专业英语八级(人文知识)模拟试卷113(题后含答案及解析)

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专业英语八级(人文知识)模拟试卷113 (题后含答案及解析)

题型有: 3. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

PART III GENERAL KNOWLEDGE (10 MIN)Directions: There are ten

multiple-choice questions in this section. Choose the best answer to each question.

1. St. Lawrence and River Columbia are shared by both

A.America and Mexico.

B.America and Canada.

C.America and Cuba.

D.America and Brazil.

正确答案:B

解析:美国与古巴和巴西并不接壤,故可首先排除。圣劳伦斯河是北美五大湖的出水道。也是加拿大的最重要河流之一.由此可知答案应为B。 知识模块:人文知识

2. European settlement of Australia began in the late part of______ when a

British penal colony was established on the east coast of the continent.

A.the 16th century

B.the 17th century

C.the 18th century

D.the 19th century

正确答案:C

解析:1788年,由菲利普船长率领的第一批殖民者在澳大利亚杰克逊港建立起第一个英国殖民区。在随后的一百年间,澳大利亚成为英国的流放地。 知识模块:人文知识

3. Both Memorial Day and ______ are observed in memory of those who have

given their lives for the United States.

A.Veterans Day

B.Independence Day

C.Thanksgiving Day

D.Labor Day

正确答案:A

解析:阵亡将士纪念日和退伍军人节都是为了纪念在战争中为国捐躯的战士的。 知识模块:人文知识

4. The largest city in New Zealand is

A.Auckland.

B.Wellington.

C.Christchurch.

D.Dunedin.

正确答案:A

解析:奥克兰是新西兰第一大城市,素有“风帆之城”的美誉。 知识模块:人文知识

5. After Adam Bede,______wrote The Mill on the Floss and Silas Marner in

which moral problems are discussed and psychological analysis of characters is

emphasized.

A.George Eliot

B.Jane Austin

C.Charles Dickens

D.Charlotte Bronte

正确答案:A

解析:《亚当·比德》和《弗罗斯河上的磨坊》都是乔治·艾略特的作品。 知识模块:人文知识

6. All of the following odes are written by John Keats EXCEPT

A.Ode to Autumn.

B.Ode to a Nightingale.

C.Ode to a Skylark.

D.Ode on Melancholy.

正确答案:C

解析:《致云雀》(To a Skylark)是雪莱的诗,并非济慈所作。 知识模块:人文知识

7. ______ is the representative work of the Jazz Age.

A.The Great Gatsby

B.On the Road

C.Look Back in Anger

D.The Sun Also Rises

正确答案:A

解析:爵士时代是指一战后至美国经济大萧条前的时期(1919一1928)。菲茨杰拉德把这个时期形容为“这是一个奇迹的时代.一个艺术的时代,一个挥金如土的时代,也是一个充满嘲讽的时代。”这时代以菲茨杰拉德和他的《了不起的盖茨比》为代表。《在路上》是美国二战后“跨掉的一代”(Beat Generation)的代表。《愤怒的回顾》是英国20世纪50年代“愤怒青年”(Angry Young Men)的代表。《太阳照常升起》是美国“迷惘的一代”(LostGeneration)的代表。 知识模块:人文知识

8. If the air stream meets with no obstruction when a sound is pronounced, it is

a(n)

A.voiced consonant.

B.voiceless consonant

C.vowel.

D.explosive.

正确答案:C

解析:在发音过程中,气流通过声道时不受任何阻碍的是元音。 知识模块:人文知识

9. Study the following dialogue. What function does it play according to the

functions of language? -----A nice day, isn’t it? ------Right! I really enjoy the sunlight.

A.Emotive.

B.Phatic.

C.Performative.

D.Interpersonal.

正确答案:B

解析:题干中的例子利用谈论天气来建立融洽、亲近的氛围,这属于语言中的寒暄功能(PhaticFunction)。 知识模块:人文知识

10. The internationally accepted system of phonetic transcription is

A.IPA

B.IAPS.

C.ISS.

D.SSIP.

正确答案:A

解析:国际音标(international phonetic alpha-bet)是目前世界上比较通行的音标.简称IPA.最初制定于1886年。 知识模块:人文知识

11. The Great Charter was also called

A.the Bill of Rights.

B.Magna Carta.

C.the Act of Supremacy.

D.Petition of Right.

正确答案:B

解析:英国的《大宪章》也可被称为Magna Carta,于1215年签订,用以限制王权。 知识模块:人文知识

12. Australia is generally divided into the following three topographical regions

EXCEPT

A.the Great Western Plateau.

B.the Outback

C.the Eastern Highlands.

D.the Central Eastern Lowlands.

正确答案:B

解析:澳大利亚按地形来分为三部分:西部高原、中部低地和东部高地。B项the Outback指的是澳大利亚偏僻、贫脊的地区。 知识模块:人文知识

13. One of the most famous national parks in the U.S. is the

A.Yellowstone National Park.

B.Hyde Park.

C.Kakadu National Park.

D.American Fishing Center.

正确答案:A

解析:黄石国家公园是美国乃至全球的第一国家公园。 知识模块:人文知识

14. New Zealand is just west of the International Date Line, so it is the first

country to get

A.frozen.

B.wet.

C.the new day.

D.united.

正确答案:C

解析:由于新西兰整个国家非常狭窄,所以新西兰的任何地方距离海洋都不超过110公里,全国只有一个时区。新西兰正好位于国际日期变更线以西的第一个时区,所以它是第一个迎接新一天的国家。 知识模块:人文知识

15. Arthur Miller is an American

A.novelist.

B.poet.

C.critic.

D.playwright.

正确答案:D

解析:阿瑟·米勒是美国当代戏剧的代表人物。 知识模块:人文知识

16. Lyrical Ballads is the joint work between Wordsworth and his friend

A.Coleridge.

B.Bryon.