18. （A卷）Which of the following is not an affix in English? A. ―ed‖ in

wanted B. ―or‖ in actor C. ―tel‖ in telex D. ―able‖ in workable

19. （A卷）Which of the following rules can be used to generate

the

phrases such as: ―useful horses‖, ―the cat‖, ―a sweet boy‖, ―John‖? A.

NP→Det N B. NP→N C. NP→AP N D. NP→(Det)（AP）N

20. （A卷）Which of the following are homonyms? A. Big and Small B.

Pair and Pear C. Cold and Hot D. Big and Large

21. （B 卷）1 The Grapes of Wrath is a novel written by ( ) with ( ) as its

background. A. Theodore Dreiser; the evil life in cities B. Scott Fitzgerald; the Gilded Age C. John Steinbeck; the Great Depression D.

Ernest Hemingway; the First World War

22. （B 卷）2 Joseph Heller is well-known for his ( ) a novel of ( ) A. The

Sea Wolf; hard realism B. A Farewell to Arms; war protest C. The

Sound and the Fury; stream of consciousness D. Catch-22; black humor

23. （B 卷）3 The author of Invisible Man is ( ) A. Kate Chopin

B.

Richard Wright C. Ralph Ellison D. William Faulkner

24. （B 卷）4 Which of the following plays was written by

Tennessee

William? A. The Glass Menagerie B. Desire under the Elms C. Death of

a Salesman D. The Zoo Story

25. （B 卷）5 Who wrote Death of a Salesman? A. Tennessee Williams B.

Eugene O’Neil C. Arthur Miller D. Edward Albee

26. （B 卷）6 J. D. Salinger was best remembered as the author of ( ) A.

On the Way B. The Catcher in the Rye C. Catch-22 D. Winds of War

27. （B 卷）7 Rabbit Run was the first novel of the Rabbit series written

by ( ) A. John Updike B. Saul Bellow C. Norman Mailer D. John Barth

28. （B 卷）8 ( ) author of Beloved and Song of Solomon, won the 1993

Nobel Prize for literature. A. Richard Wright B. Ralph Ellison C. Alice

Walker D. Toni Morrison

29. （B 卷）9 Maxine Hong Kingston wrote all of the following BUT ( ) A.

The Woman Warrior B. China Men C. The Fifth Chinese Daughter D.

Tripmaster Monkey

30. （B 卷）10 The author of The Joy Luck Club is ( ) A. Maxine Hong