专业八级人文模拟题

1、人 文 模 拟(一)In the British Commonwealth was founded.A. 1913B. 1936 C. 1939D.1945Most pregnant working women receive their statutory maternity paydirectly from their employer for a maximum of weeks.A. 10B. 18 C. 28 D. 22The Declaration of Independence was adopted by the Continental Congress on A. April

2、 19,1775 B. Christmas Day of 1776C. May 10,1775 D. July 4, 17Abraham Lincoln, as candidate of , was elected President in 1860.A. the Democratic Party B. the Republican PartyC. the Labor Party D. the Conservative PartyWhich of the following is NOT true about the Independence Day?It is America s most

3、important patriotic holiday, the birthday of the natiSome people bring their children to visit the birthplace of the nation BosThe army fires a 13-gun salute.The President traditionally holds a large national banquet.Spenser is regarded as one of the greatest poets in the EnglishRenaissance. His 材 m

4、asterpiece is .A. UtopiaB. The Song of BeowulfC. The Faerie Queene D. The Canterbury TalesThe Romantic Age came to an end with the death of the last well-knownromantic writerA. Jane Austen B. Walter Scott C. Samuel Taylor Coleridge D. William Wordsworth was considered the true father of our(Am.) nat

5、ionalliterature. A. Mark Twain B. Henry James C. Emily Dickinson D. DreiserModern linguistics focuses on the present-day language, it will be possible to describe language from a point of view.A. sociologicalB. synchronicC. diachronic D.psychologicalThe same word may have more than one meaning, whic

6、h is called A. synonymy B. homonymy C. hyponymy D. polysemy 人 文 模 拟(二)( 1 ) The prevailing winds or Westerilies blow over the countryall the year.A. south-eastB. southC. south-westD. west( 2 ) Education is compulsory for all betweenthe ages of andA. 5;16 B. 4;17C. 3;18 D. 6;15The Constitution was fi

7、rst ratified byin December 1787.A. Massachusetts B. New York C. WashingtonD. BostonEach local school district has which is usually elected by the voters.A. a board of administrationB. a governing boardC. delegates authorityD. an educational committeeWhich of the following is NOT associated with Hall

8、oween?A. “ Trick or treat ” B. “ Spring Break ” C. bonfireD.pumpkin-lanternsThe most important styles in in England is poetry and drama.A. the Middle English literatureB. RenaissanceC. The Victorian PeriodD. the Neoclassical PeriodThe Pickwick Paper is among early novels.A. Jane Austen s B. Thomas H

9、ardy s C. Charles Dickens D. D. H. Lawrence s(8)The novelis NOT written by Henry James.A. The AmbassadorsB. The Wings of the DoveC. The BostoniansD. The Mysterious StrangerThe distinction between competence and performance is similar to the distinction between .A. prescriptive and descriptiveB. sync

10、hronic and diachronicC. speech and writingD. language and paroleSemantics can be defined as the study of .A. naming B. meaning C. communicationD. all of theabove人 文 模 拟(三)( 1 ) In Britain of the population is urban and is rural.A. 90%; 10%80%; 20%70%; 30%60%; 40%The Open University is based inA. Lon

11、donB. Edinburgh C. the new town of Milton KeynesD.Cambridge3 ) After President Jefferson boughtthe Louisiana territory fromthere was a desire for territorialexpansion amongmany frontiermen.A. EnglandB. Holland C. FranceD. Spain4 ) On April18,1991,issuedthe planAmerican 2000: AnEducation StrategyA. C

12、lintonB. BushC. ReaganC. Nixon5)Since, many American childrenhave askedfor pennies insteadof candies on Allhallow s Even for UNICEF to helpchildren in othercountries.A. 1868B. 1919C.Romeoand Juliet, though a tragedy,optimistic B. pessimisticis the most distinguishedA. HumorLanguageC. Plot1950D. 1972

13、is permeated withC. satiricalD. realisticspirit.feature of Charles Dickens works.D. Character portrayalAltogether, Miss Emily Dickinson wrote 1,775 poems, of which onlyhad appeared during her lifetime.A. eightB. seventeenC. nineD. sevenA. syntaxThe study of language meaning is calledB. morphology C.

14、 semantics D. pragmaticsWords that are opposite in meaning are .A. synonyms B. hyponyms C. antonyms D. homophones 人 文 模 拟(四)The names Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday came from A. ChristianityB. Anglo-Saxon s Teutonic religiousC. DruidismD. Norman beliefOf monthly magazines(in England), has t

15、he highest circulation.A. Economist B. Readers Digest C. Spectator D. ScotsmanThe Civil War was over when General Lee and his Confederate Army surrendered after the fall of their capital.A. Jamestown B. GettysburgC. Richmond D. CharlestonAccording to the US Constitution, the education is mainly a fu

16、nctionof .the federal governmentthe city governmentthe county governmentthe state governmentNow in the United States, people usually spend Veterans Day bykeeping two minutes of silence at home at 11:00 AMholding veteran s parade C. holding public ceremoniesD. visiting the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

17、 in Arlington NationalCemeteryOf the following plays by Shakespeare, which is NOT a comedy?Midsummer Night DreamThe merchant of VeniceC. Twelfth NightD. Romeo and JulietThe famous Bronte sisters in the English literature are the following TOC o 1-5 h z EXCEPT .A. Branwell B. AnneC. Charlotte D. Emil

18、yAdventures of Huckleberry Finn was a novel by .A. Henry James B. Mark TwainC. DreiserD. Dickinsonmade the distinction between language and parole.A. Chomsky B. Sapir C. HallD. SaussurePragmatics differs from traditional semantics in that it studies meaning not in isolation, but in .A. relationshipB

19、. dependence C. sentence D. context人 文 模 拟(五)In 1066 Harold and his troops fought against William s army Senlac Field near .A. LondonB. NormandyC. StandfordD. Hastingis the home of golf. A. England B. Scotland C. Wakes D.Irelanddesigned and flew a successful plane in 1911.A. Gleen E. CurissB. The Wr

20、ight brothersC. Henry FordD. J. P. Morganis considered to be an outstanding characteristic of Americaneducation.A. SimilarityB. CentralizationC. DiversityD. UnityIn the United States Thanksgiving Day is celebrated every year to thankA. the PilgrimsB. the native IndiansC. God D. both A and Bis not Jo

21、hn Donne s work.A. The Sun RisingB. The Elegies and SatiresC. Apophthagmes New and Old D. A Hymn to God the FatherThe Bronte children started creating works out of their collective minds.is such an example, which is the joint work of Emily and Anne.A. Wuthering HeightsB. Shirley C. Jane Eyre D. Gond

22、alMark Twain shaped the world s view of America and made a combinationofand serious literature.American folk humorfunny jokesEnglish folkloreAmerican valuesthey areIf the two sounds are in complementary distribution,of the same phoneme. A. symbolsB. allophonesC. phonesD. signsSpeech Act Theory was p

23、roposed by in the late 50 s of the20th century.A. John AustinB. John Searle C. Paul GriceD. Chomsky人 文 模 拟(六)( 1 ) Magna Carta was signed in at a conference at .A. 1066;Runnymede1215; Windsor1215; Oxford1215; Runnymede TOC o 1-5 h z （ 2 ） The first National Music Day was held in .A. 1990 B. 1991 C.

24、1992 D. 1993During the early period of World War I, the United States pursued a policy of.firmtheA. neutrality B. impartiality C. pro-Ally partiality D.support of the Allies（ 4 ） A very important aspect of American higher education that has drawn the world s attention is .A. research universityB. th

25、e community collegeC. doctoral universityD. liberal arts collegeToday the Americans usually hold a big family dinner to celebrate holiday, Thanksgiving Day, which often lasts for days.A. two B. four C. three D. sevenThe story of Paradise Lost is taken from of the Bible.A. the New TestamentB. the Old

26、 TestamentC. the ExodusD. the GenesisTennyson s greatest work is , in which he laments a lot onthe death of his dear friend Hallam.A. In memoriam B.PoemsC. Idylls of the King D. Maud, a collection of short lyricsThe fame of Henry James generally rests upon his novels and storieswith .A. historical t

27、hemethe international themestragic themeD. the American themesIn linguistics, is focused on.A. acoustic phoneticsB. articulatory PhoneticsC. auditory phoneticsD. none of the above TOC o 1-5 h z Cooperative principle was found by .A Pau; GriceB. John Searle C. John AustinD.Levinson人 文 模 拟（七）（ 1 ） The

28、 last battle of the Wars of Roses was at in 1485.HastingsB. Bosworth FieldC. NasebyD.Oxford（ 2 ） houses the British Center for Literary Translation.The University of OxfordB. The University of CambridgeThe University of LondonD. The University of East AngliaThe United States declared war on Germany

29、on April 6, 1917, because.Germany refused to give up its submarine warfareBritain and France were exhausted by the warGermany was trying to get Mexico into the war against the UnitedStatesAll of the above4） According to the USNews& World Report and other journals evaluation,in the west are the best

30、research universities.A. Harvard and YaleB. Princeton and ColumbiaC. California and MITD. Stanford and Berkeley5 ) On Christmas Day, there is a national tree lighting ceremony inA. New York City B. Philadelphia C. Chicago D. Washington D.C.did not happen in the 17 th century.A. The RenaissanceB. The

31、 Great PlagueC. The Great London Fire D. The Glorious RevolutionIn 1847, the Bronte sisters published the following famous novels EXCEPTA. Jane EyreB. The Tenant of Wildfell HallC. Wuthering HeightsD. ShirleyClosely related to Emily Dickinson s religious poetry are her poems concerningA. lonelinessB

32、. childhood C. youth and happiness D. death andimmortalityA phoneme is a unit. It is .A. phonetic, abstractB. phonological, concreteC. phonetic, concreteD. phonological, abstract10) Once the notion of was taken into consideration, semanticsspilled into pragmatics. A. meaningB. contextC. formD. conte

33、nt人 文 模 拟（八）1 ） Henry VIII dissolved all England s monasteries and nunneries becausethey often rebelledB. they broke lawsthey were much more royal to the Pope then to their English kingsthey didn t pay taxesThe United States of America is the country in the world insize.A. largestB. second largestC.

34、 third largest D. fourthlargest TOC o 1-5 h z In the United States Ku Klux Klan terrorized and attacked .A. blacksB. all progressivesB. IndiansD. both Aand B（ 4 ） Franklin s Poor Richard s Almanac is .A. his autobiographyB. an annual collection of proverbsC. a copy of travelsD. a novel（ 5） The story

35、 in Beowulf took place in .A. England B. North Europe C. Scandinavia D.theMediterranean（ 6 ） compiled The Dictionary of the English Language which becamethe fundation of all subsequent English dictionaries.A. Ben Johnson B. Samuel Johnson C. Alexander Pope D. John Dryden（ 7 ） As far as Emily Bronte

36、s literary creation is concerned, she is first of all, a , most devoted to nature with its mysteriousworkings.A. poetB. novelistC. prose writerD.environmentalist（ 8 ） Among the works of Dreiser, the best known to the Chinese readers isA. American TragedyB. Sister Carrie C. The Titan D. TheFinancier（

37、 9 ） The feature that distinguishes a greenhouse and a green house is .A. toneB. stressC. intonationD. aspirationA analysis of an utterance will reveal what the speaker intendsto do with it.A. semanticB. syntacticC. unitD.anutterance人 文 模 拟（九）（ 1 ） The Renaissance was typified by the universal geniu

38、s of .A. Shakespeare B. Francis Bacon C. Leonardo da Vinci D. Christopher Marlowe（ 2 ） Of all the fifty states in the United States, is the largestin area.A. CaliforniaB. TexasC. AlaskaD. New Mexico3)The bankruptcy of banksSerious unemploymentC. The stock market crashD. Farm foreclosures4 ) The firs

39、t American writerwho gained international fame wasBenjamin FranklinR.W. EmersonC. Nathaniel HawthorneD. Washington Irving5), one of the greatest native poetsin England, was regarded aswas the beginning of a long economic depression in the US.the “ father of English PoetryGeoffrey ChaucerSir GawainC.

40、 Francis BaconD.John Dryden6)is Sheridans comedy.A. The RivalsB. Volpone C.Everyman in His Humor D. TheDunciad7) Most of Hardy s later works show hisview of life.A. optimisticB. practicalC. pessimisticD.ironical8) The age of Realism in the literary history of the U.S. refers to theperiod fromtoA. 18

41、61, 1914B. 1861, 1918C. 1865, 1914D.1865, 19189) Stress, tone and intonation are calledfeatures.A. segmentalB. vocalC. speechD. suprasegmental10)”blouse ” ,“ denim” areorigin.A. LatinB. FrenchC. GreekD. Scottish人 文 模 拟 （十）（ 1 ） established blank verse in plays.A. William ShakespeareB. Francis BaconC

42、. Edmund SpenserD. Christopher MarloweThe United States lies between two oceans, to its east andto its west.A. the Pacific Ocean; the Atlantic OceanB. the Atlantic Ocean;the Pacific OceanC. the Indian Ocean; the Atlantic OceanD. the Pacific Ocean; theIndian OceanThe bombing of the Pearl Harbor in 19

43、41 was launched by .A. GermanyB. JapanC. ItalyD. Spain（ 4 ） Washington Irving fills his stories with the “ local color ” ofA. New York CityB. New York StateC. New York s Hudson River Valley D. Germany5） Middle English literature strongly reflects the principles of A. the originality of thoughtB. the

44、 medieval ChristiandoctrineC. the secular lifeD. the poetic tradition6） is NOT a novel written by Henry Fielding.A. Tom Jones B. Joseph Andrews C. Amelia D. PamelaAll the following literary trends EXCEPT belong to modernism.A. ExpressionismB. DadaismC. Imagism D.DarwinismSister Carrie is a masterpie

45、ce of writing.A. romanticB. classicC. neo-classicD.naturalisticdeals with the production and classification of speech sounds.A. Acoustic phoneticsB. Auditory phoneticsC. Articulatory phoneticsD. PhoneticsEnglish had been deeply influenced by Norman French in vocabulary and grammar.A. ModernB. Middle

46、 C. OldD. both A and B人文模拟(十一)The Tories was the forerunner of the Conservative Party. The longest river in the United States is Mississippi. The decision on setting up of a world organization, the United Nations, was made by Yalta Conference.In Irving s story, when Rip Van Winkle woke up and return

47、ed to his hometown he found that he had slept in the hill for 20 years. Romance is a popular literary form in the medieval Period.Defoe was sent to prison because of his pamphlet The Shortest Way with the Dissenters.Jane Austin is NOT among the outstanding realist novels of the early20th century.Mar

48、k Twain is not an author of the modern period of American literature.The sound V can be described as voiced, labiodental, fricative.An important set of extensive sound changes affecting vowels, known as the Great Vowel Shift, occurred at the end of the Middle English period.人文模拟(十二)(1)The Industrial

49、 Revolution first started in textiles. All the five lakes are shared by the United States and Canada except Lake Michigan.The normal US-China diplomatic relation was not established until November 1978. (4)Walt Whitman was the first to explore fully the possibilities of free verse.The repetition of

50、sounds in two or more words or phrases that appear close to each other in a poem is called the rhyme.The Rape of the Lock was Pope s poem which satirized the idle and artificial life of the aristocracy. Thomas Hardy is the important realistic poet in the Victorian Age and in the Modern Period.Scott

51、Fitzgerald is often acclaimed literary spokesman of the jazz.Inflectional morphology studies inflections.Work on the systematic form-meaning resemblance in cognates lies atthe core of the comparative reconstruction.人文模拟(十三)The Independent Labor Party was formed in 1893, led by Keir Hardic.New Englan

52、d lies in the northeastern part of the United States.When the Korean war broke out, Truman decided to send military aid toVietnam to support the French.The story of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn takes place along the Mississippi River.) The Medieval period in English literature covers about fou

53、r century(1100-1500).Swift s satire is usually masked by an outward gravity, so it becomes even more bitter.In modern period of English literature, T.S.Eliot regarded drama asthe best medium of poetry.Faulkner s novel The Sound and the Fury describe the decay and downfall of an old southern aristocr

54、atic family, symbolizing the old social order, told from different points of view.The relation of the two clauses in a coordinate sentence is they are structurally equal parts of the sentence.In early modern English thou was the second person pronoun used by social superiors to inferiors.人文模拟(十四)(1)

55、 After the Second World War, Britain gave up its economic hegemony andsuffered a deep low of its position of industrial leadership.(2) The Middle AtlanticRegion is the nerve center of the country becausethe nation s capital city Washington is located here.Postal service is the government-run enterpr

56、ise in the United States.Sister Carrie was Dreiser s first novel.William Caxton was the first person who introduced printing into England.Johnson s style is at the opposite extreme from Jonathan Swift s simplicity.In the Irish national theater movement, J.M. Synge was the most gifted dramatist, whos

57、e most popular play is the comedyThe Playboy of theWestern World .Tender Is the Night is a novel of Francis Scott Fitzgerald.A sentence is considered grammatical when it conforms to the grammatical knowledge in the mind of native speakers.In English-language speech communities, the most obvious tabo

58、o words are related to sex, sex organs, excrement.人文模拟(十五)With help from the USA, the British economy quickly recovered from the Second World War.Now about 80% to 90% of immigration to the United States is from Asian and Hispanic countries.Iowa in the US leads in the production of corn. Old Man and

59、the Sea is considered by many critics as Hemingwayrepresentative work.Venus and Adonis is one of Shakespeare s native poems.Humanity is NOT a major feature of romanticists ideological trend.E.M. Forster s masterpiece is A Passage to India . The apparition of these faces in the crowded; Petals on a w

60、et black bough. Is the shortest poem written by Ezra Pound.The subordinate clauses in a complex sentence is normally called an embedded clause.A linguistic taboo refers to a word or expression that is prohibitedby the “ polite society from general use.人文模拟(十六)Britain was a world leader in shipbuildi