专业8级考试人文知识历年真题

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1、20052013 TEM8 人文知识真题20131. The full name of Australia is _AThe Republic of AustraliaBThe Union of AustraliaCThe Federation of Australia D. The Commonwealth of Australia 2. Canada is well known for all the following except _.A. its mineral resourcesB. its heavy industriesC. its forest resourcesD. its

2、 fertile and arable land3. In the United States, community college offer _.A. two-year programmesB. four-year programmesC. postgraduate studiesD. B.A or B.S degrees4. In _, referenda in Scotland and Wales set up a Scottish parliament and a Welsh Assembly. A. 2000B. 1946C. 1990D. 19975. Which of the

3、following clusters of words is an example of Alliteration?A. A weak seatB. Knock and kickC. Safe and soundD. Coat and boat6. Who wrote Mrs. Warrens Profession?A. George Bernard ShawB. William Butler YeatsC. John GalsworthyD. T.S. Eliot7. Sister Carrie is a novel by Theodore Dreiser is a(n)_. A. auto

4、biographyB. short storyC. poemD. novel8. Which of the following italicized parts is an inflectional morpheme?A. unlockB. governmentC. GoesD. off-stage9. _ is an language phenomenon in which words sound what they refer to?A. collocationB. onomatopoeiaC. denotationD. assimilation10. The sentence “Clos

5、e the book and listen to me carefully!” performs a _ function. A. interrogativeB. informativeC. performativeD. directive201231. The Maori people are natives of AAustraliaBCanadaCIrelandDNew Zealand 1. 32The British monarch is the Head of AParliamentBStateCGovernmentDCabinet 33Americans celebrate Ind

6、ependence Day on AJuly 4thBOctober 11thCMay 31stDSeptember 6th 34Canada is bounded on the north by Athe Pacific OceanBthe Atlantic Ocean Cthe Arctic OceanDthe Great Lakes 35Who is the author of The Waste Land? AGeorge Bernard ShawBWBYeats CDylan ThomasDTSEliot 36Which of the following novelists wrot

7、e The Sound and the Fury? AWilliam FaulknerBErnest Hemingway CScott FitzgeraldDJohn Steinbeck 37The lettuce was lonely without tomatoes and cucumbers for company is an example of AexaggerationBunderstatement CpersonificationDsynecdoche 38In English ifa word begins with a l or a r, then the next soun

8、d must be a vowelThis is a (n) Aassimilation ruleBsequential ruleCdeletion ruleDgrammar rule 39Which of the following is an example of clipping? AAPECBMotelCXeroxDDisco 40The type of language which is selected as appropriate to a particular type of situation is called AregisterBdialectCslangDvariety

9、 参考答案： 3135 D B A C D3640 A C B D A 20111. The northernmost part of Great Britain is _.A. Northern Ireland B. Scotland C. England D. Wales2. It is generally agreed that _ were the first Europeans to reach Australias shores.A. the French B. the Germans C. the British D. the Dutch3. Which country is k

10、nown as the land of Maple Leaf?A. Canada B. Britain C. New Zealand D. The United States4. Who wrote the famous pamphlet, the Common Sense, before the American Revolution?A. Thomas Jefferson B. Thomas Paine C. John Adams D. Benjamin Franklin5. Virginia Woolf was an important female _ in the 20th cent

11、ury England.A. poet B. biographer C. playwright D. novelist6. _ refers to a long narrative poem that records the adventures of a hero in a nations history. A. Ballad B. Romance C. Epic D. Elegy7. Which of the following best explores American myth in the 20th century?A. The Great Gatsby B. The sun al

12、so rises C. The sound and the fury D. Beyond the horizon8. _ is defined as the study of the relationship between language and mind?A. Semantics B. Pragmatics C. Cognitive linguistics D. Sociallinguistics9. A vowel is different from a consonant in English because of _A. absence of obstruction B. pres

13、ence of obstruction C. manner of articulation D. place of articulation10. The definition of “ the act of using, or promoting the use of, several languages, either by individual speaker or by a community of speakers” refers to _.A. Pidgin B. Creole C. Multilingualism D. Bilingualism(BDABD CACAC)2010

14、31. Which of the following statements in INCORRECT?A. The British constitution includes the Magna Carta of 1215.B. The British constitution includes Parliamentary acts.C. The British constitution includes decisions made by courts of law.D. The British constitution includes one single written constit

15、ution.32. The first city ever founded in Canada isA. Quebec.B. Vancouver.C. Toronto.D. Montreal.33. When did the Australian Federation officially come into being?A. 1770.B. 1788.C. 1900.D. 1901.34. The Emancipation Proclamation to end the slavery plantation system in the South of the U.S. was issued

16、 byA. Abraham Lincoln.B. Thomas Paine.C. George Washington.D. Thomas Jefferson.35. _ is best known for the technique of dramatic monologue in his poems.A. Will BlakeB. W.B. YeatsC. Robert BrowningD. William Wordsworth36. The Financier is written byA. Mark Twain.B. Henry James.C. William Faulkner.D.

17、Theodore Dreiser.37. In literature a story in verse or prose with a double meaning is defined asA. allegory.B. sonnet.C. blank verse.D. rhyme.38. _ refers to the learning and development of a language.A. Language acquisitionB. Language comprehensionC. Language productionD. Language instruction39. Th

18、e word “ Motel” comes from “motor + hotel”. This is an example of _ in morphology.A. backformationB. conversionC. blendingD. acronym40. Language is t tool of communication. The symbol “ Highway Closed” on a highway servesA. an expressive function.B. an informative function.C. a performative function

19、.D. a persuasive function.31-35 DAAAC36-40 DAACB2009 31. The Head of State of New Zealand is _.A. the governor-general.B. the Prime Minister.C. the high commissioner.D. the monarch of the United Kingdom.32. The capital of Scotland is _.A. Glasgow. B. Edinburgh. C. Manchester. D. London.33. Who wrote

20、 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 located on the eastern coast of Australia?A. Perth. B. Adelaide. C. Sydney. D. Melbourne.35. Ode to the West Wind was writt

21、en by _.A. 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.C. Herman MelvilleD. Theodore Dreiser.37. The novel Sons and Lovers was written by _.A. Thomas Hardy.B. John Galswo

22、rthy.C. D.H. Lawrence.D. James Joyce.38. The study of the mental processes of language comprehension and production is _.A. corpus linguistics.B. sociolinguistics.C. theoretical linguistics.D. psycholinguistics.39. A special language variety that mixes languages and is used by speakers of different

23、languages for purposes of trading is called _.A. dialect. B. idiolect. C. pidgin. D. register.40. When a speaker expresses his intention of speaking, such as asking someone to open thewindow, he is performing _.A. an illocutionary act.B. a perlocutionary act.C. a locutionary act.D. none of the above

24、.1-5 DBACD 6-10 BCDCA2008 Part III General Knowledge1. The largest city in Canada is _. A. Vancouver B. Montreal C.Toronto D. Ottawa2. 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 Congress3. W

25、hich of the following is the oldest sport in the United States? A. Baseball B. Tennis C. Basketball D. American football4. The head of the executive branch in New Zealand is _.A. The President B. The Governor-General C. The British Monarch D. The Prime Minister5. The Canterbury Tales, a collection o

26、f stories told by a group of pilgrims on their way to Canterbury, is an important poetic work of _.A. William Langland B. Geoffery Chaucer C. William Shakespeare D. Alfred Tennyson6. Who wrote the American? _A. Herman Melville B. Nathaniel Hawthorne C. Henry James D. Theodore Dreiser7. All of the fo

27、llowing are well-known female writers in 20th century Britain except_A. George Eliot B. Iris Jean Murdoch C. Doris Lessing D. Muriek Spark8. Which of the following is not a design feature of human language? _A. Arbitrariness B. Displacement C. Duality D. Diachronicity9. What type of sentence is “ Ma

28、rk likes fiction, but Tim is interested in peotry.”?A. Simple sentenceB. Coordinate sentenceC. Complex sentenceD. None of the above10. The phenomenon that words having different meanings have the same form is called_A. Hyponymy B. Synonymy C. Polysemy D. Homonymy1-5 CDABB 6-10 CADBC 2007 31. The maj

29、ority of the current population in the UK are decedents of all the following tribes respectively EXCEPT_ A. the Anglos B. the Celts C. the Jutes D. the Saxons 32. The Head of State of Canada is represented by_ A. the Monarch B. the President C. the Prime Minister D. the Governor-general 33. The Decl

30、aration of Independence was written by_ A. Thomas Jefferson B. George Washington C. Alexander Hamilton D. James Madison 34. The original inhabitants of Australia were_ A. the Red IndiansB. the Eskimos C. the AboriginesD. the Maoris 35. Which of the following novels was written by Emily Bronte? A. Ol

31、iver Twist B. Middlemarch C. Jane Eyre D. Wuthering Heights 36. William Butler Yeats was a(n) _ poet and playwright. A. American B. Canadian C. Irish D. Australian 37. Death of a Salesman was written by_ A. Arthur Miller B. Ernest Hemingway C. Ralph Ellison D. James Baldwin 38. _ refers to the study

32、 of the internal structure of words and the rules of word formation. A. Phonology B. Morphology C. Semantics D. Sociolinguistics 39. The distinctive features of a speech variety may be all the following EXCEPT_ A. lexicalB. syntactic C. phonologicalD. psycholinguistic 40. The word tail once referred

33、 to “the tail of a horse”, but now it is used to mean “the tail of any animal.” This is an example of_ A. widening of meaning B. narrowing of meaning C. meaning shiftD. loss of meaning1-5 CDACD 6-10CABDA200631.The Presidents during the American Civil War was . A. Andrew Jackson B. Abraham Lincoln C.

34、 Thomas Jefferson D. George Washington 32.The capital of New Zealand is . A. Christchurch B. Auckland C. Wellington D. Hamilton 33.Who were the natives of Australia before the arrival of the British settlers? A. The Aborigines B. The Maori C. The Indians D. The Eskimos 34.The Prime Minister in Brita

35、in is head of . A. the Shadow Cabinet B. the Parliament C. the Opposition D. the Cabinet 35.Which of the following writers is a poet of the 20th century? A. T.S.Eliot B. D.H.Lawrence C. Theodore Dreiser D. James Joyce 36.The novel For Whom the Bell Tolls is written by A. Scott Fitzgerald B. William

36、Faulkner C. Eugene ONeil D. Ernest Hemingway 37._ is defined as an expression of human emotion which is condensed into fourteen lines A. Free verse B. Sonnet C. Ode D. Epigram 38.What essentially distinguishes semantics and pragmatics is the notion of A. reference B. meaning C. antonymy D. context 3

37、9.The words kid, child, offspring are examples of A. dialectal synonyms B. stylistic synonyms C. emotive synonyms D. collocational synonyms 40.The distinction between parole and langue was made by A. Halliday B. Chomsky C. Bloomfield D. Saussure 1-5 BCADA 6-10DBDBD200531. _ is the capital city of Ca

38、nada. A. Vancouver B. Ottawa C. Montreal D. York 32. U.S. presidents normally serves a (an) _term. A. two-year B. four-year C. six-year D. eight-year 33. Which of the following cities is NOT located in the Northeast, U.S.? A. Huston B. Boston C. Baltimore D. Philadelphia 34. _ is the state church in

39、 England. A. The Roman Catholic Church B. The Baptist Church C. The Protestant Church D. The Church of England 35. The novel Emma is written by_ A. Mary Shelley B. Charlotte Bront? C. Elizabeth C. Gaskell D. Jane Austen 36. Which of following is NOT a romantic poet? A. William Wordsworth B. George E

40、lliot C. George G. Byron D. Percy B. Shelley 37. William Sidney Porter, known as O. Henry, is most famous for_ A. his poems B. his plays C. his short stories D. his novels 38. Syntax is the study of_ A. language functions B. sentence structures C. textual organization D. word formation 39. Which of the following is NOT a distinctive feature of human language? A. Arbitrariness B. Productivity C. Cultural transmission D. Finiteness 40. The speech act theory was first put forward by_ A. John Searle B. John Austin C. Noam Chomsky D. M.A.K. Halliday 1-5 BBADD 6-10 BCBDB