专业八级人文知识精选试题

1、专八人文：英国文学部分精选习题The Renaissance is actually a movement stimulated by a series of historical events, which one of the following is not such an event?The rediscovery of ancient Rome and Greek culture.Englands domestic rest. INew discovery in geography and astrology.Which of the following is regarded as

2、 the most successful religiousallegory in the English language.A. The Pilgrims Progress B. Grace Abounding to the Chief of SinnersC. The Life and Death of Mr. Badman D. The Holy WarIt isalone who, for the first time in Englishiterature, presented to us a comprehensive realistic picture of thefrom al

3、l walks of life.A. Geoffrey Chaucer B. Martin Luther C. W川iam Langland D. John GowerAll of the following four exceptare the mosteminent dramatists in the Renaissance England.A. Francis Bacon B. Christopher Marlowe C. William Shakespeare D. BenJonsonIt is generally regarded that Keatss most important

4、 and mature poemsare in the form of.A. elegy B. ode C. epic D. sonnetDaniel Defoes novels mainly focus on.the struggle of the unfortunate for mere existencethe struggle of the shipwrecked persons for securitythe struggle of the pirates for wealththe desire of the criminals for propertyIn Beowulf,fou

5、ght against the monster Grendel anda five breathing dragon.A. the Anglo-Saxons B. Beowulf C. the Scandinavian D. the Winter Dragon Francis Bacon is best known for hiswhich greatlyinfluenced the development of this literary form.A. essays B. poems C. works D plays TOC o 1-5 h z Most of ThomasHardys n

6、ovels are set in Wessex.A. a crude region in England B. a fictional primitive regionC. a remote rural area D. Hardys hometownWe can perhaps describe the west wind in Shelleys poem Ode to the WestWind with all the following terms except.swift B. proud C. tamed D. wildBlindness, partiality, prejudice,

7、 and absurdity in the novelPride and Prejudice are most likely the characteristics of.A. Elizabeth B. Darcy C. Mr. Bennet D. Mrs. BennetThe modern English novel came into being inA. the middle of the 17th century B. the 17th centuryC. the late 18th century D. the middle of the 18th centuryWho is not

8、 the major figure of modernist movement?A. Eliot B. Joyce C. Charles Dickens D. PoundWhois considered to be the best known English dramatist since Shakespeare?A. Oscar Wilde B. John Galsworthy C. . Yeats D. George Bernard ShawOf the following poets, which is not regarded as Lake Poets?A. Samuel Tayl

9、or Coleridge B. Robert Southy C. W川iam Words worth D.William ShakespeareIn the first part of Gullivers Travels, Gulliver told his experience in.A. Lilliput B. Brobdingnag C. Houyhnhnm D. England ,|ch of the following cannot describe Byronic hero?A. proud B. mysterious C. noble origin D progressiveIn

10、 the history of literature, Romanticism is generally regarded as.A. the thought that designates a literary and philosophical theory which tends to see the individual as the very center of all life and all experience.the thought that designates man as a social animalthe orientation that emphasizes th

11、ose features which men have in commonthe modes of thinking TOC o 1-5 h z The term metaphysical poetry is commonly used to name the work of the 17th century writers who wrote under the influence of.A. John Milton B. John Donne C. John Keats D. John BunyanThe Vanity Fair is a well-known part in.A. The

12、 Pilgrims Progress B. Grace Abounding to the Chief of SinnersC. The Life and Death of Mr. Badman D. The Holy WarInOliverTwist,Charlescriticizes.A. money worshipping tendency B. dehumanizing of workhouse systemC. hypocrisy of the upper society D. distortion of human heartWhich of the following plays

13、by Shakespeare is history play?A. Julius Caesar B. The Merry Wives of Windsor C. Henry IV D. King Lear Who is regarded as a worshipper of nature.A. John Keats B. W川iam Blake C. William Wordsworth D. Jane Austen Which of the following writing is not the work by Charles Dickens?A. A Tale of Two Cities

14、 B. Hard Times C. Oliver Twist D. Sons and Lovers The 18th century England is known as thein thehistory.A. Romanticism B. Classicism C. Renaissance D. Enlightenment专八人文：美国文学部分精选习题In American literature, the eighteen century was the age of the Enlightenment.was the dominant spirit.A. Humanism B. Rati

15、onalism C. Revolution D. Evolution Which statement about Franklin is not true?A. He instructed his countrymen as a printer. B. He was a scientist.C. He was a master of diplomacy. D. He was a Puritan.Who is regarded as the first American prose epic.A. Nature B. The Scarlet Letter C. Walden D. Moby-Di

16、ckThe Romanic Period of American literature started with the publication of Washington Irvingsand ended with WhitemansLeaves of Grass.A. The Sketch Book B. Tales of a Traveler C. The Alhambra D. A history of New York TOC o 1-5 h z In Hawthornes The Scarlet Letter, A may stand for.A. Adultery B. Ange

17、l C. Amiable D. All the aboveThe period before the American Civil War is generally referred to as.A. the Naturalist Period B. the Modern Period C. the Romantic Period D.the Realistic PeriodThe Age of Realism is the literary history of the United States refers to the period fromto.A. 1861 - 1914 B. 1

18、863- 1918 C. 1865- 1914 D. 1865- 1918Whois described by Mark Twain as a boy with a sound heart and a deformed conscience?A. Tom Sawyer B. Huckleberry Finn C. Jim D. TonyMark Twain, one of the greatest 19th century American writers, is well known for his.A. international theme B. waste-land imagery C

19、. local color D. symbolism The impact of Darwins evolutionary theory on the American thought and the influence of the nineteenth-century French literature on the American men of letters gave rise to yet another school of realism: American.A. modernism B. naturalism C. vernacularism D. local colorism

20、In 1900, London published his first collection of short stories, named.A. The son of the Wolf B. The Sea Wolf C. The Law of Life D. White Fang In which of the following works, Hemingwaypresents his philosophy about life and death through the depiction of the bull-fight as a kind of microcosmic trage

21、dy?A. The Green Hills of Africa. B. The Snows of Kilimanjaro.C. To Have and Have Not. D. Death in the Afternoon.Which of the following figures does not belong to The Lost Generation?A. Ezra Pound B. W川iam Carlos W川iams C. Robert Frost D. TheodoreDreiserWho is a dramatist that holds the central posit

22、ion in American drama the modernistic period?A. Sinclair Levis B. Eugene ONeil C. Arthur Miller D. Tennessee W川iams The following writers were awarded Nobel Prize for literature except.A. W川iam Faulkner B. F. Scott Fitzgerald C. John Steinbeck D. Ernest HemingwayIn 1954,was awarded the Nobel Prize f

23、orliterature for his mastery of the art of modern narration.A. . Eliot B. Ernest Hemingway C. John Steinbeck D. W川iam Faulkner Who is the author of the work: The Grapes of Wrath?A. John Steinbeck B. Eugene ONeil C. F. Scott Fitzgerald D. Theodore DreiserIn 1920 Sinclair Lewis published his memorable

24、 denunciation of American small-town provincialism in.A. Main Street B. An American Tragedy C. Winesburg, Ohio D. Sister Carrie 专八人文知识：语言学部分精选试题Which of the following statements about language is NOT true?A. Language is a system B. Language is symbolicC. Animals also have language D. Language is arb

25、itraryWhich of the following features is NOT one of the design features of language?A. Symbolic B. Dual C. Productive D. Arbitrary What is the most important function of language?A. Interpersonal B. Phatic C. Informative D. MetalingualWho put forward the distinction between Langue and Parole?A. Saus

26、sure B. Chomsky C. Halliday D. AnonymousAccording to Chomsky, which is the ideal users internalized knowledge of his language?A. competence B. parole C. performance D. langueThe function of the sentence A nice day, isnt it? is.A. informative B. phatic C. directive D. performativeArticulatory phoneti

27、cs mainly studies.the physical properties of the sounds produced in speechthe perception of soundsthe combination of soundsthe production of soundsThe distinction between vowels and consonants lies in.A. the place of articulation B. the obstruction of airstreamC. the position of the tongue D. the sh

28、ape of the lipsWhich is the branch of linguistics which studies the characteristics of speech sounds and provides methods for their description, classificationand transcription?A. Phonetics B. Phonology C. Semantics D. PragmaticsWhich studies the sound systems in a certain language?A. Phonetics B. P

29、honology C. Semantics D. PragmaticsMinimal pairs are used to.find the distinctive features of a languagefind the phonemes of a languagecompare two wordsfind the allophones of languageUsually,suprasegmentalfeaturesinclude,length and pitch.A. phoneme B. speech sounds C. syllables D. stress Which is an

30、 indispensable part of a syllable? A. Coda B. Onset C. Stem D. PeakWhich is the smallest unit of language in terms of relationship between expression and content?A. Word B. Morpheme C. Allomorph D. RootWhich studies the internal structure of words, and the rules by which words are formed?A. Morpholo

31、gy B. Syntax C. Phonology D. SemanticsLexeme is.a physically definable unitthe common factor underlying a set of formsa grammatical unitan indefinable unitWhich of the following sounds does not belong to the allomorphs of theEnglish plural morpheme ?A. s B. iz C. ai D. isAll words contain a.A. root

32、morpheme B. bound morpheme C. prefix D. suffixThe relationship between fruit and apple isA. homonymy B. hyponymy C. polysemy D. synonymyThe part of the grammar that represents a speakers knowledge of the structure of phrases and sentences is called.A. lexicon B. morphology C. syntax D. semanticsWhic

33、h of the following items is not one of the grammatical categories of English pronouns?A. gender B. number C. case D. voiceThe pair of words lend and borrow are.A. gradable opposites B. converse opposites C. co-hyponyms D. synonyms Big and Small are a pair ofopposites.A. complementary B. gradable C.

34、complete D. converseAccording to C. Morris and R. Carnap, which is studies the relationship between symbols and their interpreters?A. syntax B. semantics C. pragmatics D. sociolinguisticsThere aredeixis in the sentence she has sold it hereyesterday.A. 3 B. 4 C. 5 D. 6In the following conversation:-

35、Beirut is in Peru, isnt it?- And Rome is in Romania, I suppose.The second person violates the.A. Quantity Maxim B. Quality Maxim C. Relation Maxim D. Manner MaximThe maxim of requires that a participants contribution be relevant to theconversation.A. quantity B. quality C. manner D. relation 专八人文知识考

36、前模拟试题. Which one of the four is NOT correct?English-speaking countries are UK, USA, Canada, Barbados, etc.English-speaking countries are UK, Canada, Australia, NewZealand, etc.English-speaking countries are USA, Canada, Australia, the Republic of Ireland, etc.English-speaking countries USA, Canada,

37、Australia, Egypt, etc.2 . The famous short story The Fall of the House of Usher was written byA) Charles Dickens B) Edgar Allen PoeC) John Richardson (Canadian novelist) D) Henry Savery3 . Which one of the following Ivy League Schools is situated in Connecticut?A) Yale University. B) Harvard.C) Prin

38、ceton. D) Columbia.4 . The branch of linguistics which studies the forms of words is _ MORPHOLOGY.A) phoneme B) morphemeC) semantics D) morphology5 . Who wrote a highly-acclaimed Novel Moby Dick?A) William James. B) Herman Melville.C) Ernest Hemingway. D) Cooper.6 . What is the name of the Lake in n

39、orthern Utah of theA) Lake Michigan. B) Lake Superior.C) Lake Erie. D) the Great Salt Lake.7 . Whcwrote Pygmalion which later was transformed into the highly popular New York Broadway musical My Fair Lady in 1956?A) Edgar Allen Poe. B) Charles Lamb.C) George Bernard Shaw. D) Alfred Tennyson.8 . Amon

40、g the four pillars of English literature, who was NOT born and raised in Ireland?A) Jonathan Swift. B) Wfiliam Buffer Yeats.C) James Joyce. D) Robert Browning.9 . Alaska lies in the of North America, stretching southward from the Arctic Ocean to the Pacific.A) northwestern part B) southwestern partC

41、) northeastern part D) southeastern part1 0 . Who is a satirist and the first writer in America to win the Nobel Prize in literature.A) Eugene O Neill B) Sinclair LewisC) TS. Eliot D) Wdliam Fanlkner专八人文知识考前模拟试题 2The first capital of the young nation of the USAis.A) Boston B) Philadelphia C) New Yor

42、k D) WashingtonWhich one of the following American cities is the birthplace of jazz?A) New Orleans. B) New York. C) Boston. D) Chicago.Who wrote one of the most enduring classic poem Ode to the West Wind ?A) Wifiliam Wordsworth. B) Alfred Tennyson. C) PercyShelley. D) DavidBum.When was Elizabeth I c

43、ame to the throne of England?A) 1538. B) 1548. . D) 1558.When was Oxford University founded?A) 1167 in Oxford, B) 1267 in Oxford.C) 1367 in Oxford. D) 1467 in Oxford.Canada is often described as a huge centered on the Hudson and JamesBay.A) plate B) saucer C) cup D) bowlIn the literature of sociolin

44、guistics, refers to a group of institutionalized social situations typically con strained by a common set of behavioural rules.A) domain B) distribution C) dissimilation D) discourseis a process in which part of the form is native and part is borrowed, but the meaning is fully borrowed.A) loanshifti

45、ng B) loanblending C) loan translation D) logical connection Whatis the nameof the womanpoet who had her The Tenth MuseLately Sprung up in America?A) Anne Bradstreet. B) Maria Edgeworth. C) Jane Austen. D) Emily Dickinson.Who wrote and published the philosophical work Essay Concerning Human Understanding?A) John Milton. B) John Locke. C) Richard Steele. D) Joseph Addison.专八人文知识考前模拟试题 3_ is the branch of linguistics which studies the characteristics of speech sounds and provides methods for their description, classification and transportation.