2011英语专八人文知识全真模拟题

1. ______ is the capital city of Canada.A. VancouverB. OttawaC. MontrealD. York2. U.S. presidents normally serves a (an) _________term.A. two-yearB. four-yearC. six-yearD. eight-year3. Which of the following cities is NOT located in the Northeast, U.S.?A. Huston.B. Boston.C. Baltimore.D. Philadelphia.4. ________ is the state church in England.A. The Roman Catholic Church.B. The Baptist ChurchC. The Protestant ChurchD. The Church of England5. The novel Emma is written byA. Mary Shelley.B. Charlotte BronteC. Elizabeth C. Gaskell.D. Jane Austen.6. Which of following is NOT a romantic poet?A. William Wordsworth.B. George Elliot.C. George G. Byron.D. Percy B. Shelley.7. William Sidney Porter, known as O. Henry, is most famous forA. his poems.B. his plays.C. his short stories.D. his novels8. Syntax is the study ofA. language functions.B. sentence structures.C. textual organization.D. word formation.9. Which of the following is NOT a distinctive feature of human language?A. Arbitrariness.B. Productivity.C. Cultural transmission.D. Finiteness.10. The speech act theory was first put forward byA. John Searle.B. John Austin.C. Noam Chomsky.D. M.A.K. Halliday.11. The Presidents during the American Civil War wasA. Andrew JacksonB. Abraham LincolnC. Thomas JeffersonD. George Washington12. The capital of New Zealand isA.ChristchurchB.AucklandC.WellingtonD.Hamilton13. Who were the natives of Austrilia before the arrival of the British settlers?A.The AboriginesB.The MaoriC.The IndiansD.The Eskimos14. The Prime Minister in Britain is head ofA.the Shadow CabinetB.the ParliamentC.the OppositionD.the Cabinet15. Which of the following writers is a poet of the 20th century?A.T.S.EliotwrenceC.Theodore DreiserD.James Joyce16. The novel For Whom the Bell Tolls is written byA.Scott FitzgeraldB.William FaulknerC.Eugene O'NeilD.Ernest Hemingway17._____ is defined as an expression of human emotion which is condensed into fourteen linesA.Free verseB.SonnetC.OdeD.Epigram18. What essentially distinguishes semantics and pragmatics is the notion ofA.referenceB.meaningC.antonymyD.context19. The words"kid, child, offspring" are examples ofA.dialectal synonymsB.stylistic synonymsC.emotive synonymsD.collocational synonyms20. The distinction between parole and langue was made byA.HalliayB.ChomskyC.BloomfieldD.Saussure21. The majority of the current population in the UK are decedents of all the following tribesrespectively EXCEPTA. the AnglosB. the CeltsC. the JutesD. the Saxons22. The Head of State of Canada is represented byA. the MonarchB. the PresidentC. the Prime MinisterD. the Governor-general23. The Declaration of Independence was written byA. Thomas JeffersonB. George WashingtonC. Alexander HamiltonD. James Madison24. The original inhabitants of Australia wereA. the Red IndiansB. the EskimosC. the AboriginesD. the Maoris25. Which of the following novels was written by Emily Bronte?A. Oliver TwistB. MiddlemarchC. Jane EyreD. Wuthering Heights26. William Butler Yeats was a(n) ______ poet and playwright.A. AmericanB. CanadianC. IrishD. Australian27. Death of a Salesman was written byA. Arthur MillerB. Ernest HemingwayC. Ralph EllisonD. James Baldwin28. _______ refers to the study of the internal structure of words and the rules of word formation.A. PhonologyB. MorphologyC. SemanticsD. Sociolinguistics29. The distinctive features of a speech variety may be all the following EXCEPTA. lexicalB. syntacticC. phonologicalD. psycholinguistic30. The word tail once referred to “the tail of a horse”, but now it is used to mean “the tail of any animal.”This is an example ofA. widening of meaningB. narrowing of meaningC. meaning shiftD. loss of meaning31. The largest city in Canada isA. Vancouver.B. Montreal.C. TorontoD. Ottawa.32. According to the United States Constitution, the legislative power is invested inA. the Federal Government.B. the Supreme Court.C. the Cabinet.D. the Congress.33. Which of the following is the oldest sport in the United States?A. Baseball.B. Tennis.C. Basketball.D. American football.34. The head of the executive branch in New Zealand isA. the President.B. the Governor-General.C. the British monarch,D. the Prime Minister.35. The Canterbury Tales, a collection of stories told by a group of pilgrims on their way to Canterbury, is an important poetic work byA. William Langland.B. Geoffrey Chaucer.C. William Shakespeare.D. Alfred Tennyson.36. Who wrote The American?A. Herman Melville.B. Nathaniel Hawthorne.C. Henry James.D. Theodore Dreiser.37. All of the following are well-known female writers in 20th -century Britain EXCEPTA. George Eliot.B. Iris Jean Murdoch.C. Doris Lessing.D. Muriel Spark.38. Which of the following is NOT a design feature of human language?A. Arbitrariness.B. Displacement.C. Duality.D. Diachronicity.39. What type of sentence is “Mark likes fiction, but Tim is interested in poetry.”?A. A simple sentence.B. A coordinate sentence.C. A complex sentence.D. None of the above.40. The phenomenon that words having different meanings have the same form is calledA. hyponymy.B. synonymy.C. polysemy.D. homonymy.41. The Head of State of New Zealand isA. the governor-general.B. the Prime Minister.C. the high commissioner.D. the monarch of the United Kingdom.42. The capital of Scotland isA. Glasgow.B. Edinburgh.C. Manchester.D. London.43. Who wrote the Declaration of Independence and later became the U.S. President?A. Thomas Jefferson.B. George Washington.C. Thomas Paine.D. John Adams.44. Which of the following cities is located on the eastern coast of Australia?A. Perth.B. Adelaide.C. Sydney.D. Melbourne.45. Ode to the West Windwas written byA. William Blake.B. William Wordsworth.C. Samuel Taylor Coleridge.D. Percy B. Shelley.46. Who among the following is a poet of free verse?A. Ralph Waldo Emerson.B. Walt Whitman.C. Herman MelvilleD. Theodore Dreiser.47. The novel Sons and Lovers was written byA. Thomas Hardy.B. John Galsworthy.C. D.H. Lawrence.D. James Joyce.48. The study of the mental processes of language comprehension and production isA. corpus linguistics.B. sociolinguistics.C. theoretical linguistics.D. psycholinguistics.49. A special language variety that mixes languages and is used by speakers of different languages for purposes of trading is calledA. dialect.B. idiolect.C. pidgin.D. register.50. When a speaker expresses his intention of speaking, such as asking someone to open the window, he is performingA. an illocutionary act.B. a perlocutionary act.C. a locutionary act.D. none of the above.51. Which of the following statements in INCORRECT?A. The British constitution includes the Magna Carta of 1215.B. The British constitution includes Parliamentary acts.C. The British constitution includes decisions made by courts of law.D. The British constitution includes one single written constitution.52. The first city ever founded in Canada isA. Quebec.B. Vancouver.C. Toronto.D. Montreal.53. When did the Australian Federation officially come into being?A. 1770.B. 1788.C. 1900.D. 1901.54. The Emancipation Proclamation to end the slavery plantation system in the South of the U.S. was issued byA. Abraham Lincoln.B. Thomas Paine.C. George Washington.D. Thomas Jefferson.55. ________ is best known for the technique of dramatic monologue in his poems.A. Will BlakeB. W.B. YeatsC. Robert BrowningD. William Wordsworth56. The Financier is written byA. Mark Twain.B. Henry James.C. William Faulkner.D. Theodore Dreiser.57. In literature a story in verse or prose with a double meaning is defined asA. allegory.B. sonnet.C. blank verse.D. rhyme.58. ________ refers to the learning and development of a language.A. Language acquisitionB. Language comprehensionC. Language productionD. Language instruction59. The word “Motel”comes from “motor + hotel”. This is an example of ________ in morphology.A. backformationB. conversionC. blendingD. acronym60. Language is t tool of communication. The symbol “Highway Closed”on a highway serves_______.A. an expressive function.B. an informative function.C. a performative function.D. a persuasive functionhe61. The northernmost part of Great Britain is _____.A. Northern IrelandB. ScotlandC. EnglandD. Wales62. It is generally agreed that ______were the first Europeans to reach Australia’s shores.A. The FrenchB. the GermansC. the BritishD. the Dutch63. Which country is known as the Land of Maple Leaf?A. CanadaB. New ZealandC. Great BritainD. The United States of America64. Who wrote the famous pamphlet, The Common Sense, Before the American Revolution?A. Thomas JeffersonB. Thomas PaineC. John AdamsD. Benjamin Franklin65. Virginia Woolf was an important female ______ in the 20th-century England.A. poetB. biographerC. playwrightD. novelist66. ______ refers to a long narrative poem that records the adventures of a hero in a nation’s history?A. BalladB.RomanceC. EpicD. Elegy67. Which of the following best explores American myth in the 20th century?A. The Great GatsbyB. The Sun Also RisesC. The Sound and the FuryD. Beyond the Horizon68. _____ is defined as the study of the relationship between language and mind.A. SemanticsB. PragmaticsC. Cognitive linguisticsD. Sociolinguistics69. A vowel is different from a consonant in English because of _____.A. absence of obstructionB. presence of obstructionC. manner of articulationD. place of articulation70. The definition “the act of using, or promoting the use of, several languages, either by an individual speaker or by a community of speakers”refers to _____.A. PidginB. CreoleC. MultilingualismD. BilingualismBBADD BCBDB BCADA DBDBD CDACD CABDA CDADB CADBC DBACD BCDCA DADAC DAACB BDABD CACAC。

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1The traditional dividing line in America between“east”and “west”is_____.2The earliest part in America to be found and taken over by early settlers is____.3The largest racial group in the whole population of U.S.Ais____.4Before2000,the largest minority group in the United States is____.5____has the world’s oldest written constitution and political party.6The economic problem caused by the depression in1929was eventually solved by____.7In the United States,primary education requires____years. 8Most college students in the United States arein____institutions.9The 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。

专业英语八级（人文知识）模拟试卷10(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．In UK the students at the age of 16, who want to receive further education, must takeA．GRE.B．GCSE.C．GCE.D．GNVQ.正确答案：B解析：在16岁时，希望继续接受教育的学生需参加全国统一的普通中级教育证书考试(General Certificate of Secondary Education，简称GCSE)。

知识模块：英语国家概况2．______ is originated from “Gunpowder Plot” in 1605.A．Burns NightB．All Saints’ DayC．EisteddfodD．Guy Fawkes Night正确答案：D解析：每年11月5日晚，为纪念“火药阴谋案”(Gunpowder Plot)，英国举行群众性庆祝活动，这被称为盖伊.福克斯之夜(Guy Fawkes Night)。

当晚的活动实际已变成篝火夜或烟火狂欢节。

知识模块：英语国家概况3．Which of the following is NOT a news agency in the U.K.?A．AFX News Ltd.B．Press Association.C．Reuters.D．Associated Press.正确答案：D解析：路透社(Reuters)、新闻联合社(Press Association，简称PA)以及AFX 新闻有限公司(AFX News Ltd．)是英国主要的新闻社。

专业英语八级（人文知识）模拟试卷104(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．What type of sentence is “My sister likes apple, but I like orange.”?A．A simple sentence.B．A coordinate sentence.C．A compound sentence.D．A complex sentence.正确答案：B解析：题干给出的句子是but连接的并列句。

知识模块：人文知识2．Which of the following words can be the hyponym of mammal?A．Insect.B．Butterfly.C．Tiger.D．Crocodile.正确答案：C解析：四个选项只有老虎属于哺乳动物，因此为mammal(哺乳动物)的下义词。

知识模块：人文知识3．Which of the following sentences is a two-place predicate?A．It is snowing.B．The baby is sleeping.C．John gave Mary a book.D．Jack loves Mary.正确答案：D解析：双位述谓结构含有两个变元(即两个名词性成分)，D含有两个变元Jack 和Mary。

A没有变元，B只有一个变元，C有三个变元。

知识模块：人文知识4．“Child” and “offspring” is a pair of______synonyms.A．dialectalB．stylisticC．collocationalD．semantically different正确答案：B解析：child是非正式用语，而offspring(子孙，后代，儿女)较为正式，它们是风格同义词。

专业英语八级（人文知识）模拟试卷101(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．Language is a system of arbitrary vocal symbols used for humanA．contact.B．communication.C．relation.D．community.正确答案：B解析：语言是人类在交际中使用的一套任意的声音符号系统。

知识模块：人文知识2．General linguistics is the scientific study ofA．language of a certain individual.B．human languages in general.C．the system of a particular language.D．the English language.正确答案：B解析：普通语言学研究整个人类语言，而非单独研究某种特定语言。

知识模块：人文知识3．Which branch of study is not included in the scope of Linguistics?A．Syntax.B．Anthropology.C．Pragmatics.D．Phonetics.正确答案：B解析：只有B“人类学”不属于语言学的一个分支。

知识模块：人文知识4．The study of how sounds are put together and used to convey meaning in communication isA．morphology.B．general linguistics.C．phonology.D．semantics.正确答案：C解析：本题问关于用以在交流中传递信息的语音如何被组织在一起的学科是什么．选C“音系学”。

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

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

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

专八人文知识（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.Affixespounds7.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 take___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.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 Ulysses has been highly eulogized in the Western literary world as one of the greatest works in the20th century.A.Essayist.B.Novelist.C.Poet.D.Playwright.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”are 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 York City2_____enjoys the worst social and economic conditions.A BlacksB HispanicsC IndiansD Asian Americans3Washington D.C.is named after___________.A the U.S.President George WashingtonB Christopher ColumbusC both George Washington and Christopher ColumbusD none of them4American and British English are two_____of the English language.A varietiesB elementsC partsD form5The first American president to be elected from the Republican6Of the fifty states,the smallest state in area is_____.A Rhode IslandB VirginiaC TexasD Montana7The national flag of the United States is known as_____.A the Star-Spangled BannerB Uncle SamC Hot DogD Union Jack8The 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 above9The tern“Father of Waters”is used to refer to_____.A the Amazon RiverB the Mississippi RiverC the Nile RiverD the Hudson River10The statue of liberty was given to American people by_____as a gift in1884.A FranceB SpainC ItalyD Britain答案详解：1D,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。

专业英语八级模拟人文知识测试1."Gold Rush" was vividly depicted in ____ novels.A Hemingway’sB Mark Twain’sC Henry Jame’sD Faulkner’s2.The period of Old English literatue refers to ____A 449-1066B 14thcentury - mid 17th centuryC 14th century- mid 18th centuryD 16th century- mid 18th century3.The great transcendental work by Henry David Thoreau is ____A NatureB WaldenC ExperienceD Essays4.____has been entitled the "Father of American Poetry". philipA Philip FreneauB Ralph Waldo EmersonC William Cullen BryantD Walt Whitman5. The emotional effect and social significance made ____ the first well-known sociological novel in American Literature.A The Sun Also RisesB Uncle Tom’s CabinC The Old Man and The SeaD Sister Carrie6. Stephen Crane is famous for ____A An American TragedyB The AmbassadorsC Main StreetD The Red Badge of Courage7.Which of the following is NOT true for Benjamin Franklin?A He was a famous writerB He was a member to draft the Declaration of IndependenceC He was a great scientistD He was once elected American President8. Whitman’s poems are characterized by all the following features EXCEPT____自由诗A a strict poetic formB a simple and conversational languageC a free and natural rhythmic patternD an easy flow of feelings9.American fiction in the 1960s is retered to as ____（black humor to express the cruel reality）A imagismB black humorC new fictionD the Beat Generation10.William Faukener is the author of ____A Far From the Madding CrowdB Sound and FuryC For Whom the Bell TollsD Scarlet Letter练习题答案及题解:1.B 马克吐温的很多短篇小说对Gold Rush（淘金）进行了很形象的描绘。

专八人文知识模拟题（1）1. It’s generally known that the “First book of American” is ___ by John Smith.A A True Relation of VirginiaB The True Travels of Captain John SmithC Map of the Bay and the RiversD A Description of New England2. The Tenth Muse Lately Sprung up in America was written by ___.A John SmithB John EllisC Anne BradstreetD Nathaniel Morton3. A Funeral Elegy upon That Pattern and Patron of Virtue was written by John Norton in the memory of ___.A John SmithB Anne BradstreetC Nathaniel MortonD Benjamin Franklin4. Edward Taylor was a poet of ___.A Local ColorismB American RomanticismC New England TranscendentalismD Colonial American5. Poor Richard’s Almanac was written by ___ who also wrote ___.A Benjamin Franklin … AutobiographyB Wash ington Irving … AutobiographyC Washington Irving … History of New YorkD Benjamin Franklin … History of New York6. All the following but ___ are the works of John Woolman.A Journal of John WoolmanB Some considerations upon the keeping of NegroesC A plea for the PoorD Poor Richard’s Almanac7. The series of “poems of romantic fancy” are poems written by ___.A Washington IrvingB James Fenimore CooperC Edgar Allan PoeD Philip Freneau8. ___ was the first black woman who published her collection of poems.A Philis WheatleyB Ralph EllisonC James BaldwinD Alex Haley9. Escape: or A Leap for Freedom written by black author John Wells Brown was a(n) ___.A poemB novelC playD essay10. Charles Brockden Brown wrote all the following novels but ___.A WielandB OrmondC Edgar HuntleyD The Pioneers答案1. 选A一般认为，约翰.史密斯 John Smith 是美国文学的第一位作者，他的《关于弗吉尼亚的真实叙述》（A True Relation of Virginia）则是美国文学的“第一书”，其实也是整个美国历史的“第一书”。

专业英语八级（人文知识）模拟试卷108(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．Edgar Allan Poe is known as a poet and critic of America but most famous as the first master of the ______ form.A．poemB．dramaC．short storyD．essay正确答案：C解析：埃德加·爱伦·坡的诗歌、短篇小说及文学评论是浪漫主义时期美国文学的重要组成部分。

他第一个自觉地把短篇小说作为一种独立的文学体裁．提出了短篇小说的创作理论。

在西方，他还被认为是侦探小说的鼻祖。

知识模块：人文知识2．______ is universally considered as Daniel Defoe’s masterpiece.A．The RivalsB．Robinson CrusoeC．A Modest ProposalD．Clarissa正确答案：B解析：《鲁滨逊漂流记》(Robinson Crusoe)是笛福(Defoe)的代表作，是英国文学史上现实主义小说的创始之作。

主人公鲁滨逊成为文学作品中第一个资产阶级开拓者的正面形象。

A“《情敌》”是18世纪剧作家Sheridan的作品。

C“《一个小小的建议》”Swift的讽刺散文。

D“《克拉丽莎》”是现实主义作家Samuel Richardson的作品。

知识模块：人文知识3．Which of the following is NOT a branch of phonetics?A．Articulatory phonetics.B．Arbitrary phonetics.C．Auditory phonetics.D．Acoustic phonetics.正确答案：B解析：根据言语表达过程的三个环节：说话者、空气媒介和受话者，语音学一般可以分为三个分支：发音语音学(Articulatory Phonet—ics)、声学语音学(Acoustic Phonetics)和听觉语音学(Auditory Phonetics)。

英语专业八级考试人文知识题目训练Test 11.In Britain, where does the Changing of the Guard take place?a. Buckingham Palace.b. Downing Streetc. Victoria and Albert Museumd. The Tower of London.2. What is a double-decker?a. A busb. A chocolate barc. A Taxid. A two-storey building3. Of all the symbols, ______, which are considered to represent fertility and new life, are those most frequentlyassociated 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, but what is their nationality?a. Dutchb. Frenchc. Spanishd. British5.Middle English was used by the poet _______.a. Hardyb. Chaucerc. Shakespeared. Milton6. “A Tale of Two Cities” was written by _______.a. William Shakespeareb. Geoffrey Chaucerc. Charles Dickensd. Thomas Jefferson7. Emily Dickinson wrote many short poems on various aspects of life. Which of the following is not a usualsubject of her poetic expression?a. Religion and immortalityb. Life and deathc. Love and marriaged. War and peace8. What three components, generally, make up a system of a typical language?a. Phonology, syntax, semantics.b. Semiosis, syntax, framesc. Frames, semantics, utterances.d. Sign, sign, signs.9. Of the following word-formation processes, _______is the most productive.a. clippingb. blendingc. initialismd. derivation10. “The pen is mightier than the sword.” Is an example of _______.a. metonymyb. transferred epithetc. oxymorond. metaphorTest 21.What is the affectionate name given to the clock tower of the Houses of Parliament, Westminster?a. Big Benb. Big Kenc. big Billd. Big Bob2. Which of these sports did not originate in UK?a. Cricketb. Snookerc. Football (Soccer)d. Golf3. Which town has been nicknamed “Tinseltown” by the Americans?a. New Orleansb. Renoc. Hollywoodd. Las Vegas4. Wha t is the other official language in Canada besides English and what is Canada’s capital?a. French, Ottawab. Spanish, Ottawac. Spanish, Torontod. French, Toronto5. Which English poet wrote of Adam and Eve’s expulsion from the Garden of Eden in Paradise L ost?a. John Donneb. John Miltonc. Sir Philip Sidneyd. Edmund Spenser6. _______ died of tuberculosis at the age of 26, but not before leaving an impressive body of poems, including“To Autumn” and Ode on Melancholy”.a. John Keatsb. Lord Byronc. Samuel Taylor Coleridged. Percy Bysshe Shelley7. Walt Whitman was a pioneering figure of American poetry. His innovation first of all lies in his use of _______,poetry without a fixed beat or regular rhyme scheme.a. Blank verseb. Heroic coupletc. Free versed. Iambic pentameter8. Of the following words, _______ is an initialism.a. VOAb. NATOc. BASICd. UNESCO9. Which of the following words is NOT formed through clipping?a. Dormb. Motelc. Gentd. Zoo10. A regional variety of a language that has variations in pronunciation, vocabulary or meaning is called _______.a. accentb. slangc. dialectd. narrativeTest 31.The Channel Tunnel, linking the UK to the rest of Europe, runs between England and _______.a. Franceb. Germanyc. Belgiumd. Netherlands2.What’s the name of the day set apart in USA for planting trees?a. Earth Dayb. Ann Arbor Dayc. Arbor Dayd. Green Day3. What was the name of the ship that brought the Pilgrims to New England in 1620?a. Golden Hindeb. Sunflowerc. Mayflowerd. Titanic4. What are the official colours of Australia?a. Red, White and Blueb. Green and Goldc. Green and Brownd. Green and Red5. _______ is the first important governess novel in the English literary historya. Jane Eyreb. Emmac. Wuthering Heightsd. Middlemarch6. _______ was a pre-Romantic writer and is best known for his Scottish songs.a. Sir Walter Scottb. Robert burnsc. Samuel Taylor Coleridged. William Blake7. Mark Twain did Not write _______.a. The Prince and the Pauperb. The Old Curiosity Shopc. Pudd’nhead Wilsond. Tom Sawyer8. Which of the following is not a dialect of English?a. Slangb. Buffaloc. Americand. Southern9. Some words in the basic word stock are said to be stable because they _______.a. are complex wordsb. are technical wordsc. refer to the commonest things in lifed. denote the most important concepts10. What is defin ed as “the study of sentence structure”?a. Syntaxb. Phonologyc. Morphologyd. SemanticsText 41.What colour is the British classified business telephone directory?a. Yellowb. Whitec. Blued. Pink2. What does IMF stand for?a. International Monetary Foundation. B. International Monetary Fundc. Internal Money Foundationd. Internal Monetary Fund3. What do Americans celebrate on 4th July?a. Thanksgiving dayb. The Revolutionc. The Discovery of Americad. Independence Day4. What is Canada’s national animal?a. Beaverb. Moosec. Beard. Husky5. Which play by Shakespeare is not a tragedy?a. Titus Andronicusb. Pericles, Prince of Tyrec. Coriolanusd. Timon of Athens6. What is the book Lord of the Flies about?a. A road trip around the USAb. A swarm of killer fliesc. Schoolboys on a desert islandd. An expert pilot7. a. Nathaniel Hawthorne did not write _______.a. The Scarlet Letterb. Twice Told Talesc. The Blithedale Romanced. 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 an affricate?a. Pillb. Hufflec. Hammerd. Budged10. The word _______ is usually not used by British people.a. tubeb. putc. railroadd. taxiTest 51.In the United Kingdom, ministers are appointed by the Queen on the recommendation of _______.a. the Speakerb. the Lord Chancellorc. The Duke of Edinburghd. the Prime Minister2. Who was the first person to walk on the moon?a. John Glennb. Clint Eastwoodc. Neil Armstrongd. Yuri Gagarin3. How many states are there in the US?a. 49b. 50c. 51d. 524. What is the title of Canada’s national anthem?a. True Patriot Loveb. God Save the Queenc. Canada My Countryd. O Canada5. Who wrote “Where ignorance is bless, it is folly to be wise”?a. Browningb. Marxc. Shakespeared. Kipling6. _______ is the author of “To a Skylark”a. Mary Lambb. John Keatsc. Percy Bysshe Shelleyd. Lord Byron7. Henry David Thoreau’s work, _______, has always been regarded as a masterpiece of New EnglandTranscendentalism.a. Waldenb. The pioneersc. Natured. Song of Myself8. What is etymology?a. The history of a wordb. 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 as separate words.a. Rootsb. Stemsc. Affixesd. Compounds10. What is the dominant accent in the United States?a. Midwestb. General Americanc. Southernd. CanadianTest 61.The vegetable, leek, is the emblem for which part of the UK?a. Walesb. Northern Irelandc. Scotlandd. England2. John Lennon is a member of the band of _______ in the 1960s.a. The Beatlesb. The Policec. The Rolling Stonesd. The Eagles3. What is the title of the United States of America’s national anthem?a. America the Beautifulb. We Are the Championsc. God Bless Americad. The Star Spangled Banner4. How many territories are there in Canada?a. 4b. 2c. 3d. 15. In Gulliver’s Travels, Jonathan Swift describes the island of the Houyhnhnms as the world’s most perfect society.What kind of animals are the Houyhnhnms?a. Monkeysb. Fishc. Dogsd. Horses6. In which century were Geoffrey Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales written?a. Fourteenthb. Fifteenthc. Sixteenthd. Seventeenth7. With Howells, James, and Mark Twain active on the literary scene, _______ became the major trend inAmerican literature in the seventies and eighties of the 19th century.a. sentimentalismb. romanticismc. realismd. naturalism8. To which of these language groups does English belong?a. Romanceb. Germanicc. Slavonicd. Baltic9. “Present” and “absent” form a pair of _______.a. conversivesb. gradable antonymsc. complementary antonymsd. marked antonyms10. The morpheme is the smallest syntactical unit. How many morphemes does the word“antidisestablishmentarianism” have?a. 1b. 5c. 7d. 6Text 71.What is the name of the famous stadium in the north of London?a. Wembleyb. Westminsterc. Wimbledond. Webster2. What would you do with a “toad-in-the-hole”?a. Let it out.b. Sing itc. Eat itd. Play it.3. Martin Luther King Jr., a young black clergyman, became a national leader of the _______ Movement.a. Boycottb. Civil Rightsc. Segregationd. Integration4. The majority of French-speaking Canadians live in _______.a. New Brunswickb. Ontarioc. Quebecd. Nova Scotia\5. Sir Thomas More coined the word “Utopia. What does the word mean in Greek?a.Nowhere landb. God’s blessingsc. Kingdom in the skyd. Free from all sorrow6.Where did Aldous Huxley get the title for Brave New World, which presents a chilling vision of a supposedlyideal society? ba. The Bible’s Book of Psalmsb. Shakespeare’s “The Tempest”c. Homer’s “Odyssey”d. Christopher Columbus’ journals7. The Hemingway Code heroes are best remembered for their _______. aa. indestructible spiritb. pessimistic view of lifec. war experiencesd. masculinity8. Which of the following does affect the register that we speak in? da. Conversational partnerb. Contextc. Social statusd. Gender9. What is the smallest segment of sound that comprises the basic building blocks of a language?\ da. Morphemesb. Teramemesc. Metamemesd. Phonemes10. The ambiguity in “Pass the port” is caused by _______. da. lexical itemsb. a grammatical structurec. homonymyd. polysemyTest 81.Which of these is the patron saint of Wales? ba. St. Patrickb. St. Davidc. St. Andrewd. St. George2. Where is the official residence of the British Prime Minister? ba. Constitution Hi..b. Downing Streetc. Whitehall Palaced. The Strand3. Which American president freed the slaves?\ ca. Thomas Jeffersonb. George Washingtonc. Abraham Lincolnd. Bill Clinton4. Who said: “We hold these truths to b e self-evident that all men are created equal”? da. Bill Clintonb. George Washingtonc. Richard Nixond. Thomas Jefferson5. Who was the author of the famous storybook Alice’s adventures in Wonderland? ca. Rudyard Kiplingb. John Keatsc. Lewis carold. H. G. Wells.6. Sonnets from the _______ is regarded as Elizabeth Barrett Browing’s best work. ba. Spanishb. Portuguesec. Frenchd. Italian7. Chinese poetry and philosophy have exerted great influence over _______. aa. Ezra Poundb. Ralph Waldo Emersonc. Robert Frostd. Emily Dickinson8. The dictionary of a language can be called _______. ca. pragmaticsb. semanticsc. lexicond. grammar9. Which of the following is not associated with “Parentese” (how a n adult talks to a child)? ca. Yes or no questionsb. High pitchc. Long sentencesd. Exaggerated intonation10. The group of words _______ make up a semantic field. ca. “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 Chaucerb. Agatha Christiec. William Shakespeared. Thomas Hardy2. In which year was the independence from England declared?a. 1679b. 1876c. 1776d. 17793. Which of these U. S. A. states has been frequently called “the a rm pit of the Nation”?a. New Jerseyb. Washingtonc. Mained. Montana4. Which of the following is Canada’s national sym bol?a. Sunflowerb. Maple leafc. Golden wattled. Rose5. How many lines does a sonnet have?a. 10b. 12c. 14d. They vary6. _______ is considered to be the best-known English dramatist since Shakespeare, and his representative worksare plays inspired by social criticism.a. Richard Sheridanb. Oliver Goldsmithc. Oscar Wilded. Bernard Shaw7. _______ is the title of the 1818 novel by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley.a. Spidermanb. Draculac. Frankensteind. 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 to make words.a. Lexiconb. Morphologyc. Phonologyd. Semantics10. “Vacuum-clean” resulting from “vacuum-cleaner” is an example of _______.a. clippingb. reduplicationc. compoundingd. back-formationTest 101.The Hundred Years’ War in the history was between England and _______.a. Franceb. Norwayc. Denmarkd. Germany2. Which of the following countries was once called a big empire “on which the sun never sets”?a. Americab. Norwayc. Spaind. Britain3. A Parliament in Britain has a maximum duration of _______ years.a. 2b. 3c. 4d. 54. Which of the following is not a tragedy by Shakespeare?a. Romeo and Julietb. Hamletc. King Leard. The Taming of the Shrew5. Who is generally regarded as the greatest writer in the English language?a. Shakespeareb. Hemingwayc. Chaucerd. Mark Twain6.Which of the following is a chronicle play by Shakespeare?a. Julius Caesarb. The Twelfth Nightc. A Midsummer Night’s Dreamd. As You Like It7. _______ is the branch of linguistics which studies meaning in language.a. Phonologyb. Morphologyc. Syntaxd. Semantics8. _______ is the branch of linguistics which studies meaning in language.a. Phonologyb. Morphologyc. Syntaxd. Semantics9. “Alive” and “dead” are _______ antonyms.a. relationalb. gradablec. symmetricd. complementary10. _______ is the study of the production, transmission, and reception of speech sounds.a. Phonologyb. Morphologyc. Syntaxd. PhoneticsTest 111.Which university is the oldest one in Britain?a. Oxfordb. Cambridgec. Edinburghd. Glasgow2. The Reuters is a famous news agency in _______.a. Franceb. Germanyc. Americad. Britain3. The most typically English of sports is _______.a. soccerb. cricketc. horse racingd. golf4. “The Red Badge of Courage” was written by _______.a. Jack Londonb. Stephen Cranec. Hamilin Garlandd. 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. loveb. spiritual quest for salvationc. deathd. nature7. Wallace Stevens was a successful _______.]a. poetb. essayistc. novelistd. critic8. Chinese is a(n) _______ language.a. isolatingb. agglutinativec. fusionald. incorporating9. _______ validity refers to the extent to which the best adequately covers the syllabus area to be tested.a. Contentb. Constructc. Empiricald. Face10. Sentence (a) “He married a blonde heiress.” _______ sentence (b) “He married a blonde.”a. presupposesb. implicatesc. entailsd. negatesTest 121.The singing group the Beatles was formed in _______.a. the early 1960sb. the early 1970sc. the late 1960sd. the late 1970s2. The most popular sport in England is _______.a. soccerb. cricketc. rugbyd. golf3. _______ is the base where America originateda. the Midwestb. the Southc. the Great Plainsd. New England4. Napoleon sold the _______ Territory to the United States for only 15 million dollars.a. Coloradob. Louisianac. New Mexicod. Texas5. _______ introduced the technique of the stream of consciousness in his writing.a. Shakespeareb. James Joycec. Thomas Hardyd. William6. Edgar Allan Poe was a _______.a. novelist and criticb. poet and criticc. novelist and poetd. playwright and novelist7. _______ was called “inventor of detective stories”.a. Washington Irvingb. Fennimore Cooperc. Edgar Allan Poed. Nathaniel Hawthorne8. _______ are of the complementary type of antonyms.a. Sell-buyb. Long-shortc. Good-badd. Single-married9. Which is created by cutting the initial part of a word?a. Vanb. Profc. Biked. Telly10. The word “holiday” originally meant holy day, but now the word signifies any day on which we do not have towork. This is an example of _______.a. meaning shiftb. widening of meaningc. narrowing of meaningd. loss of meaningTest 13.1._______ was the president of the United States during the Great Depression.a. Thomas Jeffersonb. John F. Kennedyc. Franklin Rooseveltd. Truman2. _______ was involved in the Watergate Scandal.a. Nixonb. Rooseveltc. Trumand. Ford3. The Presidency Election is held every _______ years in America.a. 2b. 3c. 4d. 64. The Master’s colleges and universities in America offer _______ degrees.a. BAb. Master’sc. BA and Master’sd. doctoral5. “Scarlet Letter” is one of the greatest American novels. It is written by _______.a. Nathaniel Hawthorneb. Wallace Stevenc. Francisd. Willa Cather6. _______ was the first to explore fully the possibility of free verse in American history of literature.a. Ralph Waldob. Stephen Cranec. Walt Whitmand. Robert Frost7. Mark Twain was well-known as a _______.a. criticb. humoristc. poetd. playwright8. Which is not a blending word?a. baby-sitb. transistorc. moteld. smog9. The thematic role which deliberately performs the action described by the verb is _______.a. instrumentb. sourcec. agentd. theme10. Which of the following languages does not belong to the Germanic branch of the Indo-European family?a. Italianb. Englishc. Germand. DutchTest 141.Which of the following American higher education institution does not offer BA degree?a. Junior Collegesb. Research universitiesc. Doctoral universitiesd. Master’s colleges and universities2. Yale and Harvard Universities are funded by the following except _______.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. skyscraperb. expresswayc. bridgesd. tall towers4. Theodore Dreiser was the representative of the _______.a. transcendentalistsb. modernistsc. naturalistsd. existentialists5. “The Waste Land” was written by _______.a. Thomas Stearns Eliotb. Walt Whitmanc. Emily Dickinsond. Robert Frost6. Which of the following American writers did not win a Nobel Prize for Literature?a. Ernest Hemingwayb. T.S. Eliotc. John Steinbeckd. Richard Wright7. The word “_______” does not have the semantic property of “cause”.a. darkenb. killc. uglifyd. touch8. _______ is/are not included in Pragmatics.a. Speech actsb. Presuppositionsc. Dexisd. Pronunciation9. _______ is defined as the study of language in use and linguistic communication.a. Pragmaticsb. Sociolinguisticsc. Neurolinguisticsd. Contextual linguistics10. _______ carry semantic content.a. Grammatical wordsb. Form wordsc. Lexical wordsd. FunctionsTest 151. Elvis Presley was the representative of _______ in American history.a. country musicb. discoc. jazzd. rock’ n’ roll2. Thanksgiving Day is on the _______ Thursday in Novembera. 1stb. 2ndc. 3rdd. 4th3. The National Day of the American people is on _______.a. June 4b. July 4c. June 14d. July 144. “Invisible Man” probes the existential status of a _______.a. Jewishb. Negroc. Whited. Hispanic5. Which of the following is a woman writer?a. Ralph Ellisonb. Saul Bellowc. James Baldwind. Willa Cather6. “Long Day’s Journey Into Night” was written by _______a. Sherwood Andersonb. William Faulknerc. Eugene O’Neild. Bernard Shaw7. Which of the following was not written by Ernest Hemingway?a. The Sun Also Risesb. For Whom the Bell Tollsc. Tender is the Nightd. A Clean, Well-Lighted Place8. Which of the following words are minimal pairs?a. beg, bagb. my, flyc. Cat, slightd. it, intelligent9. “Man” and “men” are _______ allomorphs.a. replaciveb. suppletivec. zerod. positional10. _______ includes the study of linguistic variation, linguistic change, and sociocultural factors that influencelanguage use.a. Pragmaticsb. Sociolinguisticsc. Neurolinguisticsd. Contextual linguisticsTest 16.1.The longest city in Canada is A_______.a. Torontob. Montrealc. Vancouverd. Quebec City2. English is the language most commonly spoken throughout Canada Except _______.a. Torontob. Montrealc. Vancouverd. Quebec3. Today in Canada, services in almost all modern institutions work in _______.a. 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【精品】英语专业八级人文知识模拟题十套.doc3 l.The capital of Wales is ______ .A.HrminghamB. ElinburghC. GirdiffD. Belfast32.Which is the highest rank among the tides of English nobility?A.EirlB. DikeC. MirqueesD. Ehron33. _____ w ere originally called Yankees, which came to stand for all Americans.A.People living in New EnglandB.People living in New York cityC.People living in FloridaD.People living by the Mississippi river34.The oldest university in Ireland is ______ .A.Dublin UniversityB. Dublin City UniversityC.St- Patrick CollegeD. the National University35.The Victorian Period refers to _____ .A. 1798-1832B. 18361901C. The Romantic PeriodD. the Neoclassical Period36.T. S. Eliotts _____ i s considered as a model of the 20thcentury English poetry.A.Poems 1909-1925B.Prufrock and Other ObservationsC.The Waste LandD.The Hollow Men37.“The Fat her of American Literature^ is ____ .A. Benjamin RanklinB. Washington IrvingC. Mark TwainD. Earnest Hemingway38.Which of the following is a back vowel?A. iB. wC. uD. e39._____ c an be used independently without being combined with other morphemes.A. Free morphemesB. Bound morphemesC. StemsD. Affixes4O.Systemic?functional grammar is developed by ___ .A. Chomsky B? Hilliday C.Bloomfield D. Shussure31.【答案C】加的夫是威尔士的首府.是一个具有高生活水平和多样经济的国际化城市，号称英国第七大城市。

专八人文知识模拟练习题及答案专八人文知识模拟练习题及答案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英语文学作品，它被认为是英国的民族史诗。

专业英语八级（人文知识）模拟试卷42(题后含答案及解析)题型有： 3. GENERAL KNOWLEDGEPART III GENERAL KNOWLEDGE (10 MIN)Directions: There are ten multiple-choice questions in this section. Choose the best answer to each question.1．Which of the following does NOT belong to the Indo-European family?A．FrenchB．BengaliC．ChineseD．Polish正确答案：C解析：印欧语系包含欧洲和南亚次大陆北部的大部分语言，因此法语、孟加拉语和波兰语都是，而汉语属于汉藏语系(the Sino-Tibetanfamily)。

知识模块：人文知识2．That language can be used to refer to things that are not present in time or space is a good illustration of the______feature of language.A．dualityB．displacementC．arbitrarinessD．productivity正确答案：B解析：语言可以用来指称不在说话之时或说话之地的事物，这是语言的移位性特征。

知识模块：人文知识3．______refers to the abstract linguistic system shared by all the members of a speech community.A．DialectB．ParoleC．LangueD．Performance正确答案：C解析：根据索绪尔语言和言语的区分，一个语言社区的所有成员共有的抽象语言体系是语言(langue)。

冲击英语专业人文知识英语专业八级人文知识模拟题一1. The traditional dividing line in America between “east” and “west” is .A. the Mississippi RiverB. the AppalachiansC. the Rocky MountainsD. the Hudson River2. The river Thames is in .A. WalesB. ScotlandC. EnglandD. Northern Ireland3. Maples are always used to symbolize .A. AustraliaB. AmericaC. EnglandD. Canada4. In 1066, led the Norman army in invading and defeating England.A. William the ConquerorB. Julius CaesarC. Alfred the GreatD. Claudius5. “God helps those who help themselves” is a citation from the work of .A. PaineB. FranklinC. FreneauD. Jefferson6. Theodore Dreiser and Jack London are among the best representative writers ofliterary , which is greatly in?uenced by Darwin.A. NaturalismB. SentimentalismC. RomanticismD. Transcendentalism7. is John Steinbeck’s masterpieceA. An American TragedyB. The Adventures of Huckleberry FinnC. A Farewell to ArmsD. The Grapes of Wrath8. If the study of meaning is conducted in the context of language use, a branch oflinguistic study called comes into being.A. syntaxB. semanticsC. pragmaticsD. morphology9. are bound morphemes because they cannot be used as separate words.A. RootsB. StemsC. Af?xesD. Compounds.2.冲击英语专业人文知识10. Syntax mainly deals with .A. how a language changes through timeB. how words are combined to form sentences and the rulesC. how the human work when they use languageD. how a language varies through geographical space【答案与题解】1. A 密西西比河是美国传统的东部和西部的分界线。

专业英语八级（人文知识）模拟试卷124(题后含答案及解析)题型有：1.D．1863.正确答案：C解析：美国内战爆发于1861年，结束于1865年。

知识模块：人文知识8．The two important crops in Britain areA．barley and corn.B．wheat and rice.C．barley and oats.D．wheat and barley.正确答案：D解析：小麦和大麦是英国最重要的庄稼。

知识模块：人文知识9．New Zealanders have adopted their name from the kiwi,A．which is a native flightless bird.B．which is the only mammal in New Zealand.C．which was introduced to New Zealand about 1000 years ago.D．which is an introduced flightless bird.正确答案：A解析：几维鸟，又名奇异鸟，是新西兰的国鸟。

是新兰西当地一种不会飞的鸟。

知识模块：人文知识10．What flourished in Elizabethan age more than any other form of literature?A．Novel.B．Essay.C．Drama.D．Poetry.正确答案：C解析：16世纪早期到17世纪之间的伊利莎白时期是英国戏剧的高峰。

这时期有莎士比亚、斯宾塞、克里斯托弗·马洛等著名剧作家。

知识模块：人文知识11．Which of the following does NOT belong to the woman writers of the 20th century?A．Virginia Woolf.B．Harriet Beecher Stowe.C．Alice Walker.D．Toni Morrison.正确答案：B解析：哈里特·比彻·斯托是美国19世纪著名女作家及废奴主义者，她的代表作是《汤姆叔叔的小屋》。

专业英语八级（人文知识）模拟试卷110(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．Who is considered to be the greatest English dramatist since Shakespeare?A．Oscar Wilde.B．John Galsworthy.C．W.B. Yeats.D．George Bernard Shaw.正确答案：D解析：萧伯纳(George Bernard Shaw)被认为是自莎士比亚以来最伟大的英国剧作家。

知识模块：人文知识2．Theodore Dreiser and Jack London are among the best representative writers of literaryA．naturalism.B．sentimentalism.C．romanticism.D．transcendentalism.正确答案：A解析：西奥多·德莱塞(Theodore Dreiser)和杰克·伦敦(Jack London)均是自然主义的杰出代表。

深受达尔文学说的影响。

知识模块：人文知识3．A system of arbitrary vocal symbols used for human communication is called A．sociolinguistics.B．psycholinguistics.C．anthropological linguistics.D．language.正确答案：D解析：语言是人类在交际中使用的一套任意的声音符号系统。