专业八级人文知识题2006—2012年真题及答案

1、2006年英语专八人文知识真题答案31. The Presidents during the American Civil War was.A. Andrew Jackson B. Abraham LincolnC. Thomas Jefferson D. George Washington 32. The capital of New Zealand is .A. Christchurch B. Auckland C. Wellington D. Hamilton33. Who were the natives of Australia before the arrival of the B

2、ritish settlers?A. The Aborigines B. The Maori C. The Indians D. The Eskimos34. The Prime Minister in Britain is head of .A. the Shadow Cabinet B. the ParliamentC. the Opposition D. the Cabinet35. Which of the following writers is a poet of the 20th century?A. T.S.Eliot B. D.H.Lawrence C. Theodore D

3、reiser D. James Joyce36. The novel For Whom the Bell Tolls is written byA. Scott Fitzgerald B. William FaulknerC. Eugene ONeil D. Ernest Hemingway37. _ is defined as an expression of human emotion which is condensed into fourteen linesA. Free verse B. Sonnet C. Ode D. Epigram38. What essentially dis

4、tinguishes semantics and pragmatics is the notion ofA. reference B. meaning C. antonymy D. context39. The words kid, child, offspring are examples ofA. dialectal synonyms B. stylistic synonymsC. emotive synonyms D. collocational synonyms40. The distinction between parole and langue was made byA. Hol

5、liday B. Chomsky C. Bloomfield D. Saussure2007年英语专八人文知识真题及答案31. The majority of the current population in the UK are decedents of all the following tribes respectively EXCEPTA. the AnglosB. the CeltsC. the Jutes D. the Saxons32. The Head of State of Canada is represented byA. the MonarchB. the Presi

6、dentC. the Prime MinisterD. the Governor-general 33. The Declaration of Independence was written byA. Thomas Jefferson B. George WashingtonC. Alexander HamiltonD. James Madison34. The original inhabitants of Australia wereA. the Red IndiansB. the EskimosC. the Aborigines D. the Maoris35. Which of th

7、e following novels was written by Emily Bronte?A. Oliver TwistB. MiddlemarchC. Jane EyreD. Wuthering Heights 36. William Butler Yeats was a(n) _ poet and playwright.A. AmericanB. CanadianC. Irish D. Australian37. Death of a Salesman was written byA. Arthur Miller B. Ernest HemingwayC. Ralph EllisonD

8、. James Baldwin38. _ refers to the study of the internal structure of words and the rules of word formation.A. PhonologyB. Morphology C. SemanticsD. Sociolinguistics39. The distinctive features of a speech variety may be all the following EXCEPTA. lexicalB. syntacticC. phonologicalD. psycholinguisti

9、c 40. 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 meaning B. narrowing of meaningC. meaning shiftD. loss of meaning2008年英语专业八级考试人文知识测试及答案31. The largest city in Canada is A. Vancouver. B. Montreal. C.

10、Toronto D. Ottawa. 32. According to the United States Constitution, the legislative power is invested in A. 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. Am

11、erican football. 34. The head of the executive branch in New Zealand is A. 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 by A

12、. 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 EXCEPT A. George Eliot. B.

13、 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.

14、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 called A. hyponymy. B. synonymy. C. polysemy. D. homonymy.31 选C加拿大最大的城市是TORONTO32 选 D立法权是国会THE33 选 A 棒球：一切都始于棒球 美国的体育文化脱胎于棒球,一直以来,棒球就一直是文人们的最爱。作为最古老的美式运动,

15、棒球的形态一直保存完整,历史学家们视之为宝物34 新西兰的最高长官是 B governor general 总督35选B THE CANTERBURY TALES 是GEORFFERY CHAUCER 写的36 选 C THE AMERICAN 是谁写的 Henrry James37 选A 不是20世纪英国 女作家那题 选A 其他都是20世纪著名的女性作家乔治.艾略特(George Eliot)原名玛丽安埃文斯Mary Ann Evans，1819年11月22日-1880年12月22日，英国小说家，与狄更斯和萨克雷齐名。其主要作品有弗洛斯河上的磨坊The Mill on the Floss，米

16、德尔马契等。38 选D 历时性(diachronicity) 这个不是语言学的特性39选 B 并列句 but连接的两个分句40选D homonymy指的是语汇中一对对或是一组组的单词，虽然意思不同，但是发音相同，或拼写相同，又或者是发音和拼写都相同。这些一对对一组组的单词我们称之为homonym(同形同音异义词、同形异义词、同音异义词)。2009专八人文知识测试及答案31. The Head of State of New Zealand isA. the governor-general.B. the Prime Minister.C. the high commissioner.D. th

17、e monarch of the United Kingdom.32. The capital of Scotland isA. Glasgow.B. Edinburgh.C. Manchester.D. London.33. 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.34. Which of the following cities is

18、located on the eastern coast of Australia?A. Perth.B. Adelaide.C. Sydney.D. Melbourne.35. Ode to the West Windwas written byA. William Blake.B. William Wordsworth.C. Samuel Taylor Coleridge.D. Percy B. Shelley.36. Who among the following is a poet of free verse?A. Ralph Waldo Emerson.B. Walt Whitman

19、.C. Herman MelvilleD. Theodore Dreiser.37. The novel Sons and Lovers was written byA. Thomas Hardy.B. John Galsworthy.C. D.H. Lawrence.D. James Joyce.38. The study of the mental processes of language comprehension and production isA. corpus linguistics.B. sociolinguistics.C. theoretical linguistics.

20、D. psycholinguistics.39. 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.40. When a speaker expresses his intention of speaking, such as asking someone to open thewindow, he i

21、s performingA. an illocutionary act.B. a perlocutionary act.C. a locutionary act.D. none of the above.31、（D） the monarch of the United Kingdom32、（B） Edinburgh.33、（A）Thomas Jefferson.34、（C）Sydney35、（D）Percy B. Shelley36、（B）Walt Whitman.37、（C）D.H. Lawrence.38、（D）psycholinguistics.39、（C）pidgin.40、（A）an

22、 illocutionary act.2010年英语专八人文知识真题答案31. Which of the following is INCORRECTA. The British Constitution includes the Magna Carta of 1215B. The British Constitution includes Parliamentary actsC. The British Constitution includes decisions made by courts of law答案D：The British Constitution includes one

23、single written constitution32. The first city ever founded in Canada isA. Quebec B. Vancouver C. Toronto D. Montreal 答案A：Quebec33. When did the Australian Federation officially come into being?A. B. 1788C. 1900D. 1901答案D：190134. The Emancipation Proclamation to end the plantation slavery in the sout

24、h of US was issued byA. Abraham Lincoln B. Thomas Paine C. George Washington D. Thomas Jefferson答案A：Abraham Lincoln35Who was best known for the technique of dramatic monologue in his poems?A. Will Blake B. W.B.Yeats C. Robert Browning D. William Wordsworth 答案C：Robert Browning36. The Financier was wr

25、itten byA. Mark Twain B. Henry James C. 答案D：Theodore Dreiser37. In literature a story in verse or prose with a double meaning is defined asA. allegory B. sonnet C. blank verse D. rhyme答案A：Allegory38._ refers to the learning and development of a languageA. language acquisition B. language comprehensi

26、on C. language production D. language introduction答案A：language acquisition39. The word “motel” comes from “motor hotel”. This is an example of “” in morphology.A. backformation B. conversion C. blending D. acronym答案C：blending40Language is tool of communication, the symbol “highway closed” servesA. B

27、.C. a performative function D. a persuasive function答案B： informative function2011专八人文知识真题参考答案31. The northernmost part of Great Britain is _.A. Northern IrelandB. WalesC. EnglandD. ScotlandTIP：选D。英国最北端是苏格兰。32. It is generally agreed that _ were the first Europeans to reach Australias shores.A. the F

28、renchB. the GermansC. the BritishD. the DutchTIP：选D。1606年，荷兰航海家Willem Janszoon在约克角西岸登陆澳洲。1770年，英国人库克船长登上澳洲大陆并宣布它为英国领土。33. Which country is known as the Land of Maple Leaf?A. Canada. B. New Zealand.C. Great Britain.D. The United States of America.TIP：选A。加拿大被誉为“枫叶之国”。34. Who wrote the famous pamphlet,

29、 The Common Sense, before the American Revolution?A. Thomas Jefferson.B. Thomas Paine.C. John Adams.D. Benjamin Franklin.TIP：选B。常识是托马斯潘恩在美国革命之前撰写的。35. Virginia Woolf was an important female _ in the 20th-century England.A. poetB. biographerC. playwrightD. novelistTIP：选D。弗吉尼亚伍尔芙是英国著名小说家，第二次世界大战期间，她是伦

30、敦文学界的核心人物。36. _ refers to a long narrative poem that records the adventures of a hero in a nations history.A. Ballad B. Romance C. Epic D. ElegyTIP：选C。epic是“史诗、叙事诗”的意思。37. Which of the following best explores American myth in the 20th century?A. The Great Gatsby. B. The Sun Also Rises. C. The Sound

31、and the Fury.D. Beyond the Horizon.TIP：选A。天边外是尤金奥尼尔的著名戏剧作品，太阳照常升起是海明威的代表作，喧哗与骚动则是福克纳的代表作。了不起的盖茨比的作者是菲茨杰拉德的作品，反映了美国20世纪20年代到30年代的社会现实，对美国神话进行了另类诠释和解读。38. _ is defined as the study of the relationship between language and mind.A. SemanticsB. Pragmatics C. Cognitive linguisticsD. SociolinguisticsTIP：选C

32、。认知语言学认为，语言的创建、学习及运用，基本上都必须能够通过人类的认知而加以解释，因为认知能力是人类知识的根本。39. A vowel is different from a consonant in English because of _.A. absence of obstructionB. presence of obstruction C. manner of articulationD. place of articulationTIP：选A。辅音主要是从肺部呼出的气流在通过口腔或鼻腔时遇到阻碍而发出的音，元音的发音与之最大的区别就是不受阻碍，不产生摩擦。40. The defi

33、nition 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. BilingualismTIP：选C。Multilingualism的意思是“多语现象、多语制”。2012年专业八级31. The Maori people are natives of A. Australia. B. Canada. C. Ireland. D. New Zealand. 32. The British monarch is the Head of A. Parliament. B. State. C. Government. D. Cabinet. 33. Americans celebrate Independence Day on A. July 4th. B. October 11th. C. May 31st. D. September 6th. 34. Canada is bounded on the north by A. the Pacific Ocean. B.