专八2003-2015年人文知识真题及答案

1、2003年英语专八人文知识真题31. is not a nationally observed holiday of America.A Christmas B Easter Sun day C Tha nksgivi ng Day D In depe nde nee Day32. The uni versity of Dubli n was not foun ded un til .A the 19th cen tury B the 18th een tury C the 17th een tury D the 16th cen tury33. The in troduced old-age

2、 pensions in New Zeala nd in 1898.A Labor Party B Democratic Party C Liberal Party D Con servative Party34. Irish culture experieneed a golden age from to .A the eighth cen tury, the eleve nth cen tury B the seve nth cen tury, the ninth cen turyC the sixth cen tury, the eighth cen tury D the ?fth ce

3、n tury, the seve nth cen tury35. Which of the follow ing writ ings is not the work by Charles Dicke ns?A A Tale of Two Cities B Hard TimesC Oliver Twist D Sons and Lovers36. is a dramatist who holds the centralposition in American drama themoderni stic period.A Sin clair Lewis B Euge ne ONeill C Art

4、hur Miller D Tenn essee Williams37. is ofte n acclaimed literary spokesma n of the Jazz Age.A Ernest Hemi ngway B F. Scott Fitzgerald C William Faulk ner D Ezra Pou nd38. is a relati on ship in which a word of a certa in class determ ines the form of others in terms of certa in categories.A Con cord

5、 B Immediate con stitue ntC Syn tagmatic relatio ns D Gover nment39. studies the sound systems in a certa in Ian guage.A Pho netics B Pho nology C Sema ntics D Pragmatics40. A lin guistic situati on in which two sta ndard Ian guages are used either by an in dividual or by a group of speakers is call

6、ed .A situati onal dialect B sla ng C li nguistic taboo D bil in gualism2004年英语专八人文知识真题31. The followi ng are products imported by Australia from Ch ina EXCEPT .A food B textiles C steel products D electro nics32. Scots regard as the most importa nt festival in a year.A Near Years Day B Christmas Da

7、y C New Years Eve D Easter33. The republicanmovementhas been gatheringmomentum in Australiasince became Prime Mi nister in 1992.A Joh n Howard B Bob Hawke C Malcolm Fraser D Paul Keat ing34. was known for his famous speech I have a dream.A John F. Kennedy B Martin Luther King, JrC Abraham Li ncoln D

8、 Thomas Jeffers on35. Of all the 18th century novelists, was the first to set out, both intheory and practice, to write specifically a comic epic in prose, and the first to give the moder n novel its structure and style.A Daniel Defoe B Samuel Joh nsonC Oliver Goldsmith D Henry Feilding36. Mark Twai

9、n, one of the greatest 19th cen tury America n writers, is well known for his .A intern ati onal theme B waste-la nd imageryC local color D symbolism37. Hemingways writing style, together with his theme and the hero, is greatly and perma nen tly in flue need by his experie nces .A in his childhood B

10、 in the war C in America D in Africa38. English consonants can be classified into stops, fricatives,nasals, etc. interms of .A manner of articulati on B ope nn ess of mouthC place of articulati on D voici ng39. Which of the follow ing words can correct two clauses in a coord in ate sentence?A Throug

11、h. B When. C But. D If.40. is the smallest un it of Ian guage in terms of relati on ship betwee n expressi on and content.A Word B Morpheme C Allomorph D Root2005年英语专八人文知识真题31. is the capital of Can ada.A Van couver B Ottawa C Mon treal D York32. U.S. preside nts no rmally serve a (n) term.A two-yea

12、r B four-year C six-year D eight-year33. Which of the following cities is NOT located in the Northeast, U.S.?A Husto n. B Bost on. CBaltimore. D Philadelphia.34. is the state church in En gla nd.A The Roman Catholic Church B The Baptist ChurchC The Protesta nt Church D The Church of En gla nd35. The

13、 no vel Emma is writte n by .A Mary Shelley B Charlotte Bron t? C Elizabeth C. Gaskell D Ja ne Auste n36. Which of the followi ng is NOT a roma ntic poet?A William Wordsworth. B George Elliot.C George C. Byron. D Percy B. Shelley.37. William Sidney Porter, known as O. Henry, is most famous for .A hi

14、s poems B his plays C his short stories D his no vels38. Syn tax is the study of .A la nguage fun ctio ns B sentence structures C textual orga ni zati on D word formatio n39. Which of the following is NOT a distinctive feature of human Ianguage?A Arbitrari ness. B Productivity.C Cultural tran smissi

15、 on. D Fin ite ness.40. The speech act theory was first put forward by .A John Searle B John Austin C Noam Chomsky D M.A.K. Halliday参考答案：BBADA BCBDB2006年英语专八人文知识真题31. The Preside nt duri ng the America n Civil War was .A An drew Jacks on B Abraham Li ncoln C Thomas Jeffers on D George Wash ington32.

16、 The capital of New Zeala nd is .A Christchurch B Auckla nd C Welli ngto n D Hamilt on33. Who were the n atives of Australia before the arrival of the British settlers?A The Aborigi nes. B The Maori. C The In dia ns. D The Eskimos.34. The Prime Minister in Britain is head of .A the Shadow Cabinet B

17、the Parliament C the Opposition D the Cabinet35. Which of the following writers is a poet of the 20th century?A T. S. Eliot. B D.H. Lawre nee. C Theodore Dreiser. D James Joyce.36. The novel For Whom the Bell Tolls is written by .A Scott Fitzgerald B William Faulk ner C Euge ne ONeill D Ernest Hemi

18、ngway37. is defined as an expression of human emotion which is condensed into fourteen lin es.A Free verse B Sonn et C Ode D Epigram38. What esse ntially disti nguishes sema ntics and pragmatics is the no ti on of .A reference B meaning C antonymy D con text39. The words kid, child, offspri ng are e

19、xamples of .A dialectal synonyms B stylistic synonymsC emotive synonyms D collocati onal synonyms40. The disti nction betwee n parole and Ian gue was made by .A Halliday B Chomsky C Bloomfield D Saussure参考答案BCADA DBDBD2007年英语专八人文知识真题31. The majority of the current population in the UK are decedents

20、of all the following tribes respectively EXCEPT .A the An glos B the Celts C the Jutes D the Sax ons32. The Head of State of Can ada is represe nted by .A the Mon arch B the Preside nt C the Prime Mi nister D the Governor-ge neral33. The Declarati on of In depe ndence was writte n by .A Thomas Jeffe

21、rs on B George Wash ingtonC Alexa nder Hamilt on D James Madis on34. The origi nal in habita nts of Australia were .A the Red Indians B the Eskimos C the Aborigines D the Maoris35. Which of the followi ng no vels was writte n by Emily Bron t?A Oliver Twist. B Middlemarch. C Jane Eyre. D Wutheri ng H

22、eights.36. William Butler Yeats was a(n) poet and playwright.A American B Canadian C Irish D Australian37. Death of a Salesman was written by .A Arthur Miller B Ernest Hemi ngwayC Ralph Ellis on D James Baldwin38. refers to the study of the internal structure of words and the rules of word formatio

23、n.A Pho no logyB MorphologyC Sema nticsD Socioli nguistics39. The distinctive features of a speech variety may be all the following EXCEPT .A lexicalB syn tacticC phono logical D psycholi nguistic40. The word tail once referred to the tail of a horse, but now it is used to meanthe tail of any ani ma

24、l. This is an example of .A wide ning of meaning B n arrow ing of meaningC meaning shift D loss of meaning参考答案CDACD CABDA2008年英语专八人文知识真题31. The largest city in Can ada is .A. Van couver B. Mon treal C. Toro nto D. Ottawa32. Accord ing to the Un ited States Con stitutio n, the legislative power is in

25、 vested in .A. the Federal Government B. the Supreme CourtC. the Cabinet D. the Conress33. 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 Zeala nd is .A. the Preside nt B. the Gov

26、er nor-Gen eralC. the British mon arch D. the Prime Mini ster35. The Caterbury Tales, a collect ion of stories told by a group of pilgrims on their way to Can terbury, is an importa nt poetic work by .A. Willia n Lan gla nd B. Geoffrey C. William Shakespeare D. Alfred Tenn yson36. Who wrote The Amer

27、ica n?A. Herma n Melville. B. Natha niel Hawthor ne. C. Henry James. D. Theodore Dreiser.37. All of the following are well-know female writers in 20th-century Britain EXCEPT .A. George Eliot B. Iris Jea n Murdoch C. Doris Less ing D. Muriel Spark38. Which of the following is NOT a design feature of

28、human Ianguage?A. Arbitrari ness. B. Displaceme nt. C. Duality. D.Diachro ni city.39. What type of sentence is Mark likes ficti on, but Tim is in terested in poetry?A simple sentence. B. A coord in ate senten ce. C. A complex sentence. D. None of the above.40. The phenomenon that words having differ

29、ent meanings have the same form is called .A. hyp onymy B. synonymy C. Polysemy D.ho monymy参考答案 BCADBBDACD2009年英语专八人文知识真题31. The Head of State of New Zeala nd is .A the gover nor-gen eral B the Prime Min isterC the high commissi oner D the mon arch of the Un ited Kin gdom.32. The capital of Scotla n

30、d is .A Glasgow B Edi nburgh C Ma nchester D Lon don33. Who wrote the Declarati on of In depe ndence and later became the U.S. Preside nt?A Thomas Jeffers on. B George Wash in gt on. C Thomas Pai ne. D Joh n Adams.34. Which of the following cities is located on the eastern coast of Australia?A Perth

31、. B Adelaide. C Sydney. D Melbourne.35. Ode to the West Wind was written by .A William Blake B William WordsworthC Samuel Taylor Coleridge D Percy B. Shelley36. Who among the follow ing is a poet of free verse?A Ralph Waldo Emers on. B Walt Whitma n.C Herman Melville. D Theodore Dreiser.37. The nove

32、l Sons and Lovers was written by .A Thomas Hardy B Joh n Galsworthy C D.H. Lawre nee D James Joyce38. The study of the men tai processes of Ian guage comprehe nsion and producti on is .A corpus linguistics B sociolinguisticsC theoretical li nguistics D psycholi nguistics39. A special Ian guage varie

33、ty that mixes Ian guages and is used by speakers of differe nt Ian guages for purposes of tradi ng is called .A dialect B idiolect C pidgin D register40. When a speaker expresses his inten ti on of speak ing, such as ask ing some one to ope n the win dow, he is perform ing .A an illocutionary act B

34、a perlocutionary act C a locutionary act D none of the above答案31、D the mon arch of the Uni ted Kin gdom 32、B Edi nburgh. 33、AThomas Jeffers on. 34、 C Sydney 35 D Percy B. Shelley36 B Walt Whitman. 37、C D.H. Lawrenee. 38 D psycholinguistics. 39、C pidgin. 40、A an illocutionary act.2010年英语专八人文知识真题31. W

35、hich of the following is INCORRECT?A. the British Constitution includes the Magna Carta of 1215B. the British Con stituti on in cludes Parliame ntary actsC. the British Constitution includes decisions made by courts of law答案 D： The British Constitution includes one single written constitution32. The

36、 first city ever foun ded in Can ada isA. Quebec B. Van couver C. Toro nto D. Mon treal答案 A： Quebec33. When did the Australia n Federatio n officially come into being?A. B. 1788C. 1900D. 1901答案D: 190134. The Emancipation Proclamation to end the plantation slavery in the south of US was issued byA. A

37、braham Li ncoln B. Thomas Pai ne C. George Wash ington D. Thomas Jeffers on答案 A： Abraham Lincoln35. Who was best known for the tech nique of dramatic mono logue in his poems?A. Will Blake B. W.B.Yeats C. Robert Brow ning D. William Wordsworth答案 C: Robert Browning36. The Finan cier was writte n byA.

38、Mark Twai n 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. bla nk verse D. rhyme答案 A： Allegory38. refers to the lear ning and developme nt of a Ian guageA. la nguage acquisiti on B. la nguage comprehe nsi

39、on C. la nguage product ion D. la nguage in troduct ion答案 A： Ianguage acquisition39. The word “motel” comes from “motor hotel”. This is an example of ” in morphology.A. backformati on B. conversion C. ble nding D. acronym答案 C: blending4O.La nguage is tool of com mun icati on, the symbol “ highway cl

40、osed ” servesA. B.C. a performative fun cti on D. a persuasive function 答案 B： in formative function2011年英语专八人文知识真题31. The no rther nm ost part of Great Brita in is.A. Northern Irela nd B. Wales C. En gla nd D. Scotla nd TIP:选D。英国最北端是苏格兰。32. It is gen erally agreed that were the first Europea ns to r

41、each Australiasshores.A. the French B. the Germa ns C. the British D. the DutchTIP：选Do 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 cou ntry is kn ow n 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

42、为“枫叶之国”。34. Who wrote the famous pamphlet, The Common Sense, before the American Revolutio n?A. Thomas Jeffers on. B. Thomas Paine. C. Joh n Adams. D. Benjam in Fran kli n.TIP:选Bo常识是托马斯？潘恩在美国革命之前撰写的。35. Virgi nia Woolf was an importa nt femalein the 20th-ce ntury En gla nd.A. poet B. biographer C. p

43、laywright D. no velistTIP: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，她是伦敦 文学界的核心人物。36. refers to a long n arrative poem that records the adve ntures of a hero in an atio ns history.A. Ballad B. Roma nee C. Epic D. ElegyTIP：选Co epic是“史诗、叙事诗”的意思。37. Which of the followi ng best explores America n myth in the 20th

44、cen tury?A. The Great Gatsby. B. The Sun Also Rises. C. The Sou nd and the Fury.D. Beyond the Horiz on.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 defi ned as the study of the relati on ship betwee n Ian guage and mind.A.

45、Sema ntics B. Pragmatics C. Cogn itive lin guistics D. Socioli nguisticsTIP：选C。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 differe nt from a consonant in En glish because of.A. abse nee of obstruct ionB. prese nee of obstruct ionC. manner of articulatio nD. place of artic

46、ulati onTIP: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 definition the act of using or promoting the use of several languages, either byan in dividual speaker or by a com mun ity of speakers refers to.A. Pidgi n B. Creole C. Multili ngualismD. Bili ngualismTIP：选Co Multilingu

47、alism的意思是“多语现象、多语制”。2012年英语专八人文知识真题31. The Maori people are n atives ofA. Australia. B. Canada. C. Ireland. D. New Zealand.32. The British mon arch is the Head ofA. Parliament. B. State. C. Government. D. Cabinet.33. America ns celebrate In depe ndence Day onA. July 4th. B. October 11th. C. May 31st

48、. D. September 6th.34. Can ada is boun ded on the n orth byA. the Pacific Ocean. B. the Atlantic Ocean. C. the Arctic Ocean. D. the Great Lakes.35. Who is the author of The Waste Lana?A. George Bernard Shaw. B. W.B. Yeats. C. Dylan Thomas. D. T.S. Eliot.36. Which of the following novelists wrote The

49、 Sound and the Fury?A. William Faulkner. B. Ernest Hemingway. C. Scott Fitzgerald. D. John Steinbeck.37. The lettuce was Ionely without tomatoes and cucumbers for company is anexample ofA. exaggeratio n. B. un derstateme nt. C. pers oni ficatio n. D. syn ecdoche.38. In En glish ifa word beg ins with

50、 a l or a r, the n the n ext sound must be a vowel. This is a (n)A. assimilatio n rule. B. seque ntial rule. C.deletio n rule. D. grammar rule.39. Which of the followi ng is an example of clipp ing?A.APEC. B.Motel. C.Xerox. D.Disco.40. The type of Ianguage which is selected as appropriate to a parti

51、cular type of situation is calledA. register. B. dialect. C. slang. D. variety参考答案31. D. New Zealand 32. B. state 33. A. July 4th 34. C. the Arctic Ocean 35. D. T.S.Eliot36. A. William Faulkner 37. C. personification 38. B. sequential rule 39. D. Disco 40. A. register 2013年专八人文知駅31. Th 亡 血 11 c flic

52、 hl name of Austilii isA+ Th e Republic of Australia + B- TheComTcnwea 叶 of Ausralia.C. The F edeni ticn of Australia.D “ The Unicn of Austiali 且*32 Canada is well knonti far all The fbllcwin? EXCEPTA. ite mineral resourcesfbimt re刃urccsC, its fertile and arable land. D” lt&hsaw indutris.J33 - In th

53、e United States conimiuiiw cdle es offerA- rwcyearprogrammes.B. fcwF-yeaiprogrammes.C* postgraduate studies.4 tn referenda in Scotland and Walps 弋就 up a ScoTtili parliament ard aassembly.A. 2000 B. 1945 C. 199? D 199035. IXliidi of the following clusters cfwoids is an exati:pk of aliitation?X* A sea

54、t. B, Safe and osind . C. Knock and kirk. D. Gnat and boat.36. 議bo viote 3/ -j r 航盯出:rJ Ft 听出心?A . John Galscrlhv, William Rutlr ,C1* T，乞 Eliot. D. Gpotop Bernard .J口37. Sister Canieby Theodore Dreiser is a(njA. uweL B- short story. C. poem. D. auTotriwraph y35, TVhich Of 亡 followin itatieized oarts

55、 is an inflection al rnoiph亡A. Unlock.B* Gemment. C. GoesOf匸帅越皀.39 is a lananiaEeyhenomea on m whichsound like what thev refer to.Ar Onomacpoen B. Collocation C, Denoration D. Assimilatio40 The senretic Close yooir bock and 1；前en to me carefullv! pei fonni a(n)funerbn .Keys: 31.澳大利亚的全称是：the commo nw

56、ealth of Austrilia 32.加拿大以什么著称，除 了什么以外（矿产、森林、肥沃的土地） 。答案选the heavy industries. 33.美国社区大学一般提供two-year制课程 34. 1997年苏格兰、威尔斯全民公决各自有了自己的议会35.哪一个是头韵法，答案：safe and sou nd 36 谁写的 Mrs. Warre ns Professio n，答案是：George Bernard Shaw 37 Sister Carrie是神马东东，答案：novel 38下面哪一个斜体部分为曲折语素，答案goes里面的es 39听其音，知其意是神马东东，答案：拟音Onomatopoeia 40 关上课本，认真听我讲”起